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Position and Blood Supply of the Carotid Body in a Kenyan Population
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Position and source of blood supply to the human carotid body displays population variations. These data are
important during surgical procedures and diagnostic imaging in the neck but are only scarcely reported and ...
effects Of Highly Active Novel Artemisinin–chloroquinoline Hybrid Compounds On Β-hematin Formation, Parasite Morphology And Endocytosis In Plasmodium Falciparum.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
4-Aminoquinolines were hybridized with artemisinin and 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives via the Ugi four-component condensation reaction, and their biological activities investigated. The artemisinin-containing compounds ...
Factors associated with HIV infection in married or cohabitating couples in Kenya: results from a nationally representative study.
(u, 2011-03)
BACKGROUND:
In order to inform prevention programming, we analyzed HIV discordance and concordance within couples in the Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey (KAIS) 2007.
METHODS:
KAIS was a nationally representative ...
Genital ulceration does not increase HIV-1 shedding in cervical or vaginal secretions of women taking antiretroviral therapy.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
OBJECTIVES:
Genital ulcer disease (GUD) is associated with increased HIV-1-RNA shedding in antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive women. The effect of GUD on HIV-1 shedding among ART-treated women is not known. The objective ...
Impact of integrated family planning and HIV care services on contraceptive use and pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort study.
(Wolters Kluwer, 2011)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the impact of routine care (RC) and integrated family planning (IFP) and HIV care service on family planning (FP) uptake and pregnancy outcomes.
DESIGN:
Retrospective cohort study conducted ...
Posterior hip dislocation with ipslateral femoral neck fracture: a case report and review of literature
(2011)
Dislocations of the hip associated with fractures of the neck of femur are rare entities. We report a case of a 23 year old man involved in a road traffic
crash and sustained a posterior hip dislocation of the right hip ...
Topography of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in relation to the thyroid artery, zuckerkandl tubercle, and berry ligament in Kenyans
(2011)
Injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is an important but avoidable
complication of thyroidectomy. This complication may be avoided by the identification
of the nerve facilitated by important landmarks found along ...
Schistosomiasis among young children in Usoma, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011-05)
Although schistosomiasis burden is greatest among school-age children (SAC) (6-15 years of age), infection among preschool-age children (PSAC) (1-5 years), may be underestimated in endemic areas. We conducted a cross-sectional ...
An Outreach Experience With Cleft Lip/Palate Surgery in selected Hospitals in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
To describe the presentation and surgical care of patients managed for cleft lips and palates during a surgical outreach program..Study design five year retrospective chart study of the patients operated on between January ...
AIDS Vaccines and Preexposure Prophylaxis: Is Synergy Possible?
(2011)
While the long-term goal is to develop highly effective AIDS vaccines, first generation vaccines may be only
partially effective. Other HIV prevention modalities such as preexposure prophylaxis with antiretrovirals ...