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Transition from open to laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a public and private hospitals in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Backgound: It is almost two decades since laparoscopic surgery was first introduced in Kenya. This study was aimed at evaluating the transition to laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) with analysis of patient demographics and ... -
Translactonization in Erythromycins
(1987)When erythromycin A is heated in diethylamine-acetic acid. an erythromycin hemiketal is obtained, which can be further transformed into a new enol ether and spiroketal. The new euol ether is also obtained in equilibrium ... -
Translation of EPDS questionnaire into Kiswahili: understanding the cross-cultural and translation issues in mental health research
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The need for a suitable tool for assessing postpartum depression in Kenya led to the process of translation of the 10 items Edinburgh Postnatal Scale into Kiswahili. The idea was to seek semantic, conceptual as well as ... -
The Transmembrane Protein Meckelin (MKS3) Is Mutated In Meckel-Gruber Syndrome And The Wpk Rat.
(Department of Biochemistry, 2006)Meckel-Gruber syndrome is a severe autosomal, recessively inherited disorder characterized by bilateral renal cystic dysplasia, developmental defects of the central nervous system (most commonly occipital encephalocele), ... -
Transmission intensity and the immunoepidemiology of bancroftian filariasis in East Africa
(2001)Previous attempts to determine the interactions between filariasis transmission intensity, infection and chronic disease have been limited by a lack of a theoretical framework that allows the explicit examination of ... -
Transmission of Bacterial Infections by Nematode Larvae.Thesis, University of London, 1969
(University of Nairobi, 1969)No abstract available -
Transmitted HIV Type 1 Drug Resistance Among Individuals with Recent HIV Infection in East and Southern Africa
(University of nairobiCollege of health science, 2010)To characterize WHO-defined transmitted HIV drug resistance mutation (TDRM) data from recently HIV-infected African volunteers, we sequenced HIV (pol) and evaluated for TDRM the earliest available specimens from ARV-naive ... -
Transmitting infection: testing disinfectants used in maternity units
(University of Nairobi,, 2009)The practice of infection control is important in every health care institution since it ensures safety of the patient, health care providers and visitors to the facility and community at large. Instruments and equipment ... -
Transoral Retrieval of a displaced mandibular tooth in the Parapharyngeal space: A patient with unusual clinical findings.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Accidental displacement of the lower third molar is a fairly rare complication, but may cause tissue injury and considerable functional incapacitation when it occurs. We report this particular case to remind clinicians on ... -
Transperineal Trucut needle biopsy of the prostate: A prospective Study
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi., 1990-12)A prospective study involving ninety (90) transperineal TruCut Tm needle biopsies of the prostate in eighty (80) patients has revealed that the repeated use of this needle until it becomes ineffective does not affect its ... -
Transsexual surgery: a case of true gender dysphoria
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993)A 28 year old male was screened, investigated and diagnosed as a case of true gender dysphoria. Subsequently he was operated and transsexual surgery successfully carried out. Four years after surgery, the patient has been ... -
Trauma deaths outside the hospital: Uncovering the typology in the Kenyan Capital
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1998)BACKGROUND: Immediate trauma fatality is not amenable to trauma care and primary prevention is the key. The published profiles of deaths due to trauma differ in different regions. Injury mortality rates are higher in ... -
Trauma, grief and depression in Nairobi children after the 1998 bombing of the American Embassy.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2006-07)Despite the increasingly dangerous world where trauma and loss are common, relatively few studies have explored traumatic grief in children. The 1998 American Embassy bombing in Nairobi, Kenya, provided an unfortunate ... -
Traumatic and idiopathic – cause, clinical manifestations and management
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Traumatic dental injuries in normal and handicapped children in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1992)Two thousand, seven hundred and ninety one normal and handicapped children aged 5-15 years were examined for traumatic dental injuries. Twelve percent had traumatised teeth while three percent had soft tissue injuries. ... -
Traumatic dental injuries to permanent anterior teeth in 12-15 year old children in Nairobi
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2013)Objective: To determine the prevalence and pattern of occurrence of traumatic injuries to permanent anterior teeth. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional survey. Setting: Public primary schools in the City of Nairobi. Subjects: ... -
Traumatic endophthalmitis presenting as isolated retinal vasculitis and white-centered hemorrhages: Case report and review of literature
(University of NairobiDepartment of Psychiatry, 2012-07)The article reports a case and review of the literature of endophthalmitis presenting as isolated retinal vasculitis. A 26-year-old male was observed to have white-centered retinal hemorrhages and retinal vasculitis following ... -
Traumatic Experiences of Kenyan Secondry School Students
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Psychiatry, 2007)Background: There is no information on the socio-demographic variations and determinants of Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Kenyan adolescents. Objectives: To describe the traumatic experiences of ... -
Traumatic experiences, posttraumatic stress symptoms, depression, and health-risk behavior in relation to injury among University of Nairobi students in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and types of injuries in relation to traumatic experiences, posttraumatic stress symptoms, depression, and health-risk behaviors among university students in Kenya. METHOD: A ... -
Traumatic fistula resulting from sexual violence: a case study in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2011-10-21)Gender-based violence is any violence that exploits distinctions between individuals of different sexes. Sexual violence in the form of rape or mass rape is traumatic for the victim but can have significant physical ...