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Life-threatening bacteraemia in HIV-1 seropositive adults admitted to hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(1990)During 6 months, 506 consecutive adult emergency admissions to hospital in Nairobi were enrolled in a study of bacteraemia and HIV infection. 19% were HIV-1 antibody positive. Significantly more HIV-seropositive than ... -
Lifestyle Diseases Pose A Definite Threat To The Developing World
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Lifetime mental disorders and suicidal behaviour in South Africa.
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 2011)OBJECTIVE: There is relatively little data on the relationship between lifetime mental disorders and suicidal behaviour in low and middle income countries. This study examines the relationship between lifetime mental ... -
Limb Saving Management in Osteosarcoma in Developing African Countries
(University Of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008-03)Osteosarcoma is still quite common in african countries. The disease which involves mostly poorer members of the community presents late. Treatment has been by amputation, chemotherapy and radiotherapy where amputation is ... -
Linkage and mapping analysis of a non-susceptibility gene to densovirus (nsd-2) in the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 2003-04)Nonsusceptibility to Bombyx mori densovirus type 2 (BmDNV-2) is controlled by a recessive non-susceptibility gene, nsd-2 (non-susceptibility to DNV-2) in B. mori. Taking advantage of a lack of crossing over in females, ... -
Linking drugs to obscure illnesses: lessons from pure red cell aplasia, nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, and Reye's syndrome. a report from the Southern Network on Adverse Reactions (SONAR).
(2012)Identification of serious adverse drug reactions (sADRS) associated with commonly used drugs can elude detection for years. Reye's syndrome (RS), nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), and pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) among ... -
Linking Research to Health Policy, in Improving Health Policy in Africa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, 2004) -
Linking Women Who Test HIV-Positive in Pregnancy-Related Services to HIV Care and Treatment Services in Kenya: A Mixed Methods Prospective Cohort Study.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)INTRODUCTION: There has been insufficient attention to long-term care and treatment for pregnant women diagnosed with HIV. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: This prospective cohort study of 100 HIV-positive women recruited within ... -
Linking women who test HIV-positive in pregnancy-related services to long-term HIV care and treatment services: a systematic review
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Objectives To quantify attrition between women testing HIV-positive in pregnancy-related services and accessing long-term HIV care and treatment services in low- or middle-income countries and to explore the reasons ... -
Lipaemia retinalis: a case report.
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Lipid Changes in Kenyan HIV-1-Infected Infants Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy by One Year of Age.
(Department of Paediatrics, 2013-02)BACKGROUND:: Early highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is recommended for HIV-1 infected infants. There are limited data on lipid changes during infant HAART. METHODS:: Non-fasting total (TC), low density lipoprotein ... -
Lipid metabolic changes in patients with pancreatitis
(University of Nairobi, 1994)No abstract available -
Lipid Metabolism in T. brucei: Cell signalling and the regulation of phospholipase A1
(University of Nairobi,Department of Biochemistry, 1997) -
Lipid Metabolism in T. brucei: Cell signalling and the regulation of phospholipase A1. International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1997 (FASE
(University of Nairobi, 1997)No abstract available -
Lipid nanoparticles for parenteral delivery of actives.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2008)The present review compiles the applications of lipid nanoparticles mainly solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN), nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) and lipid drug conjugates (LDC) in parenteral delivery of pharmaceutical ... -
Lipid profile in Africans with renal failure
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1979-02) -
Lipid Profile In End-stage Renal Disease At The Kenyatta National Hospital. Medicom
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2002) -
Lipid profile of ambulatory patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2005-12)BACKGROUND: Patients with type 2 diabetes are at high of cardiovascular events because they have abnormal lipid status compared to their non-diabetic counterparts. OBJECTIVE: To determine the quantitative lipid profile ... -
Lipoma of the cheek presenting with recurrent sialadenitis of the right parotid gland: a case report.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Lipomas are benign neoplasms arising from adipose tissue. Oral lipomas have been reported in the buccal mucosa, tongue, floor of the mouth and lips; however, the case of a lipoma occurring as an antecedent ... -
Lipophorin and apolipophorin-III in solitary and gregarious phases of Schistocerca gregaria
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 1995)Separation of midgut membrane proteins from the tick, Ambylomma variegatum, using a nonionic detergent (Triton X-114), resulted in two protein fractions, namely DET (detergent) and AQ (aqueous). In immunoblotting analysis ...