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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 by 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

“…Stool is a potential sample for diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in patients with difficulty in expectorating. However, high mycobacterial culture…”
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COVID-19 screening as an opportunity to find TB cases; experiences from an urban National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda by Semitala, Fred C, Katwesigye, Rodgers, Kalibbala, Dennis, Mbuliro, Mary, Rejani, Lalitha, Owachi, Darius, Atine, Edgar, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Sekadde, Moorine P

“…Following the World Health Organization's declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, several countries implemented population-wide lockdowns. However, these…”
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Non-invasive ventilation in children and adults in low- and low-middle income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Mandelzweig, Keren, Leligdowicz, Aleksandra, Murthy, Srinivas, Lalitha, Rejani, Fowler, Robert A., Adhikari, Neill K.J.

“…We systematically reviewed the effects of NIV for acute respiratory failure (ARF) in low- and low-middle income countries. We searched MEDLINE, CENTRAL, and…”
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Hepatic schistosomiasis, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and health related quality of life measurements from the Albert Nile Basin by Opio, Christopher K., Kazibwe, Francis, Rejani, Lalitha, Kabatereine, Narcis B., Ocama, Ponsiano

“…Background Health related quality of life measurements are vital elements of public health surveillance that uncover unmet health needs and predict the success…”
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HIV infection is associated with elevated biomarkers of immune activation in Ugandan adults with pneumonia by 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

“…Pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. How immune activation differs…”
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Immune cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of Ugandan adults who resist versus those who develop latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by Thiel, Bonnie A, Worodria, William, Nalukwago, Sophie, Nsereko, Mary, Sanyu, Ingvar, Rejani, Lalitha, Zawedde, Josephine, Canaday, David H, Stein, Catherine M, Chervenak, Keith A, Malone, LaShaunda L, Kiyemba, Ronald, Silver, Richard F, Johnson, John L, Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet, Boom, W Henry

“…The search for immune correlates of protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection in humans is limited by the focus on peripheral blood…”
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Antibiotic Prevalence Study and Factors Influencing Prescription of WHO Watch Category Antibiotic Ceftriaxone in a Tertiary Care Private Not for Profit Hospital in Uganda by Kizito, Mark, Lalitha, Rejani, Kajumbula, Henry, Ssenyonga, Ronald, Muyanja, David, Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline

“…Excessive use of ceftriaxone contributes to the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In low and middle-income countries, antibiotics are…”
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Internal Medicine Clerkship Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Clinical Learning Experience of Undergraduate Medical Students at Makerere University, Uganda by Bongomin, Felix, Olum, Ronald, Nakiyingi, Lydia, Lalitha, Rejani, Ssinabulya, Isaac, Sekaggya-Wiltshire, Christine, Ocama, Ponsiano, Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline

“…The coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to impose a significant impact on medical education. We aimed to describe the clinical learning experience…”
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Integration of COVID-19 and TB screening in Kampala, Uganda: healthcare provider perspectives by Semitala, Fred C, Katwesigye, Rodgers, Kalibbala, Dennis, Mbuliro, Mary, Lalitha, Rejani, Owachi, Darius, Atine, Edgar, Nassazi, Josephine, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Sekadde, Moorine

“…Following the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, Uganda experienced a 40% drop in tuberculosis (TB) screening by June 2020. We sought to identify barriers to…”
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Profiling lifetime episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding among patients from rural Sub-Saharan Africa where schistosoma mansoni is endemic by Opio, Christopher Kenneth, Kazibwe, Francis, Ocama, Ponsiano, Rejani, Lalitha, Belousova, Elena Nikolaevna, Ajal, Paul

“…Severe chronic hepatic schistosomiasis is a common cause of episodes upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, there is…”
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Vitamin B12 deficiency among adult diabetic patients in Uganda: relation to glycaemic control and haemoglobin concentration by Akabwai, George Patrick, Kibirige, Davis, Mugenyi, Levi, Kaddu, Mark, Opio, Christopher, Lalitha, Rejani, Mutebi, Edrisa, Sajatovic, Martha

“…Background Vitamin B12 deficiency is highly prevalent among adult individuals with diabetes yet screening is infrequent in Uganda. There are currently no…”
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A missed diagnosis or a masquerading disease: back to the basics by Lalitha, Rejani, Opio, Christopher Kenneth

“…A 23-year-old gravid Ugandan female at 26 weeks was admitted to the maternity ward with sweats, abdominal pain, feeling of apprehension and palpitations. A…”
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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 by Opio, Christopher Kenneth, Seremba, Emmanuel, Ocama, Ponciano, Lalitha, Rejani, Kagimu, Magid, Lee, William Martens

“…INTRODUCTION: Uganda is among the top ten consumers of alcohol worldwide though there is little data on alcohol related liver disease. We describe alcohol use,…”
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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 by Tumwine, Lynnette K, Lalitha, Rejani, Agostinelli, Claudio, Luzige, Simon, Orem, Jackson, Piccaluga, Pier Paolo, Osuwat, Lawrence O, Pileri, Stefano A

“…Primary effusion lymphoma is a recently recognized entity of AIDS related non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Despite Africa being greatly affected by the HIV/AIDS…”
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Sex modifies the risk of HIV-associated obstructive lung disease in ugandans post-pneumonia by 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

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

“…Spirometric abnormalities are frequent, and obstructive lung disease (OLD) is a common comorbidity among people with HIV (PWH). HIV increases the risk of many…”
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The diagnostic accuracy of routine clinical findings for detection of esophageal varices in rural sub-Saharan Africa where schistosomiasis is endemic by Opio, Christopher K, Rejani, Lalitha, Kazibwe, Francis, Ocama, Ponsiano

“…Background: Variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is common in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, poor access to endoscopy services precludes the…”
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The diagnostic accuracy of routine clinical findings for detection of esophageal varices in rural sub-Saharan Africa where schistosomiasis is endemic by Opio, Christopher K, Rejani, Lalitha, Kazibwe, Francis, Ocama, Ponsiano

“…Variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is common in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, poor access to endoscopy services precludes the diagnosis of…”
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The association between depression, quality of life, and the health care expenditure of patients with diabetes mellitus in Uganda by Akena, Dickens, Kadama, Philippa, Ashaba, Scholastic, Akello, Carolyne, Kwesiga, Brendan, Rejani, Lalitha, Okello, James, Mwesiga, Emmanuel.K, Obuku, Ekwaro.A

“…Abstract Background Depression is one of the commonest neuropsychiatric disorders in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and is associated with poor glycaemic…”
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C-Reactive Protein Testing for Active Tuberculosis among Inpatients without HIV in Uganda: a Diagnostic Accuracy Study by Meyer, Amanda J, Ochom, Emmanuel, Turimumahoro, Patricia, Byanyima, Patrick, Sanyu, Ingvar, Lalitha, Rejani, Kaswabuli, Sylvia, Andama, Alfred, Walter, Nicholas D, Katamba, Achilles, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Worodria, William, Huang, Laurence, Yoon, Christina, Davis, J Lucian

“…The objective of this prospective cross-sectional study, conducted at a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda, was to determine diagnostic performance…”
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