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Identification and distribution of viruses infecting sweet potato in Kenya
(2004)
Four hundred and forty-eight symptomatic and 638 asymptomatic samples were collected from sweet potato fields throughout Kenya and analysed serologically using antibodies to Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV), Sweet ...
Predictors of early mortality in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected African children.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Background: Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection follows a bimodal clinical course with rapid progression in 10–45% of children before the age of 2 years and slower progression in the remainder. ...
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) in Central Africans.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
OBJECTIVE:
To document the clinical and haematological features of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) in Central Africans.
DESIGN:
Prospective descriptive analysis.
SETTING:
Tertiary referral teaching hospitals. ...
What If? The Educational Possibilities of the Earth Charter
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Evoking a concern for intergenerational equity and claiming that the bounty and beauty of Earth have become diminishing prospects, I introduce the Earth Charter as an expression of the hopes of diverse communities around ...
HIV-1 Env-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses in exposed, uninfected Kenyan sex workers: a prospective analysis.
(University of Nairobi, 2004-10-21)
The prospective significance of HIV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses in highly exposed, persistently seronegative populations is unknown. In 1996-1997 we screened for CTL responses against HIV clade B Env ...
Placenta and fetal membranes of the four-toed elephant shrew, Petrodromus tetradactylus.
(University of Nairobi., 2004-11)
The four-toed elephant shrew is the only extant member of the genus Petrodromus. Some features of its placentation are found in other elephant shrews and may be important in consolidating the elephant shrews in the order ...
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas at Kenyatta the National Hospital Nairobi in the 1990's.East Afr Med J. 2004 Sep;81(9):450-8.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the clinico-pathologic and prognostic factors, treatment and outcome of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas as seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital in the 1990s.
DESIGN:
Retrospective study of patients ...
Cardiovascular risk factor profile of black Africans undergoing coronary angiography.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a growing epidemic on the African continent. It remains uncertain whether the risk factors identified as contributing to CAD in white populations contribute to a similar extent ...
Healthcare Financing Through Health Insurance In Kenya: The Shift To A National Social Health Insurance Fund
(University of Nairobi, 2004)