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Platelet functions in patients with meningococcal meningitis at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2002)
Objective: To determine platelet abnormalities in patients with meningococcal meningitis. Design: Case control study. Subjects: Fifty seven cases of meningococcal meningitis based on a cerebrospinal fluid gram stain for ...
East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
(University of Nairobi, School of Pharmacy, 2002)
The East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is dedicated to all aspects of Pharmaceutical Sciences research and is published in English. The scientific papers published in the Journal fall into three ...
Estrogenic and anti-Inflammatory activities of a steroidal indoxyl
(2002)
The estrogenic and anti-inflammatory activities of 3-methoxy 16,17-seco16-norestra 1,3,5-trien-15-(2'-indoxyliden )-17~oic acid is reported. After' intraperitoneal administration, the dose of this compound required to ...
Drug quality control in Kenya:Observation in drug analysis and research unit during the period 1996-2000
(2002)
The Drug Analysis and Research Unit received and analyzed 261 drug samples over a five-year period, 1996 to 2000. Samples were received from regulatory authorities, local industry, non-governmental organizations, hospitals ...
The antimalarial and antimicrobial activity and brine shrimp toxicity of clematis brachiata extracts
(2002)
The in vitro antimalarial activity of the root extract in partly supports the ethnobotanical use of the plant to manage malaria. Clematis brachiata Thunberg (Ranunculaceae) is used in Kenya for the management of headaches, ...
Toxicity of chloroform extract of prunus Africana stem bark in rats: Gross and histological lesions
(2002)
Chloroform extract of Prunus africana (Hook f. (Rosaceae) did not cause clinical signs or pathology in rats at daily oral doses of upto 1000 mglkg for 8 weeks. The extract caused marked clinical signs, organ damage and a ...
Reduced HIV risk-taking and low HIV incidence after enrollment and risk-reduction counseling in a sexually transmitted disease prevention trial in Nairobi, Kenya
(2002)
There is an urgent need in sub-Saharan Africa to develop more effective methods of HIV prevention, including improved strategies of sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention or an HIV vaccine. The efficacy of these ...
Investigation of Possible Antidotal Effects of Activated Charcoal, Sodium Bicarbonate, Hydrogen Peroxide and Potassium Permanganate in Zinc Phosphide Poisoning. East Cent. Afri. J. Pharm. S
(2002)
Operations Research techniques involving modelling a situation or a problem and finding an optimal solution for it. These tools are not designed nor intended to replace managerial decision making, but rather their purpose ...
Microarrays For Public Health: Genomic Epidemiology Of Tuberculosis.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
In response to a large local school-based outbreak of tuberculosis, we have been evaluating the utility of microarray bacterial genomic analysis in outbreak management. After initial comparison of the isolate from the index ...
The antiplasmodial activity of isolates from Ajuga remota
(University of Nairobi., 2002-05)
Ajuga remota is the most frequently used medicinal herb for malaria treatment in Kenya. Its two known isolates ajugarin-1 (1) and ergosterol-5,8-endoperoxide (3) and a new isolate 8-O-acetylharpagide (2) were evaluated for ...