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Fundus hemorrhage in malaria tropica
(1997)
The case is presented of a 20-year-old tourist with mild falciparum malaria and bilateral preretinal and intraretinal hemorrhage, including a macular hemorrhage with reversible visual loss, which developed during his return ...
Benefits, limitations and outcomes of vitreoretinal surgery, Nairobi, Kenya: 8-year experience
(2012)
No abstract available.
Retinal microvascular abnormalities in patients with AIDS-related complex or lymphadenopathy syndrome
(University of Nairobi, 1993-05)
Frosted branch angiitis in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(University of Nairobi, 1992-02)
[Ocular changes in tropical malaria with cerebral involvement--results from the Blantyre Malaria Project].
(2005)
INTRODUCTION:
Malaria is a tropical disease causing an estimated 300 million infections and one million deaths per year. In sub-Saharan Africa, most infections are due to Plasmodium falciparum. The hallmark of the clinical ...
Intravenous treatment of experimental Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis: imipenem versus the combination of ceftazidime and amikacin.
(2003)
BACKGROUND:
To compare the efficacy of intravenous (IV) imipenem (IPM) and a combination of IV ceftazidime (CAZ) and amikacin (AN) in the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis in a rabbit model.
METHODS: ...
Intravitreal vancomycin and amikacin versus intravenous imipenem in the treatment of experimental Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis.
(2004)
BACKGROUND:
Controversy still surrounds the intravenous (IV) treatment of endophthalmitis. The purpose of this study was to compare IV and intraocular (IO) treatment in experimental Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis: ...
A prospective randomized study to determine the efficacy of preoperative topical levofloxacin in reducing conjunctival bacterial flora.
(2008)
PURPOSE:
To compare the efficacy of topical levofloxacin in combination with povidone-iodine irrigation vs povidone-iodine (PVI) alone in reducing conjunctival bacteria.
DESIGN:
Prospective, randomized, controlled ...
Endothelin-1 immunoreactivity in plasma is elevated in HIV-1 infected patients with retinal microangiopathic syndrome
(University of Nairobi, 1994-03)
Endothelin-1 is a recently identified cytokine with potent vasoconstrictor activity which is associated with various diseases involving blood vessels. HIV-1 related retinal microangiopathic syndrome is a frequent finding ...
[International initiatives for the prevention of blindness].
(2007)
Since 1974, when the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) was founded, international campaigns for blindness prevention have gained tremendous momentum in collaboration with the WHO's blindness ...