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Relationship between phenotypic features of Cryptococcus Neoformans and CSF opening pressure in HIV–infected patients with cryptococcal meningitis in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-05)
Background: Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis(CM) is a highly prevalent HIV associated opportunistic infection in Africa, with mortality attributable to raised intracranial pressure (ICP) as high as 50%, rising to 100% among ...
Oral health promotion in schools: rationale and evaluation.
(Health Education, 2013)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the rationale and potential for the WHO health
promoting schools (HPS) to improve children’s oral health, and describe validated quantitative
methodologies and qualitative ...
Molecular characterization of resistance genes to erythromycin and clindamycin in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus Aureus from Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-07)
Background: Erythromycin (a macrolide) and clindamycin (a lincosamide) are antibiotics that are structurally distinct but related microbiologically because of their similar mode of action of inhibiting protein synthesis ...
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 ...
Translocation of rectal flora and its role in pathogenesis of septicemia in children with severe acute malnutrition
(Makerere University, 2018-12-06)
Introduction: Childhood under-nutrition alters gut mucosal permeability and architecture, causing movement of organisms from GIT into circulation. Most studies carried have detailed bacteremia with malnutrition but none ...
Zinc adjunct therapy reduces case fatality in severe childhood pneumonia: a randomized double blind placebo-controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2012)
Background: Pneumonia is a leading cause of children’s deaths in developing countries and hinders achievement of the fourth Millennium Development Goal. This goal aims to reduce the under-five mortality rate, by two thirds, ...
Plasma levels of DDT/DDE and liver function in malaria control personnel prior to DDT in-door residual spray in Northern Uganda, 2008
(African Journal of Animal and Biomedical Sciences, 2010)
Where 20 million Ugandans are debilitated by malaria in a year, there is continued need of
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) for vector control while further research is implemented to clarify the
health impact of ...
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 ...
Assessment of the level of adherence of private medical clinics in Uganda to the standards of good pharmacy practice
(Makerere University, 2014)
INTRODUCTION: Private medical clinics play an important role in the delivery of health services in Uganda and account for 46% of all the health care facilities in Uganda. They are usually the first place where almost half ...
The reference range of serum magnesium substance concentration among healthy young adults at Makerere University College of Health Sciences 2012
(2016-04)
Background: Magnesium is the second most abundant intracellular cation, with only a small proportion of the body’s content being in the extracellular fluid. It is required for the active transport of other cations such as ...