High resting pulse rate (RPR) is associated with adverse cardiovascular events and could be used as a marker of cardiovascular health. We determined the correlation between RPR and blood pressure …
The increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases highlights the need for devising effective prevention strategies. Several studies have investigated the preventive effect of maternal avoidance of highly …
Barriers to oral health care among refugees (Fig. 1) vary within and between countries due to diverse policies related to oral health and the varying legal status of refugees [12â14]. …
Despite increasing cesarean rates in Africa, there remain extensive gaps in the standard provision of care after cesarean birth. We present recommendations for discharge instructions to be provided to women …
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 …
Background: Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae is a determinant for invasive pneumococcaldisease, which often complicates homozygous sickle cell disease. Here, we determined the nasopharyngeal carriagerate of S. pneumoniae in Ugandan …
Background: Multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii are common causes of health care associated infections worldwide. Carbapenems are effective against infections caused by multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria including Pseudomonas …
BackgroundMultidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species are common causes of nosocomial infections worldwide. Recently we reported the occurrence of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae, P. aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species at Mulago …
BackgroundMethicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains were once confined to hospitals however, in the last 20years MRSA infections have emerged in the community in people with no prior exposure to …
BackgroundThe increase in drug resistance to affordable antibiotics used to treat Gram positive bacterial infections has complicated the management of enterococcal infections. Resistance to vancomycin, one of the most powerful …