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Genetic Diversity of Human Enterovirus 68 Strains Isolated in Kenya Using the Hypervariable 3′- End of VP1 Gene
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Reports of increasing worldwide circulation of human enterovirus-68 (EV68) are well documented. Despite health concerns
posed by resurgence of these viruses, little is known about EV68 strains circulating in Kenya. In ...
Hepatitis B surface antigenaemia in Kenyans with chronic liver disease
(University of Nairobi, 1976)
Fifty Kenyan patients with chronic liver disease or hepatocellular carcinoma were tested for hepatitis B surface antigenaemia by radioimmunoassay. The hepatitis B surface antigen was detected in 77% of the patients with ...
Eb-virus associated serology in malignant disease: antibody levels to viral capsid antigens (vca), membrane antigens (ma) and early antigens (ea) in patients with various neoplastic conditions
(University of Nairobi, 1972)
Two hundred and forty-nine sera derived from African donors suffering from a variety of malignant diseases were examined for EBV-related antibody levels. When divided into three major subgroups (lymphoproliferative tumours, ...
Liver disease in early life in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1976)
A survey of significant pathological abnormalities of liver in the first two decades of life is presented; this is based on biopsy and autopsy specimens received in the histopathology service in Nairobi over five years. ...
Correlates of age at attainment of developmental milestones in HIV-infected infants receiving early antiretroviral therapy
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: Infant HIV-1 infection is associated with impaired neurologic and motor development. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has the potential to improve developmental outcomes but the relative contributions of pre-ART ...
Relationship between anthropometric measures and early electrocardiographic changes in obese rats.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
BACKGROUND:
The degree of cardiovascular function impairment parallels the degree of obesity and obese subjects have abnormal changes on the electrocardiogram (ECG). Early ECG changes in obesity have not been previously ...
Hepatitis-b antigen in colony mosquitoes
(University of Nairobi, 1973)
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were fed on or inoculated with blood or serum positive for hepatitis-B antigen (HBAg) or allowed to feed on the arm of an HBAg carrier. Pools of mosquitoes were tested by radioimmunoassay at intervals ...
An Investigation into the Existence of Fads in the Initial Public Offering Market in Kenya
(2012)
The tested the existence of fad explanation in the IPO market in Kenya. It sought to
examine the price behaviour of IPOs to test whether or not it was consistent with fad
explanation. The research methodology was based ...
Soil physicochemical properties under Acacia senegal varieties in the dryland areas of Kenya
(2011)
Acacia senegal is a multipurpose drought-tolerant tree or shrub legume and is commonly used in agroforestry systems in sub-Saharan Africa for gum arabic production and soil fertility improvement. Despite its wide distribution ...
Nutritive value of reconstituted sorghum grains for weanling pigs
(American Society of Animal Science, 1984)
Grains from a high and low tannin sorghum
were reconstituted by adding distilled water at
a 30% level (w/w) and stored for 20 d at 25 C
with an acetic-propionic acid mixture added to
deter fungal growth. Another batch ...