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Is it Time to Abandon Stavudine? The Safety and Tolerability of Low Dose Stavudine versus Zidovudine in Urban Kenya
(College of Health sciences, 2013)Background: Stavudine (d4T) and zidovudine (AZT) form the backb one of the most commonly used first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens in K enya. In 2012, more than 60 % of patients undergoin ... -
Is Laughter the best medicine or any medicine at all?
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine University of Nairobi, 2008)Background: Humor has been strongly promoted as health-giving throughout medical history, from Hippocrates to Sir William Osler. As science became dominant in medicine, subjective therapies like love, faith, and humor took ... -
Is Microsurgery Useful in the Management of Infertiligy in Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, 1976) -
Is periodontal disease on the increase in Kenya? A review
(Department of periodontology, 1993)Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya. During a recent scientific meeting held in Botswana (16th-19th October 1991), it was reported that the oral health situation in ... -
Is protein-deficient diabetes mellitus a pancreatitis?
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1999)BACKGROUND: Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus is a distinct clinical entity subdivided into protein-deficient diabetes mellitus (PDDM) and fibrocalculus pancreatic diabetes (FCPD). Whereas FCPD has obvious pancreatitis ... -
Is Pseudomembranous Colitis Infectious?
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1981-02)A cluster of eight patients in two adjacent hospital wards acquired acute diarrhoea within a period of 11 days. All their stool samples contained Clostridium difficile toxin and C. difficile was isolated in every case. ... -
Is the baboon model appropriate for endometriosis studies?
(University of NairobiSchool of Health Sciences, 2011-09)No abstract available -
Is the intrauterine device appropriate contraception for HIV-1-infected women?
(University of NairobiFamily Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA., 2003-12-22)Objective To assess whether the risk of complications is higher in HIV-1-infected women compared with non-infected women in the two years following insertion of the intrauterine contraceptive device. Design Prospective ... -
Is the Pedestrian an Endangered Road User? A Descriptive Account of Pedestrian Musculoskeletal Injuries
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010)Background: Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. Road traffic crashes are causative in majority of these cases. Pedestrians are vulnerable to injury in all types of collisions. This paper ... -
Is the promise of methadone Kenya’s solution to managing HIV and addiction? A mixed-method mathematical modelling and qualitative study
(BMJ, 2015)Background and objectives: Promoted globally as an evidence-based intervention in the prevention of HIV and treatment of heroin addiction among people who inject drugs (PWID), opioid substitution treatment (OST) can help ... -
Is there a need for a Kenya Dental Association Journal?
(University of Nairobi PressSchool of medicine, 1985) -
Is there a need for a Kenya Dental Association Journal? KDA Newsletter, 3(2):2,1985
(University of Nairobi, 1985)No abstract available -
Is There an Association Between HIV-1 Genital Shedding and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia 2/3 Among Women on Antiretroviral Therapy?
(2013)Given the high prevalence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2/3 among HIV-infected women, we sought to examine the relationship between CIN 2/3 and HIV-1 genital shedding among women on highly active ... -
Is there an increased risk of post-operative surgical site infection after orthopaedic surgery in Hiv patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Department of Human Anatomy, 2012)There is dilemma as to whether patients infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) requiring implant orthopaedic surgery are at an increased risk for post-operative surgical site infection (SSI). We conducted a ... -
Is there evidence of intra-uterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in samples tested by quantitative RT-PCR?
(University of Nairobi, 2020)There is currently no definitive evidence of intra-uterine vertical transmission of COVID-19 in pregnant women diagnosed in the third trimester. All patients included in the current analysis developed symptoms and were ... -
Is vaccine the magic bullet for malaria elimination? A reality check.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2010-12)Malaria remains a major health burden especially for the developing countries. Despite concerted efforts at using the current control tools, such as bed nets, anti malarial drugs and vector control measures, the disease ... -
Is your patient taking treatment as prescribed?
(University of Nairobi.Department of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997-09) -
ISBER Abstracts
(University of Nairobi,College of health sciences,, 2011) -
Ischaemic heart disease in a Kenya African case report and brief review of literature
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1968)