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Extrapulmonary and disseminated tuberculosis in HIV-1-seropositive patients presenting to the acute medical services in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1990-10)
We studied 506 consecutive adult acute medical admissions to hospital in Nairobi; 95 (18.8%) were seropositive for HIV-1, and 43 new cases of active tuberculosis (TB) were identified. TB was clearly associated with HIV ...
Antibody to Haemophilus ducreyi among trucking company workers in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1997-05)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
To determine the prevalence, correlates, and incidence of Haemophilus ducreyi antibodies, a cohort of East African trucking company employees was evaluated.
STUDY DESIGN:
Human immunodeficiency ...
The relationship between HIV infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia among women attending two family planning clinics in Nairobi, Kenya
(1993)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the relationship between HIV-1 infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (IN) among women at relatively low risk for both conditions.
DESIGN:
A case-control study comparing women with ...
Contraceptive use and the risk of HIV infection in Nairobi, Kenya
(1995)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine: (a) the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection among women attending family planning clinics in Nairobi; and (b) the associations between contraceptive use and HIV ...
Dolphin Bycatches in Tuna Fisheries: A Smokescreen Hiding the Real Issues
(1996)
The taking of dolphins in Tuna Fisheries has attracted a lot of attention in both law and science. The problem assumed international significance in the wake of the two General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) panels ...
Prevention of cross-infection in dental surgeries in East Africa and a review of literature.
(1996)
In view of the increase in recent years increase in the number of children and adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) world over, there is an urgent need to respond to this pandemic by strengthening ...
The late Proterozoic Yatta Shear Zone: A possible lateral ramp extending across the Kenya Rift
(1994)
On the basis of a test experiment in 1985 (KRISP 85) an integrated seismic-refraction/ teleseismic survey (KRISP
90) was undertaken to study the deep structure beneath the Kenya rift down to depths of NO-150 km. This ...
Imipenem and cephem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa carrying plasmids coding for class B beta-lactamase
(1996)
From October 1988 to January 1992, nine isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa carrying transferable plasmids encoding imipenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase (pI = c. 9.5) were recovered from nine different patients in a neurosurgical ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected cells in breast milk: association with immunosuppression and vitamin A deficiency
(1995-12)
Breast milk samples from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-seropositive women were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction to determine the prevalence and determinants of HIV-1-infected cells in breast milk. Breast ...
A comparative study of the efficacy of plaque control by a chewing stick and a tooth brush
(1990)
The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of a chewing stick and a tooth brush in plaque control. The study composed of two groups of 11 and 8 children aged 13 to 16 years who were randomly selected from a ...