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Clinical profile and antimicrobial susceptibility of pneumococcal bacteremia among febrile patients admitted to the emergency medical ward at Mulago Hospital.
(2007)
INTRODUCTION:
Streptococcus pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide more especially in the immunocompromised individuals. An estimated 50-60% of in-patients on the medical wards of Mulago hospital ...
Knowledge and attitudes of female Makerere University students towards induced abortion for unwanted pregnancy
(2007-06)
Induced abortion is a vital reproductive health problem world wide and also in Uganda. Fourty six million or twenty two percent(22%) of all pregnancies world-wide end in induced abortions each year(Hord, 2001). About 297,000 ...
Symtomatic hyperlactatemia associated with nucleoside analogue reverse-transcriptase inhibitor use in HIV-infected patients: a report of 24 cases in a resource limited setting (Uganda).
(University of Chicago Press, 2007-04-19)
We describe 24 Ugandan patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection who developed symptomatic hyperlactatemia associated with the use of nucleoside analogues. All patients were receiving combination therapy that ...
Factors affecting parent-child communication on issues of sexual and reproductive health, Tororo District, Uganda
(2007)
INTRODUCTION: Parent- child communication on issues of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is very important in improving the reproductive health status of a community and is of public concern. In Tororo district, a big ...
Nurses' knowledge and preventive practices on cross infection during nursing care in Mulago Hospital, Kawempe Division, Kampala District, Uganda
(2007-06)
BACKGROUND: The striking feature about cross infection is that it occurs to patients, healthcare workers (HCW) and other person in health centres. It involves introducing an effective organism from an infected person/equipment ...
Malignant transformation in intra oral papillary lesions diagnosed in the department of pathology, faculty of medicine, Makerere University, Kampala
(2007-07)
Oral papillary lesions account for two and a half percent of benign neoplastic lesions of the oral mucosa and occur at any site within the oral mucosa. Some oral papillary lesions have been associated with HPV infection. ...
Symptomatic hyperlactatemia associated with nucleoside analogue reverse-transcriptase inhibitor use in HIV-infected patients: a report of 24 cases in a Resource-Limited Setting (Uganda).
(University of Chicago Press, 2007-08-15)
We describe 24 Ugandan patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection who developed symptomatic hyperlactatemia associated with the use of nucleoside analogues. All patients were receiving combination therapy that ...
Early results of accelerated versus conventional ponseti method in the treatment of idiopathic clubfoot as seen in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, a case control study.
(2007-06)
INTRODUCTION: In Uganda, over 1,600 children with idiopathic clubfoot are born annually. Conventional ponseti method has demonstrated a 76% correction rate with 17% loss to follow up in Kampala, Uganda.
Accelerate ponseti ...
Detection of major depression in Ugandan primary health care settings using simple questions from a subjective well-being (SWB) subscale
(Springer Verlag, 2007)
Objective To explore whether the 4- item subjective well-being subscale could be used to detect a major depressive illness. Secondly, to describe the prevalence and characteristics of depressed health care attendees at ...
Artemether-lumefantrine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treatment of malaria: a randomized trial.
(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 ...