Browsing by Subject "Mycobacterium tuberculosis"
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Assessing the role of family support on non adherence to TB treatment by patients in Mulago hospital TB clinic
(Makerere University, 2013-08)Background: Drug resistance among tuberculosis patients in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing mainly due to poor adherence to TB treatment despite various interventions aimed at improving treatment completion. Family support ... -
Assessment of diagnostic capacity of private practitioners in detection of tuberculosis in Juba City, South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2013)Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health threat globally and is of major health concern in South Sudan. In 2012, TB notification rate for South Sudan was 88/100,000 for new cases and 96/100,000 for all ... -
Augmentation of Apoptosis and Interferon-g Production at sites of active Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infection in Human Tuberculosis
(University of Chicago Press, 2001-02-08)Pleural tuberculosis (TB) was employed as a model to study T cell apoptosis at sites of active Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–coinfected (HIV/TB) patients and patients ... -
Bronchoalveolar lavage enzyme-linked immunospot for diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis in HIV infected patients
(Public Library of Science, 2012-06-26)Background: Peripheral blood interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have sub-optimal sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). However, assessment of local immune responses has been ... -
Comparative study of Ziehl Neelsen and Auramine-O staining methods for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum
(Africa Journal of Animal and Biomedical Sciences, 2010)This study cross sectional study was designed to compare the performance of Ziehl Neelsen staining and Auramine fluorescent microscopy staining techniques in detecting the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum. ... -
Detection of clinically relevant respiratory viruses and their temporal dynamics in sputum of tuberculosis patients on anti-TB drugs at Naguru Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Background Tuberculosis is one of the leading infectious causes of death in the world, with nearly 10 million new cases diagnosed each year, resulting into an estimated 1.3 million deaths(1). The relationship between M. ... -
Determining the functionality of the putative twin-arginine signal peptides of rhomboid proteases from Mycobacterium tuberculosis using the beta-lactamase reporter system
(Makerere University, 2020)Rhomboid proteases are a group of integral membrane proteases present in several organisms. Because of their roles in many medically important processes, rhomboid proteases are potential drug targets. In Mycobacteria ... -
Diagnostic accuracy of mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA as detected by the top assay among the individuals with paucibillary TB
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Background: One of the major reasons leading to the increased incidence of TB is the lack of a diagnostic with high sensitivity that can be relied on to capture even patients with low burden TB. This had been attempted by ... -
Effect of vitamin d binding protein gene polymorphisms and vitamin d bioavailability on cathelicidin expression in tuberculosis infection and disease
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Background: The human antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin (LL-37) is involved in host innate immunity by the after activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs), resulting in direct killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). ... -
Evaluation of capilia TB assay for rapid identification of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in BACTEC MGIT 960 and BACTEC 9120 blood cultures
(BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Capilia TB is a simple immunochromatographic assay based on the detection of MPB64 antigen specifically secreted by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC). Capilia TB was evaluated for rapid identification ... -
Functioning and control of phagocytosis
(IntechOpen, 2023)Phagocytosis is a very complex and versatile process that contributes to immunity through a series of events that is it’s sometimes referred to the Come and Eat me process. Due to the recognition ingestion and digestion ... -
Genetic diversity of mycobacterium tuberculosis, drug resistance and atypical mycobacteria in Rwanda
(Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture, 2016-10)The genus Mycobacterium has two main groups, Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and atypical mycobacteria. The MTBC species, the causative agents of tuberculosis (TB), has been further typed into different genotypes. ... -
Growth patterns and survivability of the different mycobacterium tuberculosis sub lineages predominant in peri urban Kampala
(Makerere University, 2014-05)Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) infects over 2 billion people world-wide with the vast majority of deaths from TB in the developing world. Strains of MTB vary in ... -
HIV immune reconstitution syndrome in sub-Saharan Africa
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008)Over the last 5 years, there has been remarkable progress in providing HAART to patients in developing countries. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, the number receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) has more than doubled in ... -
Identification of the insertions, deletions and point mutations in rhomboid proteases from selected Mycobacterium species
(Makerere University, 2014-11)Background: Rhomboids, proteins that are conserved in all life kingdoms, are among the novel genes likely to encode roles in the pathogenesis of mycobacteria. While rhomboids have various specific functions across species, ... -
In vitro activity of mycobacteriophages against Mycobacterium tuberculosis biofilms
(Makerere University, 2021-03)Tolerance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to antibiotics has been associated with its tendency to grow in cell aggregates known as biofilms. These biofilms consist of layers of cells covered by a lipid-rich extracellular ... -
Influence of M. tuberculosis lineage variability within a clinical trial for pulmonary tuberculosis
(PLoS ONE, 2010)Abstract Recent studies suggest that M. tuberculosis lineage and host genetics interact to impact how active tuberculosis presents clinically. We determined the phylogenetic lineages of M. tuberculosis isolates from ... -
Insights into genomic variations between Mycobacterium tuberculosis compartmentalized in the lungs and blood of HIV-infected individuals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08-19)Introduction: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), particularly clinical strains present a genomic diversity that ranges from several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to insertions and deletions (INDELS). This study ... -
Insights into genomic variations between Mycobacterium tuberculosis compartmentalized in the lungs and blood of HIV-infected individuals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)Introduction: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), particularly clinical strains present a genomic diversity that ranges from several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to insertions and deletions (INDELS). This study ... -
A metabolic biosignature of early response to anti-tuberculosis treatment
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2014)Background: The successful treatment of tuberculosis (TB) requires long-term multidrug chemotherapy. Clinical trials to evaluate new drugs and regimens for TB treatment are protracted due to the slow clearance of Mycobacterium ...