Effectiveness of Health Management Information System in Selected Sub-Counties of Ryakarimira Town Council and Rubaya Sub-County. by Ayebare, Esther Loy

“…The results indicated the availability of various tools for HMIS consolidation, categorized as tools for routine laboratory testing and referrals, equipment and logistics management, biosafety and biosecurity, microbiology and AMR surveillance, and periodic reporting. …”
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Prevalence of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections and Associated Factors among Patients Attending Hospitals in Bushenyi District, Uganda by Martin, Odoki, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Julius, Tibyangye, Josephat, Nyabayo Maniga, Eddie, Wampande, Charles, Drago Kato, Ezera, Agwu, Joel, Bazira

“…In this crosssectional study, a total of 267, clean catch midstream urine (MSU) samples were collected aseptically and analyzed using standard microbiology methods. Data for the factors associated with UTI were obtained by use of questionnaires and standard laboratory tests for selected underlying conditions. …”
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Transcriptome analysis and cytochrome P450 monooxygenase reveal the molecular mechanism of Bisphenol A degradation by Pseudomonas putida strain YC-AE1 by Adel, Eltoukhy, Yang, Jia, Imane, Lamraoui, M. A., Abo‑Kadoum, Omar, Mohammad Atta, Ruth, Nahurira, Junhuan, Wang, Yanchun, Yan

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Improvement of Water Quality of Koranorya Water Supply System-Mbarara Municipality. by Nabaasa, Gorden

“…This report provides an enhanced design aimed at improving the water quality of koranorya community-kakiika division-mbarara municipality where by the water quality enhancement components have been designed basing on preliminary studies and laboratory water quality tests plus a precise and comprehensive study of the existing literature on aspects such as water sources which include rain water, surface water, ground water and possible causes of contamination, water quality parameters which include microbiological, chemical and physical parameters, plus the water treatment processes which basically include pre-treatment, storage, pre-settlement, pre- filtration, aeration, chemical coagulation, filtration and disinfection processes. …”
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Improvement of Water Quality of Koranorya Water Supply System-Mbarara Municipality. by Nabaasa, Gorden

“…This report provides an enhanced design aimed at improving the water quality of koranorya community-kakiika division-mbarara municipality where by the water quality enhancement components have been designed basing on preliminary studies and laboratory water quality tests plus a precise and comprehensive study of the existing literature on aspects such as water sources which include rain water, surface water, ground water and possible causes of contamination, water quality parameters which include microbiological, chemical and physical parameters, plus the water treatment processes which basically include pre-treatment, storage, pre-settlement, pre- filtration, aeration, chemical coagulation, filtration and disinfection processes. …”
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Contamination Potentials of Household Water Handling and Storage Practices in Kirundo Subcounty, Kisoro District, Uganda by Alexander, Agensi, Julius, Tibyangye, Andrew, Tamale, Ezera, Agwu, Christine, Amongi

“…*e overall results indicated that there is a strong linkage between microbiological water quality and water source sanitation; hence, the protected water source was safer than unprotected water sources. …”
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Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria by Alkali, Bashir, Garba, Iliyasu, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Abdurrazak, Kibiya, Muhammad, Hassan Abubakar, Ibrahim, Ntulume, Faruku, Sarkinfada, Ezera, Agwu

“…A sample collected comprises wound/pus, urine, urine catheter and nasal intubation and were analysed using standard microbiological methods for Acinetobacter spp and other related nosocomial bacterial pathogens. …”
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Performance of Household Water Treatment Methods for Microbial Removal under Household Conditions in Kabale District, Uganda by Alex, Saturday, George Lukoye Makokha, Anthony Macharia

“…In addition, mean log10 Escherichia coli removal were 0.7 log10 (-22.6) for boiling method, 0.3log10 (37.5%) for biosand filtration method, -0.4 log10 (-200%) for let it stand and settle method and 0.6 log10 (50%) for application of aqua safe. The microbiological quality of stored treated drinking water was significantly low. …”
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Spatial and temporal variations of faecal indicator bacteria in Lake Bunyonyi, South‑Western Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Thomas, J. Lyimo, John, Machiwa, Siajali, Pamba

“…Nevertheless, little is known about the microbiological characteristics of water in Lake Bunyonyi. …”
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