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Fresh isolates from children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria bind to multiple receptors.
(University of NairobiInstitute of Tropica and Infectious Diseases(UNITID), 2001-09)The sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (pRBC) away from the peripheral circulation is a property of all field isolates. Here we have examined the pRBC of 111 fresh clinical isolates from children ... -
From conjunctivitis to glaucoma. When is a red eye an alarm signal?
(Department of Ophthalmology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2002)A red eye is mostly a relatively harmless sign of simple conjunctivitis. Viral conjunctivitis may be extremely contagious. If no improvement is seen after ten days of treatment, referral to an ophthalmologist is indicated. ... -
From HIV prevention to non-communicable disease health promotion efforts in sub-Saharan Africa: A Narrative Review.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)OBJECTIVE: To synthesize published literature on noncommunicable disease (NCD) behavior change communication (BCC) interventions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) among persons living with HIV (PLHIV) and in the general ... -
From home deliveries to health care facilities: establishing a traditional birth attendant referral program in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Objective To assess the effectiveness of a traditional birth attendant (TBA) referral program on increasing the number of deliveries overseen by skilled birth attendants (SBA) in rural Kenyan health facilities before ... -
From the Dresser to the B.Sc. Nurse
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Fronto-ethmoidal teratoma: case report.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2002)A one-month old baby was referred to the neurosurgical unit, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, with history of being born with a bony outgrowth from the right side of her face which resembled an undeveloped twin. ... -
Frosted branch angiitis associated with cytomegalovirus retinitis
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992-10) -
Frosted branch angiitis in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992-02) -
Full-length Hiv Type 1 Proviral Sequencing Of 10 Highly Exposed Women From Nairobi, Kenya Reveals A High Proportion Of Intersubtype Recombinants.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2008-06)Phylogenetic analysis has revealed that the current HIV/AIDS pandemic consists of a multitude of different viral clades and recombinant viruses. The predominant circulating HIV-1 clade in Kenya is A1; however, Kenya borders ... -
Fulminant delta hepatitis in chronic hepatitis B infection.
(University of Nairobi,College of Humanities Sciences, 1984)Two male homosexual patients, one an intravenous (IV) drug abuser, had hepatitis B surface antigen-positive fulminant hepatitis. On the basis of tests for IgM antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) and for IgM and ... -
Fulminant hepatitis in a tropical population: clinical course, cause, and early predict
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1996)The profiles of patients with fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) from developing countries have not been reported earlier. The current study was conducted prospectively, at a single tertiary care center in India, to document ... -
Functional Adaptability of the Tunica Media of the Atriopulmonary Junction
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction: The histoarchitecture of the tunica media of the Atriopulmonary Junction (APJ) has not been extensively studied and yet the tunica media is the backbone, which provides the structural strength for optimum ... -
Functional And Phenotypic Analysis Of Thymic Low Density Adherent Cells From Murine Bone Marrow Chimeras - Influence On Thymocyte Differentiation
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1992)Previous studies from this laboratory demonstrated a malfunction of the thymus of C3H mice to induce normal level of thymocyte differentiation. Thymocytes developed in the C3H thymus showed depressed proliferative responses ... -
Functional HIV-1 specific IgA antibodies in HIV-1 exposed, persistently IgG seronegative female sex workers
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Clinical Virology, F68, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, S-141 86 Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Clinical Virology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center, Karolinska Institute, S-105 21 Stockholm, SwedenChair of Immunology, University of Milan, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CanadaMRC Human Immunology Unit, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, UK, 2001-11)Although HIV-specific cellular immune responses are found in a number of HIV highly-exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) cohorts, late seroconversion can occur despite pre-existing cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), ... -
Functional or organic psychosis. (Four cases of typhoid fever initially presenting as various forms of psychiatric disorder
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Fundus hemorrhage in malaria tropica
(Universitätsaugenklinik München., 1997)The case is presented of a 20-year-old tourist with mild falciparum malaria and bilateral preretinal and intraretinal hemorrhage, including a macular hemorrhage with reversible visual loss, which developed during his return ... -
Further Mortality declines in kenya:
(Department of Community Health, University of NairobiPopulation Studies and Research Institute, University of Nairobi,, 1998)There is no doubt the Kenya has experienced rapid mortality decline over the past twenty years. This is especially so regarding infant and child mortality. Infant mortality has declined from an estimated 180 births per ... -
Further Purification Of Some Anticholinesterases In Black Mamba Venom Using Hplc
(University of NairobiDepartment of biochemistry, 1984) -
Further studies on the elucidation of the mechanism of action of a centrally acting hypotensive fraction in the venom of Dendroaspis angusticeps - Part II
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1982) -
Further studies on the elucidation of the mechanism of action of a centrally acting hypotensive fraction in the venom of Dendroaspis angusticeps - Part II.
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 1982-12)
