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New-born born with patent vitellointestinal duct with prolapsed (intussusceptions) of proximal and distal ileal loop: A case presentation
(University of Nairobi, 2017-05)Failure of obliteration of vitellointestinal duct (VID) can present with a wide variety of congenital intestinal malformations. Patient can present with the anomaly itself or due to complications secondary to the anomaly ... -
Newborn survival revolution.
(University of NairobiPaediatrics and child health, 2005-11) -
Newer directions for plant drug research: The need to examine and investigate traditional remedies for pharmacotherapy of animal and zoonotic diseases.
(University of Nairobi,School of health science, 1998)Traditional remedies for animal diseases have not been investigated as much as those for human diseases. Yet, there is a wealth of knowledge available to be tapped from the remedies used in the treatment of animal and ... -
Newly diagnosed HIV positive children: a unique index case to improve HIV diagnosis and linkage to care of parents.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Newly diagnosed HIV positive children may be unique index cases to identify undiagnosed parents. Data was used from the Pediatric Urgent Start of HAART (NCT02063880) trial, which enrolled hospitalized, ART-naïve, HIV ... -
Next Priorities for Intervention in Kenya: Results from a Cohort Study of Drug Use, HIV and HCV Patterns in Five Urban Areas
(University Of Nairobi, 2006)In Kenya, alcohol, cigarettes, Khat (miraa) and cannabis sativa, have remained the most popular abused substance and have been linked to increasing rates of HIV/HCV . This study’s objective was to identify the types, ... -
Ngecha Today: Chapter 9 of the book: NGECHA: A Kenyan Village in a time of Social Change;
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2004) -
Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide-linked "malic" enzyme in flight muscle of the tse-tse fly (Glossina) and other insects.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1976-11)1.. A high activity of NAD-linked "malic" enzyme was found in homogenates of flight muscle of different species of tse-tse fly (Glossina). The activity was the same as, or higher than, that of malate dehydrogenase and more ... -
The Nigral Coup in Parkinson's Disease by α-Synuclein and Its Associated Rebels
(university of nairobi, 2021)The risk of Parkinson's disease increases with age. However, the etiology of the illness remains obscure. It appears highly likely that the neurodegenerative processes involve an array of elements that influence each other. ... -
Nine-point plan to improve care of the injured patient: A case study from Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Injury rates in low- and middle-income countries are among the greatest in the world, with >90% of unintentional injury occurring in low- or middle-income countries. The risk of death from injuries is 6 times ... -
Nitric Oxide - Source, Evolution And Possible Biological And Clinical Relevance.
(University of NairobiClinical Medicine and Therapeutis, 1994) -
Nitric oxide: a new biological messenger molecule
(1994)Nitric oxide, a recently discovered gaseous biological messenger molecule, has been found to playa fundamental regulatory role in the body. It is involved in the cardiovascular, immune, reproductive, and digestive physiology ... -
Nitric oxide: significance for the gastroenterologists.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993) -
Nitroblue tetrazolium test in the diagnosis of amoebic liver abscess.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1986) -
NKp46 identifies an NKT cell subset susceptible to leukemic transformation in mouse and human.
(Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 2011)IL-15 may have a role in the development of T cell large granular lymphocyte (T-LGL) or NKT leukemias. However, the mechanisms of action and the identity of the cell subset that undergoes leukemic transformation remain ... -
No association between meningococcal disease and human immunodeficiency virus in adults in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi., 1991)No abstract available. -
[No detection of mycoplasma in 205 conjunctival swabs]
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 1994)Mycoplasma is known to cause pulmonary and urogenital infections in humans. A pathogenicity for the human eye never has been assessed, although they have been observed in the peripheral eye in a few cases of acute and ... -
No difference in keratin thickness between inner and outer foreskins from elective male circumcisions in Rakai, Uganda.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, Chicago,, 2012)It has been hypothesized that increased HIV acquisition in uncircumcised men may relate to a more thinly keratinized inner foreskin. However, published data are contradictory and potentially confounded by medical indications ... -
No evidence for rapid subtype C spread within an epidemic in which multiple subtypes and intersubtype recombinants circulate
(2005)There are multiple subtypes of HIV-1 circulating worldwide, but recently, subtype C has become highly prevalent, particularly in certain geographic regions. It is unclear whether the dominance of subtype C or other subtypes ... -
No evidence of P. falciparum K13 artemisinin conferring mutations over a 24-year analysis in Coastal Kenya, but a near complete reversion to chloroquine wild type parasites.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Antimalarial drug resistance is a substantial impediment to malaria control. The spread of resistance has been described using genetic markers which are important epidemiological tools. We carried out a temporal analysis ... -
No increased prevalence of adrenocortical insufficiency in human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi,, 1996)SETTING: Acute medical wards, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of adrenocortical insufficiency in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infected and non-infected ...