Browsing School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) Collections by Subject "Tuberculosis"
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Burden of tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda
(World Health Organization (WHO), 2008)Objective: To determine the prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis in one of Uganda’s poor peri-urban areas. Methods: Multi-stage sampling was used to select a sample of households whose members were evaluated for presence ... -
A comparison of sodium hypochlorite n-acetyl-l-cystein sputum concentration methods and culture for diagnosis of smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis suspects attending Mulago hospital.
(2005)The sensitivity of direct sputum smear microscopy is very low, ranging from 25 to 65%. It is thus inevitable that direct smear microscopy needs to be improved or other methods of diagnosis of smear negative (TB) be designed. ... -
The diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis in an HIV-endemic setting and the use of induced sputum
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2005)Setting: A hospital in the capital city of Uganda. Objectives: To determine the proportion of positive induced sputum cultures among probable childhood tuberculosis (TB) cases, to describe the laboratory and radiological ... -
Digital clubbing in tuberculosis – relationship to HIV infection, extent of disease and hypoalbuminemia
(BioMed Central, 2006-03-10)Background: Digital clubbing is a sign of chest disease known since the time of Hippocrates. Its association with tuberculosis (TB) has not been well studied, particularly in Africa where TB is common. The prevalence of ... -
The effect of AIDS defining conditions on immunological recovery among patients initiating antiretroviral therapy at Joint Clinical Research Centre, Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2009-07-24)Background: Many HIV-infected patients only access health care once they have developed advanced symptomatic disease resulting from AIDS Defining Conditions (ADCs). We carried out a study to establish the effect of ADCs ... -
The effect of bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination at birth on tuberculin skin test reactivity in Ugandan children
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 1999)SETTING: In Uganda, bacille-Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccination coverage at birth is between 82 and 84%. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of neonatal BCG vaccination on tuberculin skin test positivity in Ugandan children ... -
Evaluation of suspected tuberculous pleurisy: clinical and diagnostic findings in HIV-1-positive and HIV-negative adults in Uganda
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2001-04)SETTING: National Tuberculosis Treatment Centre, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. OBJECTIVES: To compare clinical and radiographic presentation, and diagnostic methods, in adults with tuberculous pleurisy who are negative ... -
Infection of multiple strains of micobacterium tuberculosis using MIRU-VNTR in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganmda
(BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Many studies using DNA fingerprinting to differentiate Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains reveal single strains in cultures, suggesting that most disease is caused by infection with a single strain. ... -
Non-linear mixed effects modeling of liver function biomarkers in TB-HIV patients co-treated with Rifampicin and Efavirenz based regimens
(2013-11)Introduction Survival has improved as a result of improved HIV therapy but liver disease remains a critical problem in HIV patients. HIV disease, ART and Tuberculosis treatments have all been documented to cause liver ... -
Predictors of treatment failure among patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in the tuberculosis clinic in Mulago Hospital: a case control study
(2008)Background: Treatment failure is a threat to the control of tuberculosis (TB) because of its association with Multi Drug Resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) and also because affected patients continue to spread TB. Patients ... -
Tuberculosis in household contacts of infectious cases in Kampala, Uganda
(2003)Tuberculosis remains a serious threat to public health, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. To determine the host and environmental factors responsible for tuberculosis in African households, the authors performed a prospective ...