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Salmonella enteritidis
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Salmonella meningitis: the emergence of multi drug resistance.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1988) -
Salmonella septicaemias in Kenyan children.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1989)In a 5-month study of Salmonella septicaemias in Kenyan children carried out during the annual peak infection period, Salmonella typhimurium septicaemias occurred seven times more frequently than typhoid or other non-typhoid ... -
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Salmonella typhimurium outbreak at Kenyatta National Hospital (1985).
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1985)A total of 560 Salmonellae species were isolated from Jan-Dec 1985. Of these, 347 (62%) were from blood cultures, 180 (32%) from stools and 33 (6%) were from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and other body aspirates. S. typhimurium ... -
Salt and blood pressure in various populations.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1984)A relationship between salt intake and blood pressure has been described in cross-sectional studies of several populations. However, serious methodological problems in many studies could have resulted in erroneous results. ... -
Salt and hypertension: a race-related phenomenon?
(University of Nairobi,School of health science, 1998) -
Samaritans in Kenya- free services for people with suicidal behaviour/symptoms in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2009) -
Same day colposcopic examination and loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) presents minimal overtreatment and averts delay in treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,, 2013) -
The Sandwich fellowship: a subspecialty training model for the developing world.
(Department of Opthalmology, University of NairobiUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2009)Health care systems in many developing countries are rapidly evolving to respond to urbanization and shifting epidemiological profiles, creating an environment favorable for subspecialty development. The struggle for ... -
The Saradidi, Kenya, rural health development programme.
(University of Nairobi, 1987-04)A primary health care community development programme was initiated in 1979 by people living in Saradidi, Kenya. The community was involved in planning, organization, setting of priorities and objectives, implementation, ... -
Sarcomas Of The Head And Neck At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine University of Nairobi, 2000)OBJECTIVE: To document the pattern of occurrence of all primary neural tumours arising in the neck and craniofacial region over the period 1982 to 1991. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: Cancer Registry, Nairobi, ... -
Sarcomas of the Head and Neck at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2000)No abstract available -
Satisfaction with Delivery Services Offered under the Free Maternal Healthcare Policy in Kenyan Public Health Facilities.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Patients' satisfaction is an individual's positive assessment regarding a distinct dimension of healthcare and the perception about the quality of services offered in that health facility. Patients who are ... -
Saudi Arabian type of homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease in the Netherlands: a case report.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1986)Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an imported disease in the Netherlands. The diagnosis of homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease in almost all patients has been made in the country of origin or soon after arrival or birth in the ... -
Scaling sexual behavior or “sexual risk propensity” among men at risk for HIV in Kisumu, Kenya
(School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USAUNIM Project, Kisumu, KenyaCollege of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USADepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Canada, 2010)We present a scale to measure sexual risk behavior or “sexual risk propensity” to evaluate risk compensation among men engaged in a randomized clinical trial of male circumcision. This statistical approach can be used to ... -
Scaling up implementation of ART: Organizational culture and early mortality of patients initiated on ART in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018-01)BACKGROUND: Scaling up the antiretroviral (ART) program in Kenya has involved a strategy of using clinical guidelines coupled with decentralization of treatment sites. However decentralization pushes clinical responsibility ... -
Scaling Up Nursing Education in Two African Countries (Sigma Theta Tau International's 23rd International Nursing Research Congress)
(School of Nursing Sciences, University of NairobiSchool of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2012)Purpose: Describe nurse and nurse faculty shortage in two African countries and activities by the World Health Organization (WHO), President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Clinton Health Care Initiative etc. ... -
Scaling up paediatric HIV care with an integrated, family-centred approach: an observational case study from Uganda.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2013)Family-centred HIV care models have emerged as an approach to better target children and their caregivers for HIV testing and care, and further provide integrated health services for the family unit's range of care needs. ...