| dc.contributor.author | Owino-Ong'or, Willis D | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-24T07:10:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-24T07:10:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1992 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Master of Medicine (internal Medicine), University of Nairobi 2004 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/25141 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This was a comparative study carried out over a six months period with an aim
of determining the neutrophil phagocytic function in uncomplicated diabetes
mellitus patients and in non-diabetic patients (control group) as seen at Kenyatta
National Hospital. A total of 80 subjects were studied. Of these 40 were
diabetics (cases) and 40 were controls (non-diabetics). Of the 40 diabetics, 26
were males and 14 were females. The cases were matched with the controls sex,
and age ± 3 years.
The result showed that there was a significant impairment in the neutrophil
phagocytic function in the diabetics compared with the non diabetics.
Comparatively more neutrophils from non diabetics ingested yeasts than
neutrophils from diabetics. There was a higher number of neutrophils that
ingested a given number of yeasts when the controls and cases were compared.
There was no significant linear correlation between the phagocytic function and
the glycaemic control as measured by glycosylated hemoglobin | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi, | en |
| dc.title | Neutrophil phagocytic function in uncomplicated diabetes mellitus patients of African origin as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
| local.publisher | School of Medicine | en |
