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Quality of Ampicillin Preparations on the Kenyan Market
(2001)
Ampicillin -products, 20 capsules, 2 tablets and 23 dry suspensions were evaluated for quality by liquid chromatography at the' Drug. Analysis Research Unit University of Nairobi. Four capsule formulations failed limits ...
Hypodontia of permanent teeth in a Kenyan population
(2001)
Objective
To assess the occurrence of hypodontia (except 3rd molars) in a population of orthodontic patients.
Design
A retrospective case study.
Setting
Private orthodontic practice in Nairobi
PATIENTS:
Six ...
Experience with vincristine-associated neurotoxicity
(2001)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the frequency and severity of occurrence of vincristine-associated neurotoxicity. DESIGN: A retrospective case series study. SETTING: Hurlingham Oncology Clinic, Nairobi. SUBJECTS: Thirty-eight ...
Evaluation of the use of a questionnaire to detect hearing loss in Kenyan pre-school children
(2001-03)
In developing countries, there is a lack of trained personnel and testing equipment to facilitate the early detection of hearing impairment in children. A questionnaire offers a low cost option and the value of this for ...
Quality of sexually transmitted disease case management in Nairobi, Kenya: a comparison among different types of healthcare facilities
(2001)
BACKGROUND:
In Nairobi, the prevalence for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among attenders at antenatal and family planning clinics is substantial, but knowledge about the quality of STD case management is ...
Comparison of techniques for HIV-1 RNA detection and quantitation in cervicovaginal secretions.
(University of Nairobi., 2001-02)
PRINCIPLES:
HIV-1 in female genital secretions has been measured using swabs, Sno Strips (Akorn, Inc., Buffalo Grove, IL), and cervicovaginal lavage (CVL), but little is known regarding the comparability of these collection ...
Female Genital Mutilation
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Female genital mutilation is a collective name for all traditional practices concerning the cutting of the female genitals. Approximately 130 million are genitally cut worldwide, more than 100 million live in Africa. ...
Patterns of variation in waterbird numbers on four Rift Valley lakes in Kenya, 1991–1999
(2001)
Waterbird populations were censused each January from 1991 to 1999 at Lakes Naivasha, Elmenteita and Nakuru and from 1992 at Lake Bogoria. These shallow lakes in the Kenyan Rift Valley fluctuate greatly in water level and ...
Renal function and structure in subacute hepatic failure
(2001)
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Subacute hepatic failure (SHF) is a fatal complicaton of acute viral hepatitis. Renal failure has been implicated as the main cause of death in this disease. However, renal functional and structural ...
Ovine and Human Placental IgG inhibit Human Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity in vitro.
(University Of Nairobi, 2001)
To determine the effect of ovine and human placental IgG on human Natural Killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity in vitro placental IgG was eluted at acidic pH and purified by ion exchange and subsequently by affinity chromatography ...