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Single dose azithromycin for the treatment of chancroid: a randomized comparison with erythromycin.
(1994)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Chancroid is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa and enhances the sexual transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus Type 1 (HIV-1). Azithromycin is an orally absorbed macrolide antibiotic that ...
Characteristics related to the incidence and prevalence of acute respiratory tract infection in young children in Kenya.
(1994)
Acute respiratory tract infection (ARI) in children is a prevalent condition that results in substantial morbidity and consumes large portions of health care resources in developing countries. We examined factors associated ...
Factors that influence the short term outcome of upper gastrointestinal bleeding at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(1994)
Between April 1990 to January 1991, a prospective study of 97 consecutive patients admitted to the medical wards of Kenyatta National Hospital with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage was done. All the patients studied under ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 IgA antibody in breast milk and serum.
(1994)
Breast-feeding plays a potentially significant role in mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The additional transmission risk attributable to breast-feeding and the factors that enhance ...
Composition of the leaf essential oil of ocimum keniense ayobangira
(1994)
The essential oil (average yield 4%) isolated by hydrodistillation from semi-dried leaves of Ocimum keniense Ayobangira was analysed by GC and GC-MS. A total of 22 compounds accounting fur 86.8% were identified. 1,8- Cineole ...
Tropical splenomegaly syndrome: who gets oesophageal varices?
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1994)
Of sixty eight patients with tropical splenomegaly syndrome (TSS), 12 had asymptomatic oesophageal varices (OV). All 12 had massive splenomegaly (Hackett's stage 4 or 5). Eight of the 12 were multiparous females, mainly ...
Physical Activity And Growth Of Kenyan School Children With Hookworm, Trichuris Trichiura And Ascaris Lumbricoides Infections Are Improved After Treatment With Albendazole
(University of Nairobi, 1994-08)
Growth, activity, appetite and intestinal helminth infections were compared for 55 Kenyan primary school children with hookworm (93% prevalence), T. trichiura (84% prevalence) and A. lumbricoides (29% prevalence) before ...
Retinal detachment in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(University of Nairobi, 1994-01)
Cytomegalovirus retinopathy is the most frequent opportunistic infection of the eye in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We studied 71 patients with cytomegalovirus retinopathy (n = 69) or acute ...
Review and development of sexually transmitted diseases: manual for health workers.
(Ministry of Health STD programme, 1994)
This paper reports the detailed results of a study of the impact of the Health Workers for Change (HWFC) workshop series on clients' perceptions of health services, relationships within the health centre and relations ...
Social aspects of the dental health of the rural Maasai community in Kenya.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1994)
This paper establishes both dental treatment and dental health education needs among the rural Maasai communities of Kenya. The study also evaluates the prevalence and rationale of extraction of deciduous canine tooth buds ...