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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
(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 ...
Challenges associated with the roll-out of HCC surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa - the case of Uganda
(Journal of Hepatology, 2020)
In sub-Saharan Africa, where HBV infections are the main
cause of HCC, surveillance programs are mostly not available.2
Nonetheless, with an incidence rate of 8.9 cases per 100,000
inhabitants per year, which is likely ...
Lack of education, knowledge, and supplies are barriers to cryptococcal meningitis care among nurses and other healthcare providers in rural Uganda: A mixed methods study
(Nurse Education Today, 2023)
Abstract
Background
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is one of the deadliest opportunistic infections related to
HIV/AIDS. A research gap exists surrounding the barriers to CM diagnosis, treatment delivery,
and care from ...
Delays in Cryptococcal Meningitis Diagnosis and Care: A Mixed Methods Study in Rural Uganda
(Annals of global health,, 2022)
Background: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains a major cause of mortality for HIV infected persons in sub-Saharan Africa, despite widespread access to antiretroviral
therapy. Delays in CM diagnosis and treatment ...
Prevalence of Intestinal Helminth Coinfection in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Uganda
(Oxford University Press., 2022)
Background. Although a third of people with tuberculosis (TB) are estimated to be coinfected with helminths, the prevalence is
largely unknown among people with drug-resistant TB (DR-TB). We determined the prevalence of ...
Blood Culture Testing Outcomes among Non-Malarial Febrile Children at Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Sites in Uganda, 2017–2018
(Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021)
: Blood culture (BC) processes are critical to the utility of diagnostic testing, bloodstream
infection (BSI) management, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance. While Uganda has
established BC guidelines, often ...