Browsing by Author "Mboowa, Gerald"

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    • Characterizing microbial diversity and resistome in urban sewage using shotgun metagenomics in Kampala, Uganda 

      Kanyerezi, Stephen; Nabisubi, Patricia; Kebirungi, Grace; Sserwadda, Ivan; Jjingo, Daudi; Mboowa, Gerald (Makerere University, 2023-05)
      Introduction: Recently, antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections have shown up as the leading threat to human health, having 700,000 directly attributed estimated deaths per year worldwide. For Africa, AMR data is still ...

    • Improving the Sensitivity of the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay on sputum pellets by decreasing the amount of added sample reagent: a laboratory and clinical evaluation 

      Dharan, Nila J.; Amisano, Danielle; Mboowa, Gerald; Ssengooba, Willy; Blakemore, Robert; Kubiak, Rachel W.; Armstrong, Derek T.; Jones, Martin; Manabe, Yukari C.; Joloba, Moses L.; Ellner, Jerrold J.; Dorman, Susan E.; Alland, David (American Society for Microbiology, 2015)
      The Xpert MTB/RIF(Xpert) assay permits rapid near-patient detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum; however, the test sensitivity remains suboptimal in paucibacillary specimens that are negative for acid-fast ...

    • Microbial characteristics of dental caries in HIV positive individuals 

      Kalanzi, Dunstan; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet; Nakanjako, Damalie; Semitala, Fred; Mboowa, Gerald; Mbabali, Muhammad; Kigozi, Edgar; Katabazi, Fred Ashaba; Sserwadda, Ivan; Kateete, David P.; Achan, Beatrice; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Muwonge, Adrian (2022)
      Background: Dental caries is a multifactorial disease that affects many people. Even though microorganisms play a crucial role in causing dental caries, diagnosis is routinely macroscopic. In order to improve early detection ...