Browsing Faculty of Medicine by Subject "Africa"

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    • Bilateral proptosis as an early manifestation of juvenile myelomonocitic leukemia in an African child 

      Pecorella, Irene; Nunzia, Manna; Valeria, Calbi; Omona, Venice; Okello, Tom Richard (Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology, 2021)
      We report bilateral proptosis as the unusual initial presentation of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia in a Ugandan child. Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia was diagnosed with complete blood count and bone marrow aspiration ...

    • Exploring mechanisms of excess mortality with early fluid resuscitation: insights from the FEAST trial 

      Maitland, Kathryn; George, Elizabeth C; Evans, Jennifer; Kiguli, Sarah; Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Akech, Samuel O; Opoka, Robert O; Engoru, Charles; Nyeko, Richard; Mtove, George; Reyburn, Hugh; Brent, Bernadette; Nteziyaremye, Julius; Mpoya, Ayub; Prevatt, Natalie; Dambisya, Cornelius M; Semakula, Daniel; Ddungu, Ahmed; Okuuny, Vicent; Wokulira, Ronald; Otii, Benedict; Levin, Michael; Crawley, Jane; Babiker, Abdel G; Gibb, Diana M; FEAST trial group (2013)
      Background: Early rapid fluid resuscitation (boluses) in African children with severe febrile illnesses increases the 48-hour mortality by 3.3% compared with controls (no bolus). We explored the effect of boluses on 48-hour ...

    • Mortality risk over time after early fluid resuscitation in African children 

      George, Elizabeth C.; Kiguli, Sarah; Olupot Olupot, Peter; Opoka, Robert O.; Engoru, Charles; Akech, Samuel O.; Nyeko, Richard; Mtove, George; Mpoya, Ayub; Thomason, Margaret J.; Crawley, Jane; Evans, Jennifer A.; Gibb, Diana M.; Babiker, Abdel G.; Maitland, Kathryn; Walker, A. Sarah (Clinical care, 2019)
      Background: African children hospitalised with severe febrile illness have a high risk of mortality. The Fluid Expansion As Supportive Therapy (FEAST) trial (ISCRTN 69856593) demonstrated increased mortality risk ...

    • Predicting mortality in sick African children: the FEAST Paediatric Emergency Triage (PET) Score 

      George, Elizabeth C.; Walker, A. Sarah; Kiguli, Sarah; Olupot-Olupo, Peter; Opoka, Robert O.; Engoru, Charles; Akech, Samuel O.; Nyeko, Richard; Mtove, George; Reyburn, Hugh; Berkley, James A.; Mpoya, Ayub; Levin, Michael; Crawley, Jane; Gibb, Diana M.; Maitland, Kathryn; Babiker, Abdel G. (BMC Medicine, 2015)
      Background: Mortality in paediatric emergency care units in Africa often occurs within the first 24 h of admission and remains high. Alongside effective triage systems, a practical clinical bedside risk score to identify ...

    • Prevalence of hospital-associated infections can be decreased effectively in developing countries 

      Ogwang, David Martin; Paramatti, D.; Molteni, T.; Ochola, E.; Okello, Tom Richard; Salgado, J.C.Ortiz; Kayanja, A.; Greco, C.; Kizza, D.; Gondoni, E.; Okot, J.; Praticò, L.; Granata, V.; Filia, H.; Ayugi, H.Kellar; Greco, D. (Journal of Hospital Infection, 2013)
      Background Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) are an important public health problem worldwide. Little information is available from African countries, but published data show that the burden of HAI is greater in Africa ...