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    Effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on survival of HIV-infected children in Uganda: a randomized, controlled trial 

    Ndeezi, Grace; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Ndugwa, Christopher M.; Tumwine, James K. (BioMed Central, 2010)
    Background: Micronutrient deficiencies compromise the survival of HIV-infected children in low-income countries. We assessed the effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on the mortality of HIV-infected children ...
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    Total lymphocyte count: not a surrogate marker for risk of death in HIV infected Ugandan children 

    Musoke, Philippa M.; Owor, Maxensia; Young, Alicia M.; Lubega, Irene R.; Brown, Elizabeth R.; Mmiro, Francis A.; Mofenson, Lynne M.; Jackson, J. Brooks; Fowler, Mary Glenn; Guay, Laura A. (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2008-10-01)
    Objectives—To determine the utility of Total Lymphocyte Count (TLC) in predicting the 12 month mortality in HIV infected Ugandan children; to correlate TLC and CD4 cell %. Design—This is a retrospective data analysis of ...
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    Complexity of plasmodium falciparum clinical samples from Uganda during short-term culture. 

    Nsobya, Samuel L.; Kiggundu, Moses; Joloba, Moses; Dorsey, Grant; Rosentha, Philip J. (University of Chicago Press, 2008-08-22)
    We cultured Plasmodium falciparum parasites from 98 Ugandan children with malaria and determined the complexity of infection (COI) on the basis of msp-2 polymorphisms daily for 9 days. The mean COI decreased during culture ...
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    Azithromycin for treating uncomplicated typhoid and paratyphoid fever (enteric fever) (Review) 

    Effa, E.E.; Bukirwa, H. (John Wiley, 2008)
    Background Enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) is potentially fatal. Infection with drug-resistant strains of the causative organism Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi or Paratyphi increases morbidity and mortality. ...
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    Prevalence and factors associated with malaria in children receiving systemic cancer chemotherapy at Uganda Cancer Institute 

    Kampiire, Leatitia (Makerere University, 2018)
    Background: Although significant strides have been made towards prevention, malaria remains endemic in parts of Uganda and is still one of the top 5 causes of mortality among children aged under 5 years. The detection ...
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    Artemether-lumefantrine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treatment of malaria: a randomized trial. 

    Kamya, Moses.R; Yeka, Adoke; Bukirwa, Hasifa; Lugemwa, Myers; Rwakimari, John B.; Staedke, Sarah G.; Talisuna, Ambrose O.; Greenhouse, Bryan; Nosten, Francois; Rosenthal, Philip J.; Wabwire-Mangen, Fred; Dorsey, Grant (2007-05-18)
    Objectives: To compare the efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Uganda. Design: Randomized single-blinded clinical ...
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    Differences in factors associated with initial growth, CD4, and viral load responses to ART in HIV-Infected children in Kampala, Uganda, and the United Kingdom/Ireland 

    Kekitiinwa, Addy; Lee, Katherine J.; Maganda, Albert; Walker, Sarah A.; Doerholt, Katja; Kitaka, Sabrina B.; Asiimwe, Alice; Judd, Ali (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008-12-01)
    Background: Few studies have directly compared response to antiretroviral therapy (ART) between children living in wellresourced and resource-limited settings. In resource-limited settings non-HIV contributors could reduce ...
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    The diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis in an HIV-endemic setting and the use of induced sputum 

    Iriso, R.; Mudido, P. M.; Karamagi, C.; Whalen, C. (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 ...
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    Prevalence and factors associated with Hepatitis B among children admitted in Mulago Hospital 

    Nanteza, Jane Frances (2008)
    Introduction/background: Hepatitis B (HBV) is a major health problem Worldwide. About: 2 billion people, are exposed to hepatitis B allover the world, with an estimated 350 million people being carriers. The prevalence of ...
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    Pattern of Epilepsy and associated neurological impairmrnts among patients attending the Peadiatrict Neurology Clinic at Mulago Hospital 

    Mugasha, Christine (2009-05)
    Introduction: Epilepsy is a leading neurological disorder globally. It is estimated that 0.5-1% of all children worldwide have epilepsy with the majority presenting during infancy or early childhood. Epilepsy is usually ...
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