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Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire
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Director of the Mbarara Research Center
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Medical Doctor
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Acceptability of decentralizing childhood tuberculosis diagnosis in low-income countries with high tuberculosis incidence: Experiences and perceptions from health care workers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.
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PLOS global public health 2023 ; 3(10); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001525. Epub 2023 10 11
Abacavir drug exposures in African children under 14 kg using paediatric solid fixed dose combinations according to World Health Organization weight bands.
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Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2023 Oct 05; . doi: 10.1093/jpids/piad082. Epub 2023 10 05
Mortality and Cause of Death in Children With Presumptive Disseminated Tuberculosis.
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Pediatrics 2023 Apr 01; 151(4); . doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-057912. Epub 2023 04 04
Strengthening the maternal and child health responses to Ebola outbreaks in Uganda.
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The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2023 Apr 24; . doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00269-4. Epub 2023 04 24
Knowledge, attitudes and practices on childhood TB among healthcare workers.
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The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2022 Mar 01; 26(3); 243-251. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0317. Epub 2022 02 24
Immunogenicity and safety of fractional doses of 17D-213 yellow fever vaccine in children (YEFE): a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority substudy of a phase 4 trial.
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The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2023 Apr 28; . doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00131-7. Epub 2023 04 28
Acceptability of a new 4-in-1 Abacavir/Lamivudine/Lopinavir/Ritonavir paediatric fixed-dose combination: the caregiver-child dyads' perspective.
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Therapeutic advances in infectious disease 2023 ; 10; . doi: 10.1177/20499361231159993. Epub 2023 03 21
Knowledge, attitudes and practices on childhood TB among healthcare workers.
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The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2022 Mar 01; 26(3); 243-251. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0317. Epub 2022 02 24
Effect of systematic tuberculosis detection on mortality in young children with severe pneumonia in countries with high incidence of tuberculosis: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial.
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The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2022 Nov 14; . doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00668-5. Epub 2022 11 14
Immunogenicity and safety of fractional doses of yellow fever vaccines: a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial.
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Lancet (London, England) 2021 Jan 09; 397(10269); 119-127. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32520-4. Epub 2021 01 10
Surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum pfcrt haplotypes in southwestern uganda by high-resolution melt analysis.
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Malaria journal 2021 Feb 25; 20(1); 114. doi: 10.1186/s12936-021-03657-7. Epub 2021 02 25
Tuberculosis diagnostic accuracy of stool Xpert MTB/RIF and urine AlereLAM in vulnerable children.
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The European respiratory journal 2021 Jun 17; . doi: 10.1183/13993003.01116-2021. Epub 2021 06 17
Population pharmacokinetics and significant under-dosing of anti-tuberculosis medications in people with HIV and Critical Illness.
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Antibiotics 2021, 10(6), 739; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10060739
Impact of systematic early tuberculosis detection using Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in children with severe pneumonia in high tuberculosis burden countries (TB-Speed pneumonia): a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial.
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BMC pediatrics 2021 03 20; 21(1); . doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-02576-5. Epub 2021 03 20
Point-of-Care Approaches for Meningitis Diagnosis in a Low-Resource Setting (Southwestern Uganda): Observational Cohort Study Protocol of the "PI-POC" Trial.
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JMIR research protocols 2020 Nov 04; 9(11); e21430. doi: 10.2196/21430. Epub 2020 11 04
Prevalence and correlates of MRSA and MSSA nasal carriage at a Ugandan regional referral hospital.
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The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2017 03 01; 72(3); 888-892. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkw472. Epub 2017 10 10
Evaluation of OMNIgene® SPUTUM and ethanol reagent for preservation of sputum prior to Xpert and culture testing in Uganda.
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Journal of clinical microbiology 2019 Oct 16; . doi: 10.1128/JCM.00810-19. Epub 2019 10 16
Utility of Clinical and Laboratory Decision Rules in Identifying Bacterial Meningitis Among Children with Suspicion of Central Nervous System Infections in a Malaria-Endemic Area, Mbarara, Uganda.
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The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2019 Jun ; 38(6); e131-e133. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002185. Epub 2019 05 22
Further evidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the sputum of culture-negative pulmonary tuberculosis suspects using an ultrasensitive molecular assay.
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Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) 2019 Mar 23; 116 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2019.03.007. Epub 2019 03 23
A screening tool for psychological difficulties in children aged 6 to 36 months: cross-cultural validation in Kenya, Cambodia and Uganda.
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BMC pediatrics 2019 Apr 12; 19(1); 108. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1461-3. Epub 2019 04 12
Detection of Plasmodium Species by High-Resolution Melt Analysis of DNA from Blood Smears Acquired in Southwestern Uganda.
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Journal of clinical microbiology 2018 01 ; 56(1); . doi: 10.1128/JCM.01060-17. Epub 2017 12 26
Antimicrobial treatment practices among Ugandan children with suspicion of central nervous system infection.
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PloS one 2018 ; 13(10); e0205316. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205316. Epub 2018 10 09
Identifying human encounters that shape the transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae and other acute respiratory infections.
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Epidemics 2018 12 ; 25 72-79. doi: 10.1016/j.epidem.2018.05.008. Epub 2018 05 19
Characteristics of human encounters and social mixing patterns relevant to infectious diseases spread by close contact: a survey in Southwest Uganda.
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BMC infectious diseases 2018 04 11; 18(1); 172. doi: 10.1186/s12879-018-3073-1. Epub 2018 04 11
Extremely low hepatitis C prevalence among HIV co-infected individuals in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
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AIDS (London, England) 2019 Feb 01; 33(2); 353-355. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002070. Epub 2019 01 20
Treatment outcomes and tolerability of the revised WHO anti-tuberculosis drug dosages for children.
