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Emergence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms in a neonatal unit and the therapeutic implications
(2000)
Multidrug-resistant organisms are increasing worldwide. Over the years we have noted increasing resistance of organisms isolated in our neonatal unit. There is a need therefore to scrutinize the problem so as to be able ...
Analysis of dental casts of 6-8- and 12-year-old Kenyan children.
(2000)
Dental plaster casts of 97 6-8-year-old and 173 12-year-old Maasai, Kikuyu, and Kalenjin children were studied. The Kikuyu are Bantu, while Maasai and Kalenjin are Nilo-Hamitic subjects. The variables measured were palatal ...
Evaluation of Dry Mature Pigeonpea Seeds for Processing and Eating Quality
(Gembloux Agricultural University, 2000)
Several pigeonpea cultivars have been developed through collaborative efforts by the
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, the University of Nairobi, and ICRISAT. While these
cultivars possess a number of traits acceptable ...
. Influence of selected tillage operations on draft power and penetration resistance of a crusting soil.
(2000)
Depending on the top and subsoil textures, semi-arid soils exhibit cohesive and frictional properties that are associated with the relatively high soil strength, bulk density and penetration resistance. The objective of ...
Prognostic indicators of post partum viability of kids born to Escherichia coli-vaccinated or unvaccinated does
(2000)
This study was undertaken to determine some blood and other physiological parameters
with potential for use as prognostic indicators of viability of newborn goat kids. Of the 143
kids born during the on-farmstudy, 97 ...
Reaction of Some Coffea arabica Genotypes to Strains of Colletotrichum kahawae, the Cause of Coffee Berry Disease
(2000-01)
Pathogenicity tests were performed on 11 genotypes of Coffea arabica using single-isolate suspensions of Colletotrichum Kahawae obtained from 90 monoconidial isolates. The objective of this study was to estimate the ...
Investigation of the kinetics of degradation of hexopyranosylated cytosine nucleosides using liquid chromatography
(2000)
Liquid chromatography was used to follow the degradation of hexopyranosylated cytosine nucleosides in buffers of acid, neutral and alkaline pH and of constant ionic strength, The compounds were found to degrade by hydrolysis ...
A new antiplasmodial coumarin from Toddalia asiatica roots
(2000)
A new antiplasmodial coumarin, 5,7-dimethoxy-8-(3'-hydroxy-3'methyl-l'-butene)¬coumarin (1), has been isolated from the roots of Toddalia asiatica. This finding supports the traditional use of this plant for the treatment ...
Testicular cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2000-02)
Objective:
To determine the prevalence, clinical characteristics, management methods and prognosis of testicular cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital.
Design:
Retrospective case study of testicular cancer patients over ...
The anti-bacterial bioactivity of some medicinal lants used in productive healthcare from western,Uganda
(2000)
Bacterial infections in rural western Uganda,particularly in women are treated using herbal medicine.The ethanolic crude plant extracts of tetradenia riparia,tithonia diversifolia and geniosporum rotundifolium some of the ...