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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 ...
Patterns and predictors of self-medication in Northern Uganda
(PLOS One, 2014)
Self-medication with antimicrobial agents is a common form of self-care among patients globally with the prevalence and nature differing from country to country. Here we assessed the prevalence and predictors of antimicrobial ...
Toxicity profile of the methanolic leaf extract of eucalyptus globulus in Swiss albino mice and Wistar albino rats
(Makerere University, 2014-10)
Background
Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae) is one of the plants widely used by many traditional healers in Uganda to prepare decoctions for treatment of a range of bacterial and fungal infections of the gastrointestinal ...
A metabolic biosignature of early response to anti-tuberculosis treatment
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2014)
Background: The successful treatment of tuberculosis (TB) requires long-term multidrug chemotherapy. Clinical trials to evaluate new drugs and regimens for TB treatment are protracted due to the slow clearance of Mycobacterium ...
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 ...
Musculoskeletal disorder risk factors among nursing professionals in low resource settings: a cross-sectional study in Uganda.
(BMC Nursing, 2014)
Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) constitute one of the main occupational hazards among health care
workers. However, few epidemiological studies on work related MSD among nursing professionals have been
carried ...
Musculoskeletal pain and school bag use: a cross-sectional study among Ugandan pupils.
(BMC Research Notes, 2014)
Background: Though seen as a convenient method of carrying books and other scholastic materials including
food items, schoolbags are believed to contribute to back and other musculoskeletal problems in school going
children. ...
Molecular characterization of resistance genes to erythromycin and clindamycin in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus Aureus from Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-07)
Background: Erythromycin (a macrolide) and clindamycin (a lincosamide) are antibiotics that are structurally distinct but related microbiologically because of their similar mode of action of inhibiting protein synthesis ...
Pharmacokinetics of cyclophosphamide in Burkitt's lymphoma patients attending Uganda Cancer Institute
(Makerere University, 2014-10)
Cyclophosphamide is one of the most widely used anticancer drugs. It forms part of various combinations used in treating a range of solid and hematologic tumours in both children and adults in Uganda. It is part of the ...
Assessment of the level of adherence of private medical clinics in Uganda to the standards of good pharmacy practice
(Makerere University, 2014)
INTRODUCTION: Private medical clinics play an important role in the delivery of health services in Uganda and account for 46% of all the health care facilities in Uganda. They are usually the first place where almost half ...