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The antimicrobial activity of root extracts of Zingiber Officinale on clinical isolates of Escherichia Coli and Staphylococcus Aureus
(Makerere University, 2022-12-12)
The grievous outcomes of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in society support the need
for discovery of better alternative treatments to be used for infections management.
Plants are known potential sources of antimicrobial ...
Prevalence of protenuria and associated risk factors among diabetic patients at Nebbi General Hospital, Nebbi District
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Persistent proteinuria is a marker of kidney damage and helps with the diagnosis, prognosis,
and therapy. Diabetic nephropathy is a public health concern of increasing proportions. A
cross sectional study was therefore ...
Prevalence of anaemia and predisposing factors of anaemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital, Kampala - Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-02)
Anemia is a life-threatening condition among pregnant women in Uganda and the world at large. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of anemia and the predisposing factors of anemia among pregnant women at Mulago ...
Mutational analysis of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase and the structural basis of its inhibition in prevention of non-small cell lung cancer
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Background: Lung cancer is among the commonest cancers with the highest mortality in the world and the mostly diagnosed cancer in developing countries. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer is the type that accounts for most of the ...
Prevalence and associated risk factors of malaria in pregnant women attending antenatal care at Abarilela Health Center III in Amuria, North Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of
malaria in pregnant women attending antenatal care at Abarilela Health Center III in
Amuria District in Uganda. Prevalence of malaria ...
Prevalence and risk factors of mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients attending Amana Region Referral Hospital, Dar es Salaam
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)
and its one of the world’s deadliest disease with one third of infected individuals falling
ill each year especially in many developing ...
Detection of aflatoxins in maize grains and maize flour from Central and Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Aflatoxins are secondary fungal metabolites known to be carcinogenic, teratogenic,
mutagenic, immunosuppressive, and mutagenic. Several studies have reported
presence of aflatoxins in different food matrices, in various ...
The prevalence and common bacteria causing post operative site infections among obstetric and gynecology patients at Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2023-08)
Postoperative surgical site infections are an important health care associated (HAI) infection and one of the most frequent causes of post-operative morbidity. Among surgical patients in obstetrics, surgical site infections ...
Prevalence of Candida Albicans and its associated risk factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Zia Angelina Health Center III, Namugongo
(Makerere University, 2018-07)
Introduction: Candida infection of the genital tract is one of the commonest sexually transmitted diseases and the most singular cause of vaginal discharge among pregnant women and also has health effects to the unborn ...
Occurrence and antibiotic susceptibility of edwardsiella tarda isolated from fish obtained at selected selling points around Kampala
(Makerere University, 2023-08-18)
Edwardsiella tarda is one of the serious threats affecting aquaculture globally. The pathogenic bacteria also possess zoonotic potential however, there has been a lack of information over the past decade on its occurrence ...