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The Clinical Characteristics of Burkitt's Lymphoma seen in Kenyan Patients
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
OBJECTIVE:
To document the clinical features of Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) in the study population.
DESIGN:
Retrospective and prospective documentation of clinical details using a standard clinical assessment model.
SET ...
Immunogenetic correlates for Chlamydia trachomatis-associated tubal infertility
(2003)
OBJECTIVE:
To understand immunogenetic mechanisms of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and tubal scarring.
METHODS:
We measured and compared previously significant human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II DQ alleles, their ...
Lupus anticoagulants: pathophysiology, clinical and laboratory Associations
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
OBJECTIVES:
To put together salient clinical and laboratory manifestations and also to highlight the pathophysiology and principles of management of lupus anticoagulants syndrome.
DATA SOURCES:
Publications, original ...
Fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis-like syndrome in a hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus-negative renal transplant recipient: a case report with autopsy findings
(2003)
We report a patient with fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis (FCH)-like syndrome in renal transplant recipient, who was negative for hepatitis-B and C-virus infection. The patient presented initially with extrahepatic biliary ...
Seroepidemiology of hepatitis A virus infection among school children in Delhi and north Indian patients with chronic liver disease: implications for HAV vaccination.
(2003)
BACKGROUND: Universal vaccination against hepatitis A virus (HAV) has been recommended for children because of the changing epidemiological pattern of HAV. Vaccination has also been advised for patients with chronic liver ...
Acute liver failure: prognostic markers.
(2003)
Acute liver failure (ALF) is defined as liver failure occurring within one month of the occurrence of jaundice. The disease has a grim prognosis, with a mortality of 65% to 85%. The management of ALF has till recently been ...
Short-term effect of zidovudine on plasma and genital human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and viral turnover in these compartments
(University of Nairobi., 2003-07)
The effect of zidovudine on plasma and genital human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) was determined in 42 antiretroviral-naive HIV-1-seropositive women in Nairobi. After 7 days of zidovudine treatment, HIV-1 RNA ...
A pancreaticographic study of malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus.
(2003)
Pancreatic involvement is considered to be the hallmark of malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus (MRDM). Of the 2 subgroups of the disease, fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes (FCPD) is characterized by pancreatic ...
Prevention of anaemia in pregnancy using insecticide-treated bednets and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in a highly malarious area of Kenya: a randomized controlled trial.
(University of Nairobi., 2003-06)
To compare the effects of intermittent treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) given during the second and third trimester of pregnancy, the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITN), or the combination of both on ...
Breast-milk infectivity in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected mothers.
(University of Nairobi., 2003-03)
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is transmitted through blood, genital secretions, and breast milk. The probability of heterosexual transmission of HIV-1 per sex act is.0003-.0015, but little is known regarding ...