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Open AccessAn intricate vagina penetrating injury with a 22 cm cassava stick in situ for 6 months: a case report
Trauma remains one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality and a threat to attainment of sustainable development goal 11. Genital urinary trauma is reported in about 10% of patients presenting with trau...
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Open AccessIncidence and predictors of hospital readmission in children presenting with severe anaemia in Uganda and Malawi: a secondary analysis of TRACT trial data
Severe anaemia (haemoglobin < 6 g/dL) is a leading cause of recurrent hospitalisation in African children. We investigated predictors of readmission in children hospitalised with severe anaemia in the TRACT tr...
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Open AccessThe clinical spectrum of severe childhood malaria in Eastern Uganda
Few recent descriptions of severe childhood malaria have been published from high-transmission regions. In the current study, the clinical epidemiology of severe malaria in Mbale, Eastern Uganda, is described,...
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Open AccessValidation of triple pass 24-hour dietary recall in Ugandan children by simultaneous weighed food assessment
Undernutrition remains highly prevalent in African children, highlighting the need for accurately assessing dietary intake. In order to do so, the assessment method must be validated in the target population. ...
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Open AccessPhase II trial of standard versus increased transfusion volume in Ugandan children with acute severe anemia
Severe anemia (SA, hemoglobin <6 g/dl) is a leading cause of pediatric hospital admission in Africa, with significant in-hospital mortality. The underlying etiology is often infectious, but specific pathogens ...
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Open AccessExploring mechanisms of excess mortality with early fluid resuscitation: insightsfrom the FEAST trial
Early rapid fluid resuscitation (boluses) in African children with severe febrileillnesses increases the 48-hour mortality by 3.3% compared with controls (nobolus). We explored the effect of boluses on 48-hour...
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Open AccessEndotoxaemia is common in children with Plasmodium falciparummalaria
Children presenting to hospital with recent or current Plasmodium falciparum malaria are at increased the risk of invasive bacterial disease, largely enteric gram-negative organisms (ENGO), which is associated wi...
