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Experience with rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Nairobi, Kenya
(2015)
Background: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Newer therapies include B-cell targeted therapies such as rituximab.
Objectives: To study the outcome in RA patients ...
Bacterial contamination of kale (brassica oleracea acephala) along the supply chain in Nairobi and its environs
(2011)
Objective: To assess the microbiological safety of kale (Brassica oleracea Acephala)
produced from farms and those sold at the markets with special focus on coliforms,
E.coli and Salmonella.
Design: A cross sectional ...
Cases of Pig Poisoning Encountered Naturally in Smallholder Farms in Nairobi and Its Environs
(2011)
Systematic necropsies were conducted on 84 pig carcasses presented to Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology between June 2004 and June 2007. Affected farms were visited in order to gather epidemiological data. ...
Magnitude and pattern of eye diseases in Korogocho slum, Nairobi AUTHORS
(2007-08)
Objective: To estimate the magnitude and pattern of eye diseases in residents of
Korogocho slum Nairobi.
Design: Community based survey
Setting: Korogocho slum Nairobi, Kenya; July and August 2002
Results: One thousand ...
Participatory probabilistic assessment of the risk to human health associated with cryptosporidiosis from urban dairying in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya
(2009)
We carried out a participatory risk assessment to estimate the risk (negative consequences and their likelihood) from zoonotic Cryptosporidium originating in dairy
farms in urban Dagoretti, Nairobi to dairy farm households ...
Assessment of materials management in the Kenyan manufacturing firms-Exploratory survey of manufacturing firms based in Nairobi
(2005)
Materials play a big part in the manufacturing firms as it account for about 56% of the annual turnover. This research analyzed the attention and recognition the Kenyan manufacturing firms are giving to the materials ...
Logistics of outsourcing practices and performance of large manufacturing firms in Nairobi, Kenya
(2012-10)
In globalized and highly competitive markets, organizations strive to be innovative and agile to meet customer demands. Competitiveness, based on organizational capabilities and production strategies, may lead to quality, ...
Open simple prostatectomy and blood transfusion in Nairobi
(2007-09)
BACKGROUND:
Open simple prostatectomy has long been associated with large blood losses; hence allogeneic blood transfusion in this procedure is a standard practice world over. A review of literature suggests significant ...
Delays in diagnosis, referral and management of head and neck cancer presenting at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2006-04)
BACKGROUND:
The most important prognostic factor in head and neck cancer is the stage of the disease at presentation. Early cancer has an excellent prognosis following treatment. Unfortunately most patients present ...