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Malabsorption: Causes; Consequences; Diagnosis and Treatment
Blaauw Renee
2011

Malabsorption generally refers to the alterations of the gastrointestinal tract affecting the digestion; absorption and transport of nutrients across the bowel wall. In this article the causes; diagnostic tests and …

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Nurses' pain assessment practices with critically ill adult patients
Kizza I B, Muliira J K
2015
DOI: 10.1111/inr.12218

ObjectivesThis study aimed to describe the perceived barriers, enablers and acute pain assessment practices of nurses caring for critically ill adult patients in a resource-limited setting.BackgroundAcute pain is a common …

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High prevalence of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the surgical units of Mulago hospital in Kampala, Uganda
Kateete D P, Joloba M L, Baluku H, Okeng A, Namazzi S, Okee M, Musisi N L, Katabazi F A, Ssentongo R, Najjuka F C
2011
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-326

Background: There is limited data on Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Uganda where, as inmost low income countries, the routine use of chromogenic agar for MRSA detection is not …

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Highlights from the injury prevention literature
Guard Anara S.
2011
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2011.031898
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Indices to predict the risk of HIV in Rakai, Uganda: Application to the scale-up of safe male circumcision for HIV prevention
Kagaayi Joseph
2021

Objectives:(i)To derive indices to predict the risk of HIV acquisition in Rakai, Uganda.(ii)To determine whether HIV risk profiles differed between acceptors of safe male circumcision (SMC) and non-acceptors before and …

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La miliaire tuberculeuse : a propos de 29 cas
Fouzi S, Ketata F. W, Marwen I, Msaad S, Yangui A. Ayoub
2010

La miliaire tuberculeuse (MT) est une forme grave de tuberculose; secondaire a la dissemination hematogene de Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Le but de ce travail est d'evaluer les aspects epidemiologiques; cliniques et …

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Genotypic and mechanistic characterization of subtype-specific HIV adaptation to host cellular immunity
Muzoora C, Hunt P W, Martin J N, Bangsberg D R, Kinloch N N, Lee G Q, Carlson J M, Jin S W, Brumme C J, Byakwaga H, Bwana M B, Cobarrubias K D, Carrington M, Richard Harrigan P, Brockman M A, Brummea Z L
2019
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01502-18

The extent to which viral genetic context influences HIV adaptation to human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I-restricted immune pressures remains incompletely understood. The Ugandan HIV epidemic, where major pandemic group …

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The Association Between the Ratio of Monocytes: Lymphocytes and Risk of Tuberculosis Among HIV-Infected Postpartum Women
Musoke P, Stranix-Chibanda L, Kamateeka M, Richardson P, Andrew P, HPTN 046 Protocol Team, Naranbhai V, Moodley D, Chipato T, Nakabaiito C, Manji K, George K, Emel LM, Fowler M, Fletcher H, McShane H, Coovadia HM, Hill AVS
2014
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000353

Recent human studies support historical animal studies that suggested an association between peripheral blood monocyte: lymphocyte (ML) ratio and tuberculosis (TB) disease. To evaluate generalizability of this finding, we modeled …

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Asthma prevalence and mortality in sub Saharan Africa: the case of Uganda
Kirenga Bruce
2019

Asthma is a very common disease affecting around 8.8 % of the global population. In Sub Saharan Africa (SSA), data on asthma are very limited and most patients with asthma …

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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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