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Bacterial aetiology and outcome in children with severe pneumonia in Uganda
(Maney Publishing, 2008-12)
Background: Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the ‘under-5s’ and in Uganda accounts for 10–30% of childhood deaths. Antibiotic resistance is increasing. Objective: To describe the bacterial aetiology, ...
Relationship between plasma levels of stavudine and self reported adherence rates to triomune in HIV/AIDS patients at the Joint Clinical Research Centre, Mengo Uganda.
(2009)
INTRODUCTION:
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy is mainly assessed by patient self reporting method in Uganda. The relationship between self reported adherence rates and plasma drug levels is not known. This study sought ...
Building Effective Healthcare Systems: Evidence Based Training and Practice
(2009-09)
This is a book of abstracts of the fifth annual scientific conference organised by the College of Health Sciences; in collaboration with Uganda National Council for Science and Technology on “Building Effective Healthcare ...
Coping with health challenges in the 21st Century
(2006-09)
This is a book of abstracts of the second annual scientific conference organised by the Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Public Health, Makerere University on "coping with health challenges in the 21st century" at ...
The contribution of research in advancing health care in Uganda
(2005-11)
This is a book of abstracts of the first annual scientific conference organised by the Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University on "the contribution of research in advancing health care in Uganda" at Imperial Beach Resort ...
Levels of Bifurcation of the Sciatic Nerve among Ugandans at School of Biomedical Sciences Makerere and Mulago Hospital Uganda
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2010)
Background: The sciatic nerve is derived from the lumbo-sacral plexus, It is the thickest nerve in the whole body, it exits the gluteal region through the lower part of the greater sciatic foramen, it is the
main innervator ...
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. ...
Musculoskeletal disorder risk factors among nursing professionals in low resource settings: a cross-sectional study in Uganda.
(BMC Nursing, 2014)
Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) constitute one of the main occupational hazards among health care
workers. However, few epidemiological studies on work related MSD among nursing professionals have been
carried ...
An up-date on the prevalence of sickle cell trait in Eastern and Western Uganda.
(BioMed Central, 2010)
Background: The first survey on sickle cell disease (SCD) done in Uganda in 1949, reported the district of Bundibugyo
in Western Uganda to have the highest sickle cell trait (SCT) prevalence (45%). This is believed to be ...
Pharmacokinetics of cyclophosphamide in Burkitt's lymphoma patients attending Uganda Cancer Institute
(Makerere University, 2014-10)
Cyclophosphamide is one of the most widely used anticancer drugs. It forms part of various combinations used in treating a range of solid and hematologic tumours in both children and adults in Uganda. It is part of the ...