COVID-19 screening as an opportunity to find TB cases; experiences from an urban National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda

Authors: Fred C. Semitala, Rodgers Katwesigye, Dennis Kalibbala, Mary Mbuliro, Lalitha Rejani, Darius Owachi, Edgar Atine, Stavia Turyahabwe, Moorine P. Sekadde

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)

Subject Terms: Tuberculosis, COVID-19, Integrated screening, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334

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Hepatic schistosomiasis, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and health related quality of life measurements from the Albert Nile Basin

Authors: Christopher K. Opio, Francis Kazibwe, Lalitha Rejani, Narcis B. Kabatereine, Ponsiano Ocama

Source: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)

Subject Terms: Health related quality of life measurements, Disability weights, Upper gastrointestinal bleeding, Schistosomiasis, EQ-5D/EQ-VAS, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2509-8020

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Immune cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of Ugandan adults who resist versus those who develop latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

Authors: Bonnie A Thiel, William Worodria, Sophie Nalukwago, Mary Nsereko, Ingvar Sanyu, Lalitha Rejani, Josephine Zawedde, David H Canaday, Catherine M Stein, Keith A Chervenak, LaShaunda L Malone, Ronald Kiyemba, Richard F Silver, John L Johnson, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, W Henry Boom

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 4, p e0249477 (2021)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249477&type=printable; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Profiling lifetime episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding among patients from rural Sub-Saharan Africa where schistosoma mansoni is endemic

Authors: Christopher Kenneth Opio, Francis Kazibwe, Ponsiano Ocama, Lalitha Rejani, Elena Nikolaevna Belousova, Paul Ajal

Source: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 24, Iss 296 (2016)

Subject Terms: upper gastrointestinal bleeding, sub-saharan africa, hepatic schistososomiasis, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/24/296/pdf/296.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1937-8688

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Diagnosis of alcohol misuse and alcoholic liver disease among patients in the medical emergency admission service of a large urban hospital in Subsaharan Africa ; a cross sectional study

Authors: Christopher Kenneth Opio, Emmanuel Seremba, Ponsiano Ocama, Lalitha Rejani, Magid Kagimu, William Martens Lee

Source: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 15, Iss 23 (2013)

Subject Terms: alcohol use, alcohol misuse, alcoholic liver disease, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, cage questionnaire, de ritis ratio, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/15/23/pdf/23.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1937-8688

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Primary effusion lymphoma associated with Human Herpes Virus-8 and Epstein Barr virus in an HIV-infected woman from Kampala, Uganda: a case report

Authors: Osuwat Lawrence O, Piccaluga Pier, Orem Jackson, Luzige Simon, Agostinelli Claudio, Lalitha Rejani, Tumwine Lynnette K, Pileri Stefano A

Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports, Vol 5, Iss 1, p 60 (2011)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/60; https://doaj.org/toc/1752-1947

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'Some patients demand for a prescription of an antibiotic': an assessment of barriers and facilitators to rational antimicrobial use in a private health facility in Uganda.

Authors: Kizito, Mark, Lalitha, Rejani, Kajumbula, Henry, Muhumuza, Richard, Kintu, Moses Grace, Muyanja, David, Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline

Source: JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance; Dec2024, Vol. 6 Issue 6, p1-8, 8p

Non-invasive ventilation in children and adults in low- and low-middle income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Mandelzweig, Keren, Leligdowicz, Aleksandra, Murthy, Srinivas, Lalitha, Rejani, Fowler, Robert A., Adhikari, Neill K.J.

Source: In Journal of Critical Care October 2018 47:310-319

Sex and HIV Differences in Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm) Among Ugandans Postpneumonia.

Authors: Abelman, Rebecca A, Fitzpatrick, Jessica, Byanova, Katerina L, Zawedde, Josephine, Sanyu, Ingvar, Byanyima, Patrick, Musisi, Emmanuel, Hsieh, Jenny, Zhang, Michelle, Branchini, Jake, Sessolo, Abdul, Hunt, Peter W, Lalitha, Rejani, Davis, J Lucian, Crothers, Kristina, Worodria, William, Huang, Laurence

Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases; Mar2024, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p1-9, 9p

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Adults in Neno District, Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study.

Authors: Zaniku, Haules Robbins, Connolly, Emilia, Aron, Moses Banda, Matanje, Beatrice Lydia, Ndambo, Myness Kasanda, Talama, George Complex, Munyaneza, Fabien, Ruderman, Todd, Rylance, Jamie, Dullie, Luckson Wandani, Lalitha, Rejani, Banda, Ndaziona Peter Kwanjo, Muula, Adamson S

Source: International Journal of COPD; Feb2024, Vol. 19, p389-401, 13p

Sex modifies the risk of HIV-associated obstructive lung disease in Ugandans postpneumonia.

