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Treatment of chancroid by clavulanic acid with amoxycillin in patients with beta-lactamase-positive Haemophilus ducreyi infection.
(University of Nairobi,, 1982-09)
Multiresistant strains of Haemophilus ducreyi, the aetiological agent of chancroid, are prevalent in Nairobi, Kenya, where tetracyclines and sulphonamides are no longer very effective in the treatment of chancroid. The ...
The characteristics of wet spells in Tanzania
(1982)
In Tanzania where the bulk of economy depends largely on rain-fed agriculture, the
study of daily rainfall patterns is of paramount importance. It is well known that wet or dry
spells lasting for long duration may impose ...
Trypanosoma brucei: a quick method for separating blood-stream trypomastigotes from infected blood by differential osmotic lysis
(1982)
1. The degree of rat erythrocyte lysis and immobilization of Trypanosoma brucei in infected blood by buffered hypotonic solutions of sodium chloride and sources was studied. 2. At 0.3% sodium chloride solution 98% hemolysis ...
Epidemiology of induced abortion in Nairobi, Kenya.
(, 1982-06)
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This is a prospective analysis of 610 patients admitted for abortion at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, between May and October 1981. 60% of the acute gynecological beds are occupied by abortion ...
The fate of the pregnant diabetic in the developing country: Kenya
(1982)
A six-year survey of pregnancies complicated by diabetes has been performed at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. Fifty-five babies were delivered with 14 perinatal deaths-a perinatal mortality rate of 254/1000, which ...
Indwelling catheter and catheter induced Infections Assoc. of Surgeons of E.A. proceedings Dec. 1982
(1982)
A study of patients at St Peter’s Group of Hospitals,(Central London), University of London,and at Kenyatta National Hospital,University of Nairobi who had indwelling catheters for various reasons was done to compare the ...
The impact of development on women in Kenya: a methodological approach.
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
This research project constitutes a follow-up of the 1978 Expert Meeting on Research and Data Collection on "Women and Development," held in Nairobi for the East African Region. Among the research priorities and guidelines ...
A rare form of solitary osteocartilaginous exostosis from anterior iliac spine: report of two cases
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
Occurrence of exostosis from the metaphyseal regions of long bones and sometimes from the flat bones is well known. In the pelvis these lesions are almost invariably of the sessile variety. Tubular exostosis from the ...
Hygrothermal Comfort in Lamu Town (Kenya)
(University of Nairobi,, 1982-08)
Comfort measurements have been conducted over a period of one week, four times each year, inside several houses of different types in Lamu Town, a traditional Swahili settlement on Lamu Island off the Kenyan North Coast.
The ...
Design of irrigation border checks.
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
Simple techniques to design border checks where full ponding results after the inflow stream has been cut off, are discussed. A simple method to predict recession flow and compute storage and application efficiencies without ...