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Reproductive Tract Infections in Kenya: Insights for Action from Research
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) include not only sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), but also endogenous infections, caused by an overgrowth of organisms normally present in the reproductive tract, and iatrogenic ...
Behcet's Syndrome presenting with Chronic Reriodontitis:
(1992-10)
Behcet's syndrome is a disease of uncertain aetiology characterised by recurrent oral and genital ulcerations, ocular lesions and skin lesions. Although cases of this syndrome have been reported almost worldwide, the ...
Prevalence of Juvenile periodontitis in National Youth service trainees
(1992-01)
The prevalence of juvenile periodontitis was studied in a group of young adults aged 18 to 26 years from the National Youth Service. The study group consisted of a random sample of 350 trainees, 250 males and 100 females. ...
Biochemical Characterizatin and Zymodeme Classification of Leishmania Isolates from Patients. Amer. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 47: 852, 1992
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
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Morphology and morphometry of the lungs of two East African mole rats,Tachyoryctes splendens andHeterocephalus glaber (Mammalia, Rodentia)
(1992)
The lungs of two fossorial rodents, the mole ratTachyoryctes splendens and the naked mole ratHeterocephalus glaber were investigated by transmission and scanning electron microscopy and a comparative morphometric analysis ...
The position of mandibular and mental foramina in Kenyan African mandibles
(1992)
Analysis of 79 adult African mandibles indicated that 64.6% of the mandibular foramina were located below the level of the posterior extension of the occlusal plane while 30.7% were located along this plane. 56.1% of the ...
Tensile strength of orthodontic brackets bonded directly to fluorotic and nonfluorotic teeth: An in vitro comparative study
(University of Nairobi, 1992-09)
Information related to bonding of orthodontic brackets to fluorotic teeth is scanty. The purpose of this study was to compare, in vitro, the tensile bond strength and the bond failure site of brackets bonded directly to ...
Large volume paracentesis and intravenous dextran to treat tense ascites
(1992)
Forty patients with cirrhosis of the liver and tense ascites were randomized to receive either aldactone 400 mg/day and furosemide 80 mg/day (n = 20) or repeated large volume paracentesis (LVP) and infusion of low molecular ...
Prevalence and frequency of Giardia lamblia in children aged 0 to 60 months with and without diarrhoea
(University of Nairobi., 1992-06)
Stool specimen results from children with diarrhoea and without diarrhoea, in a rural village community in Kenya, were analysed in order to compare prevalence and age frequency distributions of Giardia between the 2 groups. ...
Comparative aetiology of childhood diarrhoea in Kakamega and Kiambu Districts, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1992-08)
Two hundred diarrhoea specimens collected during January to February 1988, from rural children aged 0 to 60 months in Kakamega District were examined for bacteria, parasites and rotavirus. The results were compared with a ...