Browsing Research Articles by Subject "Africa"

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    • Malaria is an uncommon cause of adult sepsis in south-western Uganda 

      Auma, Mary A; Siedner, Mark J; Nyehangane, Dan; Nalusaji, Aisha; Nakaye, Martha; Amumpaire, Juliet Mwanga; Muhindo, Rose; Wilson, L Anthony; II, Yap Boum; Moore, Christopher C (Malaria Journal, 2013-05-01)
      Background: Malaria is often considered a cause of adult sepsis in malaria endemic areas. However, diagnostic limitations can make distinction between malaria and other infections challenging. Therefore, the objective of ...

    • Task Shifting and Skin Punch for the Histologic Diagnosis of Kaposi’s Sarcoma in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Public Health Solution to a Public Health Problem 

      Laker-Oketta, Miriam O.; Wenger, Megan; Semeere, Aggrey; Castelnuovo, Barbara; Kambugu, Andrew; Lukande, Robert; Asirwa, F. Chite; Busakhala, Naftali; Buziba, Nathan; Diero, Lameck; Wools-Kaloustian, Kara; Strother, Robert Matthew; Bwana, Mwebesa; Muyindike, Winnie; Amerson, Erin; Mbidde, Edward; Maurer, Toby; Martin, Jeffrey (Oncology, 2015)
      Fueled by HIV, sub-Saharan Africa has the highest incidence of Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) in the world. Despite this, KS diagnosis in the region is based mostly on clinical grounds. Where biopsy is available, it has traditionally ...

    • Unravelling patient pathways in the context of antibacterial resistance in East Africa 

      Keenan, Katherine; Fredricks, Kathryn J.; Al Ahad, Mary Abed; Neema, Stella; Mwanga, Joseph R.; Bazira, Joel; Mike Kesby; HATUA Consortium (BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023)
      Background: A key factor driving the development and maintenance of antibacterial resistance (ABR) is individuals’ use of antibiotics (ABs) to treat illness. To better understand motivations and context for antibiotic use ...