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A Clinical Study Of Wilm’s Tumour (nephroblastoma) In Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1980) -
Clinical Training of Visual Inspection With Acetic to Influence the Accuracy of Outcome in Cervical Precancer Screening in Selected Facilities at Embu County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Cervical cancer ranks as the prevalent cancer, among women in developing nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the lack of resources for prevention programs. Despite efforts to screen for cancer ... -
Clinical utility and cost effectiveness of CSF TB BACTEC MGIT cultures in the evaluation of HIV Patients with meningoencephalitis at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, CHS, Kenya, 2007)Background: The spread of HIV epidemic has contributed immensely to an increase in the annual incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) and especially of extra-pulmonary TB in Kenya.' The diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis (TBM) ... -
Clinical, haematological, treatment and molecular evaluation of ehrlichial infections in dogs in Nairobi and its environs
(University of Narobi, 2014-11)Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis are tick borne diseases with important zoonotic and public health implications. Although reported globally, data on apparent prevalence, clinical, haematological and treatment outcomes and ... -
Clinical, radiological and biochemical evidence of renal osteodystrophy in patients with chronic renal failure at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1989)Between May 1988 and January 1989 40 patients with established diagnosis of chronic renal failure (CRF) on either maintenance dialysis or conservative management were studied to determine the incidence and ..the nature ... -
Clinical, Sociodemographic and Placental Histologicalfeatures in Preterm Births With Placental Malaria and Hiv Coinfection in Bungoma County Referral Hospital, a Retrospective Cohort Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background Prematurity is the largest killer of children under 5 years of age. Malaria and HIV are both associated with prematurity due to partial maternal vascular malperfusion. This may be due to the altered angiogenesis ... -
Clinical-pathological Characteristics and Factorsassociated With Mortality in Patients Managed Forgestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia in Kenyatta Nationalhospital,2012 – 2020. A Cross-sectionalstudy
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) comprises of invasive mole (IM),choriocarcinoma(CCM),placentalsitetrophoblastictumour(PSTT)andepithelioidtrophoblastic tumour (ETT). Choriocarcinoma is the most common ... -
Clinically manifest ocular lesions among hiv infected patients at kamenge university hospital, burundi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background Over 33 million people live with HIV/AIDS worldwide and around 22 million are located in Sub-Saharan Africa, where access to medical treatment and care is poor. The disease is associated with a wide variety ... -
Clinically manifest ocular lesions among HIV infected patients at Kamenge University Hospital, Burundi.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background Over 33 million people live with HIV/AIDS worldwide and around 22 million are located in Sub-Saharan Africa, where access to medical treatment and care is poor. The disease is associated with a wide variety ... -
Clinically Significant Potential Drug-drug Interactions Among Adult Diabetic Hypertensive Outpatients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension are common comorbidities in the developing and developed world. Management of these patients requires combination pharmacotherapies which may lead to polypharmacy ... -
Clinicians knowledge, prescribing patierns, toxicity and efficacy of amphotericin B in HIV positive patients at Kenyatta national hospital
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2010)Introduction-Amphotericin B is a drug used to treat cryptococcal meningitis in AIDS patients. It is associated with many adverse drug reactions such as nephrotoxicity, cardiotoxicity and anemia. The prevalence of these ... -
Clinico-histopathologic variations and aetiological factors associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma at two hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2009-08)Objective: To determine the clinico-histopathologic variations and aetiological factors associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Patients and Method: A descriptive cross-sectional hospital based study was ... -
Clinico-Pathological characteristics and outcomes of gastric cancer among patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Despite a decrease in new cases, gastric cancer (GC) is the third-highest cause of death from cancer around the world. According to the Globocan data 2012, Kenya is estimated to have the highest incidence of ... -
Clinico-pathological Characteristics, Management, and Survival of Patients Treated for Cancer of the Vulva at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya- 2012- 2017
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Introduction: Cancer of the vulva (CV) is the fourth most common gynecologic cancer in high economic countries and it causes about 5-6% of the all the female genital tract malignancies. Among the types of histologic vulvar ... -
Clinico-pathological Pattern Of Odontogenic Neoplasms At Two National Referral Centres In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Odontogenic neoplasms (ONs) are lesions with insidious progress but tend to cause disfigurement and high surgical morbidity. The prevalence in Africa is about 9-69%. Knowledge of their trend and pattern of ... -
Clinico-pathological profile and treatment of multiple myeloma at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a chronic B-cell malignancy that involves proliferation of neoplastic clonal plasma cell in the bone marrow with circulating monoclonal immunoglobulins or constituent chains in serum ... -
Clinico-pathological Profile of Sinonasal Masses as Seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Sinonasal masses present a spectrum of lesions found in the sinonasal tract ranging from non-neoplastic to neoplastic lesions but may have similar clinical presentation with significantly different histopathological ... -
Clinico-radiological aspects of maxilla-mandibular neoplasms with osseous manifestations at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) - Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1988-03)