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Periodontal status following trapezoidal and semilunar flaps in apicectomy
(University of Nairobi, 1995-09)
Apicectomy is offered where routine endodontics cannot resolve periapical inflammation. This study compared the influence on periodontal attachment level of two surgical procedures, the trapezoidal (TF) and the semilunar ...
The status of medical ethics in Kenya today
(1995)
Thirty one patients with carcinoma of penis were studied retrospectively at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, over a 20-year period (1971-1990). The majority of patients presented late with symptomatology of over one ...
Essential oil constituents of Sphaeranthus cyathuloides O. Hoffm
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
Essential oil from the leaves of Sphaeranthus cyathuloides O. Hoffm. was examined by GC and GC/MS. The oil (2.9%) was found to contain trans-dihydrocarvone (67%) and cis-dihydrocarvone (26%) and some small amounts of ...
Evidence for a free N-acetylneuraminic acid
(1995)
A preliminary short follow-up study of Hanganutziu and Deicher (HD) antibody titre and sialic acid levels in sera from 7 patients with hepatoma was carried out. Weekly HD antibody titres were abnormal in 6 patients with ...
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Infection Among HIV-Infected Patients in Kenya
(1995)
Summary: Previous studies from Africa have been unable to identify disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We performed myco-bacterial ...
Persistent microcytosis and its association to the recovery of anaemia after kidney transplantation
(University of Nairobi,, 1995-02)
Persistent microcytosis was noted among a number of post renal transplant patients attending the transplant clinic at the Western General Hospital Edinburgh. We retrospectively looked at the pattern of recovery of the ...
Munchausen's syndrome: case report.
(, 1995)
A case report of a 31-year old butcher with haemorrhagica histrionica is presented. The patient went to great lengths to induce haematemesis and fake its symptoms to gain admission to hospital. The alarming frequency of ...
The presence of sickle cells in the peripheral blood film. Specificity and sensitivity of diagnosis of homozygous sickle cell disease in Kenya
(1995)
The final diagnosis of sickle cell disease (SCD) is established by haemoglobin (Hb) electrophoresis. The test, however, is expensive and absent in most hospitals in Kenya. We studied sensitivity, specificity and ...
IUD expulsion solved with implant technology.
(1995)
In an attempt to minimize the problem of IUD expulsion, implantation technology has been developed and tested. The trials have extended from 1985 until the present time for interval as well as for immediate postabortal and ...