Browsing by Author "Nabongo, Betty"
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High Burden of Cryptococcal Meningitis Among Antiretroviral Therapy–Experienced Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Patients in Northern Uganda in the Era of “Test and Treat”: Implications for Cryptococcal Screening Programs
Okwir, Mark; Link, Abigail; Rhein, Joshua; Obbo, John Stephen; Okello, James; Nabongo, Betty; Alal, Jimmy; Meya, David; Bohjanen, Paul R. (Open forum infectious diseases, 2022)Background. The impact of the “test and treat” program for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment in rural areas of Uganda on cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening or cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is poorly ... -
Impact of a Cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis and treatment program at Lira Regional Referral Hospital in rural, Northern Uganda
Link, Abigail; Okwir, Mark; Meya, David; Nabongo, Betty; Okello, James; Kasprzyk, Danuta; Bohjanen, Paul R. (PLOS global public health, 2022)Abstract In rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, infrastructure and resources for treatment of crypto coccal meningitis (CM) are often lacking. We introduced a CM diagnosis and treatment pro gram (CM-DTP) at Lira Regional ... -
Improving the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in low-resource settings through task sharing and decentralization
DeWyer, Alyssa; Scheel, Amy; Otim, Isaac Omara; Longenecker, Christopher T.; Okello, Emmy; Ssinabulya, Isaac; Morris, Stephen; Okwir, Mark; Oyang, William; Joyce, Erine; Nabongo, Betty; Sable, Craig; Alencherry, Ben; Tompsett, Alison; Aliku, Twalib; Beaton, Andrea (Global Health Action, 2019)Background: Task sharing of TTE may improve capacity for heart failure diagnosis and management in patients in remote, low-resource settings but the impact on diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes has not been ... -
Poor long-term outcomes despite improved hospital survival for patients with cryptococcal meningitis in rural, Northern Uganda
Okwir, Mark; Link, Abigail; Opio, Bosco; Okello, Fred; Nakato, Ritah; Nabongo, Betty; Alal, Jimmy; Rhein, Joshua; Meya, David; Liu, Yu; Bohjanen, Paul R. (PLoS ONE, 2024)Background Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains a major cause of death among people living with HIV in rural sub-Saharan Africa. We previously reported that a CM diagnosis and treatment program (CM-DTP) improved hospital ...