Publications by authors named "Justus Abimana"
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- Dermatophyte infections, commonly overlooked in Uganda, were studied for prevalence and antifungal activity of ethanolic crude leaf extract in a sample of 100 patients at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital (KIU-TH).* -
- Microscopy confirmed 49% of samples positive for dermatophytosis, with the highest rates found in individuals aged 11-30 years, while culture tests verified 57% of those cases, identifying a variety of both dermatophyte and non-dermatophyte fungi.* -
- The ethanolic leaf extract demonstrated antifungal activity against dermatophytes, with minimum inhibitory concentrations ranging from 62.5 to 250 mg/ml, indicating potential for further development as a treatment.*
Whereas is a pathogen, it colonizes healthy people as normal flora without causing any symptoms or illness. Probably because of greater exposure, healthcare workers (HCWs) are more colonized, serving as reservoir for endogenous infections as well as dissemination. In developing countries including Uganda, there is scarcity of the literature on carriage among HCWs, making infection control difficult.
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