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Alcohol and substance abuse among the youth in Kamwokya slum in central division, Kampala district.
(Makerere University, 2023-12-08)Background: Alcohol and substance abuse has continued to be a serious health problem among the youth in Kamwokya slum, Central Division, Kampala district and it has been affecting the community for a long time. However, ... -
Analysis of typhoid serodiagnostic data and patient socio-demographic and clinical characteristics at Uganda Martyrs' Hospital, Lubaga
(Makerere University, 2023)INTRODUCTION Typhoid fever remains a major public health concern. According to World Health Organization (WHO), there were an estimated 10.9 million cases of typhoid fever worldwide in 2019 with 110,000 deaths. Typhoid ... -
Antibiotic activity of garlic, ginger and tamarind crude extracts on methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
(Makerere University, 2022-08)Introduction: Due to the increased resistance to antibiotics by bacteria like MRSA, antibiotics which were once used to treat these become less effective. As a result, medicinal plants could be a reliable alternative for ... -
Antibiotic activity of turmeric, castor oil, honey and apple cider vinegar extracts on MRSA on isolates from medical microbiology laboratory, Makerere University.
(2023-12-15)Background Herbal medicine is used by approximately 80% of the world’s population according to WHO. In Uganda, herbal remedies play a significant role in the health care system being the oldest yet continuously utilized ... -
Antibiotic resistance patterns of Klebsiella Pneumoniae isolates obtained from microbiology laboratory Makerere University Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-05)Antimicrobial resistance has become a major public health concern worldwide, with increasing morbidity and mortality rates associated with resistant infections. Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common cause of nosocomial infections, ... -
Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of gram negative rods isolated from ICU patients' samples in Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Monitoring the prevalence and susceptibility profiles of these GNB is key in empirical therapy as it will guide physicians on which specific antibiotics to administer to these patients with minimal or no drug resistance ... -
Assessing the prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension and associated risk factors among patients at the Out- Patient Department, Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Background; Hypertension or high blood pressure is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated. Hypertension has been described as the “silent killer” because initially, the disease ... -
Assessing the prevalence of malaria among children under 5 years, attending to treatment in Kamuli general hospital- Kamuli Municipality
(Makerere University, 2021-01)Malaria is a life threatening disease typically transmitted to humans through female anopheles mosquito carrying the parasite and remains one of the top killers of children below five years despite of the nationwide mosquito ... -
Assessment of non lump changes among women who came with abnormal breast changes for cancer screening at FNAC Clinic at MAKCHS Pathology Department
(Makerere University, 2021-11)Background: Nipple discharge, nipple retraction and inversion the non-lump changes used. These changes could thus be helpful in early diagnosis of breast disease including breast cancer as they could be the only early ... -
Assessment of womens’ knowlegde, attitude and beliefs towards cervical cancer screening in Nakaseke Health Center, Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020)Cervical Cancer is the second commonest cancer affecting the women, where virtually all cases are connected to human papillomavirus genital infection. Women living in urban centers take cervical cancer infection as bad ... -
Carriage of ndm & imp carbapenem resistance genes among e. coli & k. pneumoniae human stool isolates from Mbarara
(Makerere university, 2022-03)Background The purpose of the study is to establish the prevalence of NDM & IMP Carbapenem resistance genes among E. coli and K. pneumonia. The study is to be conducted on the isolates from Mbarara at the College of ... -
Carriage of ndm & imp carbapenem resistance genes among e. Coli & k. Pneumoniae in human stool isolates from Mbarara hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae have become intrinsically resistant to many types of β-lactamase due to the emergence of organisms carrying NDM and IMP genes(Liang et al., 2020). Carbapenems, among the beta-lactams, ... -
Carriage of NDM & IMP Carbapenem resistance genes among E. coli & K. pneumoniae isolates from Mbarara hospital.
(Makerere University, 2022-03-20)Background: The increasing prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains is related to high mortality and it is increasing around the world. Among the Enterobacteriaceae family, Klebsiella pneumoniae and ... -
Carriage of ndm & imp carbapenem resistance genes among e. coli & k. pneumoniae isolates from Mbarara.
(Makerere University, 2022-01)The first reports of carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae isolates occurred in the early 1990s. Researchers published the first report of an isolate that produced Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase in 2001. Antimicrobial ... -
Carriage of NDM & IMP Carbapenem resistance genes among Escherichia coli & Klebsiela pneumoniae human isolates from Mbarara
(Makerere University, 2022-01)Introduction Carbapenem, a β-lactam that is really potent against Gram- negative bacteria, has been recognized as a last resort for treating of infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria. However, the increasing ... -
Carriage of NDM and IPM carbapenem resistance genes among E.coli and K.pneumoniae isolates from Mbarara
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Background: The increasing prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains is related to high mortality and it is increasing around the world. Among the Enterobacteriaceae family, Klebsiella pneumoniae and ... -
Carriage of NDM carbapenemase genes among Escherichia coli isolates in human urine from Mbarara.
(Makerere University, 2021-12-20)Background: Enterobacteriaceae, a family of gram-negative bacteria to which Escherichia coli belongs easily get and transfer drug resistance genes and presence of these genes leads to production of β-lactamases. The ... -
Characterization of clinical isolates of fungal pathogens in the clinical microbiology laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology, Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2020-01)Background: This study was carried out with the following objectives; To characterize the clinical isolates of fungal pathogens in the clinical microbiology laboratory, Department of medical microbiology and to determine ... -
Colistin micro broth disk elution method in determining susceptibility to colistin in acinetobacter species
(Makerere University, 2022-09)Colistin use as a drug of last resort to treat multidrug-resistant organisms in humans has increased following its re-introduction. This has led to large patterns of resistance among various gram negative bacterial organisms ... -
Comparison between combined disk test and double disc synergy test in detecting extended spectrum beta-lactamases in Klebisiela Pneumoniae
(Makerere University, 2022-08)Introduction: The spread of ESBL producing Klebisiella pneumoniae are causing more severe infections and multidrug resistance because of their continuous mutation making treatment with antibiotics difficult. Therefore there ...