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Investigating Metabolic and Molecular Ecological Evolution of Opportunistic Pulmonary Fungal Coinfections: Protocol for a Laboratory-Based Cross-Sectional Study
(JMIR, 2023-12)
Background: Fungal-bacterial cocolonization and coinfections pose an emerging challenge among patients suspected of having
pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB); however, the underlying pathogenic mechanisms and microbiome ...
Prevalence of Nasal Carriage of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Among Patients, Health Care Workers and Patients’ Care Takers at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda
(Archives of Clinical and Medical Microbiology, 2023-10-24)
Background Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of Gram-positive bacterium that is genetically different from other strains of Staphylococcus aureus by virtue its capability to overcome the actions ...
Bacteriological profle, antibiotic susceptibility and factors associated with neonatal Septicaemia at Kilembe mines hospital, Kasese District Western Uganda
(BMC, 2021)
Introduction: Neonatal septicaemia is one of the most common leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality
in developing countries. It is estimated to afect more than 30 million people worldwide annually, potentially ...
Status of pulmonary fungal pathogens among individuals with clinical features of pulmonary tuberculosis at Mbarara University Teaching Hospital in Southwestern Uganda
(Therapeutic advances in infectious disease, 2021)
Background: Pulmonary mycoses are important diseases of the respiratory tract caused by
pulmonary fungal pathogens. These pathogens are responsible for significant morbidity and
mortality rates worldwide; however, less ...
Assessment of biosafety and biorisk management practices among medical laboratory students in two institutions in Uganda
(Elsevier, 2022)
Medical laboratory workers handle clinical specimens, which are a threat of exposure to infectious agents. Notably, medical laboratory science students report for internships with only theoretical knowledge of biosafety ...
Carbapenem resistance among gram negative rods isolated from surgical site infections at Mulago and Kawempe National referral hospitals
(Makerere University, 2024-01-04)
Background: Surgical site infections are becoming increasingly difficult to manage with the rise of drug resistance among causative bacteria. Contributing to this, the use of foreign implants in certain surgeries pauses ...
Exploring the causal effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels on the risk of type 1 diabetes: a Mendelian randomization study
(Frontiers, 2024)
The burden of Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is vast and as of 2021, an estimated 8.4 million people were living with the disease worldwide. Predictably, this number could increase to 17.4 million people by 2040. Despite nearly a ...