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Epidural anaesthesia. Part II--The role of nurses and midwives in administration of epidural anaesthesia
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Epidural injection use for low back pain associated with sciatica at an Orthopaedic centre in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 2012)Objective: To assess the effects of lumbar epidural steroid injections in patients with radiculopathy (sciatica), by assessing reduction of pain at short term (3 weeks) and intermediate term (12 weeks). Design: This was ... -
Epigenetic Control Of Irf1 Responses In HIV-exposed Seronegative Versus HIV-susceptible Individuals.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, 2011-03)Not all individuals exposed to HIV become infected. Understanding why these HIV-exposed seronegative individuals remain uninfected will help inform the development of preventative measures against HIV infection. Interferon ... -
Epilepsy in poor regions of the world.
(2012)Epilepsy is a common disorder, particularly in poor areas of the world, and can have a devastating effect on people with the disorder and their families. The burden of epilepsy in low-income countries is more than twice ... -
Epilepsy in Tanzanian children: association with perinatal events and other risk factors.
(2012)To define the prevalence and risk factors for epilepsy in children in a rural district of Tanzania by conducting a community-based case-control study. Children aged 6-14 years with active epilepsy (at least two unprovoked ... -
Epilepsy; Knowledge, Beliefs And Attitudes In Kenya.
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Epilepsy; The Forgotten Disease
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Epithelial hamartoma of liver.
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Epitope Cross-Reactivity Frequently Differs between Central and Effector Memory HIV-Specific CD8 T Cells1
(2007)HIV diversity may limit the breadth of vaccine coverage due to epitope sequence differences between strains. Although amino acid substitutions within CD8 T cell HIV epitopes can result in complete or partial abrogation ... -
Epitope cross-reactivity frequently differs between central and effector memory HIV-specific CD8+ t cells1
(Univerisyt of Nairobi, 2007-03)HIV diversity may limit the breadth of vaccine coverage due to epitope sequence differences between strains. Although amino acid substitutions within CD8+ T cell HIV epitopes can result in complete or partial abrogation ... -
Epitope Mapping of HIV-Specific CD8+ T cells in a Cohort Dominated by Clade A1 Infection
(Department of Medical Microbiology, 2009)Background CD8+ T cell responses are often detected at large magnitudes in HIV-infected subjects, and eliciting these responses is the central aim of many HIV-1 vaccine strategies. Population differences in CD8+ T cell ... -
Epoxichiromodine and other constituents of Croton Megalocarcus
(Department of Pharmacology & Pharmacognosy, University of Nairobi, 1992) -
Epoxychiromodine and other constituents of croton megalocarpus
(Department of Pharmacy, University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Erlangen, Germany, 1992)A novel clerodane-type diterpene with a 6,7-oxirane group has been isolated from Croton meqalocarpus. structure elucidation has been achieved by a combination of spectroscopic measurements including 2D NMR and NOE experiments. ... -
Epstein-Barr virus-specific antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity in patients with Burkitt's lymphoma
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1979-10)Coded sera from 54 patients with African Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) were titrated for antibodies against an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-induced membrane antigen in the antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) assay. The ... -
Eritrea: malaria surveillance epidemic preparedness and control program strengthening
(University Of Nairobi, 2004)This report describes the results of efforts to improve malaria surveillance in Eritrea in ways that will increase preparedness for epidemics as well as strengthen the control program in general. This involved describing ... -
erum Hanganutziu and Deicher (HD) antibody and total sialic acid levels in hepatoma patients
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1998)A preliminary short follow-up study of Hanganutziu and Deicher (HD) antibody titre and sialic acid levels in sera from 7 patients with hepatoma was carried out. Weekly HD antibody titres were abnormal in 6 patients with ... -
Erythroid Aplasia in Kwashiorkor
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1962-03-10)demonstrated on a phonocardiogram when atrial systole occurs in the middle of ventricular systole in complete heart block.3 Under these circumstances the atrioventricular valves are closed and ventricular filling ... -
Erythroid Aplasia in Riboflavin-Deficient Baboons and its Relation to Marasmus and Kwashiorkor
(Department of Biochemistry, 1967-11)An erythroid hypoplasia characterized by falls in red cell precursors, haemoglobin, packed cell volume, reticulocytes and sometimes platelets, resembling that which occurs in marasmus and kwashiorkor, has been produced ... -
Esophageal cancer in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Kenya belongs to a high incidence region known as Africa's esophageal cancer (EC) corridor. It has one of the highest incidence rates of EC worldwide, but research on EC in Kenya has gone highly unnoticed. EC in Kenya is ...