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Chronic myeloid leukaemia at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.East Afr Med J. 2002 Nov;79(11):593-7.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the clinical and haematological factors associated with treatment and outcome of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) at Kenyatta National Hospital.
DESIGN:
Retrospective survey of patients treated ...
Headache associated disability in medical students at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.East Afr Med J. 2002 Oct;79(10):519-23.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
OBJECTIVE:
To study headache associated disability in a group of medical students at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
STUDY DESIGN:
Cross sectional survey.
RESULTS:
Between October 1994 and January 1995 we conducted ...
Headache associated disability in medical students at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2002)
Objective: To study headache associated disability in a group of medical students at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
Study design: Cross sectional survey.
Results: Between October 1994 and January 1995 we conducted a ...
Biomedical challenges of human senescence: a review
(2002)
To summarise and discuss the progress made in the study of human senescence over the past one hundred years and assess the achievements to date.
DATA SOURCES:
Published original research and reviews during the past one ...
Shadow on the continent: public health and HIV/AIDS in Africa in the 21st century.
(University of Nairobi., 2002-07)
Approaches to the prevention and control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa have been heavily based on early experiences and policies from industrialised countries, where the disease affects specific risk groups. HIV/AIDS ...
Salivary secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor is associated with reduced transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 through breast milk
(University of Nairobi., 2002-10)
Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI), a protein found in saliva, breast milk, and genital secretions, is capable of inhibiting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 in vitro. The aim of this study was to ...
Bancroftian Filariasis Infection, Disease, And Specific Antibody Response Patterns In A High And A Low Endemicity Community In East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2002-05)
Bancroftian filariasis infection, disease and specific antibody response patterns in a high and a low endemicity community in East Africa were analyzed and compared to assess the relationship between these parameters and ...
HLA typing in a Kenyan cohort identifies novel class I alleles that restrict cytotoxic T-cell responses to local HIV-1 clades.
(University of Nairobi, 2002-09)
OBJECTIVES:
To investigate HLA class I allele frequencies in a Kenyan commercial sex worker (CSW) cohort, and to examine HIV-1 specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses directed against epitopes derived from locally ...
Nonimmune IgM, but not IgG binds to the surface of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes and correlates with rosetting and severe malaria.
(University of Nairobi, 2002-06)
Recent work suggests that IgG and IgM from nonimmune human serum (natural antibodies) bind to the surface of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes and contribute to rosette formation by stabilizing the interaction ...