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Vancomycin Resistance among Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-04-01)
Introduction Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is defined as Staphylococcus aureus strain resistant to almost all Beta-lactams antimicrobial agents. The increased burden of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus ...
Incidence, associated factors and complications of residual neuromuscular blockade among adult patients in the post anaesthesia care unit: a multicenter prospective observation study.
(Makerere University, 2021-01-11)
Residual neuromuscular blockade (RNMB) is a major deterrent to use of Neuromuscular blocking
drugs (NMBDs) during general anaesthesia. It is associated with potentially fatal Acute
Respiratory Events (AREs) like upper ...
Treatment outcomes and associated factors among pulmonary Tuberculosis patients in Moyo and Obongi District
(Makerere University, 2020-11)
Background: The World Health Organization estimates that in 2017, approximately 10 million people had tuberculosis (TB), and 1.6 million people died due to the disease. Globally none of the high TB burden countries has ...
Antibody responses to Mycobacterial glycans and glycolipids as potential correlates of protection from mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in BCG vaccinated children
(Makerere University, 2021-04-01)
Background: Globally, tuberculosis (TB) has remained the main cause of death from a single
infectious pathogen. The only licensed TB vaccine to date, BCG, has variable efficacy. We need
to understand the mechanism ...
Prevalence of bacterial infections and utility of leucocytosis in predicting infections amongst adult sickle cell patients admitted to Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2020-08)
Background: Bacteraemia occurs less in SCA patients above 10 years of age yet they are usually admitted in crisis with a higher leucocyte count compared to normal population. We set out to determine the prevalence of ...
Timely First Antenatal Care Visit and associated factors among Adolescent Girls in Fishing Communities of Namayingo District, East Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-17)
Background: In Uganda, the average timing of 1st ANC is at 19 weeks of pregnancy, this is late
based on the WHO recommendation of attending early 1
st ANC at ≤ 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Timely 1
stANC is critical as it ...
Helminths and metabolic outcomes in rural and urban Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
Background: Inflammation plays an important role in the development and progression of metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidaemia and atherosclerosis. Helminths modulate human immune responses as ...
Service availability, and readiness of primary care health facilities to offer hypertension diagnosis services in Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2021-03-31)
Background:
Despite the existing knowledge about the growing hypertension epidemic, few people are receiving appropriate diagnosis services in health facilities in low-income countries like Uganda. Information on the ...
Characteristics and survival of patients with lung cancer at Uganda Cancer Institute
(Makerere University, 2020)
Background: Lung cancer incidence is increasing and is the 7th leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Uganda. However, the characteristics, survival, and prognostic factors among lung cancer patients in Uganda are not ...
Prevalence and factors associated with anaemia among preterm and low birth weight infants under 6 months attending the preterm clinic at mulago hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-01-11)
Background: There are 15 million babies born prematurely across the globe with a greater
majority of these preterm births occurring in Africa and South Asia. Uganda ranks 13th out of
184 countries for the highest number ...