Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) Collections by Subject "HIV patients"
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The aetiology of pulmonary infections among AAFB sputum smear negative HIV adults presenting to Mulago hospital
(2000)Background: Pulmonary infections are an important cause of complications in up to 60% of HIV infected patients during the course of their disease. Tuberculosis (TB) is a common cause of such infections. Sub-Saharan Africa ... -
Identification of serum biomarker associated with pulmonary mycobacterium tuberculosis in HIV infected individuals
(Makerere University, 2015-09)Background: Accurate active tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis remains a challenge in clinical practice, especially in HIV infected patients. The aim of the study was to determine the serum markers that are associated with pulmonary ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with hepatotoxicity amongst HIV infected patients on antituberculosis therapy in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011)Background information: HIV infected patients have been shown to have a five fold higher risk for developing hepatotoxicity during anti-TB therapy than their HIV negative counterparts. WHO (2009), now recommends that HIV- ... -
Prevalence, pattern and factors associated with liver enzyme elevation among HIV-infected patients admitted in Kiruddu National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-12-18)Background: Globally, mortality and morbidity among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected patients have tremendously improved over the years in this post- Highly Active Anti-retroviral Therapy (HAART) era. However, ... -
Serum c-reactive protein as a biomarker in differentiating cryptococcal iris and cryptococcal relapse among HIV patients in Mulago hospital
(Makerere University, 2015-05)Introduction: The mortality after Cryptococcal Meningitis is still high, in part due to Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) related events. Cryptococcal Meningitis paradoxical IRIS incidence rates of 45% ...