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Prevalence and factors associated with hyphaema in mulago hospital.
(2009-04)
INTRODUCTION/ BACKGROUND:
Hyphaema is the presence of red blood cells in the anterior chamber of the eye. Hypahema is most often encountered in children. The available reports in the United States of America indicate a ...
Factors affecting utilization of HOV post exposure prophylaxis among nurses and mid wives in mulago hospital, Uganda.
(2008-05)
INTRODUCTION:
Exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in hospital settings is a major concern for health care workers particularly in developing countries because of the high prevalence of HIV in many poorer ...
Prevalence and aetiology of bacteraemia among children with lymphomas on cancer chemotherapy at the uganda cancer institute.
(2009-08)
INTRODUCTION:
The prevalence of cancers has been noted to be on the increase worldwide. In Africa, this increase has mainly been attributed to viral infections especially HIV. Lymphomas are currently the commonest childhood ...
Reliability of haematoxylin and eosin staining in the diagnosis of hodgkin's disease in uganda.
(2002-05)
BACKGROUND:
Whereas immunohistochemical methods have been widely used for the diagnosis and classification of Hodgkin’s disease in the developed countries, there are very few reports of their use in the developing countries ...
Pattern and Outcome of Pedestrian Road Traffic Injuries in Patients Admitted to Mulago Hospital.
(2001-08)
Summary:
Pedestrian injuries account for a significant number of patients seen in the Accident and Emergency Units in hospitals worldwide. The association morbidity and mortality is high influencing the victims’ lives and ...
Effect of toxicities to triomune on virologic outcomes among HIV-1 infected adults at the infectious diseases insititute, Uganda.
(2008-08)
INTRODUCTION:
Use of fixed dose generic combination of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine (Triomune) for the treatment of HIV/AIDS is wide sparead in resource limited settings (RLS). However, the clinical benefits of ...
Prevalence, bacterial causes and antibiotoc sensitivity of urinary tract infections in children presenting with fever to acute care unit in mulago hospital.
(2008-04)
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a problem that is frequently encountered by pediatric health care providers. The role of UTI as an occult cause of febrile illness in young children has been ...
An evaluation of the initial management of patients with cervical spine injury in mulago hospital.
(2009-06)
CSI occurs in 5-10% of major trauma patients. Interventions instituted immediately following injury are the greatest determinants of outcome. Cervical spine stabilization immediately on suspicion of CSI, appropriate ...
Clinical profile and antimicrobial susceptibility of pneumococcal bacteremia among febrile patients admitted to the emergency medical ward at Mulago Hospital.
(2007)
INTRODUCTION:
Streptococcus pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide more especially in the immunocompromised individuals. An estimated 50-60% of in-patients on the medical wards of Mulago hospital ...
Factors affecting adherence to chloroquine prophylaxis for malaria among children with sickle cell anaemia in Mulago hospital
(2007-07)
INTRODUCTION:
Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is one of the most common inherited hemoglobinopathies in the tropics. Children with sickle cell anemia are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality from malaria, and are therefore ...