Infective endocarditis in children with heart diseases at Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) in children with pre-existing heart conditions is a life-threatening disease entity associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In our cardiac setting, the management outcomes of children with IE are not well documented. We therefore aimed to document the clinical profile and treatment outcomes of children with IE attended at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI).

A study protocol for predictors of post-discharge mortality among children aged 5-14 years admitted to tertiary hospitals in Tanzania: A prospective observational cohort study.

Introduction: Globally, millions of children and adolescents die every year from treatable and preventable causes. Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 55% of deaths of children aged 5-14 years in 2017. Despite this high burden, minimal effort has been directed toward reducing mortality among older children and adolescents in comparison to under-fives.

A cross-sectional study of clinical features of bacterial meningitis among neonates presumed to have sepsis in a tertiary hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Identifying meningitis among neonates is usually challenging given the non-specific presentation and overlap with neonatal sepsis. This study was aimed at determining the pertinent clinical features that would suggest bacterial meningitis among infants with signs of possible serious bacterial infection and their outcomes. This hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among neonates presenting with clinical features of sepsis admitted at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) between May and December 2015.

Prevalence and predictors of heart failure among patients on maintenance hemodialysis therapy at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Heart failure among patients on hemodialysis therapy portends poor outcomes. Traditional risk factors like aging, hypertension and diabetes mellitus are relatively common in these patients and may not accurately predict the occurrence of heart failure. Such patients may have other factors that contribute to heart failure.