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Immunoepidemiologic profile of Chlamydia trachomatis infection:Importance of Heat-Shock Protein 60 and Interferon-γ
(2005)
Epidemiological, animal, and in vitro investigations suggest that Chlamydia trachomatis infection engenders acquired immunity, the basis for which is incompletely defined, especially in humans. In a prospective cohort study ...
Increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant non-typhoidal salmonellae, Kenya, 1994-2003.
(2005)
Over the last decade there has been a steady increase in the proportion of multidrug resistance among non-typhoidal salmonellae (NTS) isolated from adult patients with bacteraemia in Kenya. The prevalence of NTS multiply ...
Immunoglobulin G bound to ovine placenta is eluted by surgical cannulation and acid perfusion in situ
(2005)
OBJECTIVE:
To elute placental bound immunoglobulin G (IgG) in situ.
DESIGN:
Laboratory based experimentation.
SETTING:
Biological Sciences Department, The University of Newcastle Australia and the Department of ...
Acute aflatoxicosis: case report
(2005-06)
The objective of this presentation is to document the salient clinical findings in a case of aflatoxicosis and to review the literature on the same so as to increase the index of suspicion, enhance early diagnosis and ...
Use of Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism of 18S rRNA Gene for Identification of Trypanosome and Other Protozoan Species
(The Kenya Veterinarian, 2005)
Oligonucleotide primers based on conserved nucleotide sequences of 18S ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) gene of Trypanosoma brucei, Leishmania donovani, Triponema aequale and Legenidium gigantum were designed, synthesized and used ...
Helicobacter pylori eradication in peptic dyspepsia
(2005)
To evaluate whether eradication therapy is more effective in peptic ulcer disease (PUD) than in non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD).
Methods : We retrospectively studied 481 patients with NUD (183 patients) or PUD (298 patients) ...
Antibacterial activity of Omani honey alone and in combination with gentamicin
(University of Nairobi., 2005-05)
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the anti-Staphylococcal activity of Omani honey, gentamicin and combination of the 2.
METHODS:
This study was conducted in the Laboratories of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, ...
Psychological effects of the Nairobi US embassy bomb blast on pregnant women and their children
(2005-02)
A descriptive study was carried out in pregnant women who were affected by the 1998 bomb blast in Nairobi, Kenya, and their babies who
were in utero at the time of the blast. The psychological effects of the event on the ...
Adult male circumcision: results of a standardized procedure in Kisumu District, Kenya
(2005)
Objective:
To develop a standard procedure for male circumcision in a resource-poor medical setting and prospectively evaluate the outcome in a randomized, controlled trial with the incidence of human immunodeficiency ...
Business responses to HIV / AIDS in the African formal sector workplace:
(2005)
As the rising human cost of AIDS becomes increasingly visible in African countries, policy makers are giving more attention to the impact of the epidemic
on socioeconomic development. Kenya's 1994-1996 National Development ...