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Single Dose Metrifonate Or Praziquantel Treatment In Kenyan Children. I. Effects On Schistosoma Haematobium, Hookworm, Hemoglobin Levels, Splenomegaly, And Hepatomegaly.
(University of Nairobi, 1989-10)
The relationships between S. haematobium, hookworm, malaria, hemoglobin level, splenomegaly, and hepatomegaly before and 8 months after treatment with a single dose of metrifonate or praziquantel were studied in Kenyan ...
Single Dose Metrifonate Or Praziquantel Treatment In Kenyan Children. Ii. Effects On Growth In Relation To Schistosoma Haematobium And Hookworm Egg Counts.
(University of Nairobi, 1989-10)
We studied the growth of comparable groups of children with light to moderate Schistosoma haematobium infections who received a single dose of metrifonate (MT, 10 mg/kg), praziquantel (PR, 40 mg/kg), or a placebo (PL). ...
Effects of chlorthalidone, oxprenolol, and their combination in hypertensive blacks: a randomized double-blind crossover study
(University of Nairobi, 1989-03)
One hundred twenty black patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension participated in a double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study of the efficacy and tolerability of slow release oxprenolol versus chlorthalidone ...
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 ...
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 ...
Postnatal weight gain of exclusively breast fed preterm African infants
(1989)
The weight of 64 preterm appropriate for gestational age infants were followed closely during the period of stay in the newborn unit. They were subdivided into three groups: A (1001-1250 g), B (1250-1500 g), and C (1501-1750 ...
Studies on unused medicinal resources in africa, occurrence of sulfur compounds in cassipourea genus in kenya
(1989)
In the current re earch, the inland genus Ca sipourea of Rhizophoraceae in Kenya was pinpointed as a target for developing new medicinal resources. The field work on four species of Cassipourea, i.e. Cassipourea malosana, ...
Fibronectin in acute and subacute hepatic failure
(1989)
The mean plasma fibronectin (FN) concentrations in 30 patients with fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) and in 10 patients with subacute hepatic failure (SAHF) were 111.2 +/- 70 and 123.5 +/- 46.5 micrograms/ml, respectively, ...
A clerodane diterpene and other constituents of Croton megalocarpus
(1989)
A novel clerodane-type furano-diterpene with the 9,10-abeo-methyl group has been isolated from Croton megalocarpus as a major constituent. Structure elucidation has been achieved by a combination of spectroscopic measurements ...
Can The Prognosis Of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Be Predicted Using Computer Assisted Morphometric Image Analysis?
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
Analysis of 355 cases with fractures of the mandible indicated that 74.9% of the cases were due to interpersonal violence and 13.8% were caused by road traffic accidents. The men to women ratio was 8.4:1 and 75.5% of the ...