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Evaluation of tetracycline raw materials and finished products found on the kenyan market
(1994)
Contents of tetracycline, its degradation products (epitetracycline, epianhydrotetracycline, anhydrotetracycline) and a fermentation impurity (2-acetyl-2-decarboxamidotetracycline) were determined in four raw materials, ...
Human immunodeficiency virus- 1 in leprosy patients attending Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(1994)
The purpose of this study was to determine if Mycobacterium leprae is an opportunistic pathogen in immunosuppressed subjects with HIV infection. Ninety six leprosy patients at Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Nairobi ...
Gromerular diseases in Kenya-another look at diseases characterised by nephrotic proteinura
(1994)
Renal biopsies were evaluated in 422 patients with nephrotic syndrome at the Kenyatta National Hospital between 1982 and 1993. Three hundred and fifty five (84.1%) of the patients were less than 30 years old (range: 7 ...
Immunosuppression in renal transplantation: current status and application in developing countries
(1994)
Renal transplantation has become the most effective treatment for end stage renal failure. The numbers and survival rates of patients undergoing renal transplantation have increased immensely over the past decade. The use ...
Autonomic nervous function in patients with chronic renal failure at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(1994)
Autonomic nervous function was assessed in twenty two patients (16 males and 6 females) with chronic renal failure on conservative management. The presenting symptoms were postural dizziness in 10(45%), impotence in 4(18%) ...
Autonomic dysfunction in patients with chronic renal failure
(1994-04)
Autonomic nervous function was assessed in twenty two patients (16 males and 6 females) with chronic renal failure on conservative management. The presenting symptoms were postural dizziness in 10(45%), impotence in 4(18%) ...
Neonatal haematology in Zimbabwe. I: The platelet parameters
(University of Nairobi, 1994-04)
Platelet parameters were determined in 600 full term healthy Zimbabwean neonates using a Coulter Counter Model S Plus. The mean +/- s.d. values obtained with ranges were: Platelet count 235 +/- 67 (range 100-410) x 10(9) ...
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in Central Africans
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Forty two patients who were seen and satisfied the French-American-British (FAB) diagnostic criteria for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) over a 6-year period at the University of Zimbabwe's Department of Haematology, Harare, ...
Health delivery standards: vested interests in health planning.
(1994)
The thread of this paper is that vested interests prevail consistently in the formulation of health policy and provision of health services. Several African countries illustrate how the health care standard becomes an end ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and type 2 seroprevalence in cornea donors.
(University of Nairobi, 1994-05)
Routine screening of cornea donors for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) has been established and has reduced the risk of HIV-1 transmission to a minimum. Screening for HIV-2 is less common. We evaluated 100 ...