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Increased malaria parasitaemia among adults living with HIV who have discontinued cotrimoxazole prophylaxis in Kitgum district, Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2020)
Although WHO recommends cotrimoxazole (CTX) discontinuation among HIV patients who have undergone immune recovery and are living in areas of low prevalence of malaria, some countries including Uganda recommend CTX ...
Bacteremia among Febrile Ugandan Children Treated with Antimalarials Despite a Negative Malaria Test
(The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2015)
Bacteremia may be inappropriately treated as malaria in children admitted with a febrile illness in Africa.
We determined the prevalence, clinical features, and spectrum of bacteremia among febrile children younger than ...
Outcomes of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Uganda Before and After the Availability of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
(Clinical infectious diseases, 2008)
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is the proximate cause of death in 20%–30% of persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Africa. Two prospective, observational cohorts enrolled human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—infected, ...
Fertility and contraceptive decision-making and support for HIV infected individuals: client and provider experiences and perceptions at two HIV clinics in Uganda
(BMC public health, 2013)
Some people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) want to have children while others want to prevent pregnancies; this calls for comprehensive services to address both needs. This study explored decisions to have or not to have ...
Routine HIV testing: the right not to know versus the rights to care, treatment and prevention
(World Health Organization, 2007)
In their article “Desperately seeking targets: the ethics of routine HIV test- ing in low-income countries” published in the Bulletin in January 2006, Stuart Rennie & Frieda Behets explore some of the ethical challenges ...
Population mobility associated with higher risk sexual behavior in eastern African communities participating in a Universal Testing and Treatment trial
(Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2018)
There are significant knowledge gaps concerning complex forms of mobility emergent in sub-Saharan Africa, their relationship to sexual behaviors, HIV transmission, and how sex modifies these associations. This study, within ...
Linkage to HIV Care and Survival Following Inpatient HIV Counseling and Testing
(AIDS and Behavior, 2011)
Linkage to HIV care and survival in sub-Saharan Africa is not well documented. In 2004 we conducted a randomized trial among medical inpatients in Mulago Hospital to assess the impact of HIV counseling and testing (HCT) ...
Neurocognitive and Motor Deficits in HIV-Infected Ugandan Children With High CD4 Cell Counts
(Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2012)
Background. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection causes neurocognitive or motor function deficits in children with advanced disease, but it is unclear whether children with CD4 cell measures above the World health ...
Artemether-Lumefantrine versus Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for Treatment of Malaria: A Randomized Trial
(PLoS clinical trials, 2007)
To compare the efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Uganda.Randomized single-blinded clinical trial.Apac, Uganda, an ...
Potential for false positive HIV test results with the serial rapid HIV testing algorithm
(BMC research notes, 2012)
Rapid HIV tests provide same-day results and are widely used in HIV testing programs in areas with
limited personnel and laboratory infrastructure. The Uganda Ministry of Health currently recommends the serial
rapid ...