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A 15 – Year Retrospective Analysis Of Osteogenic Sarcoma In Kenya
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1994)Cases of osteogenic sarcoma were studied as reported in the Kenya Cancer Registry covering a period of 15 years between January 1976 and December 1990. There were 271 cases with 113 (41.5%) coming from the Kikuyu community. ... -
A 15-year study of the impact of community antiretroviral therapy coverage on HIV incidence in Kenyan female sex workers.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that increasing community antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage would be associated with lower HIV incidence in female sex workers (FSWs) in Mombasa District, Kenya. DESIGN: Prospective ... -
16s rRNA gene sequence of Paracoccus sp
(University of Nairobi, 2003) -
19-year Audit of BenignJaw Tumours and Tumour-like Lesions in a Teaching Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, University of NairobiDepartment of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi.Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of NairobiDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology & Medicine, University of NairobiDepartment of Periodontology, University of Nairobi, 2012)Background: The diversity of benign jaw tumours may cause difficulty in a correct diagnosis and insti-tution of an appropriate treatment. Data on the prevalence of these tumours is scarce from the Afri-can continent. We ... -
2,6-Dichloro-phenol indophenol prevents switch-over of electrons between the cyanide-sensitive and -insensitive pathway of the mitochondrial electron transport chain in the presence of inhibitors.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1999)To evolve a simple oxygen electrode-based method to estimate alternative respiration, one needs to develop a procedure to prevent switch-over of electrons to either pathway upon inhibition by cyanide or salicylhydroxamic ... -
2.5 years survival with sequential ganciclovir/foscarnet treatment in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and cytomegalovirus retinitis.
(Universitäts-Augenklinik, München, Federal Republic of Germany., 1992)The case with the longest survival time (30 months) after the diagnosis of cytomegalovirus retinitis in a group of 53 patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome and cytomegalovirus retinitis (median survival ... -
A 20-year single-center experience with acute liver failure during pregnancy: Is the prognosis really worse?
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008)Pregnant patients with acute liver failure (ALF) are believed to have a worse outcome than nonpregnant women and men with ALF. However objective data supporting this supposition are scant. Therefore, the current study ... -
200-P: Genetic profile of kindred of HIV resistant and positive women of Pumwani sexworker cohort in Nairobi, Kenya.
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The 2021-2024 Work Plan of WPA Collaborating Centres
(University of Nairobi, 2021-10) -
24-hr Variation In Synaptosomal Tryptophan-5- Hydroxylase Activity In The Rat Brain
(University of NairobiSchool of Phamacy, 1985) -
242 Colonoscopies – A Preliminary Report.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, 1997) -
A 3-year follow-up study of Norethisterone Oenanthate in Nairobi, Kenya
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1982)A prospective study of the use of the injectable contraceptive Norethisterone Oenanthate (NET-OEN) is presented using 96 subjects attending the Family Welfare Centre at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. 54 ... -
372 The impact of road safety campaign on motor cycle related road traffic injuries in Naivasha, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background Kenya was identified as one of the ten priority countries in the WHO led UN Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011–2020) that aimed at reducing global road crash injuries and mortality by at least 50%, through ... -
40 years of surgical education in Kenya; what does the future hold?
(2016)Surgical education structure and systems worldwide have changed gradually to incorporate not only the traditional competencies of medical knowledge, patient care and technical skills but other non-technical skills of ... -
[4th Study Of Short Term Chemotherapy By The African And British Medical Research Councils]
(University of NairobiiDiseases Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 1978-12) -
5-year audit of the range and volume of diagnostic radiographic services at the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital
(1 Radiology Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology & Medicine, University of Nairobi,2 Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology & Medicine, University of Nairobi,3 Department of Periodontology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi,, 2012-09)Background: Dental and cranio-maxillofacial diagnostic imaging constitutes an invaluable tool in the accurate diagnosis and management of a diverse range of conditions and diseases that afflict the oral and cranio-maxillofacial ... -
A 56-day oral toxicity study of the aqueous extract of rapanea melanophloeos (l.) mez in rats.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Rapanea melanophloeos is a tropical tree that is extensively utilized in African traditional medicine to treat helminthiases, tuberculosis, and heart-water. As with many other medicinal plants, there is insufficient ... -
The 64I allele of the CCR2 chemokine receptor is strongly associated with delayed disease progression in a cohort of African prostitutes
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1998) -
9-methoxychelerythrine as a true natural product. Its antimicrobial activity and cardiovascular effects
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, 1988-12) -
95-P: KIR3DL1/S1 Alleles and Their Frequencies in a Sex Worker Population in Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHIV and Human Genetics, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 2010)
