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Predictors of blaCTX-M-15 in varieties of Escherichia coli genotypes from humans in community settings in Mwanza, Tanzania

community settings

Mshana SE, Mirambo MM.
GSID: wZuM2GHBvJwJ
SE Mshana, L Falgenhauer, MM Mirambo… - BMC infectious …, 2016 - Springer

… humans in the community in developing countries. A cross-sectional study involving 334 humans from the community settings in Mwanza … The overlap of multi-drug resistant bacteria and diversity of the genotypes carrying CTX-M-15 in the community and hospitals...

Incidence and predictors of surgical site infections following caesarean sections at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania.

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control

Mpogoro FJ, Mshana SE, Mirambo MM, Kidenya BR, Gumodoka B, Imirzalioglu C.
PMID: 25126415
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2014 Aug 11;3:25. doi: 10.1186/2047-2994-3-25. eCollection 2014.

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infection (SSI) is the second most common infectious complication after urinary tract infection following a delivery by caesarean section (CS). At Bugando Medical Centre there has no study documenting the epidemiology of SSI after CS despite...

Hepatitis B virus infections among health professional students in Mwanza city,Tanzania in 2016.

Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique

Mirambo MM, Mkumbo E, Selega H, Msemwa B, Mushi MF, Silago V, Seni J, Mshana SE, Kasang C.
PMID: 32832080
Arch Public Health. 2020 Aug 18;78:76. doi: 10.1186/s13690-020-00459-2. eCollection 2020.

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends the vaccination against Hepatitis B virus in all infants and children up to the age of 18 years. In addition, adults in high-risk groups should also be vaccinated. This study investigated the...

Prevalence of multiresistant gram-negative organisms in a tertiary hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania.

BMC research notes

Mshana SE, Kamugisha E, Mirambo M, Chakraborty T, Lyamuya EF.
PMID: 19323805
BMC Res Notes. 2009 Mar 26;2:49. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-2-49.

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance is fast becoming a global concern with rapid increases in multidrug-resistant Gram negative organisms. The prevalence of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing clinical isolates increases the burden on implementing infectious disease management in low socio-economic regions. As...

Acute Rubella Virus Infection among Women with Spontaneous Abortion in Mwanza City, Tanzania.

Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR

Lulandala L, Mirambo MM, Matovelo D, Gumodoka B, Mshana SE.
PMID: 28511456
J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Mar;11(3):QC25-QC27. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/22634.9544. Epub 2017 Mar 01.

INTRODUCTION: Acute rubella virus infection in early pregnancy has been associated with poor pregnancy outcome ranging from spontaneous abortion, stillbirth and multiple birth defects known as Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS). Despite its importance the prevalence of acute rubella virus...

Clostridium difficile infections among adults and children in Mwanza/Tanzania: is it an underappreciated pathogen among immunocompromised patients in sub-Saharan Africa?.

New microbes and new infections

Seugendo M, Mshana SE, Hokororo A, Okamo B, Mirambo MM, von Müller L, Gunka K, Zimmermann O, Groß U.
PMID: 26649183
New Microbes New Infect. 2015 Oct 09;8:99-102. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.09.016. eCollection 2015 Nov.

Little is known regarding the epidemiology Clostridium difficile in developing countries. Fresh stool samples from patients with diarrhoea were cultured anaerobically. C. difficile was detected in nine (6.4%) of 141 (95% confidence interval 4.2-13.1), of which seven (77.8%) were...

Resistance to Cotrimoxazole and Other Antimicrobials among Isolates from HIV/AIDS and Non-HIV/AIDS Patients at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania.

AIDS research and treatment

Marwa KJ, Mushi MF, Konje E, Alele PE, Kidola J, Mirambo MM.
PMID: 25793123
AIDS Res Treat. 2015;2015:103874. doi: 10.1155/2015/103874. Epub 2015 Feb 22.

Bacterial resistance has increased in the AIDS era and is attributed to the widespread use of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis against opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS patients. In Tanzania, cotrimoxazole prophylaxis has been used for more than ten years. Little is known,...

Predictors of disease complications and treatment outcome among patients with chronic suppurative otitis media attending a tertiary hospital, Mwanza Tanzania.

BMC ear, nose, and throat disorders

Mushi MF, Mwalutende AE, Gilyoma JM, Chalya PL, Seni J, Mirambo MM, Mshana SE.
PMID: 26766925
BMC Ear Nose Throat Disord. 2016 Jan 07;16:1. doi: 10.1186/s12901-015-0021-1. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a major health problem in developing countries causing hearing loss and life threatening complications. Early and effective treatment based on the knowledge of causative micro-organisms and predictors of outcome are crucial in...

Existence of Similar .

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)

Msemwa B, Mirambo MM, Silago V, Samson JM, Majid KS, Mhamphi G, Genchwere J, Mwakabumbe SS, Mngumi EB, Mgode G, Mshana SE.
PMID: 34065745
Pathogens. 2021 May 16;10(5). doi: 10.3390/pathogens10050609.

This study investigated seroepidemiology of

Factors Associated With .

The East African health research journal

Machumi I, Mirambo MM, Ruganuza D, Rambau P, Massinde AN, Kihunrwa A, Mshana SE, Morona D.
PMID: 34308163
East Afr Health Res J. 2017;1(2):86-94. doi: 10.24248/EAHRJ-D-16-00408. Epub 2017 Jul 01.

METHODS: A total of 260 women with spontaneous abortion were enrolled between November 2015 and April 2016 from 4 hospitals in Mwanza city. Specific RESULTS: The mean age of the enrolled women was 2665.9 years. The seropositivity of IgG...

Typhoid intestinal perforations at a University teaching hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A surgical experience of 104 cases in a resource-limited setting.

World journal of emergency surgery : WJES

Chalya PL, Mabula JB, Koy M, Kataraihya JB, Jaka H, Mshana SE, Mirambo M, Mchembe MD, Giiti G, Gilyoma JM.
PMID: 22401289
World J Emerg Surg. 2012 Mar 08;7:4. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-7-4.

BACKGROUND: Typhoid intestinal perforation is still prevalent in many developing countries. Despite the advances in the management, the outcome in these patients in resource limited countries is still very poor. This study was to review our experiences on the...

Serological Markers of Viral Infections (Rubella Virus, Human Cytomegalovirus and Arboviruses) among Symptomatic Pregnant Women in Rural and Urban Areas of Mwanza, Tanzania.

Tropical medicine and infectious disease

Awadh N, Nyawale H, Chibwe E, Mujuni F, Ollomi M, Hassan K, Mtebe M, Matemba L, Mshana SE, Mirambo MM.
PMID: 34698317
Trop Med Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 19;6(4). doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed6040186.

Viral infections have been associated with poor pregnancy outcomes. We investigated the magnitude of rubella virus (RV), dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) among symptomatic pregnant women in rural and urban areas of Mwanza. A...

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