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Medical education in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature review
Sewankambo Nelson, Greysen S. Ryan, Dovlo Dela, OlapadeâOlaopa E. Oluwabunmi, Jacobs Marian, Mullan Fitzhugh
2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04039.x

Medical Education 2011: 45: 973-986 Objectives This review synthesises research published in the traditional and 'grey' literature to promote a broader understanding of the history and current status of medical …

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Antibiotic 'entanglements': health, labour and everyday life in an urban informal settlement in Kampala, Uganda
Nabirye C, Willis LD, Nayiga S, Kayendeke M, Staedke SG, Chandler CIR
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2021.1994526

Antibiotics are a routine part of everyday life in many contexts, contributing to the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Our ethnographic research documents the ways that antibiotics have become a …

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The operations and effectiveness of public and private provision of solid waste collection services in Kampala
Katusiimeh MW, Mol APJ, Burger K
2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.10.002

This paper compares the operations and discusses the effectiveness of public and private sector provision of solid waste collection in Kampala, Uganda. Household data suggest that the private sector is …

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Accelerated malaria control towards its elimination in the African Region
Fall Ibrahima Socé, Bakyaita Nathan, Minkoulou Etienne Magloire, Tiéman Diarra Georges, Ki-zerbo Alfred, Chatora Rufaro
2010

Africa is the continent most affected by malaria; accounting for 86of the estimated 247 million malaria episodes and 91of malaria deaths worldwide in 2006. In high endemic countries in the …

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Novel serologic biomarkers provide accurate estimates of recent Plasmodium falciparum exposure for individuals and communities
Mayanja-Kizza H, Arinaitwe E, Greenhouse B, Dorsey G, Ssewanyana I, Hubbard A, Tappero J, Helb D A, Tetteh K K.A, Felgner P L, Skinner J, Kamya M R, Beeson J G, Smith D L, Crompton P D, Rosenthal P J, Drakeley C J, Rayner J C
2015
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1501705112

Tools to reliably measure Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) exposure in individuals and communities are needed to guide and evaluate malaria control interventions. Serologic assays can potentially produce precise exposure estimates at …

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Pyomyositis in Nodding Syndrome (NS) patient - A case report
Mwaka A D, Kitara D L, Wabinga H R, Bwangamoi P O
2013
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2013.16.65.2403

We report a case of Pyomyositis in a 13-year-old boy diagnosed using WHO surveillance definition of Probable Nodding syndrome. Complete blood count showed Leukocytosis with immature granulocytes and atypical lymphocytes. …

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The Effect of Excessive Coca-Cola Consumption on the Development of Dental Erosions
IgnjatoviÄ Zorica, StojÅ¡in Ivana, BrkaniÄ Tatjana, LonÄar Jovana
2012
DOI: 10.2298/SGS1203148I

The last few years have brought many changes in daily habits and overall lifestyle of human population, which is accompanied by increased exposure to acidic substances and increased consumption of …

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Caring for preterm babies is a test of how we respond to our most vulnerable citizens
Kadaga Rebecca, da Silva Jarbas Barbosa, Jr., Featherstone Lynne
2013
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization among Healthcare Workers at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, Southwestern Uganda
Abimana JB, Kato CD, Bazira J
2019
DOI: 10.1155/2019/4157869

Whereas Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen, it colonizes healthy people as normal flora without causing any symptoms or illness. Probably because of greater exposure, healthcare workers (HCWs) are more colonized, …

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Apabetalone downregulates fibrotic, inflammatory and calcific processes in renal mesangial cells which may contribute to reduced cardiac events observed in ckd patients
Gilham D., Fu L., Rakai B., Wasiak S., Tsujikawa L., Halliday C., Sarsons C., Stotz S., Jahagirdar R., Johansson J., Sweeney M., Wong N., Kalantar-Zadeh K., Kulikowski E.
2021
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab078.008

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) remain a leading cause of mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Apabetalone is an orally available inhibitor of bromodomain & extraterminal (BET) …

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