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Acute phase response in mice experimentally infected with Trypanosoma congolense: a molecular gauge of parasite-host interaction
(2007)
Mice infected with Trypanosoma congolense developed a severe anaemia 1 week after infection, which persisted till treatment with diminazine aceturate when the packed cell volume (PCV) recovered to pre-infection levels. ...
Feasibility of infant cord blood HIV testing for anti-retroviral post-exposure prophylaxis.
(2007-12-01)
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Many maternity hospitals in developing country settings deliver women who are of unknown HIV status. The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the acceptability of post-partum infant ...
Quality control of herbal medicines
(2007)
The use of traditional and herbal medicines is gaining recognition globally. To safeguard the patient, there are legitimate demands that all medicines be safe, efficacious and of good quality. The required parameters for ...
HIV-1 disease progression in breast-feeding and formula-feeding mothers:
(2007)
Background. There is conflicting evidence regarding the effects of breast‐feeding on maternal mortality from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV‐1) infection, and little is known about the effects of breast‐feeding ...
Orthodontic treatment needs among 12-15 year-olds in Moshi, Tanzania.
(2007)
OBJECTIVE:
To assess malocclusion and orthodontic treatment needs among 12-15-year-olds in Moshi municipality, Tanzania.
DESIGN:
A cross-sectional study.
SETTING:
Moshi municipality, Tanzania.
SUBJECTS:
Two ...
Early response to highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1-infected Kenyan children
(2007)
OBJECTIVES:
To describe the early response to World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV-1-infected ...
The antibiotic sensitivity pattern of coagulase negative staphylococci; a major ocular normal flora; East African Journal of Ophthalmology
(2007)
Objectives: To describe the pattern of ocular abnormalities, their correlation with the physical disorders and describe associated risk factors in children attending the Occupational therapy clinic at Kenyatta National ...
An update on the treatment of advanced prostate cancer
(2007-09)
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain an update of the treatment of advanced prostate cancer.
DATA SOURCE:
Review of all published literature on advanced prostate cancer was carried out through medline and index medicus ...
Weight change post oesophagectomy for carcinoma of oesophagus
(2007-06)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the pattern of weight changes observed in postoperative oesophagectomy patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital and evaluate weight change with selected preoperative variables.
DESIGN:
A ...
Investigation on the prevalence of antimicrobial residues in milk obtained from urban smallholder dairy and non-dairy farming households in Dagoretti Division, Nairobi, Kenya
(2007)
To assess the prevalence and the level of awareness of the risk posed by antibiotic residues among the urban dairy and non-dairy farming households using a household survey and laboratory analysis of milk samples.
A cross ...