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The reference range of serum magnesium substance concentration among healthy young adults at Makerere University College of Health Sciences 2012
(2016-04)
Background: Magnesium is the second most abundant intracellular cation, with only a small proportion of the body’s content being in the extracellular fluid. It is required for the active transport of other cations such as ...
Prognostic factors for overall survival of patients with prostate cancer in Kyadondo county, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-24)
Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) remains the most common cancer among men in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Uganda has the highest incidence and mortality of PCa in the East Africa region. The overall survival of patients with ...
Vancomycin Resistance among Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-04-01)
Introduction Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is defined as Staphylococcus aureus strain resistant to almost all Beta-lactams antimicrobial agents. The increased burden of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus ...
Interferon Sensitivity Profiles of HIV-1 Transmitter Founder Viruses of Subtypes A, D and AD Recombinants in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-02-08)
ABSTRACT
Background: In 80–90% of HIV-1 discordant partners, infection of the naive partner always results from the successful transmission and propagation of a single virus variant, termed the Transmitter Founder (TF) ...
Adolescent motherhood in Uganda: Dilemmas, health seeking behaviour and coping responses
(2008)
Introduction: Maternal mortality remains one of the most daunting public health problems in resource limited settings. Maternal health services play a critical role in the improvement of sexual and reproductive health and ...
Tungiasis presenting as a soft tissue oral leison.
(BioMed Central, 2014-09)
Background: The sand flea Tunga penetrans usually infects the feet and affects primary school-age children and
elderly persons in rural Uganda. Tungiasis occurs nationwide but disease outbreaks have been reported in ...
Female genital tuberculosis in Uganda
(African Journal of Animal and Biomedical Sciences., 2008)
A retrospective clinico-pathological study of 39 cases of female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) observed from 1976 – 1986 was conducted in the Department of Pathology, Medical School, Makerere University. The frequency of ...
Intermittent use of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria prevention: A cross-sectional study of knowledge and practices among Ugandan women attending an urban antenatal clinic.
(Malaria Journal, 2014)
Abstract
Background: The WHO recommends supervised administration of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as intermittent
preventive treatment for malaria (IPTp) during pregnancy. Logistical constraints have however favoured ...
Magnitude of bilateral cataracts and factors associated with delayed uptake of cataract surgery among adult patients with operable cataract seen at Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2022-01-20)
Background. Cataract is an opacity in the natural lens of the eye that causes visual impairment to vision of less than 6/9. Cataract causes 51% of global blindness and any delay in timely uptake of cataract surgery results ...
Simulation of clonal expansion and latent HIV reservoir size prediction using machine learning in virally suppressed individuals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-07)
Background: HIV can survive as pro-viruses that do not undergo transcription mostly within resting memory CD4+ T cells despite prolonged antiretroviral therapy (ART). This Latent Viral Reservoir (LVR) has an extremely long ...