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Short-course and single-dose antimicrobial therapy for chancroid in Kenya: studies with rifampin alone and in combination with trimethoprim.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1983-08)Tetracyclines and sulfonamides are no longer effective for the treatment of chancroid in many parts of the world. Rifampin and trimethoprim both possess in vitro activity against Haemophilus ducreyi, the causative agent ... -
Short-term effect of zidovudine on plasma and genital human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and viral turnover in these compartments
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pediatrics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2003-07)The effect of zidovudine on plasma and genital human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) was determined in 42 antiretroviral-naive HIV-1-seropositive women in Nairobi. After 7 days of zidovudine treatment, HIV-1 RNA ... -
Short-term effects of high-dose khat on sperm parameters and reproductive hormonal levels in olive baboons (Papio anubis)
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2013)The biological effects of khat (Catha edulis) on reproduction and fertility are inadequately investigated and controversial, hence we determined the effects of oral administration of high-dose khat on sperm parameters and ... -
Short-term mobility and the risk of HIV infection among married couples in the fishing communities along Lake Victoria, Kenya
(2013)Mobility has long been associated with high HIV prevalence. We sought to assess sex differences in the relationship between mobility and risk for HIV infection among married couples in the fishing communities. We ... -
Should we adjust for gestational age when analysing birth weights? The use of z-scores revisited.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2007)Birth weight is the single most important risk indicator for neonatal and infant mortality and morbidity, which has led to the idiom that 'every ounce counts'. Birth weight in turn, however, tends to vary widely across ... -
Should we redefine acute liver failure?
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Should women with HIV-1 infection breastfeed their infants? It depends on the setting.
(University of NairobiPaediatrics and child health, 2012)Breastfeeding is the ideal infant food—it provides both optimal nutrition and numerous factors that contribute to infant immunity, growth, cognition, and health. It also enhances maternal–infant bonding and child-spacing ... -
Shouldice Versus Lichtenstein Hernia Repair Techniques: A Prospective Randomized Study
(2015)Background: The objectives of this study was to compare the tension-free mesh (Lichtenstein), and the 4-layer tissue repair (Shouldice) techniques of inguinal hernia surgery and to determine to what extent doctors in a ... -
Sicca syndrome in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1995-09)PURPOSE: To investigate an association of the severity of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease with decreased tear production in a controlled setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Seventy-two patients (144 eyes) ... -
Sickle cell anaemia among Eti-Turks: haematological, clinical and genetic observations
(Department of Medicine, 1986)Haematological and genetic observations have been made on 71 SS Eti-Turk patients and their relatives from Cukurova (southern Turkey) and of immigrant families in The Netherlands. Similar data were collected for 25 Black ... -
Sickle cell disease in surgery
(Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006-10-01) -
[Sickle cell disease in the Netherlands, a survey]
(Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1984)No abstract available. -
Sickle Cell Disease: The first ten years
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1981) -
Sickle Cell Trait (HbAS) is Associated with Increased Expression of Erythrocyte Complement Regulatory Proteins CR1 and CD55 Levels in Children
(Institute of Tropical & Infectious Diseases, 2013)Erythrocyte complement regulatory proteins, complement receptor 1 (CR1) and decay accelerating factor (CD55) protect red blood cells (RBCs) from complement mediated damage by controlling complement activation cascade and ... -
Sickle-cell disease in sub-Saharan Africa--past, present and future status
(Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1996)No abstract available -
Sigmoid volvulus in Kenyatta National Hospital--1976-1980.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1983-05) -
Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2010)Sigmoid volvulus in pregnancy is a rare condition that poses a myriad of challenges in diagnosis and management of the patient. It demands on the clinician a high index of suspicion, immediate treatment involving resuscitation ... -
Sigmoidoscopic and radiological study of the recto-sigmoid junction.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1965) -
Signet Ring Cell Lymphoma of the Small Bowel: A case report.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2012-11)Gastrointestinal lymphoma of the bowel is uncommon compared to adenocarcinoma. Signet ring cell lymphoma (SRCL) is a rare variant of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that is characterized by clear cytoplasm with displaced nuclei to ... -
Significance bias: an empirical evaluation of the oral health literature
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background The tendency to selectively report “significant” statistical results (file-drawers effect) or run selective analyses to achieve “significant” results (data-dredging) has been observed in many scientific fields. ...
