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Implementation of tuberculosis infection control in health facilities in Mukono and Wakiso districts, Uganda
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2013)
Background: Tuberculosis infection control (TBIC) is rarely implemented in the health facilities in resource limited settings. Understanding the reasons for low level of implementation is critical. The study aim was to ...
A new model to monitor the virological efficacy of antiretroviral treatment in resource-poor countries
(Elsevier, 2006)
Monitoring the efficacy of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries is difficult because these countries have few laboratory facilities to test viral load and drug resistance. Those that exist are faced with a ...
Clinical spectrum, risk factors and outcome of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients with tuberculosis-HIV coinfection
(International Medical Press, 2012)
BACKGROUND:
Here, we aimed to determine the clinical spectrum, predictors and outcomes of paradoxical tuberculosis-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) in a resource-limited setting.
METHODS:
In a ...
Assessment of the patient flow at the infectious diseases institute out-patient clinic, Kampala, Uganda
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2007)
In order to cope with the increasing patient load, a study was performed to identify bottlenecks in patient flow at the Infectious Diseases out-patient clinic in Kampala, Uganda on 10 January 2005. On a standardised ...
Successful Treatment of Psoriasis-like Lesions in HIV Infected Patients in Uganda with Chloroquine
(Open Infectious Diseases Journal, 2009)
The effect of chloroquine in the treatment of psoriasis remains controversial.Treatment of psoriasis in HIV infection is not well described. Chloroquine has been shown to have direct effects on both the Human Immunodeficiency ...
Successful treatment of psoriasis-like lesions in HIV infected patients in Uganda with chloroquine
(Open Infectious Diseases Journal, 2009)
The effect of chloroquine in the treatment of psoriasis remains controversial.Treatment of psoriasis in HIV infection is not well described. Chloroquine has been shown to have direct effects on both the Human Immunodeficiency ...
When to switch for antiretroviral treatment failure in resource-limited settings?
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins., 2007)
Thanks to the leadership of the World Health Organisation (WHO), and massive financial support from programmes such as the Global Fund and the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the number of HIV-infected ...
Tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in countries with limited resources
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2006)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection accounts for probably one third of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) events, particularly in developing countries where HIV ...
Strategies to optimize HIV treatment outcomes in resource-limited settings
(Permanyer Publications, 2009)
Although the availability of antiretroviral therapy has increased rapidly to reach over three million people in low- and middle-income countries, coverage remains low as only 31% of people in need were receiving antiretroviral ...
Clinical presentation and aetiologies of acute or complicated headache among HIV-seropositive patients in a Ugandan clinic
(BioMed Central, 2009)
Background: We set out to define the relative prevalence and common presentations of the various aetiologies of headache within an ambulant HIV-seropositive adult population in Kampala, Uganda. Methods: We conducted a ...