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Recent epidemic meningococcal meningitis in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
This is a prospective study of the recent explosive epidemic of group A meningococcal meningitis that occurred in Nairobi from April 1989 to January 1990. It was compared with previous less explosive outbreaks that occurred ...
Induced abortion in sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi., 1993-06)
Unsafe abortions and their complications are a major cause of maternal mortality. Hospital based studies from most African countries confirm that up to 50% of maternal deaths are due to abortion. This paper reviews problem ...
Minilaparotomy female sterilisation in clients with lower midline abdominal scar.
(1993)
A total of 1221 female clients were sterilised via minilaparotomy under local anaesthesia as outpatients. 101 of these clients had lower midline abdominal scars, 1120 did not. The first group had slightly increased minilap ...
Surgery of the oesophagus: a Nairobi experience
(1993-05)
On average, for every 100 patients with malignant dysphagia admitted into the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi, 28 will have their tumour resected. Seven in the tumour resected group will die during the postoperative ...
A Retrospective Study of Childhood Poisoning in Kenya
(1993)
A literature survey revealed lack of adequate information on poisoning in Kenya, thus providing the impetus for the present work. In this, study, a 3 year retrospective survey of human poisoning in 19 Kenyan District, ...
Comparative study of the efficacy and tolerability of hydroflumethiazide versus propranolol in Africans with mild to moderate hypertension
(1993)
Sixty patients with Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) of 100-110mmHg matched for age, sex and Bp levels were randomly assigned to propranolol 80mg daily or Hydroflumethiazide (HFM) 50mg daily. HFM causes a significant reduction ...
Effect of vitamin A on diarrhoeal and respiratory complications of measles.
(1993)
A randomized placebo-controlled trial of high dose vitamin A in acute measles was performed in Nairobi, Kenya to determine if it reduced the incidence or severity of diarrhoeal and respiratory complications. On enrollment ...
Oral verrucous carcinoma: report of two cases and review of literature.
(1993)
Verrucous carcinoma is a rare and distinct pathological and clinical variant of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Two case reports of histologically proven oral verrucous carcinoma are presented. One case presented ...
Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the mandible:
(1993)
A case report of a primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) in the mandible of a young adult male is presented and relevant literature reviewed. The clinical presentation and course of the case is typical of MFH of the ...
Composition of essential on of plectranthus tenuiBorus (Vatke) agnew
(1993)
The essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from leaves of Plectranthus tenuiftorus (Vatke) Agnew was analysed by GC and GC-MS. A total of 17 compounds accounting for 72.3% of the oil were identified. Carvacrol (14.3%), ...