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The changing impact of HIV/AIDS on Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi from 1988/89 through 1992 to 1997.
(2000)
Consequences of the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic for health services in sub-Saharan Africa remain poorly defined. Longitudinal data from the same centre are scarce. We aimed to describe the impact of a rapidly rising HIV/AIDS ...
Trends in bloodstream infections among human immunodeficiency virus-infected adults admitted to a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, during the last decade.
(2001)
Bloodstream infections are a frequent complication in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults in Africa and usually associated with a poor prognosis. We evaluated bloodstream infections across a decade in 3 ...
Efficacy and safety of an artesunate/mefloquine combination, (artequin) in the treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in Kenya
(2006)
Although artesunate and mefloquine have been used as monotherapies in the treatment of malaria in Kenya for a long time, there is insufficient data on the clinical outcome when used as combination therapy in this population. ...
Ameloblastic fibroma at the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital
(2005)
OBJECTIVE:
To document the occurrence of cases of ameloblastic fibroma.
DESIGN:
A retrospective study.
SETTING:
The Division of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine histopathology laboratory at the Faculty of Dental ...
HIV-1 acquisition and disease progression are associated with decreased high-risk sexual behaviour among Kenyan female sex workers.
(2006)
BACKGROUND:
Changes in sexual risk behaviour may occur following HIV-1 infection.
OBJECTIVE:
To test the hypothesis that HIV-1 seroconversion and disease progression are associated with changes in risk behaviours, ...
Lake Baringo: Addressing threatened biodiversity and livelihoods
(2006)
Lake Baringo is a shallow, internal drainage, freshwater lake located in the Kenyan Rift Valley. The lake is an important source of water for humans and livestock, as well as a significant income source for local communities ...
Understanding how contextual realities affect African born immigrants and refugees living with HIV in accessing care in the Twin Cities
(University of Nairobi., 2007)
The Rapid Assessment, Response, and Evaluation (RARE) portion of the CSAD Project in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota) was designed to identify barriers to care faced by African refugees and immigrants. ...
Outcome of a working diagnosis of "psychosis" in relation to DSM-IV diagnostic criteria in a Kenyan in-patient cohort at Mathari hospital, Nairobi
(2007)
Background:When a patient presents with mental illness and displays psychotic symptoms which are not clearly delineated, a clinical diagnosis of psychosis is usually entertained.
Aim: To determine the underlying Diagnostic ...
Fronto-ethmoidal teratoma: case report.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
A one-month old baby was referred to the neurosurgical unit, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, with history of being born with a bony outgrowth from the right side of her face which resembled an undeveloped twin. ...
Acute colonic pseudo obstruction (Ogilvie's syndrome): case report.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Ogilvie's syndrome was first described by Sir Heneage Ogilvie in 1948 and is a rare disorder comprising acute colonic pseudo obstruction (ACPO) with gross dilation of the caecum and right hemicolon (occasionally extending ...