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Malnutrition and infections as causes of childhood anemia in tropical Africa.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1990)
Anemia is the most common disorder in hospital patients in tropical Africa, and it is demonstrated in up to 70% of inpatients. Community studies indicate that as many as 40% of the children younger than 15 years of age, ...
Megaloblastic anaemia in Zimbabwe. II: Diagnostic significance of red cell indices in
(University of Nairobi, 1990-10)
Studies of red cell indices viz: Rbc count, Hb, Hct ratio, MCV, MCH and MCHC were carried out in normal subjects (n = 62) and in patients with: B12 deficiency (n = 34); folate deficiency (n = 17); and B12 and folate ...
Maternal levels of alpha-fetoprotein in African women
(University of Nairobi., 1991-08)
In a prospective and cross-sectional study, 147 serum samples from normal antenatal indigenous Kenyan women were analysed for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) concentrations between 8 and 28 weeks gestation. There was progressive ...
Correlates of contraceptive failure among clients attending an antenatal clinical in Nairobi.
(1997)
This paper presents a study analysing 100 cases of contraceptive failure and an equal number of controls in Nairobi. The study population included all the patients who attended the antenatal clinic at Kenyatta National ...
Influence of beta-blockade with beta-1-selectivity or intrinsic sympathomimetic activity on some cardiorespiratory responses to exercise
(University of Nairobi,, 1993)
Possession of beta-1-selectivity and intrinsic sympathomimetic activity (ISA) by beta-adrenergic blocking drugs have been found to modify the effects of these drugs on heart rate, blood pressure and pulmonary airway ...
In vitro immunization of rat spleen lymphocytes with Forssman glycosphingolipid antigen and the generation of a monoclonal antibody
(University of Nairobi, 1991-03)
A procedure for in vitro immunization of splenic lymphocytes with a glycolipid antigen is described. Culture medium supernatant of ConA- and PHA-stimulated spleen cells and that of Con A-stimulated human Jurkat T cell line ...
Mucocutaneous manifestations of lymphomas and leukemias in black Kenyan children.
(University of Nairobi, 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 ...
Current drug therapy of systemic mycoses: a review.
(University of Nairobi,, 1995)
The frequency of systemic fungal infections have increased significantly in the past decade. Opportunistic systemic fungal infections are increasingly posing difficult management challenges to the clinician. To the aid of ...
The Kenyan Luo migration study: observations on the initiation of a rise in blood pressure
(1990)
OBJECTIVE:
To demonstrate the magnitude, timing, and cause of changes in blood pressure that occur in migrants from a low blood pressure population on moving to an urban area.
DESIGN:
A controlled longitudinal ...
Serological evidence of arboviral infections among humans of coastal Kenya
(1991)
A serosurvey was conducted during September 1987 for evidence of human arboviral infections in the Coast Province of Kenya. Sera were collected from 1624 outpatients at three hospitals and tested for antibody to eight ...