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Treating chancroid with enoxacin
(Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, 1988)Increasing resistance of Haemophilus ducreyi to antimicrobials necessitates further trials of new antimicrobial agents for treating chancroid. Enoxacin has excellent in vitro activity against H ducreyi, and a randomised ... -
Treatment and Outcome of Herniated intervertebral Disk in A Referral Hospital in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Human Anatomy, 2009)Background: Prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disk (PID) disease can be managed conservatively or surgically with different outcomes. Objective: The present study aimed at assessing the management and outcomes of slipped ... -
Treatment and prevention of Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
(1994)Malaria is the most prevalent and devastating public health problem in Africa despite much research and control effort over the last two decades. In most parts of Africa, individuals should take 200 mg of Proguanil daily ... -
Treatment compliance among psychiatric outpatients in Kenya.
(Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Science, University of Nairobi., 1987-03)One hundred psychiatric outpatients discharged from mental hospital in Kenya were studied to estimate the treatment compliance after 3 months. The relatives and patients were interviewed separately to assess treatment ... -
Treatment interruption among head and neck cancer patients undergoing radical radiotherapy
(University of NairobiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi., 2009-12)Objective: To determine the incidence of treatment interruption among head and neck cancer patients undergoing radical radiotherapy. Design: Prospective study Setting: Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Nairobi. Subjects: ... -
The treatment of ankylostomiasis
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Treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia at Mater Hospital, Nairobi.
(Department of Surgery, 2007)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of medical therapy in the management of patients with mild, moderate and severe symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Private urology clinic ... -
Treatment of Burkitt lymphoma in equatorial Africa using a simple three-drug combination followed by a salvage regimen for patients with persistent or recurrent disease.
(Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania., 2012-09)Prior to the introduction of the International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR) protocol INCTR 03-06, survival of patients with Burkitt lymphoma at four tertiary care centres in equatorial Africa was ... -
Treatment Of Cervicitis Is Associated With Decreased Cervical Shedding Of Hiv-1. AIDS
(School of medicine, 2001-01-05)OBJECTIVE: To determine whether cervical mucosal shedding of HIV-1 RNA and HIV-1 infected cells decreases following successful treatment of cervicitis. DESIGN: Prospective interventional study. SETTING: Sexually Transmitted ... -
Treatment of Chacroid with a 5-day Low Dose Erythromycin Regimen.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1992-07) -
Treatment of chancroid by clavulanic acid with amoxycillin in patients with beta-lactamase-positive Haemophilus ducreyi infection.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1982-09)Multiresistant strains of Haemophilus ducreyi, the aetiological agent of chancroid, are prevalent in Nairobi, Kenya, where tetracyclines and sulphonamides are no longer very effective in the treatment of chancroid. The ... -
Treatment of chancroid with ciprofloxacin. A prospective, randomized clinical trial.
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1987)Chancroid is a major sexually transmitted disease in many developing countries. Although single-dose and short-course treatment of chancroid have been described, the increasing resistance of Hemophilus ducreyi to antimicrobial ... -
Treatment of chancroid. A comparison of sulphamethoxazole and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1983-10)Since sulphonamides are no longer predictably effective in the treatment of chancroid the combination of trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) was evaluated to identify other effective regimens. One hundred and nine ... -
Treatment of childhood malignancies in Kenya.
(University of NairobiPaediatrics and child health, 1984-09) -
Treatment of chronic heart failure in adults at a referral hospital in Kenya: adverse drug reactions and determinants of adherence
(2016)Background: Chronic Heart Failure is a major health problem with a prevalence of between 1 and 12% in USA and Europe, and approximately 5.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, and has socio-economic relevance owing to its high prevalence, ... -
The treatment of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis: a report of two cases.
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1991) -
Treatment of gonorrhea with single-dose thiamphenicol in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1984-12)The efficacy of a single 2.5-g dose of thiamphenicol against infection with penicillinase-producing strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (PPNG) or non-penicillinase-producing strains (non-PPNG) was studied in a two-phase ... -
Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in patients of northern India
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2004)BACKGROUND AND AIM: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic response of north Indian patients with chronic hepatitis C (CH-C) to two different treatment regimens of interferon and ribavirin. METHODS: ... -
Treatment of HIV infections and AIDS: new horizons
(1990)Treatment of HIV infections has involved the use of antiviral drugs as well as those drugs that act against opportunistic infections. Immune modulators have also been used. A review of these drugs is reported emphasizing ... -
Treatment of hyperkalaemia by altering the transcellular gradient in patients with renal failure: effect of various therapeutic approaches
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1997)Ten patients with acute and 60 with chronic renal failure (both groups having hyperkalaemia), were managed at Kenyatta National Hospital in the medical wards and Renal Unit between August, 1995 and January, 1996. They were ...
