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Profile of Congenital Lower Limb Defects In A Rural Kenyan Hospital and Literature Review
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Knowledge of the profile of congenital limb defects in a population is important in informing their prevention, management and rehabilitation strategies. The profile displays geographical and ethnic variations. There are ...
Anomalies of the sternum in a Kenyan Cohort.
(University of Nairobi, 2011-04)
Targeting tumor antigens to dendritic cells using particulate carriers.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Dendritic cells play a central role in antigen presentation and generation of cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response required for anticancer vaccination. The review focuses on use of particulate carriers like lipid and ...
Pattern of stroke at a rural Kenyan Hospital: Kijabe study.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)
Characteristics of stroke patients in a rural district hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)
MALARIA CASE-MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING CHANGE OF POLICY TO CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS AND TARGETED ACT TREATMENT IN KENYA
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Background:
In 2010, the major change in malaria case-management policy in Kenya was a shift from presumptive treatment of fevers to universal parasitological diagnosis and targeted treatment with artemether-lumefantrine ...
Evaluating The Implementation Of Ministry Of Health Guidelines In The Management Of Severe Malnutrition At The Garissa Provincial General Hospital, Garissa, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-06)
Background: Every year 10.6 million children die worldwide [1], with
malnutrition accounting for about 2.2 million of these deaths. Half of Kenya’s
high infant and under five mortality rates is also due to malnutrition. ...
Genotypic characterization of Oseltamivir susceptibility of Influenza A viruses isolated in Kenya from 2008 to 2011.
(University of Nairobi., 2012)
Reversibility of kidney function decline in HIV-1–uninfected men and women using preexposure prophylaxis
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02-26)
Background: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use is associated with a small but statistically significant decline in estimated glomerular filtration
rate (eGFR). We investigated the occurrence ...
Use of hormonal contraceptives and risk of HIV-1 transmission–authors' reply
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
We acknowledge the limitations of self-reported sexual behaviour; however, findings from several supplementary analyses suggest that incomplete statistical control for sexual behaviour does not explain our findings. First, ...