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Prevalence of malaria among pregnant women attending antenantal clinic at Nsinze Health Centre IV, Namutumba District
(Makerere University, 2021)
Introduction
Malaria infection during pregnancy has remained a major public health concern in tropical and subtropical countries with notable risk for the pregnant woman and her fetus. According to the estimated yearly ...
Prevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection among cancer patients at Mulago Cancer Institute
(Makerere university, 2021-05-01)
There are 2 billion people at risk of getting the virus and 350 million are HBV chronic carriers(MacLachlan and Cowie 2015).In Africa,25% of the population is infected with the virus(Kramvis and Kew 2007). According to a ...
Comparison of detection methods of biofilm formation and susceptibility profile of uropathogenic escherichia coli clinical isolates in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
Biofilm production is a phenomenon where one or more types of microorganisms form single entities of communities on various surfaces. Alarmingly, these surfaces may include medical implants such as catheters and intrauterine ...
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of bacteria causing otitis media among children <5years attending outpatient department in Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03-03)
Otitis media is a major health problem of children in low income countries including Uganda. According to the January-March 2015 records at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital Outpatient department, an average of 78 children ...
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Acinetobacter Species, among blood culture samples received at Makerere University College of Health Science (MakCHS) Clinical Microbiology Laboratory between March and August 2021.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Acinetobacter spp. are glucose-non-fermentative, non-motile, non-fastidious, catalase-positive,
oxidative-negative, aerobic gram-negative cocco-bacilli (Lin & Lan, 2014) present in the
environment especially water and ...
Prevalence and drug susceptibility pattern of pseudomonas aeruginosa using test records from February to June 2020 at Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Makerere University.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa has become an important cause of gram negative infection especially in patients with compromised host defence mechanisms, causing infection in blood, lungs and other body parts. It is the 2nd most ...
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 ...
Prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria that are susceptible to chloramphenical and factors associated with its resistance at Makerere University Micribiology Laboratory from February to December 2017
(Makerere university, 2021-04)
As a result of antimicrobial resistance, there has been renewed interest in the use of old drugs like chloramphenicol which has been abandoned due to their side effects but has good activity against multi-drug resistant ...
Cytomorphologic findings of lymph node lesions; use of fine needle aspiration as the evaluation tool for lymphadenopathy: a retrospective study conducted at Makerere University Pathology Laboratory Kampala Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
Introduction. Enlarged lymph nodes, commonly termed as lymphadenopathy is a common and worrying presentation both in adults and children . It can occur at any site of lymph node but most commonly seen at the cervical, ...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from clinical samples received at Makerere University Clinical Microbiology Laboratory from 2017 to 2020.
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is highly prevalent among patients admitted to hospital wards, and is on the rise as a community associated infection. Laboratory surveillance of distribution ...