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Detection rate of cryptococcus neoformans in cerebrospinal fluid specimens at Kenyatta national hospital,Nairobi
(1997)
A ten-year retrospective review of laboratory detection of Cryptococcus neoformans in cerebrospinal fluid was undertaken using past laboratory and clinical records at Kenyatta National Hospital. A total of 1462 India-ink ...
Transfusion haemosiderosis inspite of regular use of desferrioxamine: case report
(2004)
We describe a case of a female who developed haemosiderosis, in the course of treatment for very severe unstable aplastic anaemia for fourteen years. She was 37 years old at the time of initial diagnosis. Her management ...
Partners and clients of female sex workers in an informal urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
(2012-01)
This paper compares and contrasts number of partners and condom use behaviour for female sex workers and a sample of women working in other economic activities, with both samples drawn from the large informal settlement ...
Organochiorine Pesticides in Swine Tissues from Abattoir Material Collected in Nairobi, Kenya
(1994)
Subsequent to the discovery of DDT in the early 40's, other organochlorine
pesticides have been introduced. These compounds generally resist microbial and
chemical degradation and therefore persist in the environment. ...
The reversal of xylazine hydrochloride by yohimbine and 4-aminopyridine in goats
(2001)
Yohimbine, 4-aminopyridine, and a combination of the 2 drugs were studied to assess
their potential as antagonists to xylazine in goats. Twenty-four small East African goats
were divided randomly into 4 groups of 6 goats ...
Blood lead levels and potental environmental exposures among children under five years in Kibera slums, Nairobi
(2009-04)
Objective: Lead exposure has been associated with intellectual impairment in children in a number of international studies. Prevalence of elevated blood lead levels (eBLL 2: 10ug/dL) of between 5 - 15% has been reported ...
Height as proxy for weight in mass azithromycin dosing of Kenyan children with active trachoma
(2008)
Objectives: To determine whether height can be used as an alternative to
weight in mass treatment of children aged 1-15 years with active trachoma
using azithromycin and propose a height-based dose stick for Kenyan ...
Management of stage I cervical sarcoma botryoides in childhood and adolescence
(2004)
Rhabdomyo arcomas are the most common soft tissue sarcomas in childhood. The botryoid variant arise in infancy from the vagina or urinary bladder and extremely rarely from the uterine cervix. Treatment regimes range from ...
Trachoma control using the who adopted “safe with azithromycin”
(2007)
Objective: To report on and share the experiences, accomplishments and lessons learnt by African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Sight Savers International (SSI), University of Nairobi (UON) and the Ministry of ...
Transition to Multi-Party Democracy: A Case Study of Kimilili Constituency in Bungoma District,1993." Transition to Multi-Party Democracy Seminar, Nairobi, 1993.
(Elsevier, 1993)
Settlement pattern studies are concerned with relics of human occupation in the past. In an archaeological record, these relics either appear in clusters or individually in the form of pestholes, house floors, house ...