Browsing School of Biosecurity, Biotechnolgy and Laboratory Sciences (SBLS) Collection by Subject "Malaria"
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Associations between plasmodium falciparum aminoquinoline resistance genotypes and clinical presentations of malaria in Ugandan children, A case control study of Jinja District and the neighbouring Busoga Sub-Region Districts
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Plasmodium falciparum resistance mutations to aminoquinoline antimalarials are selected by prior drug use and may alter parasite fitness yet their associations with clinical malaria presentations are uncertain. ... -
Insecticide resistance and KDR mutations in malaria vector from different transmission sites in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03)Background: Despite the development of various interventions aimed at the control of the malaria vector the African Region continues to carry a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden. This has been ... -
Malaria drug resistance and associated diagnostic failures in arriving refugee children at Adjumani and Kyangwali reception centers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024-01)Malaria, caused by Plasmodium falciparum (Pf), is one of the most important infections in African children and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among refugees in sub-Saharan Africa. Uganda is one of the largest ... -
Malaria drug resistance and associated diagnostic failures in arriving refugee children at Adjumani and Kyangwali Reception Centres in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Malaria, caused by Plasmodium falciparum (Pf), is one of the most important infections in African children and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among refugees in sub-Saharan Africa. Uganda is one of the largest ... -
The role of hyperferritinaemia in pediatric severe malaria pathogenesis and kidney injury
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Ferritin, a highly conserved iron storage protein that sequesters iron from pathogens including Plasmodium falciparum, is part of the acute phase response in malaria pathogenesis. Ferritin levels are elevated in severe ...