Richard Kwizera
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Bongomin F, Kwizera R, Namusobya M, van Rhijn N, Andia-Biraro I, Kirenga B, et al.
Ther Adv Infect Dis
. 2024 Feb;
11:20499361241228345.
PMID: 38328511
Background: It is of utmost importance to monitor any change in the epidemiology of fungal diseases that may arise from a change in the number of the at-risk population or...
12.
Kibone W, Semulimi A, Kwizera R, Bongomin F
Ther Adv Infect Dis
. 2023 Sep;
10:20499361231198332.
PMID: 37693860
Introduction: The World Health Organization acknowledges the need for countries to incorporate neglected tropical disease care into their routine health care system. However, low detection rates and late presentation of...
13.
Njovu I, Nalumaga P, Ampaire L, Nuwagira E, Mwesigye J, Musinguzi B, et al.
JMIR Res Protoc
. 2023 Aug;
12:e48014.
PMID: 37581914
Background: Fungal-bacterial cocolonization and coinfections pose an emerging challenge among patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB); however, the underlying pathogenic mechanisms and microbiome interactions are poorly understood. Understanding how...
14.
Sekar P, Nalintya E, Kwizera R, Mukashyaka C, Niyonzima G, Namakula L, et al.
J Fungi (Basel)
. 2023 Jul;
9(7).
PMID: 37504745
In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 25% of people with HIV present with advanced HIV and are at high risk of opportunistic infections. Whereas histoplasmosis has occasionally been seen in Uganda,...
15.
Mushi M, Zaki S, Penney R, Bamba S, Kuate M, Kasamba E, et al.
ERJ Open Res
. 2023 Apr;
9(2).
PMID: 37057083
Background: Fungal lung diseases are global in distribution and require specific tests for diagnosis. We report a survey of diagnostic service provision in Africa. Methods: A written questionnaire was followed...
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Namuju O, Namuwenge P, Kwizera R, Obuya E, Kirumira P, Naluyima R, et al.
PLoS One
. 2023 Apr;
18(4):e0284165.
PMID: 37036886
Introduction: Health workers' failure to adhere to guidelines for screening, diagnosis and management of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains a significant public health concern. We aimed to assess adherence to...
17.
Bongomin F, Kwizera R, Mande E, Aloyo S, Achan B, Namusobya M, et al.
Afr Health Sci
. 2023 Mar;
22(3):506-511.
PMID: 36910368
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is known to complicate the coronavirus diseases-2019 (COVID-19), especially those with critical illness. We investigated the baseline anti-Aspergillus antibody serostatus of patients with moderate-critical COVID-19 hospitalized at...
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Omali D, Buzibye A, Kwizera R, Byakika-Kibwika P, Namakula R, Matovu J, et al.
Afr J Lab Med
. 2023 Mar;
12(1):1956.
PMID: 36873289
Background: Research and clinical use of clinical pharmacology laboratories are limited in low- and middle-income countries. We describe our experience in building and sustaining laboratory capacity for clinical pharmacology at...
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Bongomin F, Ekeng B, Kibone W, Nsenga L, Olum R, Itam-Eyo A, et al.
J Fungi (Basel)
. 2022 Dec;
8(12).
PMID: 36547569
Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) are of huge concern in resource-limited settings, particularly in Africa, due to the unavailability of diagnostic armamentarium for IFDs, thus making definitive diagnosis challenging. IFDs have...
20.
Achan B, Mboowa G, Kwizera R, Kateete D, Kajumbula H, Bongomin F
IJID Reg
. 2022 Jun;
3:261-264.
PMID: 35755461
Background: As elsewhere worldwide, there is an increasing burden of fungal diseases in Uganda. However, expertise in medical mycology (the study of fungal diseases of medical importance) among clinicians and...