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Risk factors for airflow obstruction among HIV individuals in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02-26)
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) and prolonged survival are shifting the spectrum of HIV-related pulmonary complications toward a greater burden of chronic lung
disease (CLD). In developing countries, this impacts HIV+ ...
Practices of Nurses in Management of Pain among Critically Ill Non-Verbal Adult Patients in the Critical Care Unit, KNH.
(2012)
Background: Pain is a common distressing symptom among the critically ill patients, yet its
assessment and management remains a major challenge to critical care givers because self-report
is frequently compromised by ...
Mortality Aacross two ART trials enrolling at ≤200 vs ≤350 CD4 cells uL in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02-26)
Background: In 2011, Kenyan HIV treatment guidelines changed from initiating ART at a CD4 of ≤200 to ≤350 cells/uL. We compared 6-month mortality in 2 research cohorts, one
enrolled before and one after the 2011 ART ...
Research And Publications In ECSA Region
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Ocular complications in visceral leishmaniasis.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)
Literature on eye lesions associated with visceral leishmaniasis is briefly reviewed, and the results of routine examination of the eyes of 50 leishmaniasis patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya, are presented. ...
Noncommercial Alcohol in Sub-Saharan Africa: Which Way Now?A Commentary
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
The analgesic effects of Clomipramine individually and in combination with Pethidine using the formalin test
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
Ocular features in patients with sickle cell disease Seen at kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
ABSTRACT
Background: Sickle cell diseases are a category of inherited blood disorders, which
affect the structure of haemoglobin. The patients manifest with many systemic and
ocular changes which may include defects in ...
The effect of some exogenous co-factors and metal ions on the aerobic metabolism of D-glucose by digitonin-permeabilized Trypanosoma brucei cells.
(University of Nairobi, 1983)
The effect of 3 different incubation media on the rate of pyruvate synthesis from D-glucose metabolism in T. brucei cells permeabilized with 60 /micro/g digitonin/108 trypanosomes was investigated. Pyruvate synthesis was ...
The Prevalence of Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections in patients with indwelling urinary catheters at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
ABSTRACT
Urinary tract infection IS one of the most common forms of nosocomial infection in
patients and urinary catheterization is the most frequent predisposing factor. These
infections cause considerable morbidity ...