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Sub-specialization preferences among ophthalmology masters students in Eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Objective: To determine the sub-specialization preferences among masters of medicine in ophthalmology in selected universities in Eastern Africa and barriers to sub-specialization. Design: This was a cross-sectional ... -
Subacute demyelinating polyneuropathy in twelve Human Immunodeficiency Virus seropositive patients in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 1993) -
Subacute idiopathic eosinophilic pneumopathy with favorable outcome without corticotherapy
(Department of Human Pathology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1995)The authors report a case of acute idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia, a recently described entity of unknown etiology. The patients develop a rapidly progressive respiratory failure which is reversible following steroid ... -
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1972)Not Available -
Subcapsular orchidectomy in the management of prostatic carcinoma in Nigerians.
(1989-06)Thirty patients with advanced prostatic carcinoma were treated by subcapsular orchidectomy at the urology unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Post orchidectomy plasma testosterone levels measured at 3 and 6 ... -
Subclinical nephrotoxicity associated with occupational silica exposure among male Kenyan industrial workers
(Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kenyatta National HospitalDepartment of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2009)OBJECTIVE: To determine early signs of renal injury due to occupational silica exposure. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analytical research. SETTINGS: Kenyatta National Hospital for the referent population and Clayworks ... -
Subcutaneous emphysema.
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1983-07)no abstract available -
Subendothelial fibrillar laminae in the carotid arteries of the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis).
(Department of Anatomy, University Of Nairobi, 1981)The endothelium in the carotid arteries of the giraffe lies on an extensive basement membrane complex that has a distinctly fibrillar component. Small electron-dense areas occur in the basal portion of the endothelium and ... -
Subjective health complaints are more prevalent in Maasais than in Norwegians
(Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)The aim of this observational, population-based study was to compare subjective health complaints (SHC) in Norwegians, living in a Western welfare society, and Maasai people, living in rural Kenya under primitive conditions. ... -
Substance abuse and psychiatric co-morbidities:
(University of Nairobi, Nairobi,Africa Mental Health Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya,Uiversity of Bristol, England, UK, 2008)Substance abuse co-morbidity with psychiatric disorders is common and has been widely reported, except in Kenya. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, pattern and socio-economic burden of a dual diagnosis of substance ... -
Substance Abuse in Outpatients Attending Rural and Urban Health Centres in Kenya
(Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2000-11)OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence and pattern of substance use among patients attending primary health centres in urban and rural areas of Kenya. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional prevalence survey. SETTING: Urban ... -
Substance use among a sample of healthcare workers in Kenya: a cross-sectional study.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study describes reported substance use among Kenyan healthcare workers (HCWs), as it has implications for HCWs’ health, productivity, and their ability and likelihood to intervene on substance use. The Alcohol Smoking ... -
Substance use among children and young persons appearing in the Nairobi Juvenile Court, Kenya.
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;Mathari Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, 2003-11)OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and pattern of substance use among children and young persons appearing in the Nairobi Juvenile Court, Kenya. DESIGN: A point prevalence survey. SETTING: The Nairobi Juvenile ... -
Substance use in outpatients attending rural and urban health centres in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, 2000)OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence and pattern of substance use among patients attending primary health centres in urban and rural areas of Kenya. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional prevalence survey. SETTING: Urban ... -
Substantial Intrapatient Differences In The Breadth And Specificity Of Hiv-specific Cd8+ T-cell Interferon-gamma And Proliferation Responses.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical MicrobiologyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2008-10)HIV vaccine design and evaluation require a better understanding of protective immune responses. HIV-specific CD8+ T-cell responses have been characterized extensively using interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) enzyme-linked ... -
Subtype C Is associated with increased vaginal shedding of HIV-1.
(Department of paediatrics, University of Nairobi, 2005-08-01)The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-infected cells and HIV-1 RNA levels in genital secretions and breast milk and the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 were compared among subtypes A, C, and ... -
Subtype-specific differences in gag-protease-driven replication capacity are consistent with inter-subtype differences in hiv-1 disease progression.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)There are marked differences in the spread and prevalence of HIV-1 subtypes worldwide, and differences in clinical progression have been reported. However, the biological reasons underlying these differences are unknown. ... -
Subtypes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Disease Stage among Women in Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Medical MicrobiologyDepartment of Paediatrics, 1999)In sub-Saharan Africa, where the effects of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) have been most devastating, there are multiple subtypes of this virus. The distribution of different subtypes within African populations ... -
Success rate of pulp capping
(Department or Conservation s Prosthetic Dentistry,Univer&ity of Nairobi., 2000-10)The conventional cavity preparation in deep caries leslonsmav result in iatrogenic or caries exposure of the pulp. The treatment modalities may therefore be either direct or indjre~t pulp capping depending on the presenting ... -
Successful ageing: an ideal developing countries should aim for
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1997)Not available
