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Epidemiology of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A Virus Subtype H1N1 Among Kenyans Aged 2 Months to 18 Years, 2009–2010
(University of Nairobi., 2012)
Background.The US Army Medical Research Unit–Kenya (USAMRU-K) conducts surveillance for influenza-like illness (ILI) in Kenya. We describe the temporal and geographic progression of A(H1N1)pdm09 as it emerged in Kenya and ...
Influenza Surveillance Among Children With Pneumonia Admitted to a District Hospital in Coastal Kenya, 2007–2010
(University of Nairobi., 2012)
Background.Influenza data gaps in sub-Saharan Africa include incidence, case fatality, seasonal patterns, and associations with prevalent disorders.Methods.Nasopharyngeal samples from children aged <12 years who were ...
The Role of Pfmdr1 and Pfcrt in Changing Chloroquine, Amodiaquine, Mefloquine and Lumefantrine Susceptibility in Western-Kenya P. falciparum Samples during 2008–2011
(University of Nairobi., 2013)
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in the Pfmdr1, and Pfcrt, genes of Plasmodium falciparum may confer resistance to a number of anti-malaria drugs. Pfmdr1 86Y and haplotypes at Pfcrt 72-76 have been linked to chloroquine ...
Conservative management of a high output enterocutaneous fistula in abdominal tuberculosis
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
A 25-year-old lady with a high-output, tuberculous, entero-cutaneous fistula was managed successfully by conservative means in a teaching hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Hemagglutinin 1 Protein of Human Influenza A Virus Subtype H1N1 Circulating in Kenya During 2007–2008
(University of Nairobi., 2012)
Background.Among influenza viruses, type A viruses exhibit the greatest genetic diversity, infect the widest range of host species, and cause the vast majority of cases of severe disease in humans, including cases during ...
Multifocal pheochromocytoma in early childhood: case report.
(2010)
A three and a half year old male with multifocal phaeochromocytoma involving the right adrenal gland and an intrathoracic mass is presented. Twenty four hour vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) was negative despite suggestive ...
Temporomandibular joint dislocation in Nairobi
(2010)
BACKGROUND:
Despite the diverse conservative and surgical modalities for the management of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dislocation and the controversy that surrounds them, very little has been done within the East-African ...
An audit of ranulae occurring with the human immunodeficiency virus infecton.
(2010)
Currently, published literature has increasingly projected the ranula as a lesion that may be closely associated with exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In this report, we document 28 patients who presented ...
Barriers to Antiretroviral Initiation in HIV-1-Discordant Couples
(2011)
BACKGROUND
In Kenya and much of sub-Saharan Africa, nearly half of all couples affected by HIV are discordant. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) slows disease progression in HIV-1-infected individuals, and reduces transmission ...
Aneurysms in the arteries of the upper extremity in a Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi., 2011-02)
BACKGROUND:
Aneurysms in the arteries of the upper extremity are rare but important in predicting aortic aneurysms and their potential to thromboembolize and cause limb loss. Their localization, age, and gender distribution ...