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A systematic review of interventions to improve prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission service delivery and promote retention.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)INTRODUCTION: The success of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is dependent upon high retention of mother-infant pairs within these programmes. This is a systematic review to evaluate the ... -
A Systematic Review of Medicinal Plants of Kenya used in the Management of Bacterial Infections
(University of Nairobi, 2022-03)Kenya's vision 2030 partly aims at ensuring adequate health care for all, and the integration of traditional healthcare practices into the national healthcare system would present a more rapid alternative towards the ... -
A systematic review of Rift Valley Fever epidemiology 1931-2014.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background: Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral zoonosis that was first isolated and characterized in 1931 in Kenya. RVF outbreaks have resulted in significant losses through human illness and deaths, high ... -
Systematic review of the performance and clinical utility of point of care HIV-1 RNA testing for diagnosis and care.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Point of-care (POC) HIV-1 RNA tests which are accurate and easy to use with limited infrastructure are needed in resource-limited settings (RLS). We systematically reviewed evidence of POC test performance ... -
Systemic and Mucosal Concentrations of Nine Cytokines Among Individuals with Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in Nairobi Kenya
(2022-03-16)Introduction The human-restricted sexually transmitted Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) has been shown to modulate the immune response against it and consequently the cytokines produced. The levels of cytokines in NG infection ... -
Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis in elective cesarean delivery.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Medicine, 1998-06)OBJECTIVE: To test the value of using prophylactic antibiotics at elective cesarean delivery. METHOD: One-hundred and twenty women delivered by elective cesarean in the absence of labor and before the rupture of membranes ... -
Systemic bovine mucormycotic infection - a case report.
(University of Nairobi, 1974)A cow which had aborted at 5 months of pregnancy was anorexic and emaciated and developed fluid diarrhoea. Treatment with intravenous glucosaline and chloramphenicol was unsuccessful, and the animal was killed. At the ... -
Systemic bovine mucormycotic infection--a case report.
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Systemic Cytokine Levels Show Limited Correlation with Risk of HIV-1 Acquisition.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-01)It has been hypothesized that immune activation and inflammation may increase HIV-1 susceptibility and that cytokines may be useful biomarkers for risk. Within a prospective cohort, we conducted a nested case-control ... -
Systemic lupus erythematosus at Kenyatta National Hospital 1972-1984.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus at the Kenyatta National Hospital
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)We recently managed a case of acute infl ammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with SLE. A 20-year-old newly diagnosed SLE patient presented with a three-week history of acute bilateral ascending ... -
Systemic Mastocytosis Associated with Liver Failure in an Adult German Shepherd Dog
(Department of Clinical StudiesDepartment oj Pathology, Microbiology and ParasitologyFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2006)A 10-year-old German shepherd dog was presented vvith right fore limb oedema, ascites and hepatomegaly. A clinical diagnosis of ehrlichiosis and liver failure was made. Response to therapy was unfavourable and with the ... -
Systemic mastocytosis associated with liver failure in an adult German shepherd dog
(University of NairobiDepartment ojClinical StudiesDepartment of PathologyMicrobiology and Parasitology, 2006)Ectoparasitism is an important factor associated with poor production of village indigenous chickens. A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of ectoparasites in free ranging indigenous chicken ... -
Systemic porcine salmonellosis: A potential zoonosis and cause of mortality in smallholder pig farm in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2013)Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Cholerasuis are potentially zonootic pathogens that cause porcine salmonellosis; a disease associated with economic losses worldwide. Presence of this disease in pigs in Kenya ... -
Systems analysis and improvement to optimize pMTCT (SAIA): a cluster randomized trial
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Background Despite significant increases in global health investment and the availability of low-cost, efficacious interventions to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (pMTCT) in low- and middle-income countries ... -
Systems analysis and improvement to optimize pMTCT (SAIA): a cluster randomized trial
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background Despite significant increases in global health investment and the availability of low-cost, efficacious interventions to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (pMTCT) in low- and middle-income countries ... -
Systems Biology in the Context of Big Data and Networks.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Science is going through two rapidly changing phenomena: one is the increasing capabilities of the computers and software tools from terabytes to petabytes and beyond, and the other is the advancement in high-throughput ... -
Systems biology-based approaches to understand HIV-exposed uninfected women.
(University of NairobiPublic Health Agency of Canada,, 2010-05)Worldwide HIV infects women more frequently than men, and it is clear that not all exposed to HIV become infected. Several populations of HIV-exposed uninfected (EU) women have been identified, including discordant couples ...