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Eosinophilia and eosinophil helminthotoxicity in patients treated for Schistosoma mansoni infections
(1991)
The changes in eosinophil levels and in eosinophil-mediated antibody-dependent schistosomular cytotoxicity, following treatment for Schistosoma mansoni infections, have been investigated in 2 similar groups of patients ...
Urinalysis and electrolyte profiles in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
(1991)
One hundred and twenty six patients diagnosed as having AIDS had their urinalysis and electrolyte profiles studied. The commonest electrolyte abnormalities were a low serum bicarbonate in 56% of the patients and hyponatraemia ...
Conservative surgery for vulvovaginal melanoma
(University of Nairobi., 1991)
22 cases of vulvovaginal melanoma seen in Umeă between 1963 and 1989 were retrospectively reviewed. According to FIGO, 11 were in Stage I, 6 in Stage II, 3 in Stage IV and 2 in Stage VI. Most patients received only ...
Knowledge and attitudinal study of Kenyan women in relation to cervical carcinoma
(1991)
Knowledge and attitude in relation to cervical carcinoma was studied in 85 cervical cancer patients and 177 matched controls. The mean age of the cases was 44.2 years and mean parity 6.5. The majority were illiterate. ...
Salmonella and Shigella gastroenteritis at a public teaching hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
Objective: To measure the proportion of nosocomial diarrhea cases associated with Salmonella and Shigella species. Design: Prospective 6-month survey. Setting: Tertiary care center in a developing country. Patients: Pediatric ...
Experience with MacDonald's cervical cerclage in a rural setting
(1991)
Eighty-two patients with cervical incompetence were managed with MacDonald's cervical cerclage, bed rest, tocolytics and sedatives. 78 of the patients were followed upto termination of pregnancy and their pregnancy data ...
Foetal and maternal outcome of vacuum extraction
(University of Nairobi., 1991-07)
In a prospective study, 167 vacuum extractions (VE) performed at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, formed 6.3% of the total deliveries. Most patients were young and of low parity. There were no maternal deaths. The ...
Human papilloma virus infection in dysplastic cervical smears based on the presence of koilocytes: a study of 280 cases.
(University of Nairobi,, 1991-01)
In order to estimate the frequency of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection among patients and women attending the Family Planning Clinics and having dysplastic cervical epithelium, a retrospective examination of cytology ...
Prediction of cognitive competence in Kenyan children from Toddler nutrition, family characteristics and abilities
(1991)
This study explored the extent to which cognitive competence in 5-yr old Kenyan children was associated with earlier nutritional factors, family conditions and toddler characteristics. Food intake during the 18th-30th mths ...
Fluorosis of deciduous teeth and first permanent molars in a rural Kenyan community.
(1991)
The severity and distribution of fluorosis in the deciduous dentition of 76 children in a low-income community near Nairobi were studied. Seventeen children comprised a low-F (fluoride) group (water less than 0.7 ppm F) ...