Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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The incidence of nosocomial urinary tract infections: Kenyatta national hospital - intensive. Care unit
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2011)Urinary tract infections (UTI’s) are the most common nosocomial infections in both acute care settings and long-term care facilities. Each year millions of urethral catheters are put in place in these facilities across the ... -
Factors influencing application of evidence-based practice among nurses
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2012)Evidence-based practice (EBP) involves the application of care that is based on scientific evidence, to ensure the delivery of quality patient care. Generally, there is a dearth of documentary evidence on the evolution of ... -
Information Technology And Nursing Care; The Attitude of Nurses and the Role of Computers in Nursing Care Provision and Training
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Epigenetic Control Of Irf1 Responses In HIV-exposed Seronegative Versus HIV-susceptible Individuals.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, 2011-03)Not all individuals exposed to HIV become infected. Understanding why these HIV-exposed seronegative individuals remain uninfected will help inform the development of preventative measures against HIV infection. Interferon ... -
The practice of paediatrics and child health in East Africa (1970-1979) and prospects for the next decade.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1980)No abstract available -
Microbiological Performance of Dairy Processing Plants Is Influenced by Scale of Production and the Implemented Food Safety Management System: A Case Study
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Clinical and Virologic Manifestations of Primary Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Infection in Kenyan Infants Born to HIV-Infected Women.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2013-06)Background. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a risk factor for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphomas. Characterizing primary infection may elucidate risk factors for malignancy. Methods. To describe ... -
Ethics and the nurse: the nurse as a professional practitioner
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Spatial clustering of malaria and associated risk factors during an epidemic in a highland area of western Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2004-07)The epidemiology of malaria over small areas remains poorly understood, and this is particularly true for malaria during epidemics in highland areas of Africa, where transmission intensity is low and characterized by acute ... -
African orthopaedics, what future?
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Mucocutaneous manifestations of lymphomas and leukemias in black Kenyan children.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Pathology/Hematology, Nairobi Hospital, Kenya, 1995-04)BACKGROUND: Childhood leukemia and lymphoma are common problems in Tropical Africa, including Kenya. Studies done in Western populations indicate that 25-50% of patients with leukemia and lymphoma have specific or ... -
The consistent association between Epstein-Barr virus and Hodgkin's disease in children in Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Oncology, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK., 1996-05)Recent studies have suggested that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may play a role in the etiology of Hodgkin's disease (HD). In a previous study, we used a latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1)-specific antibodies to examine archival ... -
The performance of enrolled community nurses in the management of child morbidity at an integrated maternal child health clinic
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The effect of penta-gastrin and cholecystokinin on radiological gastro-oesophageal competence.
(Department of radiology and surgery,University of Nairobi, 1975)Fourteen patients with clinically obvious gastro-oesophageal reflux were examined by conventional barium meal radiology. Neither exogenous penta-gastrin nor cholecystokinin appeared to influence the radiological competence ... -
Intravenous regional anaesthesia for lower limb orthopaedic surgery.
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1988)No abstract available. -
Polio-like illness with involvement of spinal cord long tracts.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1983-08) -
Pediatric skull, skull base, and meningeal tumors
(Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis., 1992)Calvarial neoplastic and non-neoplastic tumors are routinely encountered by all neurosurgeons. Benign and malignant skull base and meningeal tumors are relatively rare lesions in children. Interdisciplinary approaches to ... -
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Current concepts. Practical aspects of paediatric practice in Kenya with special reference to rural paediatrics
(1973)No abstract available.