Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Title
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Congenital syphilis.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1971)No abstract available -
Congenital transmission of Trypanosoma congolense in mice
(University of Nairobi, 1983)Pregnant mice were infected with a strain of T. congolense which produces a chronic infection, to determine if congenital infection can occur. Some of the mice were killed before delivery and tissues of foetuses injected ... -
Conjunctival Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1990)A patient with confirmed acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and disseminated Kaposi's sarcoma was seen in the Eye Clinic, Kenyatta National Hospital, and was found to have involvement of the conjunctiva and lids, ... -
Conjunctival microvasculopathy and Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with AIDS
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1994-01) -
Conjunctival normal flora at Kenyatta National Hospital and Kikuyu Eye Unit, Kenya
(2007-08)Objective: To determine the spectrum of normal bacterial flora inhabiting the normal conjunctiva. Design: Retrospective study Setting: University of Nairobi, Microbiology laboratory and Kikuyu Eye Unit Subjects: ... -
Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection seen at two hospitals in Kenya
(St Francis Mission Hospital, Provincial Ophthalmologist, Eastern Province, Katete, Zambia.Department of Opthalmology, University of Nairobi, 2006)To estimate the prevalence and pattern of conjuctival squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) in patients with HIV infection. DESIGN: A hospital based cross sectional study. SETTING: Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and Kikuyu ... -
Conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia and parasites
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1986) -
Consensus recommendations for the prevention of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women in sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that more than 200 million females older than 15 years are at risk in this ... -
Consensus statement: supporting safer conception and pregnancy for men and women living with and affected by HIV
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Safer conception interventions reduce HIV incidence while supporting the reproductive goals of people living with or affected by HIV. We developed a consensus statement to address demand, summarize science, identify ... -
Conservation and utilization of African Oryza genetic resources.
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013-10)Africa contains a huge diversity of both cultivated and wild rice species. The region has eight species representing six of the ten known genome types. Genetic resources of these species are conserved in various global ... -
Conservative management of a high output enterocutaneous fistula in abdominal tuberculosis
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Human Anatomy, 2011)A 25-year-old lady with a high-output, tuberculous, entero-cutaneous fistula was managed successfully by conservative means in a teaching hospital in Nairobi, Kenya -
A conservative management of an extensive odontogenic residual cyst : a case report
(University of NairobiFaculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)This article briefly reviews the clinical presentation and management of odontogenic cysts. A case is reported of an 18-year-old girl who, on 12-3-1986, presented for the firs time at the Dental Department, University of ... -
A conservative management of an extensive odontogenic residual cyst: a case report.East Afr Med J. 1991 Feb;68(2):143-8.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)No abstract available -
The Conservative Management of Back Pain by Corset
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995) -
Conservative surgery for vulvovaginal melanoma
(University of Nairobi.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1991)22 cases of vulvovaginal melanoma seen in Umeă between 1963 and 1989 were retrospectively reviewed. According to FIGO, 11 were in Stage I, 6 in Stage II, 3 in Stage IV and 2 in Stage VI. Most patients received only ... -
Considerations on cases of epiphyseal injury observed at Kenyatta National Hospital
(School of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1979-09) -
Consistency of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific interferon-gamma responses in HIV-1-infected women during pregnancy and postpartum.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics, 2012)Background: We determined the consistency of positive interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) release assays (IGRAs) to detect latent TB infection (LTBI) over one-year postpartum in HIV-1-infected women. Methods: Women with positive IGRAs ... -
The consistent association between Epstein-Barr virus and Hodgkin's disease in children in Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Oncology, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK., 1996-05)Recent studies have suggested that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may play a role in the etiology of Hodgkin's disease (HD). In a previous study, we used a latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1)-specific antibodies to examine archival ... -
Consistent condom use among highly effective contraceptive users in an HIV-endemic area in rural Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2019)Women of reproductive age are at the highest risk of both HIV infection and unintended pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa. Highly effective contraceptives (HECs) such as hormonal injectable and implants are widely used in ... -
Constituents of Croton Megalocarpus With Potential Anti-hiv Activity
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Reported herein is an anti-HIV monochlorinated compound, 1β-acetoxy-3β-chloro-5α,6α-dihydroxycrotocascarin L (1), of the rare crotofolane diterpenoid class. Compound 1, a suspected artifact of extraction, along with the ...