Browsing by Author "Jacob, Shevin T."

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Point-of-care lactate testing predicts mortality of severe sepsis in a predominantly HIV type 1–infected patient population in Uganda

Moore, Christopher C.; Jacob, Shevin T.; Pinkerton, Relana; Meya, David B.; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Reynolds, Steven J.; Scheld, W. Michael (Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2008)

Background: Prediction of mortality may improve management and outcomes of patients with sepsis in resource-limited settings. Therefore, we evaluated the ability of a hand-held portable whole-blood lactate (PWBL) analyzer ...
Severe sepsis in two Ugandan hospitals: a prospective observational study of management and outcomes in a predominantly HIV-1 infected population

Jacob, Shevin T.; Banura, Patrick; Moore, Christopher C.; Pinkerton, Relana; Meya, David; Opendi, Pius; Reynolds, Steven J.; Kenya-Mugisha, Nathan; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Scheld, Michael W. (Public Library of Science, 2009-11-11)

Background: Sepsis likely contributes to the high burden of infectious disease morbidity and mortality in low income countries. Data regarding sepsis management in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. We conducted a prospective ...