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Prevalence of HCV and HCV/HIV co-infection among in-patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(2005)
To determine the prevalence of HCV and HCV/HIV co-infection among medical in-patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
DESIGN:Prospective cross-sectional descriptive study.
SETTING:
Kenyatta National Hospital, a ...
Essentials of rynchosia minima dc from Kenya:composition and antibacterial properties
(2005)
The hydrodistilled essential oil (yield, 0.1%) of semi-dried leaves of Rynchosia minima DC. was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-four compounds representing 95.9% of the oil were identified. The major components were found ...
Identification Of Novel VHL Target Genes And Relationship To Hypoxic Response Pathways.
(2005)
Upregulation of hypoxia-inducible factors HIF-1 and HIF-2 is frequent in human cancers and may result from tissue hypoxia or genetic mechanisms, in particular the inactivation of the von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) tumour suppressor ...
Occurrence of Ameloblastic fibroma over a ten-year period
(2005)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the range of ablative surgery and rehabilitative procedures performed on maxillofacial structures. DESIGN: A retrospective descriptive study. SETTING: University of Nairobi Dental Teaching Hospital. ...
Child nutritional status and maternal factors in an urban slum in Nairobi, Kenya
(2005)
Objective: To assess the relationship between maternal factors and child nutritional status among children aged 6-36 months.
Design: Cross sectional descriptive survey.
Setting: Urban slum settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. ...
Diabetic ketoacidosis
(2005)
Objective: To determine the c1inko-laboratory features and precipitating factors of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
Design: Prospective cross-sectional study.
Setting: Inpatient medical ...
Post Oesophagectomy Leakage at KNH, Nairobi
(2005)
Background: Post oesophagectomy leakage is a common postoperative complication. This present review was aimed at documenting the problem of post-oesophagectomy leakage and associated! variables at Kenyatta National Hospital ...
Acute appendicitis at Kenyatta National hospital; an audit
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Appendicitis still remains a diagnostic challenge particularly in women and extremes of age. The incidence of appendicectomy for suspected appendicitis is higher but declining in the developed countries in contrast with a ...
Hiv Type 1 Subtypes In Circulation In Northern Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya. skhamadi@nairobi.mimcom.net The genetic subtypes of HIV-1 circulating in northern Kenya have not been characterized. Here we report the partial sequencing and analysis of ...
Audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) may avert socially desirable responses about infant feeding in the context of HIV
(University of Nairobi,, 2005)
BACKGROUND:
Understanding infant feeding practices in the context of HIV and factors that put mothers at risk of HIV infection is an important step towards prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). ...