African health sciences
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
Comparative yield of different active TB case finding interventions in a large urban TB project in central Uganda: a descriptive study.
Systematic screening for TB among patients presenting to care and among high risk populations is recommended to improve TB case finding. We aimed to describe the comparative yield of three TB screening approaches implemented by a large urban TB project in central Uganda. ⋯ Targeted community TB screening interventions improve access to TB diagnosis for men and children 0-14 years.
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
A comparative study of serological diagnosis of Dengue outbreak 2019.
The interpretation & correlation of the different laboratory parameters in positive dengue cases in order to evaluate that which laboratory test is more significant for diagnosis of Dengue. ⋯ In this research, it is concluded that the diagnosis of dengue cases is preliminary limited to initial stages i.e. CBC or sometimes dengue NS-I, as dengue IgM severity is more effective than that of Dengue NS-I & IgG. Many patients who had negative results in CBC and NS-1 testing, became positive when IgM and IgG serology testing has been done.
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
Case ReportsIt is not always Tuberculosis! A case of pulmonary cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent child in Uganda.
Pulmonary cryptococcosis is rare in immunocompetent individuals. Limited data exist regarding its occurrence in children, especially in developing countries. ⋯ The child improved on amphotericin and fluconazole treatment. Despite the limited diagnostic capacity in many resource-constrained settings like Uganda, this case report highlights the need to investigate other causes of pneumonia in immunocompetent children that are not improving on conventional antimicrobial treatments.
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
A novel survival algorithm in COVID-19 intensive care patients: the classification and regression tree (CRT) method.
The present study aimed to create a decision tree for the identification of clinical, laboratory and radiological data of individuals with COVID-19 diagnosis or suspicion of Covid-19 in the Intensive Care Units of a Training and Research Hospital of the Ministry of Health on the European side of the city of Istanbul. ⋯ There were no differences in terms of gender between dead and live patients. Those who died were older, had lower MON, MPV, and had higher D-Dimer values than those who survived.
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
Suicidal tendencies and its association with psychoactive use predictors among university students in Uganda: a cross-sectional study.
Globally, suicide is one of the leading causes of death, and approximately 80% of all suicides occur in lowand middle-income countries. Younger people in Africa are at a higher risk of suicide than others. ⋯ Suicidality screening and psychosocial support should be provided to this vulnerable population. Efforts There is a need to strengthen, implement more effective preventive strategies to reduce the use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances.