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The Nairobi Hospice--tribute to the late professor Edward George Kasili.
(University of Nairobi,School of health science,, 2009)Professor Edward George Kasili is regarded as the father of the hospice movement in Kenya. In 1990, he together with Ruth Wooldridge and Jane Moore founded the Nairobi Hospice which takes care of patients with life limiting ... -
Nairobi Newborn Study: a protocol for an observational study to estimate the gaps in provision and quality of inpatient newborn care in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Introduction Progress has been made in Kenya towards reducing child mortality as part of efforts aligned with the fourth Millennium Development Goal. However, little advancement has been made in reducing mortality among ... -
The Nairobi STD program. An international partnership.
(Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1991)Since 1980, Canadian, Belgian, and American scientists have been working together with colleagues in Kenya to understand the epidemiology and biology of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Africa. The rapid spread of ... -
Naked mole-rats: behavioural phenotyping and comparison with C57BL/6 mice
(2012)Naked mole-rats (NMR) live underground in large eusocial colonies in East Africa. They are extremely long-lived, some individuals having a lifespan of over 30 years. This has attracted research into longevity and possibly ... -
Naphthalene poisoning following ingestion of moth balls: case report.
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Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Sciuri Group by Residents of an Urban Informal Settlement in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: The Staphylococcus sciuri group constitutes animal-associated bacteria but can comprise up to 4% of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from human clinical samples. They are reservoirs of resistance genes ... -
Nasopharyngeal cancer in Kenya; Radiological appearances
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1964-03)No abstract available. -
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Brunei Darussalam: low incidence among the Chinese and an evaluation of antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus antigens as biomarkers.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiInstitute of Medicine, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, 2009-04)INTRODUCTION:Little or no information is available on the prevalence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) among different ethnic groups in Brunei, or how useful plasma IgA antibodies are against viral capsid antigen (VCA) and ... -
Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonisation among kenyan children: Antibiotic resistance, strain types and associations with
(University of Nairobi, 1997)No abstract available -
Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization among Kenyan children: antibiotic resistance, strain types and associations with
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1997-07)OBJECTIVES: To compare pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonization rates among HIV-1-infected children with those of uninfected children born to seropositive mothers and those of seronegative controls. To determine the ... -
A National Bcg Scar Survey In The Estimation Of Bcg Vaccination Coverage In Kenya.
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National burden of hospitalized and non-hospitalized influenza-associated severe acute respiratory illness in Kenya, 2012-2014.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Influenza-associated respiratory illness was substantial during the emergence of the 2009 influenza pandemic. Estimates of influenza burden in the post-pandemic period are unavailable to guide Kenyan vaccine ... -
National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development, Ministry of Health
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National Guidelines for Provision of Adolescent Youth-Friendly Services (YFS) in Kenya.
(University of NaitrobiSchool of Nursing College of Health Sciences, 2005) -
National Health Laboratory Services in Kenya: challenges for the new millennium
(University of NairobiDepartment of Chemical Pathology,, 2001-07) -
National Palliative Care Training Manual.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2012) -
National Prevention of Blindness Programmes and VISION 2020; Africa programme: Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kenyatta National HospitalCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 2000)The Kenya Ophthalmic Programme (KOP) is a Ministry of Health (MOH) programme receiving administrative support from the Kenya Society for the Blind (KSB). It started as a small project in 1956 but has grown into a major ... -
The National Teaching Hospital of the University of Nairobi School of Medicine.
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Natural Amphetamine Khat: A Cultural Tradition or a Drug of Abuse?
(2015-06)Khat, Catha edulis Forsk, is among the most widely used plant-based psychoactive substance in the world. Grown in Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, and southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula, its fresh young leaves and ... -
Natural course of delta superinfection in chronic hepatitis B virus-infected patients: histopathologic study with multiple liver biopsies.
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities Sciences, 1986)We evaluated the natural course of delta superinfection in patients with chronic B viral hepatitis by examining serial liver biopsy specimens from 23 patients. The mean follow-up period was 2.5 years, and the average number ...
