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In vitro study of the effects of khat (Catha edulis Forsk) extract on isolated mouse interstitial cells.
(University of Nairobi., 2007-04)
Isolated mouse interstitial cells were incubated with different concentrations of khat (Catha edulis) extract (0.06 mg/ml, 0.6 mg/ml, 6 mg/ml, 30 mg/ml and 60 mg/ml) and cell viability as well as testosterone concentration ...
Heavy episodic drinking among Kenyan female sex workers is associated with unsafe sex, sexual violence and sexually transmitted infections.
(University of Nairobi, 2007-11)
This study examined patterns of alcohol use and its association with unsafe sex and related sequelae among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted using snowball sampling. ...
Conjunctival normal flora at Kenyatta National Hospital and Kikuyu Eye Unit, Kenya
(2007-08)
Objective: To determine the spectrum of normal bacterial flora inhabiting
the normal conjunctiva.
Design: Retrospective study
Setting: University of Nairobi, Microbiology laboratory and Kikuyu Eye
Unit
Subjects: ...
Resistance of klebsiella species Isolates from two Institutions in Nairobi, Kenya, to commonly Prescribed Antimicrobial Agents
(2007)
Klebsiella species isolates collected from the Kenyatta National Hospital and the
Centre for Microbiology Research of the Kenya Medical Research Institute in
Nairobi, Kenya were identified and screened for resistance to ...
Treatment of tuberculosis of the hip
(2007)
Between September 1986 and December 1993, 57 patients were seen with tuberculosis of the hip at Kenyatta National Hospital. The diagnosis was proven by histological examination in all and in 54 patients (95%) caseation was ...
The management of early prostate cancer: a review
(2007-09)
Objective:To carry out a review of the management of early (clinically localised) prostate cancer.
Data Source:
Review of all published literature on the management of early prostate cancer was carried out through medline ...
Epitope Cross-Reactivity Frequently Differs between Central and Effector Memory HIV-Specific CD8 T Cells1
(2007)
HIV diversity may limit the breadth of vaccine coverage due to epitope sequence differences between strains. Although amino acid
substitutions within CD8 T cell HIV epitopes can result in complete or partial abrogation ...
Evaluation of two commercially available alternatives for HIV-1 viral load testing in resource-limited settings
(2007)
There is an urgent need for low-cost assays for HIV-1 quantitation to ensure adequate follow-up of HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral
therapy (ART) in resource-limited countries. Two low-cost viral load assays are ...
Prevalence of active and potentially blinding trachoma in Laikipia district, Kenya
(2007)
Objectives: To estimate with reasonable precision the prevalence of active trachoma (TF) in children aged 1-9 years and potentially blinding trachoma (TT) in adults 15 years and older in Laikipia District.
Design: Baseline ...
Overview of prostate cancer in indigenous black Africans and blacks of African ancestry in diaspora 1935-2007
(2007-09)
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 ...