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Viral load and reverse transcriptase drug resistance mutations in HIV-1 isolated from mothers who transmit the virus to their infants at Kibagabaga Hospital PMTCT Clinic, Kigali, Rwanda
(Makerere University, 2014-09)
Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV is the largest source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15 years, affecting five-million infants per year. HIV/AIDS is a disease with known modes of transmission and ...
Informed consent practices for surgical care at university teaching hospitals; A case in a low resource setting.
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Abstract
Background
Informed consent in medical practice is essential and a global standard that should be sought
at all the times doctors interact with patients. Its intensity would vary depending on the
invasiveness ...
Drug substitution in community pharmacies in Kampala city, Uganda. A descriptive study
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Background
In Sub-Saharan Africa where Uganda lies, half of the population lacks reliable access to essential medicines and out of pocket expenditure by patients is as high as 34%. Generic drug substitution, if implemented ...
Safety and antidiarrheal activity of Priva adhaerens aqueous leaf extract in a murine model.
(Elsevier, 2014)
Ethnopharmacological relevance:Priva adhaerens (Forssk.) Chiov.,awildly growing plant,is reported in central Uganda to be an effective traditional remedy for diarrhea.The objective of this study was to
provide a scientific ...
Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of various commercial reverse transcriptases based on armored HIV RNA
(Public Library of Science, 2010)
Background: The in-vitro reverse transcription of RNA to its complementary DNA, catalyzed by the enzyme reverse transcriptase, is
the most fundamental step in the quantitative RNA detection in genomic studies. As such, ...
Investing in community-based education to improve the quality, quantity, and retention of physicians in three African countries.
(Education for Health, 2013)
Context: Th e Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is a $US 130 million program funded by the United States government
supporting 13 African medical schools to increase the quantity, quality, and retention of ...
Serum oestrogen, progesterone and prolactin profiling in mastalgia at Mulago Hospital Breast Clinic
(Makerere university, 2015-08)
Background/Introduction:
Approximately 60% to 70% of women experience some degree of breast pain at some stage of their lives. In Mulago Hospital, a cross sectional study conducted in 2005 on patients attending the breast ...
Characterization of staphylococcus aureus from community and hospital settings in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-10-08)
Community and hospital acquired infections have become prevalent in Uganda with Staphylococcus aureus documented as the leading causative agent. The emergence of methicillin resistant S.aureus (MRSA) has complicated treatment ...
Primary alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma of breast in a 13 year old female with cardiopulmonary metastases and cytohistological correlation: A case report
(Journal of Cancer Research & Therapy, 2013)
Rhabdomyosarcoma is the commonest soft tissue sarcoma of childhood. The tumour commonly occurs in the body
regions of the head and neck, genitourinary and extremities. Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of the breast is extremely ...
Phenotypic characterisation of activated plasmacytoid dendritic cells among anti-retroviral therapy-naïve Ugandans with chronic HIV-1 clade A or D infection.
(Makerere University, 2011)
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) are the most potent producers of interferon alpha (IFN-α) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in response to enveloped viruses providing a critical link between the innate and adaptive ...