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Meta-analysis to compare the accuracy of GeneXpert, MODS and the WHO 2007 algorithm for diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2013)
Background: Smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (SN-PTB), which is common in HIV-infected patients, is difficult to diagnose using smear microscopy alone. In 2007, the WHO developed an algorithm to improve the diagnosis ...
Prevalence and factors associated with intestinal helminths infestation and schistosoma mansoni among residents of Katosi fish landing site in Mukono District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-06)
Introduction: It is estimated that over one billion of the world’s population is chronically infested with intestinal helminths and these infestations are closely correlated to poverty, poor environmental hygiene and poor ...
Prevalence and genotypic analysis of entamoeba histolytica isolates from Soroti by RFLP of serine-rich entamoeba histolytica protein gene locus
(Makerere University, 2012-11)
Amoebiasis is an infection caused by water borne protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. In Uganda where sanitation infrastructure and health education is not adequate, amoebiasis is still an important health problem. ...
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 ...
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression in Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma as diagnosed in the Department of Pathology, Makerere University.
(Makerere University, 2013)
Background:
Oesophageal carcinoma is the 6th leading cause of death in the world. It is the third commonest malignancy in men and fourth in women in Uganda. The most common histological subtype is squamous cell carcinoma. ...
Elucidating emergence and transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in treatment experienced patients by whole genome sequencing
(PLOS One, 2013)
Background: Understanding the emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is crucial for its control. MDR-TB in previously treated patients is generally attributed to the selection of drug resistant ...
Viral load and reverse transcriptase drug resistance mutations in HIV-1 isolated from mothers who transmit the virus to their infants at Kibagabaga Hospital PMTCT Clinic, Kigali, Rwanda
(Makerere University, 2014-09)
Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV is the largest source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15 years, affecting five-million infants per year. HIV/AIDS is a disease with known modes of transmission and ...
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 ...
Musculoskeletal pain and school bag use: a cross-sectional study among Ugandan pupils.
(BMC Research Notes, 2014)
Background: Though seen as a convenient method of carrying books and other scholastic materials including
food items, schoolbags are believed to contribute to back and other musculoskeletal problems in school going
children. ...
Significance of minority HIV-1 X-4-tropic variants, Host CCR5 promoter genotype in predicting paediatric Virological failure
(Makerere University, 2019-11-04)
Background
By Sept 2018, only 59.3% of all HIV positive children on cART under 5 years were achieving virological suppression compared to 88.4% in the general population in Uganda. However, while its known that a tropism ...