School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) Collections: Recent submissions
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Larvicidal activity of Combretum collinum Fresen against Aedes aegypti
(Indian Council of Medical Research / National Institute of Malaria Research, 2008-07-25)Despite of the fact that dengue outbreaks in the tropics have been worldwide for over 200 years, it is still the most important mosquito transmitted viral disease affecting man. Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) is an ... -
Large-scale human immunodefficiecy virus rapid test evaluation in a low-prevalence Ugandan blood bank population
(American Society for Microbiology, 2007-10)The use of rapid tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has become standard in HIV testing algorithms employed in resource-limited settings. We report an extensive HIV rapid test validation study conducted among ... -
Total lymphocyte count of 1200 is not a sensitive predictor of CD4 lymphocyte count among patients with HIV disease in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University Medical School, 2004-08)Introduction: Total Lymphocyte Count (TLC) has been found to be an inexpensive and useful marker for staging disease, predicting progression to AIDS and death and monitoring response to ART. However, the correlation between ... -
Outcome of blunt abdominal trauma in Mulago hospital.
(2006)Background This study was conducted at Mulago hospital, a 1500 bed National referral and teaching hospital that is situated in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The A&E Unit of this hospital handles over 4,700 trauma ... -
Survival of infants born to HIV-positive mothers, by feeding modality, in Rakai, Uganda
(Public Library of Science, 2008-12-09)Background: Data comparing survival of formula-fed to breast-fed infants in programmatic settings are limited. We compared mortality and HIV-free of breast and formula-fed infants born to HIV-positive mothers in a program ... -
Surviving crisis: how systems and communities cope with instability, insecurity and infection
(Social Development Research Center, College of Liberal Arts - De La Salle University, 2005)The relationship between political conflict and infectious diseases has been established by many studies, yet the way affected communities respond to infectious diseases as effects of political conflict has not been carefully ... -
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus chloroquine or amodiaquine for uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a randomized, multisite trial to guide national policy in Uganda
(2005)The use of combinations of inexpensive drugs for the treatment of malaria in Africa has been proposed as an interim policy while awaiting the widespread availability of more effective regimens. We compared sulfadoxinepyrimethamine ... -
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 ... -
Total lymphocyte count: not a surrogate marker for risk of death in HIV infected Ugandan children
(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 ... -
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus artesunate versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)
(John Wiley, 2009)Background Artemisinin-based combination treatments are strongly advocated, but supplies are limited. Sulfadoxine combined with amodiaquine is an alternative non-artemisinin combination. Objectives To compare sulfadoxine ... -
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, ... -
Nutritional status and its determinants in children under five years of age in Rweibaare Parish, Bushenyi District.
(2005)Under-nutrition and infection are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. These two problems are interrelated. Under-nutrition compromises barrier function, allowing easier access by pathogens, ... -
Suicide in urban Kampala, Uganda: a preliminary exploration
(Makerere University Medical School, 2011-06)Background: Suicide was investigated in the urban setting of Kampala, Uganda. Objectives: Firstly, to explore the use of two research methodologies, a retrospective review of patient records and the psychological autopsy ... -
Theoretical basis for reducing time-lines to the determination of positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures using thymidylate kinase (TMK) assays
(BioMed Central, 2009-03-18)Background: In vitro culture of pathogens on growth media forms a "pillar" for both infectious disease diagnosis and drug sensitivity profiling. Conventional cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) on Lowenstein ... -
The Patterns of Spine and Hip Orthopaedic Complications in Children with Cerebral Palsy at Mulago Hospital.
(2004)Cerebral Palsy is a disorder of posture and movement, resulting from a defeat or lesion of the immature brain. While the neurological lesion is non-progressive, Cerebral palsy is certainly a progressive Orthopaedic condition. ... -
Levels of bifurcation of the sciatic nerve among Ugandans at School of Biomedical Sciences Makerere and Mulago Hospital Uganda
(Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa, 2011)Background: The sciatic nerve is derived from the lumbo-sacral plexus, It is the thickest nerve in the whole body, it exits the gluteal region through the lower part of the greater sciatic foramen, it is the main innervator ... -
Perception and valuations of community-based education and service by alumni at Makerere University College of Health Sciences
(BioMed Central, 2011)Background: Training of health professionals can be deliberately structured to enhance rural recruitment by exposing the trainees to the realities of rural life and practice through Community-Based Education and Service ... -
Presentation and immediate outcome of critically ill children presenting to Acute Care Unit, Mulago Hospital
(2009)Background: Each year about eleven million children die before reaching their fifth birthday. About a third of these deaths occur in health units and most of health unit deaths happen within 24 hours of presentation. It ... -
Eligibility for HIV/AIDS treatment among adults in a medical emergency setting at an urban hospital in Uganda
(Makerere University Medical School, 2007)Background: Despite global effort to scale up access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), many people in need of HIV/AIDS care in Uganda have not been reached. HIV testing and ART are not widely offered as routine medical ... -
Endemic, emerging and re-emerging communicable diseases in Uganda
(SAGE, 2009)Fred Wabwire-Mangen and Gakenia Wamuyu Maina review the environmental, social and political factors that explain the inequitable distribution of communicable disease burden in Uganda.