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Life-threatening bacteraemia in HIV-1 seropositive adults admitted to hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(1990)
During 6 months, 506 consecutive adult emergency admissions to hospital in Nairobi were enrolled in a study of bacteraemia and HIV infection. 19% were HIV-1 antibody positive. Significantly more HIV-seropositive than ...
Surgical management of urolithiasis at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(1990)
Over a ten-year-period, 82 patients with 89 episodes of urinary stones were seen and managed in the General Surgical Units of Kenyatta National Hospital. The management procedures were evaluated and the magnitude of ...
The effect of low-oestrogen combined pill, progestogen-only pill and medroxyprogesterone acetate on oral glucose tolerance test.
(University of Nairobi, 1990-08)
The effect of a low-oestrogen combined pill, progestogen-only pill and medroxyprogesterone acetate on oral glucose tolerance test was studied in 29, 30 and 9 indigenous Kenyan women respectively. Glucose tolerance test was ...
Human immunodeficiency virus, genital ulcers and the male foreskin: synergism in HIV-1 transmission.
(1990)
Epidemiologic studies in Nairobi and elsewhere in Africa, have shown that men infected with HIV-1 more commonly have a history of genital ulcer disease compared to uninfected men. In one study, HIV infected men were three ...
Towards developing a diagnostic algorithm for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae cervicitis in pregnancy
(1990)
C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae are major causes of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. To identify characteristics predictive of cervical infection, we examined pregnant women attending ...
Verrucous carcinoma of the vulva: report of two cases managed at Kenyatta National Hospital, and literature review.
(1990)
Two patients with histologically proven verrucous carcinoma of the vulva are presented. One patient was treated by simple vulvectomy because of inoperable growth, and the other was successfully managed by radical vulvectomy.
Lymphatic pumping in response to changes in transmural pressure is modulated by erythrolysate/hemoglobin
(1990)
Red blood cells and lysate products (erythrolysate) are observed consistently in lymph draining acute and chronic inflammatory reactions and from tissues subjected to trauma or surgical procedures. Using hemoglobin as a ...
Transition dynamics of HIV disease in a cohort of African prostitutes: a Markov model approach
(1990)
The progression of HIV-related disease from infection to death is represented as a staged Markov model. Transitions between stages are considered reversible. The model is fitted to data from a cohort of African prostitutes ...
Acute renal allograft rejection: the role of monoclonal antibodies in treatment: experience with orthoclonal anti-T3 cell antibody
(1990)
We have reviewed the literature relating to the use of monoclonal antibodies in acute renal allograft rejection. More emphasis has been placed on Orthoclone OKT3 which has been more commonly used and summarise our experience ...
Platelet function in nephrotic syndrome patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(1990)
Platelet function was assessed in 40 patients with nephrotic syndrome but without renal failure in order to establish whether or not there is any haemostatic disorder lending to hypercoagulable state. The findings were ...