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A three-year prospective study of 137 cases of acute leukaemia in Zimbabwe
(University of Nairobi, 1992-03)
We studied 137 cases of acute leukaemia seen between December 1985 and November 1988, using traditional staining techniques together with cytochemistry and in cases of probable acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (Sudan Black ...
Tumours of the nose and maxillary sinus. Ten year survey from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992-04)
Between 1976-1985, 127 cases of malignant tumours of the nose and maxillary sinus were seen at the Department of Human Pathology, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Cancer of the nose and maxillary sinus was a ...
Oral Health Habits And Periodontal Health Among A Group Of University Students In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992-06)
Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya. The purpose of this study was to determine the oral health habits and periodontal health among a group of university students in Kenya. ...
An overview of interventions to improve compliance with appointment keeping for medical services
(University of Nairobi., 1992-04)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine, by a quantitative meta-analysis of randomized trials, the effectiveness of strategies to improve patient compliance with screening, referral, and clinic appointments for health services that are ...
Protozoan infections and HIV-1 infection: a review
(1992-07)
Reactivation of latent infection is the principal mechanism relating Toxoplasma gondii and Pneumocystis carinii to HIV. Less common is reactivation in Leishmania donovani, Trypanosoma cruzi, and microsporidian infections. ...
Pediatric skull, skull base, and meningeal tumors
(1992)
Calvarial neoplastic and non-neoplastic tumors are routinely encountered by all neurosurgeons. Benign and malignant skull base and meningeal tumors are relatively rare lesions in children. Interdisciplinary approaches to ...
Gastroduodenal dysfunction as a cause of gastric bacterial overgrowth in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation of the lungs.
(1992)
We have studied 15 patients undergoing mechanical ventilation of the lungs for evidence of a relationship between gastroduodenal dysfunction and gastric bacterial overgrowth. Duodenal reflux was detected by quantitative ...
The first ten years of heart surgery in Kenya–aspirations, dilemmas and possibilities.
(University of Nairobi,, 1992)
This paper looks at the beginnings of cardiac surgery in Kenya with relevant clinical data as well as the overall historical background to various cardiovascular operations which preceded formal establishment of the Thoracic ...
Intracerebral hemorrhage due to cerebral arteriovenous malformations.
(1992)
The most common presentation of a pial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The peak incidence of ICH is early in the third decade of life. This article discusses the management ...
Treatment of symptomatic trichomoniasis among adult women using oral nitroimidazoles
(1992)
Successful treatment of infections with Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) is difficult because of many confounding factors such as poor abstinence from sex during chemotherapy, lack of standardised chemotherapy, difficulties in ...