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Asymptomatic bacteriuria among diabetics attending Kenyatta National Hospital.
(1996)
Significant asymptomatic bacteriuria is an important cause of pyelonephritis and gram negative septicaemia among certain predisposed individuals, such as diabetics. We investigated the incidence of asymptomatic urinary ...
No increased prevalence of adrenocortical insufficiency in human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis.
(1996)
SETTING:
Acute medical wards, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the prevalence of adrenocortical insufficiency in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infected and non-infected ...
Urinalysis and electrolyte profiles in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
(1991)
One hundred and twenty six patients diagnosed as having AIDS had their urinalysis and electrolyte profiles studied. The commonest electrolyte abnormalities were a low serum bicarbonate in 56% of the patients and hyponatraemia ...
A clinical and bacteriological study
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
Kaposis Sarcoma In A Transplant Patient
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Pitfalls after total parathyroidectomy and parathyroid autotransplantation in chronic renal failure.
(1991)
We have described 4 patients with chronic renal failure receiving regular haemodialysis treatment who underwent total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation of parathyroid fragments into the forearm musculature for ...
Extrapulmonary and disseminated tuberculosis in HIV-1-seropositive patients presenting to the acute medical services in Nairobi.
(1990)
We studied 506 consecutive adult acute medical admissions to hospital in Nairobi; 95 (18.8%) were seropositive for HIV-1, and 43 new cases of active tuberculosis (TB) were identified. TB was clearly associated with HIV ...
Bacteriuria in patients with glomerular diseases
(1992)
In a comparative study of significant bacteriuria in an African population, 1.7% of 697 healthy subjects (10 females and 2 males) were found to have positive urine cultures. Of these, 5 subjects grew E. coli, 4 Klebsiella ...