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Unilateral axial length elongation with chronic traumatic cataracts in young Kenyans
(2008)
PURPOSE: To assess whether unilateral axial elongation in chronic traumatic cataract is associated with the time interval from trauma to surgery.
SETTING: PCEA Kikuyu Hospital Eye Unit, Nairobi, Kenya.
METHODS: This ...
Provider characteristics among staff providing care to sexually transmitted infection self-medicating patients in retail pharmacies in Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2008-05)
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the characteristics of providers in management of STI self-medicating patients in retail pharmacies within the largest informal settlement in Kenya.
METHODS:
We collected sociodemographic, training, ...
Rapid identification of infants for antiretroviral therapy in a resource poor setting: the Kenya experience.
(2008)
In Kenya, HIV diagnosis is not routinely carried out in infants, and yet rapid diagnosis could improve access to lifesaving interventions. A cheap and readily accessible service can resolve this problem, if feasible. In ...
Maternal HLA homozygosity and mother-child HLA concordance increase the risk of vertical transmission of HIV-1.
(University of Nairobi., 2008-04)
BACKGROUND:
Mother-child human leukocyte antigen (HLA) concordance and maternal HLA homozygosity may increase the risk of vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) risk by reducing infant immune ...
Seroprevalence of varicella zoster antibodies among children with malnutrition, malignancies and HIV infection
(University of Nairobi., 2008-10)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the seroprevalence of varicella zoster in paediatric patients at a high risk of developing complications.
DESIGN:
A cross-sectional study.
SETTING:
Paediatric general wards at Kenyatta ...
Expression of Galectin-3 and Galectin-7 in thyroid malignancy as potential diagnostic indicators.
(University of Nairobi, 2008-04)
INTRODUCTION:It has been suggested that Galectin-3 (Gal-3) and Galectin-7 (Gal-7) are potential tumour markers for differentiating thyroid carcinoma from its benign counter part. Galectins are beta-galactoside-binding ...
Effect of early neonatal exposure to deltamethrin on the purkinje cell number in rat cerebellum
(University of Nairobi, 2008-07)
Deltamethrin is a widely used insecticide belonging to the class of pyrethroid. Although the neurotoxicity of pyrethroids including deltamethrin is well established, it is still unclear whether exposure to deltamethrin ...
Cohort profile: the paediatric antiretroviral treatment programmes in lower-income countries (KIDS-ART-LINC) collaboration.
(University of Nairobi., 2008-06)
Malaria drug and vaccine trials in Africa: obstacles and opportunities
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
There are several new treatments and vaccine technologies in clinical development for childhood malaria that have arrived in the clinical phase of evaluation during the past 5-10 years. This is a long-awaited change as ...