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Parental awareness of hearing impairment in their school-going children and healthcare seeking behaviour in Kisumu district, Kenya
(2006-03)
BACKGROUND:
Hearing-impaired children who are identified early and appropriately managed have improved outcomes in speech, language, cognitive and social development. Enhanced parental awareness of their child's hearing ...
Delays in diagnosis, referral and management of head and neck cancer presenting at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2006-04)
BACKGROUND:
The most important prognostic factor in head and neck cancer is the stage of the disease at presentation. Early cancer has an excellent prognosis following treatment. Unfortunately most patients present ...
RAPD analysis of genotypic groups of Trypanosoma congolense and other African trypanosome species
(2006)
Oligonucleotide primers of arbitrary nucleotide sequences were used in PCR reaction to amplify genomic DNA from the four types of T. congolense: Tsavo-type, Savannah-type, Kilifi-type and West African riverine/ forest-type. ...
Invasive multidrug-resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella infections in Africa:
(2006)
In Africa, multidrug-resistant non-typhoidal salmonellae (NTS) are one of the leading causes of morbidity and high mortality in children under 5 years of age, second in importance only to pneumococcal disease. The authors ...
Awareness and concern about malocclusion among 12-15 year-old children in Moshi, Tanzania.
(2006)
To assess awareness and concern about malocclusion in 12-15 year-olds in Moshi, Tanzania.
DESIGN:
A cross-sectional study.
SETTING:
Moshi Municipality in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania.
SUBJECTS:
Two hundred and ...
Molecular characterization of a tsetse fly midgut proteolytic lectin that mediates differentiation of African trypanosomes.
(2006)
Differentiation of bloodstream-form trypanosomes into procyclic (midgut) forms is an important first step in the establishment of an infection within the tsetse fly. This complex process is mediated by a wide variety of ...
Independent association of hygiene, socioeconomic status, and circumcision with reduced risk of HIV infection among Kenyan men
(University of Washington, 2006)
Among Kenyan men recruited as sex partners of women with genital symptoms, 22 of 150 were HIV seropositive. Because male HIV infection and male hygiene were unexpectedly found to be associated with each other, we examined ...
Stimulation of mu and delta opioid receptors induces hyperalgesia while stimulation of kappa receptors induces antinociception in the hot plate test in the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber).
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The antinociceptive effects of highly selective mu (DAMGO), delta (DPDPE) and kappa (U-50488 and U-69593) opioid agonists were evaluated following intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration in the naked mole-rat. A hot plate ...
Correlation between eosinophils and protection against reinfection with Schistosoma mansoni and the effect of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 coinfection in humans.
(University of Nairobi, 2006-04)
Longitudinal investigations of an adult male population of Kenyan car washers who have heavy and quantifiable occupational exposure to Schistosoma mansoni cercariae revealed that some individuals develop resistance to ...
Higher percentages of circulating mast cell precursors correlate with susceptibility to reinfection with Schistosoma mansoni.
(University of Nairobi, 2006-12)
A high level of serum IgE is generally associated with human resistance to schistosomes, though the protective mechanisms of IgE remain undefined. We recently reported that whereas some individuals who are occupationally ...