Výsledky vyhledávání - "Whalen Christopher C"

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Burden of tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda

Autor: Guwatudde David, Zalwango Sarah, Kamya Moses R., Debanne Sara M., Diaz Mireya I., Okwera Alphonse, Mugerwa Roy D., King Charles, Whalen Christopher C.

Publikováno v: Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol 81, Iss 11, Pp 799-805 (2003)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis in one of Uganda's poor peri-urban areas. METHODS: Multi-stage sampling was used to select a sample of households whose members were evaluated for presence of signs and/or symptoms

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Low nutrient intake among adult women and patients with severe tuberculosis disease in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Mupere Ezekiel, Parraga Isabel M, Tisch Daniel J, Mayanja Harriet K, Whalen Christopher C

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 1050 (2012)

Abstract Background Information regarding dietary nutrient intake during tuberculosis disease is lacking. We established the relationship between disease severity or wasting during pulmonary tuberculosis and nutrient intake. Methods In a cross-sectio

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High acceptance of home-based HIV counseling and testing in an urban community setting in Uganda

Autor: Mugerwa Micheal, List Justin, Sempeera Hassard, Sekandi Juliet N, Asiimwe Stephen, Yin Xiaoping, Whalen Christopher C

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 730 (2011)

Abstract Background HIV testing is a key component of prevention and an entry point into HIV/AIDS treatment and care however, coverage and access to testing remains low in Uganda. Home-Based HIV Counseling and Testing (HBHCT) has potential to increas

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Determination of circulating Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and transmission patterns among pulmonary TB patients in Kawempe municipality, Uganda, using MIRU-VNTR

Autor: Dickman Katherine R, Whalen Christopher C, Odong Paul R, Katabazi Fred A, Kateete David P, Nabyonga Lydia, Moses Joloba L

Publikováno v: BMC Research Notes, Vol 4, Iss 1, p 280 (2011)

Abstract Background Mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units - variable number of tandem repeats (MIRU-VNTR) genotyping is a powerful tool for unraveling clonally complex Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains and detection of transmission patte

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Gender and HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis: presentation and outcome at one year after beginning antituberculosis treatment in Uganda

Autor: Ellner Jerrold J, Mugerwa Roy D, Okwera Alphonse, Johnson John L, Nsubuga Peter, Whalen Christopher C

Publikováno v: BMC Pulmonary Medicine, Vol 2, Iss 1, p 4 (2002)

Abstract Background Tuberculosis is responsible for more female deaths around the earth than any other infectious disease. Reports have suggested that responses to tuberculosis may differ between men and women. We investigated gender related differen

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