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Incidence of rickets of prematurity at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Background: Reports of osteopaenia/rickets of prematurity are on the increase due to improved survival rates of low birth weight infants. Objective: To establish the incidence of rickets of prematurity by the age of six ...
Nutrition in the management of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(University of Nairobi,, 1999-09)
Quantitative analysis of the trigeminal ganglion neurons in the human, monkey and baboon
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
The present study provides comparative quantitative data on trigeminal ganglion neurons in order to enable appropriate use of experimental animals. Quantitative analysis of 11 trigeminal ganglia of humans, 4 of vervet ...
Aromatic plants of Kenya IV: volatile and some non-volatile constituents of the stem bark of synadenium compactum N.E. Br. Var. Compactum
(1999)
The essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from the stem-bark of Synadenium compactum N.E. Dr. var, compactum (0.2 %) was analysed by GC and GC-MS. Fifty five compound constituting about 89.9 % of the oil were separated ...
Pregnancy in open heart surgical patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(1999)
Background: In the past, the Kenyatta National Hospital heart unit policy has been to discourage pregnancy among patients following open heart surgery for valve replacement, in view of the adverse effects of warfarin. ...
Aromatic plants of Kenya II: Volatile constituents of leaf oil of Psiadia Punculata (D.C.) Vatke
(1999)
Psiadia punculata (D.C.) Vatke (P. arabica Jaub. and Spach) (Compositae) is a shrub 0.5-2.5 m (1]. The leaves arc shiny and sticky, narrowly elliptic (ovate), base cuneate or decurrent. apex narrowly acuminate, margin ...
Enzymes of glucose and glycerol catabolism in in vitro-propagated Theileria parva schizonts.
(1999)
Theileria parva schizonts propagated in vitro in peripheral blood lymphocytes were purified and assayed for key enzymes of glucose and glycerol catabolism and the citric acid cycle. The activities of glycolytic enzymes ...
Intestinal parasites in Malaysian children with cancer.
(University of Nairobi, 1999-08)
In this prospective study, we examined stool specimens from children with cancer receiving chemotherapy who were admitted for fever to the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital in Kota Baru, Kelantan. Stool specimens were ...
Effect of intrauterine device use on cervical shedding of HIV-1 DNA.
(1999)
OBJECTIVE:
Hormonal contraception has been associated with an increased prevalence of cervical shedding of HIV-1 DNA among infected women. We conducted this study to evaluate the effect of the use of an intrauterine device ...
Increased interleukin-10 in the the endocervical secretions of women with non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases: a mechanism for enhanced HIV-1 transmission?
(1999)
OBJECTIVE:
Although non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and bacterial vaginosis are implicated as cofactors in heterosexual HIV-1 transmission, the mechanisms have not been defined. Recent in vitro data ...