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Fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodules at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2007)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the pattern of thyroidal nodules diagnosed by (FNA) cytology.
DESIGN:
A cross-sectional study.
SETTING:
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)--a University of Nairobi affiliated hospital.
SUBJECTS:
Forty ...
Astrovirus Infection in Young Kenyan Children with Diarrhoea
(2007)
Human astroviruses (HAstV) have been commonly identified worldwide as important aetiological agents of acute gastroenteritis in all age groups including the young, elderly and immunocompromised. However, limited data exist ...
Evaluating patients with cirrhosis for hepatocellular carcinoma: value of clinical symptomatology, imaging and alpha-fetoprotein.Oncology
(2007)
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to assess the value of clinical symptomatology, abdominal ultrasound (US), triple-phase CT (TPCT) and serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) estimation in predicting presence of hepatocellular ...
Comparative analysis of selected linear measurements of human and baboon brains
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The morphometric parameters of the brains of several mammals and primates show differences that are likely to be associated with cognitive and other functions necessary for survival as well as evolution. Seven human and ...
Epidemiology of plasmodium-helminth co-infection in Africa: populations at risk, potential impact on anemia, and prospects for combining control.
(University of Nairobi,, 2007-12)
Human co-infection with Plasmodium falciparum and helminths is ubiquitous throughout Africa, although its public health significance remains a topic for which there are many unknowns. In this review, we adopted an empirical ...
Prostate Cancer
(2007)
Objective: To carry out an overview of prostate cancer in indigenous back Africans in sub-Saharan Africa and blacks of African ancestry in diaspora. Data Source: Review of all published literature on prostate cancer on ...
Aetiology, diagnosis and management of haemospermia: a review
(2007-12)
Objectives:To provide an overview of the aetiology, investigations and the various treatment methods currently available in the management of haemospermia.
Data source:
Review of literature was effected through medline ...
Descriptive case series of patients presenting with cancer of the prostate and their management at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2007-09)
Objective:
To study clinical prostate cancer in this locality with particular interest in incidence, clinical presentation and treatment.
Design:
A descriptive prospective study.
Setting
Kenyatta National Referral and ...
Antimalarial Activity of Some Plants Traditionally used in Meru district of Kenya
(2007)
Ten plant extracts commonly used by the Meru community of Kenya were evaluated for the in vitro antiplasmodial,
in vivo antimalarial, cytotoxicity and animal toxicity activities. The water and methanol extracts
of Ludwigia ...
Endometriosis in African women.
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
Endometriosis is a gynecological disorder characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Although the prevalence of endometriosis is well documented in women living in developed countries, ...