Integrating hepatitis B care and treatment with existing HIV services is possible: cost of integrated HIV and hepatitis B treatment in a low-resource setting: a cross-sectional hos... by Andrew Kambugu, Philippa Easterbrook, Jacinto Amandua, David Livingstone Ejalu, Joan N Mutyoba, Claude Wandera, Emmanuel Seremba, Alex Muganzi, Racheal Beyagira, Kaggwa Mugagga, Ponsiano Ocama

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Evaluation of the Management of Patients with Detectable Viral Load after the Implementation of Routine Viral Load Monitoring in an Urban HIV Clinic in Uganda by Nsumba Steven Mark, Musomba Rachel, Arvind Kaimal, Mubiru Frank, Tibakabikoba Harriet, Lwanga Isaac, Mohammed Lamorde, Castelnuovo Barbara

“…To describe the clinical decisions taken for patients failing on treatment and possible implementation leakages within the monitoring cascade at a large urban HIV Centre in Kampala, Uganda. Methods. As per internal clinic guidelines, VL results >1,000 copies/ml are flagged by a quality assurance officer and sent to the requesting clinician. …”
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Combining ability and gene action for resistance to Fusarium ear rot in tropical maize hybrids by Stella Bigirwa Ayesiga, Stella Bigirwa Ayesiga, Stella Bigirwa Ayesiga, Patrick Rubaihayo, John Bosco Sempiira, John Bosco Sempiira, Emmanuel Amponsah Adjei, Isaac Onziga Dramadri, Isaac Onziga Dramadri, Bonny Michael Oloka, Julius Pyton Sserumaga

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In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Crude Extracts of Artocarpus heterophyllus Seeds against Selected Diarrhoea-Causing Superbug Bacteria by Asio Eve, Adamu Almustapha Aliero, Doreen Nalubiri, Rasheed Omotayo Adeyemo, Saheed Adekunle Akinola, Theophilus Pius, Saphurah Nabaasa, Susan Nabukeera, Bashir Alkali, Ibrahim Ntulume

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Prevalence of Malaria and TB Coinfection at a National Tuberculosis Treatment Centre in Uganda by Joseph Baruch Baluku, Sylvia Nassozi, Brian Gyagenda, Margret Namanda, Irene Andia-Biraro, William Worodria, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika

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Abnormal Admission Chest X-Ray and MEWS as ICU Outcome Predictors in a Sub-Saharan Tertiary Hospital: A Prospective Observational Study by Hannington Ssemmanda, Tonny Stone Luggya, Clare Lubulwa, Zeridah Muyinda, Pascal Kwitonda, Humphrey Wanzira, Joseph Ejoku

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Challenges in Assessing Outcomes among Infants of Pregnant HIV-Positive Women Receiving ART in Uganda by Barbara Castelnuovo, Frank Mubiru, Ivan Kalule, Shadia Nakalema, Agnes Kiragga

“…In this analysis we describe the proportion of early and late transmission in mothers with high retention in Kampala, Uganda. We included 700 pregnant women from January 2012 to August 2014 with a follow-up extended to August 2016; the median age was 31 years (IQR: 26–35), 36.3% in WHO stage 3/4; median CD4 count was 447 cells/μL (IQR: 301–651) and 73.3% were already on ART for a median time of 28 (IQR: 10–57) months; 52% infants were male and median weight was 3.2 Kg (IQR: 2.5–3.5). …”
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Spectroscopic Analysis of Heterogeneous Biocatalysts for Biodiesel Production from Expired Sunflower Cooking Oil by Enoch Wembabazi, Patrick Joram Mugisha, Asumani Ratibu, Deborah Wendiro, Joseph Kyambadde, Peter California Vuzi

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Analgesic Effects of Preincision Ketamine on Postspinal Caesarean Delivery in Uganda’s Tertiary Hospital: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Richard Mwase, Tonny Stone Luggya, John Mark Kasumba, Humphrey Wanzira, Andrew Kintu, Joesph V. B. Tindimwebwa, Daniel Obua

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Enhancing the Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils in the Sudd Wetlands, South Sudan, Using Organic Manure by J. A. Ruley, A. Amoding, J. B. Tumuhairwe, T. A. Basamba, E. Opolot, H. Oryem-Origa

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Prevalence of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Patients Attending Diabetic Clinic at Fort Port Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda Patients by Wardat Rashid Ali, Alina Peris, Stella Nabirye, Awil Abdi, Nihfadh Tamali, Venance Emmanuel, Dayyabu Shehu

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Prevalence and Detection of qac Genes from Disinfectant-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Salon Tools in Ishaka Town, Bushenyi District of Uganda by Solange Gahongayire, Adamu Almustapha Aliero, Charles Drago Kato, Alice Namatovu

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Acute Soft Head Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Sickle Cell Disease in an Adolescent in Rural Western Uganda: Case Report by Abukar Ali Ahmed, Dalton Kambale Munyambalu, Awil Abdulkadir Abdi, Elias Joseph Xwatsal, Hanan Asad Hassan, Ibrahim Ahmed Nur, Abdikani Ali Hassan, Venance Emmanuel Mswelo

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Aflatoxins in Uganda: An Encyclopedic Review of the Etiology, Epidemiology, Detection, Quantification, Exposure Assessment, Reduction, and Control by Timothy Omara, Winfred Nassazi, Tom Omute, Aburu Awath, Fortunate Laker, Raymond Kalukusu, Bashir Musau, Brenda Victoria Nakabuye, Sarah Kagoya, George Otim, Eddie Adupa

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Epidemiological Dynamics of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- or AmpC β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Screened in Apparently Healthy Chickens in Uganda by Steven Kakooza, Damien Munyiirwa, Paul Ssajjakambwe, Edrine Kayaga, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Dickson Ndoboli, Loreen Basemera, Esther Nabatta, Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, John Baligwamunsi Kaneene

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Culturally appropriate terminologies in health research: a participatory study with pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in Uganda by Ritah Nakijoba, Adelline Twimukye, Josephine Bayigga, Aida N. Kawuma, Simon Peter Asiimwe, Fredrick Byenume, Jacqueline Kyeyune, Sylvia Nabukenya, Francis Williams Ojara, Francis Williams Ojara, Catriona Waitt, Catriona Waitt

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A dataset of blood slide images for AI-based diagnosis of malariaDataverse by Rose Nakasi, Joyce Nakatumba Nabende, Jeremy Francis Tusubira, Aloyzius Lubowa Bamundaga, Alfred Andama

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