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Drug utilization and cost patterns in selected health care facilities in Kenya
(1998)Purposive sampling in 4 public and private health care facilities in Coast and Nyanza provinces, Kenya was conducted to determine the variations in the duration of hospitalization, number of therapeutic agents used in ... -
Drug-metabolising enzymes in the human placenta, their induction and repression.
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1973) -
Drugs for neglected diseases initiative
(2005)The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) is a not-for-profit organisation with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded by six research institutions and an international humanitarian organisation*, DNDi ... -
Dry Taps? A Synthesis of Alternative "Wash" Methods in the Absence of Water and Sanitizers in the Prevention of Coronavirus in Low-Resource Settings
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Objective: Social distancing and hand washing with soap and water have been advocated as the main proactive measures against the spread of coronavirus. We sought to find out what other alternative materials and methods ... -
Dry Taps? A Synthesis of Alternative "Wash" Methods in the Absence of Water and Sanitizers in the Prevention of Coronavirus in Low-Resource Settings
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Objective: Social distancing and hand washing with soap and water have been advocated as the main proactive measures against the spread of coronavirus. We sought to find out what other alternative materials and methods ... -
Dry Taps? A Synthesis of Alternative "Wash" Methods in the Absence of Water and Sanitizers in the Prevention of Coronavirus in Low-Resource Settings
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Objective: Social distancing and hand washing with soap and water have been advocated as the main proactive measures against the spread of coronavirus. We sought to find out what other alternative materials and methods ... -
Dual contraceptive method use in HIV-serodiscordant Kenyan couples.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend dual contraceptive method use with condoms and another contraceptive to reduce both incidence of HIV/sexually transmitted infection transmission and ... -
Dual omental flap in obliterating post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae
(KMA, 2015)Background: Post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The omental flap has been widely used to manage this condition either through laparoscopic or open surgery with varied ... -
Duodenal perforation following blunt abdominal trauma: case report.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1998)A case of severe duodenal injury in a 20-year-old female due to blunt abdominal trauma secondary to road traffic accident is presented. The difficulty and hence delay in making a diagnosis of duodenal injury is discussed. -
Dupuytren’s Diathesis in an African Male
(2016)Dupuytren’s disease is not common in the African population. Like in other populations early intervention before severe contractures is important in order to prevent recurrence. We present a case of a young African with ... -
The duration of breastfeeding by HIV-1-infected mothers in developing countries: balancing benefits and risks.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1995-02)How best to advise mothers infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in developing countries regarding breastfeeding is an important issue that has generated considerable debate. Previous studies have ... -
Dynamic Changes in Breast Milk Microbiome in the Early Postpartum Period of Kenyan Women Living With Hiv Are Influenced by Antibiotics but Not Antiretrovirals
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Shared bacteria between maternal breast milk and infant stool, infers that transfer of maternal breast milk microbiota through breastfeeding seeds the establishment of the infant gut microbiome. Whether combination ... -
Dynamic study follow up of pituitary reserve function in patients who had suffered postpartum haemorrhage
(School of medicine, University of Nairobi, 1983) -
Dynamics of HIV DNA reservoir seeding in a cohort of superinfected Kenyan women.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)A reservoir of HIV-infected cells that persists despite suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the source of viral rebound upon ART cessation and the major barrier to a cure. Understanding reservoir seeding dynamics ... -
Dynamics of viremia in primary HIV-1 infection in Africans: Insights from analyses of host and viral correlates.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In HIV-1 infection, plasma viral load (VL) has dual implications for pathogenesis and public health. Based on well-known patterns of HIV-1 evolution and immune escape, we hypothesized that VL is an evolving quantitative ... -
Dysfibrinogenaemia and Primary Hepato-Cellular Carcinoma
(University of Nairobi, 1976)The mechanisms of blood coagulation and fibrinolysis have been evaluated in 28 black adult Africans with primary hepato-cellular carcinoma (HCC). A characteristic pattern of abnormalities has been defined. Dysnbrinogenaemia ... -
Dysgerminoma of the ovary: treatment results in northern Sweden.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Nairobi, 1990)Thirteen patients with ovarian dysgerminoma were treated and followed up at the Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, University Hospital, Umeă between 1962 and June 1988. All except one had pure dysgerminoma. Ten patients ... -
Dyslipedemia in HIV Infected patients at CCC Kenyatta N Hospital
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2007) -
Dyspareunia, signs of epithelial disruption, sexual abstinence, and HIV status in female sex workers in Nairobi: a cross-sectional study
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Epithelial trauma is a risk factor of HIV infection in men who have sex with men (MSM) and female sex workers (FSWs). Painful intercourse may be indicative of epithelial tissue disruption. Previous studies on ...