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Pilot study on short term complications of acute bacterial meningitis in children beyond the neonatal period at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
To describe the short-term complications associated with bacterial
meningitis in children 2-60 months of age.
Cohort study.
Paediatric filter clinic (PFC) and paediatric general wards at the Kenyatta
National Hospital ...
Cardiac Manifestations In Children With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Introduction: AIDS and its associated opportunistic infections and neoplasms affect
virtually every organ. The heart of the patient with AIDS is also affected in a number of
mechanisms that result in its dysfunction. No ...
Prevalence of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia Human Immunodefficiecy Virus Seropositin infants and young children admitted with pneumonia at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi., 2004)
Background: Pneumocystis carmu pneumonia (PCP) is one of the most
common opportunistic infections in children with immunosuppresion due to
HIV infection. PCP is hence an important factor in morbidity and mortality
in ...
Compassion fatigue and burnout syndrome among medical workers at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
The objective of this study was to establish the prevalence of and factors
associated with burnout syndrome and compassion fatigue among medical practitioners and
nurses at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
Descriptive ...
Laryngeal carcinoma, epidemiological and clinical features as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)
Carcinoma of the larynx is a common head and neck malignancy. It has a widely varying prevalence in the different regions of the world. This study, a prospective crosssectional survey, was designed to determine the prevalence ...
Prevalence of cryptosporidium parvum in 6-60 month old children presenting with diarrhoea at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)
Background: Diarrhoea remains one of the most important causes of morbidity and
mortality in the tropics. Since the discovery of HI V-I in 1982, C. parvum has become an
increasingly important cause of diarrhea, especially ...
Intranuclear terminal deoxyribo-nucleotidyl transferase (TdT) expression in acute lymphoblastic leukimia : a flow cytometric analysis in bone marrow aspirate fixed permeabilized cells
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)
BACKGROUND. Despite advances in the understanding of the biology and characterization of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), evidence of utility of novel diagnostic techniques based on these developments is lacking in our ...
A propective review of the imaging findings in magnetic resonance imaging of the brain
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)
A prospective study was conducted at the Diagnostic Center in Nairobi, Kenya between the period January 1 - December 31 2003. The aim of the study was to analyze the pattern, age and sex distribution of cranial pathologies ...
Newborn Screening For Hearing Loss Using Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions In Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
INTRODUCTION
Hearing loss is amongst the commonest congenital abnormality occurring in one to three newborns per thousand and has a profound effect on the development of
language and cognition in the affected child. The ...