Browsing by Subject "Antibiotics"
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Antibiotic residues in fresh and roasted chicken meat sold in Mukono district
(Makerere University, 2022-12-22)Increased demand in poultry meat has led to rear poultry in the shortest period of time with maximum output. This has resulted into increased use of antibiotics. Objectives: This study was designed to assess antibiotics ... -
Antibiotic use in an urban informal settlement : a case study of daily wage earners in Namuwongo, Makindye Division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2020-10)Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global threat as AMR threatens the effectiveness of all classes of antibiotics. Uganda, has over time introduced successive generations of antibiotics mainly to ... -
Bacterial aetiology and outcome in children with severe pneumonia in Uganda
(Maney Publishing, 2008-12)Background: Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the ‘under-5s’ and in Uganda accounts for 10–30% of childhood deaths. Antibiotic resistance is increasing. Objective: To describe the bacterial aetiology, ... -
Comparison of transformation frequencies of commonly drug resistant and suceptible serotypes of streptococcus pneumoniae.
(2009-09)Streptococcus pneumonia (pneumonococcus) is a leading human respiratory pathogen that causes a variety of serious mucosal and invasive diseases. There are atleast 90 serotypes of pneumonococcus but it has long been observed ... -
Determination of levels of selected antibiotics in the waters of the Nakivubo Channel, Kampala (Uganda)
(Makerere University, 2014-12)Antibiotics are one of the most successful forms of chemotherapy developed by modern science, many lives have been saved and diseases or infections that would cause death of humans and pets or lead to poor crop performance ... -
Factors associated with consumption of probiotic foods amongst children 0-59 months in informal settlement of Kinawataka Settlemet, Nakawa Division Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-09)Background: Children in informal settlements are exposed to infections commonly bacteremia that requires continuous use of anti-biotics. However, the use of probiotics and associated factors remains largely under researched. ... -
The occurrence of selected antibiotics in fish and benthic invertebrates (oligochaetes) from lake victoria, uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04-14)The environmental occurrence of antibiotics has been a source of growing concern. The vast increase in production and usage of antibiotics is due to urbanization in areas of Lake Victoria basin. This has contributed to ... -
A socio-technical hazard analysis of Trace Organic Contaminants in peri-urban shallow groundwater in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)Trace organic contaminants (TrOCs) are increasingly reported in the environment, with potential adverse ecological effects. This study aimed to enhance the understanding of socio-technical factors influencing the distribution ... -
Viridans streptococci group: Antibiotic susceptibility profiles, cotrimoxazole prophylaxis and the molecular basis of cotrimoxazole resistance in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012)This thesis is about studies on the viridians streptococci group (VSG). It focused on two main bacterial species groups, the mutans and the mitis groups of commensal bacteria, which are commonly neglected. These bacteria ...