Background: Intra-operative blood salvage is a scientific technique known to reduce the need for an allogenic transfusion and associated risks of infectious and non-infectious complications and time required to acquire ...
Background: Neonatal septicemia is an emergency; globally, In Mulago there is an increase in microbial resistance to the commonly used drugs. This is associated with increased morbidity and mortality which can be prevented ...
Background: Candida species are one of the causers of lower genital tract infections of women. Although Candida albicans is the commonest, other species have emerged yet they are less susceptible to azole antifungals and ...
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% ...
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 ...
Within 72hrs after admis: Maternal and Child mortality, as largely avoidable causes of death are an important focus of international development, thus millennium development goals (MDGs) 4 and 5. The Uganda maternal mortality ...
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM), which is caused by the fungus, Cryptococcus Neoformans, causes life-threatening inflammation of the meninges and sometimes inflammation of the brain parenchyma. Asymptomatic cryptococcal ...
Patients with heart failure are predisposed to electrolyte abnormalities especially the older population. The most common electrolyte abnormality among these patients is hyponatraemia which is mostly dilution hyponatraemia. ...
Background: Intra-abdominal Infections (IAIs) are generally the result of invasion and multiplication of enteric bacteria in the wall of a hollow viscus or beyond. Complicated Intra-abdominal Infection (CIAI) refers to ...
There is a paucity of studies examining the effect of care giving on the mental health of caregivers of children with mental retardation in Uganda. The overall objective was to investigate anxiety, depression and coping ...
INTRODUCTION: Private medical clinics play an important role in the delivery of health services in Uganda and account for 46% of all the health care facilities in Uganda. They are usually the first place where almost half ...
Background: Male partner involvement in routine child immunization (RCI) services influences women’s immunization behavior and increases utilisation and timely completion of an infant’s routine immunisation schedule. Hoima ...
A cross sectional study was conducted in Luwero district in two sub counties Nyimbwa and Zirobwe which were purposively selected to determine the risk factors and effects of Ebola outbreaks on the pig value chain. A total ...
Introduction: Cervical spine dislocations are serious injuries that are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In well resourced centers cervical spine dislocations are reduced by rapid traction with the use of increasing ...
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Diabetes mellitus is common and on the increase globally. The associated accelerated macro-vascular angiopathy impairs blood flow in medium sized arteries including hand collateral arteries among others with ...
Introduction: In SSA about 60% of PHAs are reproductive age women. HIV+ women continue to have unplanned pregnancies due to low uptake of MFP methods. Unplanned pregnancies among PHAs are associated with increased paediatric ...
Bimenya, Gabriel; Okot, Julius; Othieno, Emmanuel; Lynnette, T Kyokunda; Ibingira, Charles; Okwi, L Andrew(2016-04)
Background: Magnesium is the second most abundant intracellular cation, with only a small proportion of the body’s content being in the extracellular fluid. It is required for the active transport of other cations such as ...
Introduction: Transmission of HIV from an infected woman to the child contributes about 18% of new HIV infections in Uganda. In the bid to prevent this transmission, Uganda has adopted new PMTCT guidelines where all HIV ...
Introduction: Uptake of condoms among the youth in Fort Portal Municipality, Kabarole District is not known despite the use of community health workers/VHTs to provide condoms, reproductive health education, free family ...
Introduction: Over 60% of the population in developing countries seeks for care from private health facilities. In Uganda over 80% of the population access health care from small drug shops, private clinics and private-not-for ...