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Typhoid fever : a review of its impact and diagnostic problems
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
A retrospective analysis was done on the diagnosis of typhoid fever based on clinical symptoms and available laboratory data over the last 16 years from rural areas of four African countries. This analysis concentrated on ...
Cross-leg free muscle flaps for reconstruction of open fractures of the tibia.
(1994)
In two patients in whom the injured leg was not suitable for reconstruction using a routine free tissue transfer, a cross-leg free muscle flap was used, i.e. the vessels of a free muscle flap were anastomosed to donor ...
Authorship in the East African Medical Journal
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1994)
Between 1978 and 1987, Kenyan authors contributed an average of 47% of papers published in the East African Medical Journal (EAMJ), in comparison to 24% originating from Nigeria and 29% from other countries, mainly those ...
Existence of a silent gene for pseudocholinesterase in a Trinidad population
(1994)
Although the values reported were higher than those reported for Caucasians, differences in dibucaine number for pseudocholinesterase values among the three ethnic groups in Trinidad and Tobago, were not significant. Eight ...
Association between cervical inflammation and cervical shedding of human immunodeficiency virus DNA
(University of Nairobi, 1994-12)
A cross-sectional study was conducted among prostitutes in Nairobi, Kenya, to determine the prevalence and correlates of cervical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) DNA. Ninety-two HIV-seropositive prostitutes were evaluated ...
Effects on Nifedipine versus other antiphypertensive treatment on renal allograft survival
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Vitamin B12 deficiency is the primary cause of megaloblastic anaemia in Zimbabwe
(University of Nairobi, 1994-04)
In a study of the pathogenesis and clinical features of megaloblastic anaemia in southern Africa, we evaluated 144 consecutive Zimbabwean patients with megaloblastic haemopoiesis. Vitamin B12 deficiency was diagnosed in ...
Epidemiology and control of lymphatic filariasis in Kwale district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 1994)
Mediastinitis and sepsis syndrome following intubation
(1994)
A patient developed sepsis syndrome with shock 7 h after an anaesthetic for a shoulder replacement. Tracheal intubation had been difficult and required the use of a stylet and gum-elastic bougies. A gastrografin swallow ...
Percutaneous Transluminal Balloon Valvuloplasty For Pulmonary Valve Stenosis: Report On Six Cases
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Percutaneous transluminal baloon valvuloplasty is currently the treatment of choice for most cases of pulmonary valve stenosis. In the first series of cases performed at Kenyatta National Hospital, six patients aged 4 to ...