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Sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer
(Department of Surgery, 2001-10)Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a developing alternative to axillary dissection and may prove to be accurate in the detection of micrometastases in lymph nodes of breast cancer patients. Limited studies exist in the ... -
Sentinel surveillance for yellow fever in Kenya 1993 to 1995.
(Department of human pathology, 1996)Virus Research Centre, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya. PMID: 8903238 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] -
Sentinel Surveillance of pandemic influenza A H1N1 in Kenya in the Period August – November 2009
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010) -
Separate and combined effects of caffeine and dbcAMP on olive baboon (Papio anubis) sperm
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2010-06)Background Improvement of baboon sperm capacitation is necessary for achieving high in vitro fertilization (IVF) rates in baboons. In this study, we evaluated separate and combined effects of caffeine and dbcAMP on baboon ... -
Separation of erythromycin and related substances by high-performance liquid chromatography on poly (styrene-divinylbenzene) packing materials
(1985)A comparative evaluation of three brands of polyrstyrene-divinylbenzene) co¬polymers, Hamilton PRP-I (10 ,um), Rogel (8 ,um) and TSK-Gel (10 Jim), as column packing materials for high-performance liquid chromatographic ... -
Separation of erythromycin and related substances on base-deactivated reversed phase silica gel columns
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2000-02)BACKGROUND: Malaria control in Africa relies primarily on early effective treatment for clinical disease, but most early treatments for fever occur through self-medication with shop-bought drugs. Lack of information to ... -
Septate Uterus. Repair and Successful Delivery.
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Sequence analysis of a putative DNA helicase and four peptides encoded by ORFs of the Diachasmimorpha longicaudata entomopoxvirus (DlEPV
(Department of Human Pathology, 2011)DlEPV is a symbiotic entomopoxvirus (EPV) of the parasitic wasp Diachasmimorpha longicaudata(Dl). It has a double stranded DNA genome of 250-300 kb and is >60% A-T rich. We describe five DlEPV open reading frames (ORFs) ... -
Sequence analysis of the human kallikrein gene locus identifies a unique polymorphic minisatellite element
(Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2001)Minisatellites are repetitive sequences of DNA that are present throughout the genome. Although the origin and function of these minisatellites is still unknown, they found clinical applications as markers of many diseases, ... -
Sequence and peptide-binding motif for a variant of HLA-A*0214 (A*02142) in an HIV-1-resistant individual from the Nairobi Sex Worker cohort
(Springer-VerlagDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada,Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Room 1484, 600 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada,Department of Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya,Department of Medical Microbiology University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CanadaDepartment of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada,, 2001)As part of the ongoing study of natural HIV-1 resistance in the women of the Nairobi Sex Workers' study, we have examined a resistance-associated HLA class I allele at the molecular level. Typing by polymerase chain reaction ... -
Sero-epidemiological Survey of Coxiella Burnetii in Livestock and Humans in Tana River and Garissa Counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Coxiella burnetii is a widely distributed pathogen, but data on its epidemiology in livestock, and human populations remain scanty, especially in developing countries such as Kenya. We used the One Health ... -
Sero-epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in young children in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, 1986)The exposure of 127 pre-school and young schoolchildren to Toxoplasma gondii was investigated by a serological survey of its antibody by means of the passive haemagglutination technique. The significant rise of prevalence ... -
Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B virus and compliance with hepatitis B vaccination schedules among outpatient clinic attendees in Nairobi
(PROS ONE, 2023-02-02)Background Hepatitis B is becoming a growing public health problem in Kenya. To combat the threat, HBV vaccination should be recommended, particularly for individuals who are not covered by the national immunization ... -
Serodiagnosis of Filariasis in Kenya: Fluorescent Antibody Technic.Thesis, University of Nairobi, 1978
(University of Nairobi, 1978)No abstract available -
Serodiagnosis of tuberculosis and leprosy by enzyme immunoassay.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1997-04)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of serodiagnosis for tuberculosis and leprosy using mycobacterial antigen 38 kDa, with kits from Omega laboratories, to detect IgG by enzyme immunoassay (EIA). METHODS: The study population ... -
Seroepidemiology Of Hepatitis A And B In Kenya. A Rural Population Survey In Machakos District
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1979) -
Seroepidemiology of hepatitis A virus infection among school children in Delhi and north Indian patients with chronic liver disease: implications for HAV vaccination.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2003)BACKGROUND: Universal vaccination against hepatitis A virus (HAV) has been recommended for children because of the changing epidemiological pattern of HAV. Vaccination has also been advised for patients with chronic liver ... -
Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B in an urban population of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, 1983-12)ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE -
Serologic evidence of the geographic distribution of bacterial zoonotic agents in Kenya, 2007.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11-23)Diseases of zoonotic origin contribute to the burden of febrile illnesses in developing countries. We evaluated serologic evidence of exposure to Bacillus anthracis, Brucella spp., spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR), ...