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The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2018 02 01; 22(2); 151-157. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0535. Epub 2017 12 20
Xpert MTB/RIF diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis from sputum and stool samples in a high TB-HIV-prevalent setting.
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European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 2018 Aug ; 37(8); 1465-1473. doi: 10.1007/s10096-018-3272-0. Epub 2018 05 08
Effect of previous treatment and sputum quality on diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF.
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The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2017 04 01; 21(4); 389-397. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0785. Epub 2018 03 01
Predictors of delayed culture conversion among Ugandan patients.
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BMC infectious diseases 2017 04 24; 17(1); 299. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2335-7. Epub 2017 04 24
Antimicrobial-resistant infections among postpartum women at a Ugandan referral hospital.
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PloS one 2017 ; 12(4); e0175456. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175456. Epub 2017 04 13
Prospective cohort study of the feasibility and yield of household child tuberculosis contact screening in Uganda.
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The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2017 08 01; 21(8); 862-868. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0889. Epub 2018 04 26
Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria among children in a refugee camp in Northern Uganda: lessons learned.
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Malaria journal 2017 05 23; 16(1); 218. doi: 10.1186/s12936-017-1869-x. Epub 2017 05 23
Prevalence of antibodies to Brucella species in commercial raw bovine milk in Southwestern Uganda.
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BMC research notes 2017 Sep 08; 10(1); 215. doi: 10.1186/s13104-017-2537-5. Epub 2017 09 08
Carriage prevalence and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae prior to 10-valent pneumococcal vaccine introduction: A population-based cross-sectional study in South Western Uganda, 2014.
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Vaccine 2017 09 18; 35(39); 5271-5277. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.07.081. Epub 2017 08 04
Evaluation of the Deki Reader™, an automated RDT reader and data management device, in a household survey setting in low malaria endemic southwestern Uganda.
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Malaria journal 2017 11 07; 16(1); 449. doi: 10.1186/s12936-017-2094-3. Epub 2017 11 07
Aetiology and Outcomes of Suspected Infections of the Central Nervous System in Children in Mbarara, Uganda.
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Scientific reports 2017 06 02; 7(1); 2728. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-02741-w. Epub 2017 06 02
Health care workers' perceptions of point-of-care testing in a low-income country-A qualitative study in Southwestern Uganda.
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PloS one 2017 ; 12(7); e0182005. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182005. Epub 2017 07 27
A review of antimicrobial resistance in East Africa.
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African journal of laboratory medicine 2016 ; 5(1); 432. doi: 10.4102/ajlm.v5i1.432. Epub 2016 09 15
Xpert(®) MTB/RIF for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from frozen string and induced sputum sediments.
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The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2016 08 ; 20(8); 1113-7. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0691. Epub 2018 01 23
Diagnostic Accuracy of the Small Membrane Filtration Method for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a High-HIV-Prevalence Setting.
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Journal of clinical microbiology 2016 06 ; 54(6); 1520-1527. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00017-16. Epub 2016 03 30
Detection and Quantification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Sputum of Culture-Negative HIV-infected Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects: A Proof-of-Concept Study.
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PloS one 2016 ; 11(7); e0158371. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158371. Epub 2016 07 08
Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda(1).
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Emerging infectious diseases 2016 08 ; 22(8); 1494-8. doi: 10.3201/eid2208.160619. Epub 2018 01 08
Screening for Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Using Three Detection Methods: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Southwestern Uganda.
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The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2016 Nov 02; 95(5); 1094-1099. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0552. Epub 2016 09 26
Inhaled Nitric Oxide as an Adjunctive Treatment for Cerebral Malaria in Children: A Phase II Randomized Open-Label Clinical Trial.
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Open forum infectious diseases 2015 Sep ; 2(3); ofv111. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofv111. Epub 2015 07 24
Early biting and insecticide resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles might compromise the effectiveness of vector control intervention in Southwestern Uganda.
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Malaria journal 2015 Apr 09; 14 148. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0653-z. Epub 2015 04 09
Sociocultural and structural factors contributing to delays in treatment for children with severe malaria: a qualitative study in southwestern Uganda.
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The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2015 May ; 92(5); 933-40. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0784. Epub 2015 03 23
Male Gender is independently associated with pulmonary tuberculosis among sputum and non-sputum producers people with presumptive tuberculosis in Southwestern Uganda.
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BMC infectious diseases 2014 Dec 10; 14 638. doi: 10.1186/s12879-014-0638-5. Epub 2014 12 10
Malaria is an uncommon cause of adult sepsis in south-western Uganda.
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Malaria journal 2013 May 01; 12 146. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-146. Epub 2013 05 01
Inhaled nitric oxide and cerebral malaria: basis of a strategy for buying time for pharmacotherapy.
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The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2012 Dec ; 31(12); e250-4. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318266c113. Epub 2013 05 23
Diagnosing severe falciparum malaria in parasitaemic African children: a prospective evaluation of plasma PfHRP2 measurement.
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PLoS medicine 2012 ; 9(8); e1001297. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001297. Epub 2012 08 21
Sequence variation does not confound the measurement of plasma PfHRP2 concentration in African children presenting with severe malaria.
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Malaria journal 2012 Aug 16; 11 276. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-276. Epub 2012 08 16
Predicting the clinical outcome of severe falciparum malaria in african children: findings from a large randomized trial.
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Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2012 Apr ; 54(8); 1080-90. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis034. Epub 2012 03 12
Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial.
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Lancet (London, England) 2010 Nov 13; 376(9753); 1647-57. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61924-1. Epub 2010 11 07
Efficacy of chloroquine, sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Kajo Keji county, Sudan.
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Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2004 Sep ; 9(9); 975-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01290.x. Epub 2004 10 26