Authors: Abelman, Rebecca A., Fitzpatrick, Jessica, Zawedde, Josephine, Sanyu, Ingvar, Byanyima, Patrick, Kaswabuli, Sylvia, Musisi, Emmanuel, Hsieh, Jenny, Gardner, Kendall, Zhang, Michelle, Byanova, Katerina L., Sessolo, Abdul, Hunt, Peter W., Lalitha, Rejani, Davis, J. Lucian, Crothers, Kristina, Worodria, William, Huang, Laurence

Source: AIDS (02699370); Sep2023, Vol. 37 Issue 11, p1683-1692, 10p

Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and culture assays to detect Mycobacterium Tuberculosis using OMNIgene-sputum processed stool among adult TB presumptive patients in Uganda.

Authors: Sessolo, Abdulwahab, Musisi, Emmanuel, Kaswabuli, Sylvia, Zawedde, Josephine, Byanyima, Patrick, Sabiiti, Wilber, Walimbwa, Stanley, Ola, Joseph, Sanyu, Ingvar, Lalitha, Rejani, Kamya, Moses, Davis, Lucian, Worodria, William, Huang, Laurence

Source: PLoS ONE; 4/21/2023, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p1-14, 14p

Subject Terms: MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis, TUBERCULOSIS, FLUORESCENCE microscopy, COUGH, SAMPLING errors, ERROR rates

Geographic Terms: UGANDA

Tracing Makerere University’s 100 years’ contribution to lung science/medicine.

Authors: Kirenga, Bruce J., Nidoi, Jasper, Muttamba, Winters, Walusimbi, Simon, Lalitha, Rejani, Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet, Yoo, Samuel, Imoko, Joseph, Kawuma, Joseph, Worodria, William

Source: African Health Sciences; 2022 Special Issue, Vol. 22, p57-62, 6p

A missed diagnosis or a masquerading disease: back to the basics.

Authors: Lalitha, Rejani¹, Opio, Christopher Kenneth¹

Source: Pan African Medical Journal. 2013, Vol. 15, p1-5. 5p.

Internal Medicine Clerkship Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Clinical Learning Experience of Undergraduate Medical Students at Makerere University, Uganda.

Authors: Bongomin, Felix, Olum, Ronald, Nakiyingi, Lydia, Lalitha, Rejani, Ssinabulya, Isaac, Sekaggya-Wiltshire, Christine, Ocama, Ponsiano, Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline

Source: Advances in Medical Education & Practice; Mar2021, Vol. 12, p253-262, 10p

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HIV infection is associated with elevated biomarkers of immune activation in Ugandan adults with pneumonia.

Authors: Wang, Richard J., Moore, Julia, Moisi, Daniela, Chang, Emily G., Byanyima, Patrick, Kaswabuli, Sylvia, Musisi, Emmanuel, Sanyu, Ingvar, Sessolo, Abdulwahab, Lalitha, Rejani, Worodria, William, Davis, J. Lucian, Crothers, Kristina, Lin, Jue, Lederman, Michael M., Hunt, Peter W., Huang, Laurence

Source: PLoS ONE; 5/15/2019, Vol. 14 Issue 5, p1-14, 14p

Subject Terms: INTERLEUKIN receptors, HIV infections, TUMOR necrosis factor receptors, OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases, PNEUMONIA, HIV

Geographic Terms: UGANDA

Vitamin B12 deficiency among adult diabetic patients in Uganda: relation to glycaemic control and haemoglobin concentration.

Authors: Akabwai, George Patrick, Kibirige, Davis, Mugenyi, Levi, Kaddu, Mark, Opio, Christopher, Lalitha, Rejani, Mutebi, Edrisa, Sajatovic, Martha

Source: Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders; 7/26/2016, Vol. 15, p1-7, 7p

Subject Terms: VITAMIN B12 deficiency, PEOPLE with diabetes

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Diagnosis of alcohol misuse and alcoholic liver disease among patients in the medical emergency admission service of a large urban hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa; a cross sectional study.

Authors: Opio, Christopher Kenneth, Seremba, Emmanuel, Ocama, Ponciano, Lalitha, Rejani, Kagimu, Magid, Lee, William Martens

Source: Pan African Medical Journal; 2013, Vol. 15, p1-8, 8p