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"Those who died are the ones that are cured". Walking the political tightrope of Nodding Syndrome in northern Uganda: Emerging challenges for research and policy
Rujumba J, Idro R, Mwaka AD, Irani J, Arach J, Lanyuru D, Gerrets R, Grietens KP, O'Neill S
2019
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007344

BackgroundNodding Syndrome was first reported from Tanzania in the 1960s but appeared as an epidemic in Northern Uganda in the 1990s during the LRA civil war. It is characterized by …

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IMMUNE RECONSITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME AMONG ADOLESCENTS: A REPORT OF CASES IN A RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTING (UGANDA)
Kambugu A, Ocama P, Katusiime C
2010

We report immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromes in a cohort of adolescents/young adults over a period of 1 year at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda.

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Lowenstein-Jensen selective medium for reducing contamination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture
Kassaza Kennedy, Orikiriza Patrick, Llosa Augusto, Bazira Joel, Nyehangane Dan, Page Anne-Laure, Boum Yap, 2nd
2014

MEDLINE Abstract: We compared Mycobacterium tuberculosis sputum culture recovery and contamination rates between Lowenstein-Jensen medium (LJ) containing the following decontaminants and LJ alone: (i) PANTA (n = 299), (ii) Selectatab-MB …

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Global health education for medical students: New learning opportunities and strategies
Goldner BW, Bollinger RC
2012
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.638008

Background: A new course was offered to introduce basic global health concepts to all first year Johns Hopkins medical students, that took advantage of new distance learning capacity to connect …

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UNDERLYING CAUSES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN UGANDA: RESPONSES FROM KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY
Kebirungi H
2021
DOI: 10.20853/35-5-4616

This study used the social exchange theory and sexuality to investigate the underlying causes of sexual harassment in Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda, with responses from Kyambogo University (KyU). …

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The Quality of Specimens Obtained By Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy: does Training Make a Difference?
Goedhals Jacqueline, Joubert Gina, Thiart Jacoretha, Wright Colleen
2012

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of a one-hour training session on the correct technique of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) by assessing adequacy of FNAB …

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Earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy, increased tuberculosis case finding and reduced mortality in a setting of improved HIV care: a retrospective cohort study
Kambugu A, Manabe YC, Hermans SM, van Leth F, Hoepelman AIM, Lange JMA
2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00980.x

Objectives High early mortality after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in resource-limited settings is associated with low baseline CD4 cell counts and a high burden of opportunistic infections. Our large urban …

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The removal of type 2 polio vaccine from Uganda's routine immunization program: lessons learned from an independent validation committee
Sewankambo N.K., Kisakye A., Ampeire I., Ndungutse D., Mayanja R., Mworozi E.
2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.06.007
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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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