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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease may not be a severe disease at presentation among Asian Indians.
(2006)
AIM: To evaluate the clinical and biochemical profile of patients with non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and to assess their histological severity at presentation. METHODS: Consecutive patients presenting to the ...
Acceptability of human immunodeficiency virus testing in patients with invasive cervical cancer in Kenya.Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2006 Mar-Apr;16(2):681-5
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is common in areas where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is also prevalent. Currently, HIV seroprevalence as well as acceptability of HIV testing in ICC patients in Kenya is unknown. The ...
Homocysteine as a Risk Factor for Deep Venous Thrombosis At Kenyatta N Hospital,Nairobi
(2006)
OBJECTIVE:To determine the aetiological role of Hyperhomocysteinemia in Deep Venous Thrombosis. STUDY DESIGN: Case Control Study STUDY SETTING: Tertiary National Referral Hospital; Kenyatta N Hospital. STUDY SUBJECTS: ...
Generation And Characterization Of A High-affinity Chimaeric Antibody Against Hepatitis B Surface Antigen.
(University of Nairobi, 2006-02)
Antibody against HBsAg (hepatitis B surface antigen) is advocated for the passive immunotherapy in certain cases of hepatitis B infections. A recombinant monoclonal antibody against HBsAg would offer several advantages ...
Knowledge, Perception, Practice of Atraumatic Restorative Treatment Among Nairobi-based Dentists
(2006)
Objectives: To determine the knowledge, perception and practice of Atraumatic restorative treatment among dentists in Nairobi.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study in which questionnaires with the relevant ...
Acute acalculous cholecystitis in an outpatient setting
(2006)
Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) typically affects hospitalized patients with critical illness.
Outpatient AAC is reported to occur in elderly males with cardiovascular comorbidities. We
report the presentation of ...
Biophysical profile scores and resistance indices of the umbilical artery as seen in patients with pregnancy induced hypertension.
(2006-03)
OBJECTIVE:
The role of Biophysical Profile Score and resistive index of the umbilical artery for monitoring pre-eclampsia patients.
DESIGN:
Descriptive prospective study.
SETTING:
Kenyatta National Hospital and ...
Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of PCR products amplified from 18S ribosomal RNA gene of Trypanosoma congolense
(2006)
Oligonucleotide primers were designed from the conserved nucleotide sequences of 18S ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) gene of protozoans: Trypanosoma brucei, Leishmania donooani, Triponema aequale and Lagenidium gigantum. The ...
Mushroom polysaccharide extracts delay progression of carcinogenesis in mice
(2006)
Hepatocellular carcinoma results when cancerous cells are localized in the liver. It is distributed globally with high prevalence in sub-Saharan African, southern Asia, China and Japan. Diagnosis is experimental and in ...
Prevalence of trachoma in six districts of Kenya
(2006)
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of active trachoma (TF) in children aged one to nine years and potentially blinding trachoma (TT) in adults aged 15 years and older in six known trachomaendemic districts in Kenya.
Design: ...