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Anaemia as seen in children admitted to the paediatric observation ward of the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1981)
In this prospective study, the pattern of anaemia
seen in children admitted to the paediatric observation
ward (POW) of Kenyatta National Hospital was investigated,
between November,1979 and March, 1980. There were ...
Psychiatric morbidity in children and young persons admitted into an approved school in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1987)
As in other parts of the World, the problem of
juvenile delinquency seems to be on the increase and is
currently causing a lot of concern not only to the
authorities but also to teachers, parents and health workers.
Since ...
Some biochemical changes In children with Acute Falciparum Malaria
(University Of Nairobi, 1988)
One hundred children with acute falciparum malaria attending Kenyatta National Hospital and 75 controls matched for age and sex, were the subjects of the study. Seventy five patients were compared with 75 available controls. ...
Vitamin a status in children with protein-energy malnutrition and Measles at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 1988)
Serum levels of retinol, retinol-binding protein
and prealbumin were measured in 50 children with protein
energy malnutrition, 17 well-nourished children suffering from measles and 33 children with protein-energy
...
The Brain Death Syndrome In The Intensive Care Unit, Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
A retrospective study was carried out on thirty
brain dead patients admitted to the intensive
care unit (I.C.U.) at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(K.N.H.) from January 1976 to December 1985.
There were 20 males (66.7%) ...
Brain abscess: a study of brain abscesses 1970 - 1979
(1980)
A series of 41 patients with intracranial abscess over a 10 year period (1970-79) were analysed and discussed. The incidence was 4 cases per year with a male to female ratio of 2:1. The mortality was 29.2 per cent.
The ...
Prevalence of ascaris lumbricoides in children admitted to the paediatric observation ward Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1985-02)
500 children attending the Paediatric Observation
Ward at the Kenyatta National Hospital were investigated
for intestinal helminths, during the period 12/2/84 to
9/4/84. 59 of these children were found to harbour
Ascaris ...
Bacterial Infections In Neonates In The Kenyatta National Hospital Nursery, May-July 1981, A Prospective Study
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
The pattern of neonatal bacterial infections in
the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH nursery was analysed
over a three month period with a view of finding out
the causative organisms and their antibiotic sensitivity
pattern. ...
Antimicrobial sensitivity in cholera in Kenya
(1986)
Investigations were carried out with a view to
establishing vibrio cholerae susceptibility to
various antimicrobial agents. Tetracycline,
chlorampenicol, co-trimoxazole, Erythromycin,
Ampicillin, Minocycline, Amoxycillin ...
Infective Endocarditis n Children admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital - a retrospective study
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
This is a retrospective study, presenting the clinical
and aetiologic features of infective endocarditis, in 45
children aged 0-15 years, seen over a six year period
(January 1975 to December 1980), at the Kenyatta ...