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Tuberculin Sensitivity In Kala-azar. Transaction Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medical And Hygiene
(University of NairobiInstitute of tropical & infectious diseases, 1981) -
Tuberculosis and the HIV epidemic: increasing annual risk of tuberculous infection in Kenya, 1986-1996.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1999-07)OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the increased incidence of tuberculosis (TB) due to HIV infection on the risk of TB infection in schoolchildren. METHODS: Tuberculin surveys were carried ... -
Tuberculosis interferon-gamma responses in the breast milk of human immunodeficiency virus infected mothers.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)Tuberculosis (TB) cellular immune responses were examined in the breast milk of human immunodeficiency virus infected mothers using the T-SPOT(®). TB interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA). Positive TB interferon-gamma ... -
Tuberculosis of the cervical lymph nodes: clinical studies of children in East Africa.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1970)No abstract available -
Tuberculosis of the nervous system: a clinical, radiological and pathological study of 39 consecutive cases in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1989-03)Thirty-seven consecutive adults and 2 children with tuberculosis of the nervous system were studied. Twenty-eight patients (72%) had intracranial or intraspinal tuberculomas and only 11 patients (28%) had tuberculous ... -
Tuberculosis of the Thoracic Spine Managed by Trans-thoracic Decompression, Rib-grafting and Chemotherapy.
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Tuberculosis preventive therapy in HIV-infected persons: feasibility issues in developing countries
(Department of Medicine. University of Nairobi,, 1999)There is now strong evidence from several randomized controlled trials for the efficacy of preventive therapy in the prevention of tuberculosis in tuberculin skin test positive persons infected with the human immunodeficiencv ... -
Tuberculous meningitis--diagnostic problems.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1979)No abstract available -
Tuberous sclerosis: two case reports.
(University os NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1978-06) -
Tumor Suppressor Activity And Epigenetic Inactivation Of Hepatocyte Growth Factor Activator Inhibitor Type 2/SPINT2 In Papillary And Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.
(Department of Biochemistry, 2005-06)Following treatment with a demethylating agent, 5 of 11 renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell lines showed increased expression of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) activator inhibitor type 2 (HAI-2/SPINT2/Bikunin), a Kunitz-type ... -
Tumours of the nose and maxillary sinus. Ten year survey from Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Pathology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 1992-04)Between 1976-1985, 127 cases of malignant tumours of the nose and maxillary sinus were seen at the Department of Human Pathology, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Cancer of the nose and maxillary sinus was a ... -
Turbidimetric Procedure for Determination of Lipase Activity
(University of Nairobi, 1973-04)A method is described for turbidimetric assay of lipase activity. The substrate is a two-phase emulsion composed of a fairly homogenous dispersion of micelles of either triolein or olive oil. The de-emulsification of the ... -
Turners syndrome and its variants
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1984)No abstract available. -
Twice-failed tubal ligation: a case report.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993)The case is presented of a twice-failed tubal ligation in a woman with six previous children. The first failure followed laparoscopic tubal occlusion by silastic falope rings, while the second failure was subsequent to ... -
Twin Cities care system assessment: process, findings, and recommendations
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)The Twin Cities Care system lacks services that are most needed in the later stages of HIV disease. Services in highest demand included housing, transportation, and translation; available translations services are generally ... -
Twin Pregnancy and Severe Maternal Outcomes: The World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate maternal complications (potentially life-threatening conditions, maternal near miss, and maternal death) that are mutually exclusive and severe maternal outcomes (maternal near miss or maternal ... -
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Two cases of ureteric tumour with unusual pyelographic findings.
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The two cytoplasmic dynein-2 isoforms in Leishmania mexicana perform separate functions
(Department of Biochemistry, 2005-10)Eukaryotic organisms with cilia or flagella typically express two non-axonemal or “cytoplasmic” dyneins, dynein-1 and dynein-2. Interestingly, we find that Leishmania mexicana is unusual and contains two distinct cytoplasmic ...