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Bancroftian filariasis in 12 villages in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya - variation in clinical and parasitological patterns
(University of Nairobi., 2004-12)
As part of a larger study on the effects of permethrin-impregnated bednets on the transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti, subjects from 12 villages in the Coastal province of Kenya, south of Mombasa, were investigated. The ...
A new design of membrane feeder incorporating an electrical blood stirring device.
(1976)
A selection of the literature illustrating the origin and development of membrane feeding devices is reviewed. A new membrane feeding device-incorporating an electrical stirrer is described and its mode of operation ...
Analgesic and antipyretic effects of Myrica salicifolia (Myricaceae
(University of Nairobi., 2002-03)
Myrica salicifolia Hoechst (Myricaceae) root extract was found to have analgesic activity in mice. In rats there was antipyretic but no antiinflammatory activity.
Synthesis, Biological Evaluation And Mechanistic Studies Of Totarol Amino Alcohol Derivatives As Potential Antimalarial Agents.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Herein we report on the semisynthesis and biological evaluation of b-amino alcohol derivatives of the natural product totarol and other simple aromatic systems. All beta-amino alcohol derivatives of totarol exhibited higher ...
Post-operative management of pain following major abdominal and thoracic operations.
(, 2000-06)
OBJECTIVE:
To study the common methods of analgesia and their effectiveness in post-operative patients and to assess the occurrence of common post-operative complications related to pain.
DESIGN:
A prospective descriptive ...
Evaluation and surgical treatment of solitary thyroid nodules.
(, 1995)
This is a prospective study based on 146 consecutive thyroidectomies over a two year period (July 1990 to June 1992). All patients with solitary thyroid nodules which were suspicious or equivocal on fine needle aspiration ...
Does shortening matter after clavicular fractures?
(1999)
Healing of clavicular fractures with shortening of 15 mm or more has been associated with poor function and open reduction and internal fixation has been recommended as the appropriate initial treatment. We studied 41 ...
Preexposure prophylaxis for HIV infection among African women.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-08)
BACKGROUND: Preexposure prophylaxis with antiretroviral drugs has been effective in the prevention of human ...