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Nevirapine resistance in previously nevirapine-unexposed HIV-1 infected Kenyan infants initiating early antiretroviral therapy.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Nevirapine (NVP) resistance occurs frequently in infants following NVP use in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) regimens. However, among previously NVP-unexposed infants treated with NVP-ART, the development ... -
Nevirapine-associated hepatotoxicity was not predicted by CD4 count ≥250 cells/μL among women in Zambia, Thailand and Kenya.
(Department of Medicine, 2010-11)OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine risk factors for developing severe hepatotoxicity (grade 3 or 4 hepatotoxicity) and rash-associated hepatotoxicity (rash with ≥ grade 2 hepatotoxicity) among women ... -
Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome:
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1994)Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) is characterized by the development of multiple jaw keratocysts, frequently beginning in the second decade of life, and/or basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) usually from the third ... -
New and old agents in diarrhea; a prospective study of an indigenous adult African population.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)In Nairobi, Kenya, 77 adults with acute diarrhoea were studied in an attempt to determine the major pathogens responsible. Amoebic dysentery was not seen although haemagglutination-inhibition tests for invasive Entamoeba ... -
A new antiplasmodial coumarin from Toddalia asiatica roots
(a Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of NairobiDepartment of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, University of London, 2000)A new antiplasmodial coumarin, 5,7-dimethoxy-8-(3'-hydroxy-3'methyl-l'-butene)¬coumarin (1), has been isolated from the roots of Toddalia asiatica. This finding supports the traditional use of this plant for the treatment ... -
New approach in training in East Africa: vitreo-retinal surgery from 2000 to 2007 in Kenya.
(Department of Ophthalmology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2010)No abstract available. -
New Australopithecines from East Rudolf, Kenya. II.
(Department of Anatomy, University Of Nairobi, 1972)Eleven new specimens of fossil hominids from the Plio-Pleistocene sediments of Lake Rudolf, Kenya, are described. They include the following: two left mandibular bodies; parts of two right mandibular bodies; a massive ... -
New Australopithecus femora from East Rudolf, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1973)New fossil femora attributed to Australopithecus from East Rudolf, Kenya, form the basis for a three-dimensional reconstruction of a complete femur. The reconstruction and the known fossils are compared with the femora of ... -
New blindness incidents in Württemberg-Hohenzollern
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1997-03)Blindness causes human suffering and high social costs. Preventive measures are necessary. Virtually all blind people are registered with the social services. Data from these institutions may help in (long-term) planning ... -
A new cardiotonic agent from Ajuga remota Benth (Labiatae)
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A New Class of Spermidine-Derived Alkaloids
(2003)Four new alkaloids, dovyalicins A−D, were isolated from Dovyalis macrocalyx. Their structures were established by two-dimensional COSY, NOESY, HSQC, and HMBC NMR experiments as well as chiroptical methods. The compounds, ... -
A new colorimetric method for the assay of the serum glyoxalase system
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A new design of membrane feeder incorporating an electrical blood stirring device.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1976)A selection of the literature illustrating the origin and development of membrane feeding devices is reviewed. A new membrane feeding device-incorporating an electrical stirrer is described and its mode of operation ... -
New Developments in Nursing Education , Kenya Nursing Journal Volume 34 Number 1 June 2006
(University of Nairobi, 2006)No abstract available -
New foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in central Kenya and the Rift Valley
(School of medicine, Division of Vector Borne Diseases, 1993)Active case detection and investigations of sandfly resting places in suspected transmission sites of cutaneous leishmaniasis in central Kenya and the Rift Valley resulted in the identification of several foci of the disease ... -
A new immunostimulatory complex (PICKCa) in experimental rabies: antiviral and adjuvant effects.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Human Pathology,, 1993)The activity of an immunostimulatory complex (PICKCa) which is widely used against several human diseases in China was tested in experimental rabies prophylaxis. PICKCa protected mice against peripheral infection with both ... -
New insights into HIV-1 specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses in exposed, persistently seronegative Kenyan sex workers
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaMRC Human Immunology Unit, Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK, 2001)A clearer understanding of HIV-1 specific immune responses in highly-exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) subjects is important in developing models of HIV-1 protective immunity. HIV-1 specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes ... -
A new millennium through new eyes; 15 corneal grafts in a day
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New Natural Filarial Parasites Of Nonhuman Primates In Kenya: A Potential Use As Laboratory Model/s For Onchocerciasis.
(Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Microbiology Research, Nairobi., 1990)To determine the natural filarial infections in east african nonhuman primates, we initiated a screening study at the Institute of Primate Research (IPR) in 1985. We report the findings of this study for the period between ...