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Gadolinium-induced nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: the rise and fall of an iatrogenic disease.
(2012)In 2006, nephrologists in Denmark unexpectedly identified chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with a new syndrome, nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). Subsequently, 1603 NSF patients were reported to the Food and Drug ... -
Galactosaemia in an infant: case report
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, 1999-05)Galactosaemia is a disorder of galactose metabolism in which raised levels of galactose and galactose-l-phosphate damage various organs. It is a very rare disease (incidence 1 in 60,000) and the diagnosis is often missed, ... -
Galactosaemia in black South African children
(Kenya Medical Association, Nairobi, KENYA (1932) (Revue)Department of Chemical Pathology,, 1999-05)Objective: To evaluate the clinical and biochemical features of all black children confirmed to have galactosaemia from the KwaZulu Natal Province of South Africa. Design: Prospective laboratory study. Subjects: These ... -
Gall Bladder Disease and Adult Obstructive Jaundice at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi,
(1976)A prospective study was carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) between June 1987 and September 1988 to look at some aspects of obstructive jaundice in patients above 12 years of age. Screening for cases was done ... -
Gallstone Disease: A Call To Awareness In Subsaharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Gallstone disease (GSD) is a major global health problem that causes high morbidity and mortality constituting a significant economic burden in developed countries (Shaffer, 2006; Stinton and Shaffer, 2012; Njeze, 2013). ... -
The gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) mimetic peptide IFN-gamma (95-133) prevents encephalomyocarditis virus infection both in tissue culture and in mice
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2006-08)We have demonstrated previously that the C-terminal gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) mimetic peptide consisting of residues 95 to 133 [IFN-gamma(95-133)], which contains the crucial IFN-gamma nuclear localization sequence ... -
Gangrenous Stomatitis (cancrumoris) Clinical features, etiologic factors and complications. Quintessence Int. 1997 Apr;28(4):277-81.
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Gangrenous Stomatitis (cancrumoris) Clinical features, etiologic factors and complications. Quintessence Int. 1997 Apr;28(4):277-81.
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Gardnerella vaginalis comprises three distinct genotypes of which only two produce sialidase
(2011-05)OBJECTIVE: Sialidase and the presence of Gardnerella vaginalis have been proposed as biomarkers for bacterial vaginosis. Sialidase has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcome. We genotyped G. vaginalis isolates, ... -
Gas gangrene following an injection
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Gas--liquid chromatographic assay of aminoglutethimide and a high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for its acetyl metabolite in biological fluids.
(1984)A rapid, sensitive and selective gas--liquid chromatographic assay for aminoglutethimide is described. The same extraction procedure may be employed prior to a high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for acetamidog ... -
Gastric acid secretion pattern in patients with benign gastric ulcer:
(Department of Medicine University of NairobiVirus Research Centre, Kenya Research Medical InstituteDepartment of Human Pathology, University of NairobiDepartment of Community Health, University of Nairobi, 1989-02)Basal and stimulated (maximal and peak) gastric acid secretion pattern was determined in the Kenyan Africans with (a) benign gastric ulcer, (b) benign gastric and duodenal ulcer and (c) normal controls. There was no ... -
Gastric carcinoma in the Kenyan African population
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairob, 1991)Fifty three consecutive patients with histological evidence of gastric carcinoma were studied between June 1987 and June 1989 at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). The male to female ration was 3.4:1 and the peak age of ... -
Gastric devascularisation in gastroduodenal haemorrhage.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1979-05) -
Gastric volvulus and attendant complications.
(Annals of African Surgery, 2019-02)The diagnosis of a hiatal hernia, a gastric volvulus or its attendant complications, can be easily missed because evaluation of acute abdominal pain can be difficult, particularly in resource-limited settings. Diagnosis ... -
Gastric {Outlet} {Obstruction}
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Gastric Outlet Obstruction. Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO, also known as pyloric obstruction) is not a single entity; it is the clinical and pathophysiological consequence of any disease process that produces a mechanical ... -
Gastroduodenal dysfunction as a cause of gastric bacterial overgrowth in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation of the lungs.
(Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, West Yorkshire., 1992)We have studied 15 patients undergoing mechanical ventilation of the lungs for evidence of a relationship between gastroduodenal dysfunction and gastric bacterial overgrowth. Duodenal reflux was detected by quantitative ... -
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease management with Famotidine
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, 1994) -
Gaucher's disease at a national referral hospital.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008-09)OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and to characterise Gaucher's disease in terms of socio-demographic data, clinical presentation, and management as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital. DESIGN: A retrospective ... -
