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Risk factors for uterine rupture in Mulago hospital: unmatched case control study
(Makerere University, 2015-06)
Introduction:
Maternal mortality ratio for Uganda has remained high despite the different measures to prevent maternal mortality. Uterine rupture remains one of the main direct causes of maternal and perinatal mortality ...
Incidence and factors associated with delayed completion of dissertations by graduate students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences
(Makerere University, 2015-05)
Background
Completion of graduate education is evidenced at most academic institutions as submission of the final dissertation. Many students progress successfully in their course works, tests and written examinations. ...
P53 protein expression in nephroblastoma and its association with different histological types and components as seen in the Department of Pathology, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-08)
Background:
Wilms’ tumour is one of the common solid tumours of childhood with an incidence of
approximately 1 in 10,000 children. It is highly responsive to chemotherapy and carries overall good prognosis. However, 10 ...
Prevalence of phenotypic pyrazinamide resistance and agreement with PNCA mutations in mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from the national drug resistance survey in Uganda, 2008-2011.
(Makerere University, 2018-12-06)
Background: Pyrazinamide (PZA) is a pro-drug with high sterilizing effect used to treat both susceptible and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. PZA susceptibility testing is not commonly done in Uganda because it is expensive ...
Renal Lesions At Autopsy Among Adults At Mulago Hospital Over A Five Year Period (2009-2013)
(Makerere University, 2019)
Introduction
Autopsy is one of the techniques that can be utilized to study disease that didn’t present any
suggestive features in life or that was not fully studied in life, and kidney diseases fall in
those diseases ...
Heme Oxygenase-1 and Neopterin Plasma Levels and their role in Distinguishing Active from Latent TB among HIV/TB Co-Infected Patients
(Makerere University, 2019-10-18)
Background: Tuberculosis(TB) diagnosis in the presence of HIV co-infection remains challenging. Heme oxygenase 1(HO-1) and neopterin have shown to be as potential biomarkers for TB diagnosis. Infection of macrophages with ...
Strain diversity of mycobacterium tuberculosis non-Uganda isolates from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Kawempe
(Makerere University, 2013-05)
Background: Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in peri-urban areas of Kampala and Uganda in general. To date there is inconclusive information about strain diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the non ...
Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Plasmid Genes Conferring Multi-Drug Resistance among Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolated from patients attending Mulago National Referral Hospital from 2017 to 2018.
(Makerere University, 2019-11-25)
Introduction: Antimicrobial Resistance results from exposure of microorganisms to antimicrobial substances, consequently with the ineffectiveness of treatments and exacerbating the risk of spread to others. Klebsiella ...
Establishment of a transformation and regeneration protocol for Uganda’s passion fruit using gus reporter gene
(Makerere university, 2014-10)
Declining yields from passion fruit farming due to a number of problems ranging from pests, diseases, environmental stress, low yields, have initiated widespread enterprise abandonment by farmers. Crop improvement efforts ...
Prevalence and associated factors for intestinal parasitic infections among primary school children in Karenga Subcounty, Kaabong District
(Makerere University, 2019)
Background: Intestinal parasitic infections caused by helminths and protozoa are responsible for considerable morbidity throughout world. We did not know the burden of parasite infections in Karenga Sub county, Kaabong ...