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Client Confidentiality: Perspectives of Students in a Healthcare Training Programme
Jongh Jo-Celene De, Nortje Nico
2016

Background. Confidentiality is an important ethical principle for all health professionals and also has a legal bearing on duty. One of the most difficult issues health professionals face in their …

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IFNI|/IL-10 co-producing cells dominate the CD4 response to malaria in highly exposed children
Kamya Moses R., Jagannathan Prasanna, Dorsey Grant, Eccles-James Ijeoma, Bowen Katherine, Nankya Felistas, Auma Ann, Wamala Samuel, Ebusu Charles, Muhindo Mary K., Arinaitwe Emmanuel, Briggs Jessica, Greenhouse Bryan, Tappero Jordan W., Feeney Margaret E.
2014

MEDLINE Abstract: Although evidence suggests that T cells are critical for immunity to malaria, reliable T cell correlates of exposure to and protection from malaria among children living in endemic …

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DIVIDE AND CONQUER: PARTITIONING MOSQUITO BITING HETEROGENEITY AND IDENTIFYING MALARIA HOTSPOTS FOR INTERVENTION
Bisanzio D., Kang S. Y., Smith D. L., University of Oxford Oxford United Kingdom
2017

WATERLIT Abstract: Heterogeneity in malaria transmission varies with the intensity of transmission. A large portion of heterogeneity in transmission over time and space can be attributed to seasonality, individual household …

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A four-year trend in pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis case detection in Kampala-Uganda
Byaruhanga R, Kimuli D, Kasozi S, Kirirabwa NS, Nanziri C, Okello DA, Lukoye D, Sama D, Ntudhu S
2019
DOI: 10.1186/s12890-019-0853-3

BackgroundThe management and control of pulmonary bacteriologically confirmed (PBC) tuberculosis (TB) also known as infectious TB is important not only to monitor for resistance but also to check for severity, …

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COVID-19 pandemic, Uganda's story
Kitara David Lagoro, Ikoona Eric Nzirakaindi
2020
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Handheld Echocardiography Versus Auscultation for Detection of Rheumatic Heart Disease
Mirembe G, Lwabi P, Godown J, Lu JC, Beaton A, Sable C, Sanya R, Aliku T, Yu S, Webb CL, Ensing GJ
2015
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-2774

BACKGROUND: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major public health concern in developing countries, and routine screening has the potential to improve outcomes. Standard portable echocardiography (STAND) is far more …

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A human fetal lung cell atlas uncovers proximal-distal gradients of differentiation and key regulators of epithelial fates
He P., Lim K., Sun D., Pett J.P., Jeng Q., Polanski K., Dong Z., Bolt L., Richardson L., Mamanova L., Dabrowska M., Wilbrey-Clark A., Madissoon E., Tuong Z.K., Dann E., Suo C., Kai'En I.G., He X., Barker R., Teichmann S.A., Marioni J.C., Meyer K.B., Rawlins E.L.
2022
DOI: 10.1101/2022.01.11.474933

We present a multiomic cell atlas of human lung development that combines single cell RNA and ATAC sequencing, high throughput spatial transcriptomics and single cell imaging. Coupling single cell methods …

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Smartphone app for neonatal heart rate assessment: an observational study
Nankunda J, Hook SM, Pejovic NJ, Lubulwa C, Tylleskar T, Alfven T, Cavallin F, Byamugisha J
2020
DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000688

BackgroundHeart rate (HR) assessment is crucial in neonatal resuscitation, but pulse oximetry (PO) and electrocardiography (ECG) are rarely accessible in low-resource to middle-resource settings. This study evaluated a free-of-charge smartphone …

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Identifying the functional components of a community of practice toimprove tuberculosis contact investigation in uganda
Hennein R., Ggita J., Turimumahoro P., Ochom E., Meyer A., Armstrong-Hough M., Katamba A., Davis J.
2021
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2021.203.1_MeetingAbstracts.A3925

RATIONALE: Contact investigation is an evidence-based, WHO-endorsed intervention for finding and preventing tuberculosis (TB). However, variable uptake and delivery limit its effectiveness. In a separate preliminary study, we found that …

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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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