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The level and pattern of anti-tuberculous drug resistance at the Kenyatta national hospital
(2007)
ABSTRACT
Background The Kenyatta National Hospital continues to receive an increasing number of
patients who have been diagnosed to have tuberculosis (pulmonary and extra pulmonary) as
reflected by the number of new ...
Prevalence of dyslipidemia and dysglycemia in hiv-infected patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background: Use of HAART in mv-infected individuals results in reduced
morbidity and mortality associated with AIDS. Long-term complications associated
withHAART including dysglycemia and dyslipidemia have however raised ...
Dental caries and gingivitis among 12-year-old children in peri-urban Kitale,Trans-Nzoia district, Kenya
(2007)
Background: One of the WHO global health goals stated that the global average
for dental caries should not have been more than 3 DMFT at 12 years of age by
the year 2000. However the prevalence of dental caries, gingivitis ...
The pattern of renal disease as seen at radionuclide imaging with sonographic correlation (in Nairobi)
(2007)
Introduction
Renal disease has become a major disease burden in our worldwide. Evaluation of renal
disease is done by lab investigations and imaging. Radionuclide imaging provides
objective assessment of renal function ...
Sensitivity patterns, serotypes of cryptococcusneoformans and diagnostic value of india ink in patients with cryptococcal meningitis at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background: Cryptococcal meningitis caused by the environmental
encapsulated fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, is an important and often fatal
infection whose incidence has multiplied severally after the advent of HIV.
Correct ...
A clinical audit of the short-term outcome of cardiac surgery patients admitted to Kenyatta national hospital's intensive care unit
(2007)
Introduction.
Cardiac disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients at Kenyatta
National hospital. The evaluation of clinical outcome of cardiac surgery has been accepted as
a first step to assessing ...
Case records and commentaries in obstetrics and gynaecology
(2007)
Background: Near-Miss morbidities are non-fatal outcomes of life threatening conditions.
Near-miss maternal morbidity and its relation to maternal mortality have been proposed as
a more sensitive measure of pregnancy ...
Quality of life among patients with epilepsy attending the neurology clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya : A comparative study.
(University of Nairobi, CHS, Kenya, 2007)
Introduction: The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE), together with the World Health Organization (WHO) launched in June 1997 the global campaign against epilepsy ...
Cigarette smoking and alcohol ingestion as risk factors for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background: Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma is strongly linked to tobacco inhalation as a cause. It is estimated to account for more than 70% of laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas and up to 89% when combined with ...