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Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection: its impact on the diagnostic yields in exudative pleural effusions at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(1996)
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Nairobi, among consecutively admitted adult patients with exudative pleural effusions over a one year period. The aim of the ...
Urinary tract infection in patients with short-term indwelling
(1996)
Seventy patients (44(62.9%) females) requiring short-term urinary bladder catheterisation at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi formed the study population. Their mean ages +/- SD was 41+/- 26 years (range 13-100 ...
Renal transplant aspiration cytology. Role for simple morphological criteria
(1992)
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is a well-recognized technique for sampling solid organs. It is used in renal transplantation to clarify the cause of a poorly functioning graft. Differential scoring techniques with respect ...
Conversion from cyclosporin to azathioprine in renal allograft recipients
(1991)
Renal function in five patients who were on a combination of Cyclosporin A (CyA) and Prednisone for 2-6 years following renal transplantation, were evaluated, in order to consider change from CyA-prednisone combination to ...
Renal failure diagnosis and management.
(1991)
Acute and chronic renal failure (ARF and CRF) are primary health problems in health centres, district and provincial hospitals. Their managements should be initiated in these areas of the health services. Some of the ...
Experience with the use of human albumin in renal patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(1993)
In a 20-month period (May 1990 to December 1991), 34 patients with diuretic resistant oedema due to nephrotic syndrome, 4 patients with severe hypotension during haemodialysis and 3 patients with refractory ascites on ...
Acute renal failure following the use of herbal remedies.
(1991)
Acute renal failure (ARF) complicated the use of traditional herbal remedies in six adult patients seen at Kenyatta National Hospital in a 2-year period (August 1984 to August 1986). This comprised 10.9% of all the cases ...
Calculation of creatinine clearance from plasma creatinine
(1993)
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is commonly assessed by measurement of endogenous creatinine clearance (Ccr). Several formulae have been described to calculate Ccr from plasma creatinine. I have evaluated the effectiveness ...