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Use of ethnoveterinary remedies in the management of foot and mouth disease lesions in a diary herd
(2011)
An outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) affecting 95 (57.2%) out of 166 cattle occurred in a medium-scale
dairy farm in Kikuyu district, Kenya. Ethnoveterinary remedies of natural Soda ash solution (97% sodium ...
Brewery wastewater treatment in a fluidised bed bioreactor.
(University of Nairobi, 2002-03)
A hydrodynamic characteristic performance of a three phase fluidised bed bioreactor has been studied with brewery wastewater. The influence of operating parameters, such as phase hold up, phase mixing, aspect ratio and ...
Left internal mammary artery to pulmonary vasculature fistulae closed with particle embolizaton: new form of percutaneous intervention
(2005)
The left internal mammary artery is frequently employed as a conduit in coronary bypass surgery. We report a 42-year-old male post-coronary artery bypass grafting patient with, angina on exertion who was found to have ...
Fibrous dysplasia of the jaws : a case report
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
This article reviews the present clinical, radiographic and histologic features of fibrous dysplastic lesions of the jaws. A case is presented of an apparently reactivated fibrous dysplastic jaw lesion, with evidence of ...
Childhood aplastic anaemia in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
Forty two children with aplastic anaemia were seen at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, over a period of 8 years (1980-1988). These have been analysed with respect to sex, age and area of geographical origin. The overall ...
Human papillomavirus types in women with invasive cervical carcinoma by HIV status in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2008-01)
To evaluate the fraction of invasive cervical carcinoma (ICC) that could be prevented in HIV-infected women by vaccines currently available against human papillomavirus (HPV)16 and 18, we conducted a cross-sectional study ...
Correlation of virulence with growth rate in Staphylococcus aureus
(University of Nairobi, 1969)
One hundred and fifty strains of Staphyloccocus aureus were tested for mouse virulence. Eighteen strains killed mice in less than 120 h when 109 cells were injected intraperitoneally, while similar injections of 130 strains ...
Malnutrition and infections as causes of childhood anemia in tropical Africa.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1990)
Anemia is the most common disorder in hospital patients in tropical Africa, and it is demonstrated in up to 70% of inpatients. Community studies indicate that as many as 40% of the children younger than 15 years of age, ...
The amino acid and fatty acid composition of the thermostable lipoprotein ("Antigen 880") of hydatid cyst fluid (HCF).
(1989)
Analysis for the amino acid composition of "Antigen 880" was carried out by use of double dimension paper chromatography and Biotronik 2,000 automatic amino acid analyzer. By the double dimension paper chromatography, ...
A Report On The Assessment Of The Impact Of Hiv And Aids In The Port Of Durban, South Africa
(2009)
The aim of this study was to assess the impact of t
he HIV and AIDS epidemic on the port of Durban and
to recommend sustainable policies and programs for
dealing more effectively with the epidemic.
Evidence showed that ...