Perinatally acquired HIV infection in adolescents from sub-Saharan Africa: a review of emerging challenges

ED Lowenthal, S Bakeera-Kitaka… - The Lancet infectious …, 2014 - thelancet.com
… As the HIV epidemic matures and antiretroviral treatment is scaled up, children with HIV are
… Longstanding HIV infection acquired when the immune system is not developed results in …

[PDF][PDF] Cryptosporidiosis and microsporidiosis in Ugandan children with persistent diarrhea with and without concurrent infection with the human immunodeficiency …

JK Tumwine, A Kekitiinwa, S Bakeera-Kitaka… - The American journal …, 2005 - academia.edu
… , and against which there is no effective therapy.Whereas cryptosporidiosis is known to also
be a … This is significant and indicates that infection is acquired directly from human contact, or …

Global health: preparation for working in resource-limited settings

NE St Clair, MB Pitt, S Bakeera-Kitaka, N McCall… - …, 2017 - publications.aap.org
… This is a state-of-the-art review article in which we outline what is known about the
current scope of trainee and clinician involvement in GH experiences, highlight specific …

Predictors of long-term viral failure among ugandan children and adults treated with antiretroviral therapy

…, A Kambugu, S Bakeera-Kitaka… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
is provided according to WHO and Uganda Ministry of Health guidelines. The first ART for
adults and adolescents is … Because of limited ART choices, our clinic practice is to postpone …

[HTML][HTML] A randomized trial of prolonged co-trimoxazole in HIV-infected children in Africa

…, L Kendall, S Bakeera-Kitaka… - … England Journal of …, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
… (≥3 years of age) who had been receiving ART within the ARROW trial for more than 96
weeks at three centers in Uganda and one in Zimbabwe; the complete trial protocol is available …

[HTML][HTML] Defeating paediatric tuberculous meningitis: applying the WHO “Defeating Meningitis by 2030: Global Roadmap”

R Basu Roy, S Bakeera-Kitaka, C Chabala, DM Gibb… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
… School-aged children with sputum smear-positive TB should be kept from attending school
until it is considered that there is a very low risk of transmission. This is usually for 2 weeks in …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for the diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis in Uganda: a cross-sectional diagnostic study

…, W Ssengooba, H Kisembo, S Bakeera-Kitaka… - BMC infectious …, 2013 - Springer
… Even though sputum culture is considered the gold standard diagnostic tool for PTB, it is
only able to detect approximately 30 – 40% of cases with probable tuberculosis in children [4–6]…

Sexual risk reduction needs of adolescents living with HIV in a clinical care setting

S Bakeera-Kitaka, N Nabukeera-Barungi, C Nöstlinger… - AIDS care, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
… One 13-year-old-girl said for instance, “It is not possible for us to become pregnant because
we are sick. We cannot produce.” Some thought that the first semen in boys cannot render …

Factors influencing social self-disclosure among adolescents living with HIV in Eastern Africa

C Nöstlinger, S Bakeera-Kitaka, J Buyze, J Loos… - AIDS care, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
… This study conducted in two regions of Uganda and Kenya is one of the few studies so far
to examine social self-disclosure among ALHIV. Overall, one in five participants reported to …

HIV serostatus disclosure and lived experiences of adolescents at the Transition Clinic of the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Kampala, Uganda: a qualitative study

GE Siu, S Bakeera-Kitaka, CE Kennedy, A Dhabangi… - AIDS care, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
… It (confidentiality) is not easy for me because it is the treatment that reports me. Even when
a visitor comes, it is the treatment that reports me because I can not hide when taking the …