Comparison of Reliability of Rapid Diagonostic Test to Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Malaria at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital

Autor: Kyambadde, P, Acidiri, H, Wabwire, H, Okello, D, Mbolwa, I, Asio, S, Byona, I, Oriekot, A, Kiganda, W, Kuule, JK, Odongo-Aginya, EI

Publikováno v: East African Medical Journal; Vol 92, No 5 (2015); 237-240

Background: Malaria is one of the leading causes of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa and continues to be a threat to life. Everyday 320 people die due to malaria in Uganda. Statistics from the ministry of health show that of all outpatient visits at h

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https://www.ajol.info/index.php/eamj/article/view/122897

Buruli ulcers in Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda: Case Report

Autor: Kitara, DL, Bwangamoi, PO, Odongo-Aginya, EI

Publikováno v: East African Medical Journal; Vol 88, No 12 (2011); 430-432

Buruli ulcers (BU) is a disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans. It is one of the most neglected but treatable tropical diseases. Cases of Buruli ulcers are extremely rare in Gulu District. It is because of this reason that we report

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https://www.ajol.info/index.php/eamj/article/view/87213

Evidence of Long Term Benefit of Praziquantel Treatment Against Schistosoma mansoni in Kigungu Fishing Village of Entebbe, Uganda

Autor: Odongo-Aginya, EI, Kironde, F, Lyazi, MI, Kyabayinze, D, Sempewo, H, Male, A, Oliveira, RC, Wilson, A

Publikováno v: African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology; Vol 13, No 2 (2012); 79-84

Praziquantel (PZQ) is efficacious against all species of schistosome: Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosoma japonicum and other parasites like the Taenia species. This cross-sectional cohorts study was carried out in Kigungu fishi

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https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajcem/article/view/74695

Indigenous emergence and spread of kelch13 C469Y artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Uganda.

Autor: Awor P; School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda., Coppée R; Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, UR 7510 ESCAPE, Université de Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France., Khim N; Malaria Research Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia., Rondepierre L; MERIT, IRD, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France., Roesch C; Malaria Research Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia., Khean C; Malaria Research Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia., Kul C; Malaria Research Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia., Eam R; Malaria Research Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia., Lorn T; Malaria Research Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia., Athieno P; School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda., Kimera J; School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda., Balikagala B; Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan., Odongo-Aginya EI; Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda., Anywar DA; Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda., Mita T; Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan., Clain J; MERIT, IRD, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France., Ringwald P; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland., Signorell A; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland.; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland., Lengeler C; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland.; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland., Burri C; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland.; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland., Ariey F; INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.; Service de Parasitologie, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France., Hetzel MW; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland.; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland., Witkowski B; Malaria Research Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Publikováno v: Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy [Antimicrob Agents Chemother] 2024 Aug 07; Vol. 68 (8), pp. e0165923. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 19.

Detection of drug-resistant malaria in resource-limited settings: efficient and high-throughput surveillance of artemisinin and partner drug resistance.

Autor: Fukuda N; Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan., Yoshida N; Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan., Balikagala B; Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan., Tsuru I; Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan., Ikeda M; Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan., Hirai M; Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan., Anywar DA; The Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda., Odongo-Aginya EI; The Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda., Mita T; Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.

Publikováno v: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy [J Antimicrob Chemother] 2024 Jun 03; Vol. 79 (6), pp. 1418-1422.