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Optimal number of samples required to diagnose tuberculosis by sputum culture among adult HIV infected smear negative suspects in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-07)
Background; The World Health Organization recommended sputum culture among smear negative HIV infected TB suspects; but the number of samples to be examined is still unspecified. A study was set out to determine the ...
Tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes and health-seeking behaviour in rural Uganda
(International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2011)
OBJECTIVES: To assess tuberculosis (TB) knowledge, attitudes and health-seeking behaviour to inform the design of communication and social mobilisation interventions.
SETTING: Iganga/Mayuge Demographic Surveillance Site, ...
Prevalence and associated factors of tuberculosis infection among medical and veterinary undergraduate students in Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-04)
Introduction: Uganda ranks 16th on the list of 22 high-burden tuberculosis (TB) countries in the world. Medical students are likely to have an increased exposure to TB infection due to their training in hospitals compared ...
Utilization of HIV and tuberculosis services by Health Care Workers in Uganda: Implications for occupational health policies and implementation
(PLOS One, 2012)
infection control measures for HCWs. Challenges to and gaps in access to HIV services among HCWs may thus compromise TB infection control. This study assessed HCWs HIV and TB screening uptake and explored their preferences ...
Factors associated with non-enrolment of tuberculosis HIV co-infected patients on an Anti-Retroviral Therapy program at Mulago Hospital Tuberculosis Clinic
(Makerere University, 2011-10)
Introduction: The high TB/HIV co-infection rate presents one of the most significant challenges to the overburdened healthcare systems in many low-income countries. However, collaborative TB/HIV treatment has not achieved ...
Urban movement and alcohol intake strongly predict defaulting from tuberculosis treatment: an operational study
(Public Library of Science, 2012-05-02)
Background:High levels of defaulting from treatment challenge tuberculosis control in many African cities. We assessed defaulting from tuberculosis treatment in an African urban setting.
Methods: An observational study ...
Bronchoscopy is useful for diagnosing smear-negative tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients
(European Respiratory Journal, 2010)
The role of speciation in positive Lowenstein-Jensen culture isolates from a high tuberculosis burden country
(Public Library of Science, 2011-11)
Objective: To determine the need for routine speciation of positive Lowenstein-Jensen mycobacterial cultures in HIVinfected
patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Methods: ...
Infection of multiple strains of micobacterium tuberculosis using MIRU-VNTR in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganmda
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: Many studies using DNA fingerprinting to differentiate Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains reveal single strains in cultures, suggesting that most disease is caused by infection with a single strain. ...
Integration of HIV and TB services results in improved TB treatment outcomes and earlier prioritized ART initiation in a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2012-06-01)
Background: The World Health Organization recommends that treatment of tuberculosis ...