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Jejunal function and pathology in visceral Leishmaniasis
(University of Nairobi, 1983-08)
Small-intestinal function was studied in 10 patients with visceral leishmaniasis. Vitamin-A absorption was impaired in 7 and d-xylose in 1. In 5 of the 10 patients Leishmania were demonstrated in biopsy specimens of ...
Does pneumocystis carinii occur in Kenya?
(University of Nairobi, 1982)
An experiment was carried out exposing immuno-suppressed mice to the atmosphere to determine if transmission of Pneumocystis carinii occured in Kenya. Mice were killed at weekly intervals for four months and the lungs ...
Ultrasonic diagnosis of abdominal disease in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1981)
In Kenya 108 patients attending hospital were given abdominal ultrasonic examinations. The clinical diagnoses included amoebic liver abscess and hydatid disease. The ultrasonic pictures are presented and discussed. Because ...
Measurement of serum C-Reactive protein concentration after renal transplantation
(1987)
A prospective study of erialerum Creactive protein (CRP) concentration wa made on 21 patient who had received renal allograft. CRP was raised during 27 of 12 rejection episodes and in all of five episodes of rejection ...
Suppression of T-cell proliferative response in Plasmodium falciparum malaria patients - preliminary results.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
Suppression of T-cell proliferative responses to P. falciparum specific antigen and mitogens is reported. T-cells derived from malaria patients were co-cultured with P. falciparum antigen or mitogens and the T-cell activity ...
Identification of novel erythromycin derivatives in mother liquor concentrates of streptomyces erythraeus
(1987)
The identification of five novel compounds, pseudo-erythromycin A-6,9-hemiketal, 8,9- anhydro-pseudo-erythromycin A-6,9-hemiketal, 8,9-anhydro-pseudo-N-demethylerythromycin A-6,9-hemiketal, 5-0-fl-o-desosaminylerythronolide ...
Efficacy of traditional chewing sticks in plaque control
(1987-09)
Recent literature is full of reports on the efficiency in plaque control and the antibacterial properties of "chewing sticks". But there has been lack of unanimity on the effectiveness of chewing sticks in plaque control ...
An estimate of the frequency of diagnostic X-ray examinations in Kenya in 1986
(1989)
The frequency of radiological examinations in a country is an important indicator of the general scope of such services in that setting. Frequency data obtained from surveys provide health planners with valuable information ...
Practical therapeutical drug quality control in kenya - further observations
(1983)
Over a period of 18 months starting from 20th July 1981, 191 requests for drug analysis were received and processed In the Drug Analysis and Research nil (DARU) at the department of pharmacy in the University of Nairobi. ...
Health Outreach and Control of HIV Infection in Kenya
(1986)
This paper highlights the role of mobilization of individuals and community groups and health professionals in prevention of HIV transmission. It traces the educational strategy employed to reach the general population and ...