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Ocular manifestations of sickle cell disease among patients attending Mulago sickle cell clinic
(2005)
Background. Over 100 million people worldwide especially blacks are afflicted with sickle cell disease. In Uganda, 25,000 babies are born with sickle cell disease (SS) each year. In Mulago sickle cell clinic, with an average ...
The orthopaedic manifestations in children with myelomeningocele at Mulago hospital.
(2005)
Myelomeningocele is a developmental defect in the vertebral arches and the spinal cord, characterized by a failure of fusion of the vertebral arches with dysplasia of the cord and its membranes. It is a form of Spina bifida, ...
The prevalence and associated factors of trichomonas vaginalis among women attending antenatal clinic in mulago Hospital.
(2005-06)
Introduction: Trichomonas vaginalis is emerging as the most common sexually transmitted disease. It is associated with a number of obstetrical complications such as preterm delivery, low birth weight and premature rupture ...
Prevalence and associated factors for gallstone disease in patients with upper abdominal pain attending Mulago hospital general surgical units.
(2005)
Title: Prevalence and associated factors of gallstone disease in patients with upper abdominal pain attending Mulago Hospital general surgical units There is an upsurge in gallstone disease in Africa and the associated ...
Initial drug resistance patterns to the essential anti-tuberculous drugs in previously untreated newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculous patients attending Mulago hospital.
(2005)
World Health organization (WHO) recommends a continuous assessment of tuberculosis (TB) drug resistant patterns as a means of assessing drug regimens and National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) performance. In addition, an ...
Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus- 1 (HIV- 1) by β-chemokine analogues in mononuclear cells from HIV- 1 -infected patients with active tuberculosis
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2005-07-11)
Tuberculosis (TB) enhances human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) activity in patients with dual HIV-1/TB infection. Therapies that control augmentations of HIV-1 activity at sites of Mycobacterium tuberculosis MTB) infection ...
The prevalence and associated factors of Chlamydia and gonococcal infections in women attending gynaecological clinics in Mulago hospital.
(2005)
Introduction Chlamydia and Gonorrhoeae are major sexually transmitted infections in the general population and particularly in the adolescent and young adults. It is important to establish the prevalence of these infections ...
Effect of HIV-1 infection on antimalarial treatment outcomes in Uganda: a population-based study.
(University of Chicago Press, 2005-11-18)
Background. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection may increase the burden of malaria by increasing susceptibility to infection or by decreasing the response to antimalarial treatment. We investigated the seroprevalence ...
Student and tutor perception of a New Problem Based Learning curriculum at Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University
(Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa, 2005-04)
Background: The Makerere University Faculty of Medicine started the implementation of the Problem Based Learning/Community Based Education and Service curriculum for incoming students in the academic year 2003/2004. It ...
Initiation and immediate outcome of Kangaroo care for premature infants in Mulago hospital.
(2005)
Title: INITIATION AND IMMEDIATE OUTCOME OF KANGAROO CARE FOR PREMATURE INFANTS IN MULAGO HOSPITAL. Introduction Prematurity remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, accounting for 1.1 million deaths ...