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Evidence For Allele Specificity In Caucasian And Kenyan Individuals.
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) degrades 6-mercaptopurine, azathioprine and 6-thioguanine which are commonly used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, leukaemia and organ transplantation. TPMT activity is polymorphic ...
Galactosaemia in black South African children
(Kenya Medical Association, Nairobi, KENYA (1932) (Revue), 1999-05)
Objective: To evaluate the clinical and biochemical features of all black children confirmed to have galactosaemia from the KwaZulu Natal Province of South Africa. Design: Prospective laboratory study. Subjects: These ...
Avulsion of subscapularis muscle tendon leading to recurrent anterior dislocation of the shoulder
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Fifteen
patients,
ten
males
and
five
females,
were
identified
as
having
recurrent
anterior
dislocation
of
the
shoulder after trauma
due to
avulsion
of
the
subscapularis
muscle
tendon
from
its
hu ...
Cervical Shedding Of Cytomegalovirus In Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-infected Women.
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Cervical shedding of cytomegalovirus (CMV) is important in transmission of CMV to exposed sexual partners and neonates. We evaluated prevalence and correlates of CMV DNA shedding in cervical secretions from a large cohort ...
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of single-dose ciprofloxacin versus erythromycin for the treatment of chancr
(University of Nairobi, 1999-12)
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted in Nairobi, Kenya, to compare single-dose ciprofloxacin with a 7-day course of erythromycin for the treatment of chancroid. In all, 208 men and ...
Drug Use and Abuse
(East African Journal of Ophthalmology, 1999)
United States International University-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and pattern of substance use among an undergraduate population in a Kenyan university. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey, ...
Galactosaemia in an infant: case report
(University of Nairobi., 1999-05)
Galactosaemia is a disorder of galactose metabolism in which raised levels of galactose and galactose-l-phosphate damage various organs. It is a very rare disease (incidence 1 in 60,000) and the diagnosis is often missed, ...
Broadly cross-reactive HIV-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes in highly-exposed persistently seronegative donors
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
HIV-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL) are believed to play a key part in the control of virus levels throughout HIV infection. An important goal of a potential prophylactic vaccine against HIV is therefore to elicit ...
Radiographic incidence of multicentric malignant gliomas.
(1999)
BACKGROUND:
Multicentric malignant gliomas are interesting yet uncommon clinical entities with an unknown rate of occurrence.
METHODS:
We reviewed the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) images of 100 ...
Depressed T-cell interferon-gamma responses in pulmonary tuberculosis: analysis of underlying mechanisms and modulation with therapy.
(University of Nairobi, 1999-12)
Immunological and clinical profiles were evaluated in 2 groups: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-uninfected and HIV-infected patients, with newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), and tuberculin-skin-test-reactive ...