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Double supernumerary impacted premolar teeth: case report
(1989)
A rare case of double supernumerary impacted premolar teeth is presented. The possible sequelae and management are briefly discussed
Diagnostic significance of radiographs on proximal surface caries in epidemiological surveys
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
Ninety seven patients were examined for dental caries using two standard methods: (a) clinical examination based on WHO Basic Methods Oral Health surveys and (b) radiographic examination. Clinical examination method under ...
Ecological upheavals with special reference to desertification and predicting health impact.
(1989)
This paper begins with an introduction that touches on the ecological upheavals of earthquakes, floods, as well as other upheavals that result from sudden huge crowding of people in one place such as in refugee situations ...
The role of chlamydia trachomatis in the aetiology of acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in Nairobi area, Kenya: a preliminary report.
(1989)
A preliminary report of 50 cases of acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) studied at the Kenyatta National Hospital to find out the role of chlamydia trachomatis in its aetiology is presented. Endocervical swab cultures ...
Epidemic Meningococcal Disease In Nairobi, Kenya - 1989.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333. An epidemic of meningococcal disease occurred in Nairobi, Kenya, during 1989, outside the "meningitis belt" of sub-Saharan Africa. ...
Idiopathic peripheral gangrene: a case report and literature review.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
An 11-month old male infant presented with dry idiopathic peripheral gangrene (IPG) of both feet. Subsequently spontaneous autoamputation occurred and the stump healed. Including this patient, 8 cases of IPG under 12 years ...
The diagnostic value of various features for acute lower respiratory infection among under fives.
(1989)
One hundred and fifty children aged between 5 months and 5 years with cough of less than 2 weeks duration, and presenting at the paediatric filter clinic and paediatric observation ward of the Kenyatta National Hospital ...
The pattern of chronic gastric ulcer at Kenyatta National Hospital (K.N.H.).
(1989)
Thirty consecutive patients with gastric ulcer diagnosed during upper gastrointestinal fibreoptic panendoscopy at both Kenya Medical Research Institute and Kenyatta National Hospital endoscopy rooms were studied. The ...
The clinical pattern of duodenogastric bile reflux in the Kenyan Africans.
(1989)
Forty consecutive African patients found to have duodenogastric bile reflux at endoscopy were studied. Bile reflux was found more commonly among males than females, giving a male/female ratio of 2.3:1, with a peak age at ...
Mixed infections in childhood diarrhoea: results of a community study in Kiambu District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 1989-11)
One thousand four hundred and twenty diarrhoea specimens from 846 children aged 0 to 60 months were collected and analysed for bacteria, parasites and rotavirus over a 16 month period, from June 1985 to September 1986 ...