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The Prevalence of Stunting Is High in HIV-1–Exposed Uninfected Infants in Kenya
(2012)
As prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission (PMTCT) programs decrease the numbers of HIV-1–infected infants, it remains important to improve growth in HIV-1–exposed, uninfected (EU) infants. To determine the growth ...
Incidence and Correlates of HIV-1 RNA Detection in the Breast Milk of Women Receiving HAART for the Prevention of HIV-1 Transmission
(2012)
Background
The incidence and correlates of breast milk HIV-1 RNA detection were determined in intensively sampled women receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 ...
Orbital cold abscesses with associated pansinusitis and bone involvement
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
Orbital involvement in tuberculosis is rare even in areas where TB is endemic.1 Orbital TB is classified into five forms; classical periostitis, orbital soft tissue tuberculoma or cold abscess with no bone destruction, ...
Variant origin of the lateral circumflex femoral artery in a black Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi., 2012-02)
Variant origin of lateral circumflex femoral artery (FA) is important during harvesting of anterolateral thigh flaps, aortopopliteal by-pass, coronary artery grafting, and vascularised iliac transplant. The frequencies of ...
Evaluating Low Back Pain Patients for Prolapsed Interverbral Disc in a Kenyan Teaching Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Background
Accurate evaluation of low back pain is essential for its rational management. The extent of use of clinical and imaging findings in identification of prolapsed intervertebral disk varies between centers. In ...
Variant origin of the superior thyroid artery in a Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi., 2012-03)
Variant anatomy of the superior thyroid artery is important during surgical procedures, interpretation of angiograms, and interventional radiography in the neck. Pattern of the variations shows population differences but ...
Effects of Phenobarbital and carbon tetrachloride on liver enzymes
(2012)
Introduction: Barbiturates and carbon tetrachloride (CCL4) are known to have effects on liver enzymes. More ever, barbiturates which are used as sedative hypnotics, anticonvulsants, generally cause induction of liver ...
Anomalous origin of left testicular artery from inferior polar renal artery
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Gonadal arteries arising from additional renal arteries present an important variation that should be noted in order to avoid inadvertent injury to these vessels in renal hilar dissection and retroperitoneal surgery. During ...
Psychiatric Morbidity among HIV -infected Children and Adolescents in a Resource-poor Kenyan Urban Community
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
The course of HIV/AIDS in children has been transformed from an acute to a chronic one with the advent of Anti-Retroviral Therapy. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of psychiatric morbidity ...
The Association Between Alcohol Dependence and Depression Before and After Treatment For Alcohol Dependence
(University of Nairobi, 2012-01)
The presence of depression in alcohol-dependent persons is likely to influence treatment process and outcomes. Identification of depression is important though not every depressed alcohol-dependent person requires treatment ...