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Studies on HBsAg binding with polymerised human serum albumin by ELISA
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1987)A simple and sensitive ELISA was developed to characterize the interaction between polymerised human serum albumin (pHSA) and HBsAg, using pHSA-coated polyvinylmicrotitre plates as solid phase and anti-HBs-coupled HRPO as ... -
Studies on human intestinal proteolysis.
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Studies on schistosomiasis in western Kenya: I. Evidence for immune-facilitated excretion of schistosome eggs from patients with Schistosoma mansoni and human immunodeficiency virus coinfections
(University of Nairobi,Center for HIV prevention and Research, 1997-05)Persons employed as vehicle washers in the town of Kisumu, Kenya are exposed for several hours each day to water in Lake Victoria that contains Schistosoma mansoni-infected Biomphalaria pherifferi snails. This results in ... -
Studies on schistosomiasis in western Kenya: II. Efficacy of praziquantel for treatment of schistosomiasis in persons coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus-1
(University of Nairobi,Centre for HIV prevention and research, 1998-08)Praziquantel is the drug of choice for schistosomiasis chemotherapy. Although the exact mechanism of how praziquantel kills schistosomes remains poorly understood, the immune response of the host is an important factor in ... -
Studies on the central vasomotor reflexes in cats after intraventricular administration of whole venom of Dendroaspis jamesoni
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 1976) -
Studies On The Haemolytic Complement Of The Dromedary Camel (camelus Dromedarius). I. Classical Pathway Haemolytic Activity In Serum.
(University of NairobiBiochemistry and Immunology, 1995-06)Classical pathway haemolytic complement (CPHC) of the dromedary was assayed under standardised conditions. A total of 14 indicator systems of red blood cells (RBC) and haemolysins were investigated. Highest CH50 titre was ... -
Studies on the haemolytic complement of the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius). II. Alternate complement pathway haemolytic activity in serum
(Department of Anatomy, University Of NairobiDivision of Biochemistry and Immunology, Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute, 1995)Fresh camel serum caused lysis of unsensitised red blood cells (RBC) of chicken, rabbit and guinea pig. Homologous RBC were resistant to lysis. There was only minimal lysis of goat, sheep, rat and cattle RBC. Lysis of ... -
Studies on tsetse midgut factors that induce differentiation of blood-stream Trypanosoma brucei brucei in vitro
(International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992)An in vitro system for studying the transformation of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei brucei into procylic (midgut) forms is described. In this system, transformation of the parasites was stimulated by Glossina ... -
Studies on unused medicinal resources in africa, occurrence of sulfur compounds in cassipourea genus in kenya
(University of Nairobi,College Health Services,, 1989)In the current re earch, the inland genus Ca sipourea of Rhizophoraceae in Kenya was pinpointed as a target for developing new medicinal resources. The field work on four species of Cassipourea, i.e. Cassipourea malosana, ... -
A study of ascorbic acid and ceruloplasmin levels in scorbutic guinea pigs and its possible relation to the pathogenesis of schizophrenia
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A study of autoimmune markers in hepatitis C infection.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2001)BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with several autoimmune markers. Despite HCV being common in India, no information on this aspect is available. This study was undertaken to ascertain ... -
Study of case-finding for pulmonary tuberculosis in outpatients complaining of a chronic cough at a district hospital in Kenya.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1984-06)This investigation is the fifth in a series of case-finding studies in Kenya. It explores the potential for case-finding by the identification of persons with suspected tuberculosis (persons with a cough for 1 month or ... -
Study of delusions in Kenyan schizophrenic patients diagnosed using a set of research diagnostic criteria
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 1982-09)Eighty 'psychotic' Kenyan patients of African origin were screened using the New Haven Schizophrenic Index (NHSI). Fifty-one of these (64%) were found positive. Delusions were found to be significantly more common (P less ... -
A study of drug use in five urban centres in kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2008)Few studies have addressed the reasons for substance use in Kenya, with most focusing on prevalence rates in school-based and general population samples. None have been carried out among people already using drugs. This ... -
A study of F38 and related Mycoplasmas by mycoplasmaemia and cross-immunisation tests in mice
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A study of haemorrhoids as seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital with special reference to asymptomatic haemorrhoids.
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1991-05)Eighty random patients were examined over a 9-month-period to determine the incidence of asymptomatic haemorrhoids at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). The incidence of asymptomatic was found to be 21% all being first ... -
A study of head lice among primary school children in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of public health, 1986)Of 1270 schoolchildren (651 girls and 619 boys) from 33 urban and rural primary schools in different regions of Kenya who were examined for head lice, 17.1% were infested (8% with living lice or nits, 9.1% with dead nits). ... -
A study of hepatitis Bs antigen titres and alpha foetoprotein levels in primary hepatocellular carcinoma in Kenya
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The study of HIV and antenatal care integration in pregnancy in Kenya: design, methods, and baseline results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 2012)Despite strong evidence for the effectiveness of anti-retroviral therapy for improving the health of women living with HIV and for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), HIV persists as a major maternal ...
