Abstract Purpose CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia is a risk for tuberculosis (TB) infection, reactivation and severe disease. We sought to determine the prevalence and predictors of CD4 T-lymphocytopenia among HIV-negative patients with bacteriologically confirmed TB in Uganda. Patients and Methods Eligible participants …
Abstract Background The burden of asthma in Africa is high, and yet the disease is not universally prioritised. Data on allergic asthma and its impact on asthma morbidity are limited in Africa. Our aim was to describe the distribution of …
Body The third author’s initials appear incorrectly in the citation. The correct citation is: Kjærgaard J, Anastasaki M, Østergaard MS, Isaeva E, Akylbekov A, Nguyen NQ, et al. (2019) Diagnosis and treatment of acute respiratory illness in children under five …
Abstract Rationale: The relationship between clinical and biomarker characteristics of asthma and its severity in Africa is not well known. Methods: Using the Expert Panel Report 3, we assessed for asthma severity and its relationship with key phenotypic characteristics in Uganda, Kenya …
Abstract Background: Low-resource settings are disproportionally burdened by chronic lung disease due to early childhood disadvantages and indoor/outdoor air pollution. However, data on the socioeconomic impact of respiratory diseases in these settings are largely lacking. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the …
Content (no abstract) Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a slowly progressive parenchymal lung disease typically caused by Aspergillus fumigatus Read More >> Date of Publication 06 December 2019 URL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31811506 PMID 31811506 DOI 10.1007/s10096-019-03782-x
Abstract Objective: A cross-sectional survey involving 134 pulmonary TB patients started on TB treatment at the TB Treatment Unit of the regional referral hospital was conducted to ascertain the prevalence of individual and health facility delays and associated factors. Prolonged health …
Abstract Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis, caused by H. capsulatum, is a life-threatening illness and is an AIDS-defining opportunistic infection. It is neglected, worryingly under-diagnosed, and often misdiagnosed as cancer or tuberculosis with fatal consequences. Globally, over 100,000 cases of disseminated histoplasmosis have …
Abstract The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of locally tailored implementation of improved cookstoves/heaters in low- and middle-income countries. This interventional implementation study among 649 adults and children living in rural communities in Uganda, Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan, …
Abstract Biomass smoke exposure is a threat to child and maternal health in many resource-limited countries and is associated with poor pregnancy outcomes and serious lung diseases in the offspring. We aimed to assess the feasibility, acceptability and impact of …