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Bacteraemia, urinary tract infection and malaria in hospitalised febrile children in Nairobi: is there an association?
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
There is laboratory evidence of altered immune function in children with malaria. Bacterial infections have been documented to complicate severe forms of malaria. However, it remains unclear whether such infections are ...
Predictors of early mortality in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected African children.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Background: Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection follows a bimodal clinical course with rapid progression in 10–45% of children before the age of 2 years and slower progression in the remainder. ...
Social-demographic characteristics of patients with periodontitis visiting Unviersity of Nairobi dental hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Background: Periodontitis is a disease that affects a majority of the population worldwide. Information available on periodontitis from different studies is contradicting with some studies showing increased prevalence in ...
Bacteraemia, urinary tract infection and malaria in hospitalised febrile children in Nairobi: is there an association?
(2004)
There is laboratory evidence of altered immune function in children with malaria. Bacterial infections have been documented to complicate severe forms of malaria. However, it remains unclear whether such infections are ...
Cytotoxic lupane-type triterpenoids from Acacia mellifera.
(2004)
One new and eight previously described lupane-type metabolites were isolated for the first time from Acacia mellifera (Leguminosae). Based on spectral analyses, the structure of the new compound was elucidated as ...
Endoscopic variceal band ligation: a local experience.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the results of endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) in the local set-up.
DESIGN:
Retrospective analysis of data of all patients who had EVBL.
SETTING:
Patients having EVBL at the office ...
Anorexia nervosa in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
BACKGROUND:
Anorexia nervosa is a rare disorder in Africans, inspite of posing a serious public health hazard in the West. Whereas it is possible that African psychiatrists lack the skills to diagnose the disorder, other ...
Identification of trypanosomes in Glossina pallidipes and G. longipennis in Kenya.
(2004-03)
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to identify trypanosomes in Glossina pallidipes and G. longipennis caught in Kenya. Of 3826 flies dissected, 188 (4.9%) were parasitologically positive overall. The infection ...
Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in patients of northern India
(2004)
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic response of north Indian patients with chronic hepatitis C (CH-C) to two different treatment regimens of interferon and ribavirin. METHODS: ...
Post traumatic stress disorder among motor vehicle accident survivors attending the orthopaedic and trauma clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2004-07)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the prevalence rate of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and associated risk factors among motor vehicle accident (MVA) survivors attending the orthopaedic and trauma clinic at Kenyatta National ...