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Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces
Jirku M, Pomajbikova K, Petrzelkova KJ, Huzova Z, Modry D, Lukes J
2012
DOI: 10.3201/eid1804.110984

Comparison of diagnostic methods for Plasmodium spp. in humans from Uganda and the Central African Republic showed that parasites can be efficiently detected by PCR in fecal samples. These results, …

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Hepatitis B prevalence and incidence in the fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
Mpendo J, Ssetaala A, Nanvubya A, Price MA, Kiwanuka N, Bagaya BS, Kitandwe PK, Muyanja E, Nakaweesa T, Okech B
2021
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10428-1

IntroductionHepatitis B is a serious potentially fatal hepatocellular disease caused by the hepatitis B virus. In the fishing communities of Lake Victoria Uganda, the hepatitis B virus infection burden is …

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A Case of Recrudescence Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Treated with Atovaquone-Proguanil
Kaman A., Tanır G., Akkaya B., Bayhan G.İ., Gayretli Aydın Z.G., Aydın Teke T.
2018
DOI: 10.5152/tpd.2018.5818
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Link between Tobacco, HIV/AIDS, Maternal Health and NCDs
Gilbert Muyambi
2013

This was a presentation made at a Meeting to Sensitize Radio and Print Media on Non-Communicable Diseases and Tobacco in Uganda held at Imperial Royale Hotel on November 26 2013

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HIV-phyloTSI: Subtype-independent estimation of time since HIV-1 infection for cross-sectional measures of population incidence using deep sequence data
Abeler-Dörner L., Hall M., Wymant C., Bonsall D., Macintyre-Cockett G., Thomson L., Baeten J.M., Celum C.L., Galiwango R.M., Kosloff B., Limbada M., Mujugira A., Mugo N.R., Gall A., Blanquart F., Bakker M., Bezemer D., Ong S.H., Albert J., Bannert N., Fellay J., Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer B., Günthard H.F., Kivelä P., Kouyos R.D., Meyer L., Porter K., van Sighem A., van der Valk M., Berkhout B., Kellam P., Cornelissen M., Reiss P., Ayles H., Burns D.N., Fidler S., Grabowski M.K., Herbeck J.T., Kagaayi J., Lingappa J.R., Ssemwanga D., Eshleman S.H., Cohen M.S., Ratmann O., Laeyendecker O., Fraser C., Hayes R., Kaleebu P., Golubchik T.
2022
DOI: 10.1101/2022.05.15.22275117

Estimating the time since HIV infection (TSI) at population level is essential for tracking changes in the global HIV epidemic. Most methods for determining duration of infection classify samples into …

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Prevalence and factors associated with asthma among adolescents and adults in Uganda: a general population based survey
Kamya MR, Mugenyi L, Kasozi S, Katagira W, Kirenga BJ, de Jong C, van der Molen T, Boezen M
2019
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6562-2

BackgroundRecent large-scale population data on the prevalence of asthma and its risk factors are lacking in Uganda. This survey was conducted to address this data gap.MethodsA general population based survey …

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MTHYS AND MISCONCEPTIONS ON CONTRACEPTIVES AND FAMILY PLANNING
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Family health sheets: a vital instrument for village health workers providing comprehensive healthcare
Alizadeh F, Paccione G, Addepalli A, Chaudhuri SR, Budongo AM, Owembabazi I, Chaw GF, Musominali S
2021
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07180-y

Introduction Community Health Worker (CHW) programs have long been used to provide acute care for children and women in healthcare shortage areas, but their provision of comprehensive longitudinal care for …

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Integration of non-communicable disease and HIV/AIDS management: a review of healthcare policies and plans in East Africa
Adeyemi O, Lyons M, Njim T, Okebe J, Birungi J, Nana K, Mbanya JC, Mfinanga S, Ramaiya K, Jaffar S, Garrib A
2021
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004669

Background Low-income and middle-income countries are struggling to manage growing numbers of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), while services for patients with HIV infection are well established. There have …

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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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