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Ophalocele management in Kenyatta National Hospital,Medcom(under print) 2002.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Physiology, 2004) -
Ophthalmia neonatorum caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. Rapid diagnosis and therapy
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1997-05)BACKGROUND: In up to 73% of ophthalmia neonatorum, Chlamydia trachomatis is the causative agents. Untreated sequelae to the eyes and organs may be the result. The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial spectrum ... -
Ophthalmia neonatorum in a trachoma Endemic area
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine,, 1994) -
Ophthalmia neonatorum in developing countries
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 1995)No abstract available -
Ophthalmia neonatorum in Nairobi, Kenya: the roles of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1986-05)Among 149 consecutive infants with ophthalmia neonatorum in Nairobi, Neisseria gonorrhoeae was recovered from 43%, Chlamydia trachomatis from 13%, and both microorganisms from 4%. Three of five isolates of C. trachomatis ... -
Ophthalmia neonatorum in the United Arab Emirates
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,, 1996-03)Ophthalmia neonatorum in small babies is a common problem in neonatal units in Al Ain, but is infrequently associated with sexually transmitted disease agents. A study of 81 babies with ophthalmia neonatorum showed that ... -
[Ophthalmia neonatorum].
(Department of Ophthalmology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2001)No abstract available -
Ophthalmology training in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
(University of Nairobi, 2021-04)Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 12% of the global population, and 4.3 million are blind and over 15 million are visually impaired. There are only 2.5 ophthalmologists per million people in SSA. Training of ophthalmologists ... -
Opportunity for prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted infections in Kenyan youth: results of a population-based survey
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2002-12)Backround:Data from sentinel serosurveillance are useful to estimate HIV infection in populations but may not be representative of the general population. General population-based surveys attempt to avoid selection bias ... -
Optimal Normative Pediatric Cardiac Structure Dimensions for Clinical Use
(School of medicine, University of Nairobi, 2011)No abstract available -
Optimal Z-score use in surgical decision-making in pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)OBJECTIVES: In the surgical treatment of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, the size of the tricuspid valve annulus (as measured by z-scores) has emerged as a significant factor in deciding which repair ... -
Optimisation of institutional performance in diagnosis and initiation of cancer therapy.
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Optimization and validation of chiral high-performance liquid chromatographic method for analysis of a fibrinogen (gpIIb/IIIa) receptor antagonist.
(DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company, Wilmington, DE 19880-0353, USA, 1999)A chiral HPLC separation on an alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) column was developed for the separation of roxifiban, a fibrinogen receptor antagonist, from its related chiral impurities. The proposed method was optimized ... -
Optimization of pharmaceutical formulations for therapy.
(University of Nairobi,School of health science, 1994)A pharmaceutical formulation is aimed at ensuring drug delivery at the site of action in order to produce the desired therapeutic effect. The design of a pharmaceutical formulation must reflect the chemical reactivity of ... -
Optimization of the separation of erythromycin and related substances by high-performance liquid chromatography
(1987)An improved high-performance liquid chromatographic method for analysis of erythromycin is described. The separation can be performed under mild conditions of pH (6.5) and temperature (35T) on C, and CIS silica-based ... -
Optimizing paediatric HIV care in Kenya: challenges in early infant diagnosis
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, KenyaNational AIDS/STD Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya, 2008-02)PROBLEM: In 2003, the goal of the Kenyan Ministry of Health was to avail antiretroviral treatment (ART) to 50% of the estimated 250 000 eligible individuals by the end of 2005. By July 2005, 45 000 adults and more than ... -
Optimizing viable leukocyte sampling from the female genital tract for clinical trials: an international multi-site study
(University of Nairobi, 2014)BACKGROUND: Functional analysis of mononuclear leukocytes in the female genital mucosa is essential for understanding the immunologic effects of HIV vaccines and microbicides at the site of HIV exposure. However, the ... -
Oral Amoxicillin versus Benzyl Penicillin for Severe Pneumonia among Kenyan Children: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Non-inferiority Trial.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12-30)BACKGROUND: There are concerns that the evidence from studies showing non-inferiority of oral amoxicillin to benzyl penicillin for severe pneumonia may not be generalizable to high mortality settings. METHODS: An ... -
The Oral and Dental effects of Khat chewing in the Eastleigh area of Nairobi
(1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology and Medicine, School of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi,2 Kenya Medical Research Institute, 2008-05)Objectives: To compare the occurrence of oral diseases in a population of khat chewers and non chewers in the Eastleigh, a commercial and residential area in Nairobi. The practice of khat chewing has been shown to be ...