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Predialysis care experience among patients with CKD at a Teaching Hospital in Kenya.
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Predicted HIV-1 coreceptor usage among Kenya patients shows a high tendency for subtype d to be cxcr4 tropic
(2012)Background: CCR5 antagonists have clinically been approved for prevention or treatment of HIV/AIDS. Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with the highest burden of HIV/AIDS are due to adopt these regimens. However, HIV-1 can ... -
Predicted HIV-l coreceptor usage among Kenya patients shows a high tendency for subtype d to be cxcr4 tropic
(Department of Biochemistry, University of NairobiCentre for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, 2012)Background: CCR5 antagonists have clinically been approved for prevention or treatment of HIVlAIDS. Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with the highest burden of HIVlAIDS are due to adopt these regimens. However, HIV-l can ... -
Predicting Neisseria Gonorrhoeae And Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection Using Risk Scores, Physical Examination, Microscopy, And Leukocyte Esterase Urine Dipsticks Among Asymptomatic Women Attending A Family Planning Clinic In Kenya.
(University of NairobiCommunity Health ,School of Health Sciences, 1999)BACKGROUND: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to exert a tremendous health burden on women in developing countries. Poor socioeconomic status, inadequate knowledge, lack of diagnostic facilities, and ... -
Predicting perinatal outcome through changes in umbilical artery Doppler studies after antenatal corticosteroids in the growth-restricted fetus
(Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University o0f Nairobi, 2009)OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether persistently absent umbilical artery end-diastolic flow in the intrauterine growth-restricted fetus after betamethasone administration is associated with altered perinatal outcomes. ... -
Predicting pregnancy in HIV-1-discordant couples.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2010-10)This study examines the incidence and predictors of pregnancy in HIV-1-discordant couples from Nairobi, Kenya. Women from 454 discordant couples were followed for up to 2 years. One-year cumulative incidence of pregnancy ... -
Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Women with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer in Kenya: Utility of Ki67
(Annals of African Surgery, 2021-02-09)Background: Ki67 levels have been shown to have good predictive value in breast cancer treatment. There is paucity of data on Ki67 levels in predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in Kenya. This study ... -
Predicting the outcome of revascularization in ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction
(Department of Medical Physiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2000-08)OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical outcome of successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with poor ventricular function. METHODS: Analysis of angiographic, echocardiographic and clinical ... -
Prediction modelling of inpatient neonatal mortality in high-mortality settings.
(BMJ, 2020)Objective: Prognostic models aid clinical decision making and evaluation of hospital performance. Existing neonatal prognostic models typically use physiological measures that are often not available, such as pulse oximetry ... -
Prediction of cognitive competence in Kenyan children from Toddler nutrition, family characteristics and abilities
(1991)This study explored the extent to which cognitive competence in 5-yr old Kenyan children was associated with earlier nutritional factors, family conditions and toddler characteristics. Food intake during the 18th-30th mths ... -
Prediction of extended high viremia among newly HIV-1-infected persons in sub-Saharan Africa.
(PLoS, 2018-04-03)OBJECTIVE: Prompt identification of newly HIV-infected persons, particularly those who are most at risk of extended high viremia (EHV), allows important clinical and transmission prevention benefits. We sought to determine ... -
Prediction of HIV infection by treatment failure for chancroid, a genital ulcer disease
(Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1988) -
Prediction of maximum expiratory flow rate from area-transmural pressure curve of compressed airway
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1975)The site of greatest airway deformation in dog lungs was located during maximum expiratory flow by use of tantalum bronchography, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, and airway pressure measurements. A series of area vs. transmural ... -
Prediction of severity of acute pancreatitis.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1990) -
Prediction of stature from hand measurements
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Human Anatomy, 1990-07)A sample of 166 normal adult males and females was taken from different colleges of Assiut representing those living in upper Egypt. Each subject has been studied for measurements of stature (S), hand length (HL) and hand ... -
Predictive value of arterial ammonia for complications and outcome in acute liver failure
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2005)BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In acute liver failure (ALF), the brain is exposed to high levels of ammonia. Human studies defining the clinical significance of ammonia in ALF are lacking. This prospective study evaluated the ... -
Predictors of Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes in Kenyan Women
(College of Health sciences, 2013)Background: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among Kenyan women. Worldwide data show that diverse factors including socio-economic status, co-morbidities, and expression of hormonal receptors, have effect on ... -
Predictors of early mortality in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus Type 1-infected African Children
(Department of Pediatrics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)Background: Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection follows a bimodal clinical course with rapid progression in 10–45% of children before the age of 2 years and slower progression in the remainder. ... -
Predictors of early mortality in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected African children.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)Background: Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection follows a bimodal clinical course with rapid progression in 10–45% of children before the age of 2 years and slower progression in the remainder. ... -
Predictors of early mortality in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected African children.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)Background: Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection follows a bimodal clinical course with rapid progression in 10–45% of children before the age of 2 years and slower progression in the remainder. ...
