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Tropical mayhem: a chronic viral disease with superadded parasitic infection
(2008)
Coexistence of two illnesses in the same patient may result in atypical manifestations of either or both diseases. A case of hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis in a patient who presented with a pharyngeal mucosal mass ...
A 20-year single-center experience with acute liver failure during pregnancy: Is the prognosis really worse?
(2008)
Pregnant patients with acute liver failure (ALF) are believed to have a worse outcome than nonpregnant women and men with ALF. However objective data supporting this supposition are scant. Therefore, the current study ...
Coinfection with herpes simplex virus type 2 is associated with reduced HIV-specific T cell responses and systemic immune activation.
(University of Nairobi,, 2008)
BACKGROUND:
Chronic coinfection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been associated with an increased HIV viral load and more rapid disease progression, perhaps related to ...
Distribution of chemo- and mechanoreceptors on the antennae and maxillae of Busseola fusca larvae
(University of Nairobi,, 2008)
The stem borer Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a major pest of maize, Zea mays L., and sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (both Poaceae), in sub-Saharan Africa. Like in many other lepidopteran insects, ...
The Glossina proteolytic lectin (Gpl) gene is expressed only in members of Glossina species
(University of Nairobi,, 2008)
Differentiation of bloodstream-form trypanosomes into procyclics in tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) is a crucial step in the establishment of midgut infections. A number of factors have been implicated in the transformation ...
The prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms and syndromes in Kenyan children and adolescents
(Routledge, 2008)
Background: Community studies on children and adolescents in Western settings suggest prevalence rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms that require intervention.
Aim: To establish equivalent prevalence rates in a ...
Drug Quality Control in Kenya: Observation in the Drug Analysis and Research Unit During the Period 2001-2005
(2008)
During the five-year period January 2001 to December 2005, the Drug Analysis and
Research Unit received and analyzed 394 drug samples. Samples were received from
regulatory authorities, local industry, non-governmental ...
Child maltreatment at a violence recovery centre in Kenya
(2008)
Kenyan media reports indicate escalating levels of child maltreatment, but the characteristics of the
offence are undefined. At the Gender and Violence recovery Center of the Nairobi Women’s Hospital, we analysed 342 ...
Borne resistance in klebsiella isolates from Kenyatta national hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(2008)
Eighty six Klebsiella isolates from Kenyatta National Hospital and the Centre for Microbiology, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi were screened for resistance to commonly prescribed antimicrobial agents and for ...
Substance abuse and psychiatric co-morbidities:
(2008)
Substance abuse co-morbidity with psychiatric disorders is common and has been widely reported, except in Kenya. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, pattern and socio-economic burden of a dual diagnosis of substance ...