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“My Friends Would Believe My Word”: Appropriateness and Acceptability of Respondent-driven Sampling in Recruiting Young Tertiary Student Men Who Have Sex With Men for Hiv/sti Research in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)(1) Background: We conducted formative research to assess the appropriateness and acceptability of respondent-driven sampling (RDS) in recruiting tertiary student men who have sex with men (TSMSM) into a prospective human ... -
My way into womens studies
(University of Nairobi, 1997) -
MYC translocation-negative classical Burkitt lymphoma cases: an alternative pathogenetic mechanism involving miRNA deregulation.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2008)The molecular feature of Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is the translocation that places c-Myc under the control of immunoglobulin gene regulatory elements. However, there is accumulating evidence that some cases may lack an ... -
Mycobacterial skin ulcers in Uganda
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1961)No abstract available. -
Mycoplasma genialium infection and persistence in a cohort of female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2007)OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the risk factors for and persistence of Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) in a highly exposed female population in Kenya. STUDY DESIGN: Two hundred fifty-eight sex workers ... -
Mycoplasma genitalium Infection in Kenyan and US Women.
(Wolters Kluwer, 2018-08)Little is known about the natural history of Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) infection in women. We retrospectively tested archived vaginal fluid samples to assess MG prevalence, incidence, persistence, recurrence and antimicrobial ... -
Mycoplasma Genitalium infection in sub-Saharan Africa: how big is the problem?
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2013) -
Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infections in hospitalized patients.
(Department of Human Pathology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1994)We report a study of 8 patients with acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection of the respiratory tract admitted to the Army Hospital Desgenettes over a 10 months period. Our clinical observations are compared with a review ... -
Mycosis fungoides presenting at eight years of age
(Department of Clinical Medicine School of Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital, 2011)The chapter discusses common both infectious and non infectious skin diseases in the tropical environment in a medicine text book: Medicine: Non-communicable Diseases in Adults; which widely explores common medical diseases ... -
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in Central Africans
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 1994)Forty two patients who were seen and satisfied the French-American-British (FAB) diagnostic criteria for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) over a 6-year period at the University of Zimbabwe's Department of Haematology, Harare, ... -
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in Zimbabweans--preliminary observations
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 1989-03)Twenty three Zimbabwean African patients who satisfied the French-American-British(FAB) diagnostic criteria for the myelodysplastic syndromes(MDS) at Godfrey Huggins School of Medicine, University of Zimbabwe, between July ... -
Myelogenous leukemia: current practice
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1980-01) -
Myocardial depressant fraction in the venom of Dendroaspis angusticeps
(Indian J Physiol PharmacolDepartment of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1980)Whole venom Dendroaspis angusticeps produced a negative chronotropic and ionotropic effect on the heart. Isolation of the fraction (T39) produced the same effect. Negative inotropic effect was blocked by atropine. The ... -
Myocardial mechanics, metabolism and energetics in hyperkalaemic cardiomyopathy in the dog.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1972) -
Myosin from arterial smooth muscle: isolation following actin depolymerization
(University of Nairobi, 1975)No abstract available -
Nadir neutrophil counts in patients treated for breast cancer with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 2001)OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact on neutrophils if adriamycin is administered at 60 mg/m2 and cyclophosphamide at 600/m2 (AC 60/600); and at 50 mg/m2 and 500 mg/m2 (50/500) in the treatment of breast cancer. DESIGN ... -
Nadir platelet counts in African patients on doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC); and cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP).
(2010-11)AIM The aim of this study was to assess the degree and consequences of chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopaenia in patients on doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC); and cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and ... -
The Nairobi Birth Survey 1. the study design, the population and outline results
(1982)The Nairobi Birth Survey was planned with the following objectives: 1) establish the social, obstetric and epidemiological characteristics of the obstetric population of Nairobi, Kenya; 2) examine the pattern and distribution ... -
The Nairobi birth survey. II. Antenatal care in Nairobi
(1983)Antenatal care is now universally accepted as an essential part of obstetric care and most health authorities in developing countries are trying to offer this service to their populations. This study, part of the Nairobi ...