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Immunization of rabbits with Glossina pallidipes tsetse fly midgut proteins:
(2005)
Proteins isolated from the midgut of Glossina pallidipes were used to immunize rabbits and their efficacy as vaccine candidate(s) against the fly, and their potential to block transmission of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense ...
Benign positional vertigo and hyperuricaemia.
(2005)
To find out if there is any association between serum uric acid level and positional vertigo.
A prospective, case controlled study.
A private neurological clinic.
All patients presenting with vertigo.
Ninety ...
Prevalence of HCV and HIV/HCV co-infection among volunteer blood donors and VCT clients
(2005)
To determine the prevalence of HCV infection and HCV/HIV co-infection among voluntary blood donors at the National Blood Transfusion Centre and clients at the Kenyatta National Hospital HIV-Voluntary Counseling and Testing ...
Effects of calcium supplementation in patient at risk of pregnancy induced Hypertension
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Effects of calcium supplementation in patient at risk of pregnancy induced Hypertension. (This was an experimental double blind randomized clinical trial.) J. Obset. Gynaecol. East Cent.Afr 2005, 18:49-59
Perceptions and practices of vaginal birth after Caesarean section among privately practicing obstetricians in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2005-12)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine perceptions, preferences and practices of vaginal birth after Caesarean.
DESIGN:
Cross-sectional descriptive study.
SETTING:
Private clinics of obstetricians in five major towns of ...
Pattern of clefts of the lip and palate managed over a three year period at a Nairobi hospital in Kenya.
(2005)
The pattern of cleft lip and palate in the African population remains uncertain. The few studies of clefts in African populations have suggested that the pattern of these defects may be significantly different from those ...
Drugs for neglected diseases initiative
(2005)
The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) is a not-for-profit
organisation with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded by six research
institutions and an international humanitarian organisation*, DNDi ...
Asiatic acid induces apoptosis in SK-MEL-2 human melanoma cells
(2005)
Asiatic acid (AA) is a pentacyclic triterpene found in Centella asiatica. In the present study, the mechanism of anticancer effect of AA on skin cancer was investigated. AA decreased viability and induced apoptosis in human ...
Surgical implications of abdominal pain in patients presenting to the Kenyatta National Hospital casualty department with abdominal pain
(2005)
To determine the local aetiological spectrum of surgically relevant causes of abdominal pain.
A prospective descriptive study was carried out.
Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya during the month of October ...
Risk factor profile and the occurrence of microvascular complications in short-term type 2 diabetes mellitus at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2005-12)
Background: Type 2 diabetes has a long pre-clinical period before diagnosis, during which there may be development of complications, both of microvascular and macrovascular types. Objective: To determine the risk factor ...