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Pediatric stroke in an African country
(2010-01)
Background:
The pattern of pediatric stroke displays ethnic and geographical variations. There are few reports from black Sub-Saharan Africa, although relevant data are important in prevention, clinical diagnosis, ...
Dental caries, gingivitis and the treatment needs among 12-year-olds.
(2010)
BACKGROUND:
One of the World Health Organisation (WHO) global health goals stated that the global average for dental caries should not have been more than 3 DMFT at 12 years of age by the year 2000. However, the prevalence ...
Successful resuscitation of a three month old child with intralipid infusion, presumed to have bupivacaine induced seizures and cardiovascular complications: case report
(2010-08)
Anaesthetic agents used locally can be toxic especially if given as an inappropriate dose or route. Lipid infusion has been demonstrated in several animal models to successfully resuscitate bupivacaine induced toxicity. ...
Combination drug treatment of beingn prostatic hyperplasia (BPH
(2010)
Combination use of alpha-adrenergic blockers (tamsulocin or alfuzocin) and 5 alpha iso-enzyme 1&2 inhibitor (dutasteride) in symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the best first optional mode of treatment giving ...
Awareness and Experience of needle stick injuries among Dental Students at the University of Nairobi, Dental Hospital
(2010-05)
BACKGROUND:
Needle stick injuries (NSI) are the commonest route by which blood borne viruses and/or infections such as HIV, Hepatitis B and C are transmitted from patients to health care workers (HCW). Dental students are ...
Provider delay in the diagnosis and initiation of definitive treatment for breast cancer patients
(2010-04)
Out of the 500 patient files reviewed a total of 111 (22.2%) were excluded because either whole or part of their diagnostic work-up was done outside KNH (n=66) or they had recurrent disease (n=45), thus leaving 389 eligible ...
"When I was circumcised I was taught certain things": risk compensation and protective sexual behavior among circumcised men in Kisumu, Kenya.
(2010-08)
BACKGROUND:
Male circumcision has been shown to reduce the transmission of HIV from women to men through vaginal sex by approximately 60%. There is concern that men may engage in risk compensation after becoming ...
Clinical predictors of low CD4 count among HIV infected pulmonary tuberculosis clients: a health facility-based survey.
(2010)
The study aimed to determine the clinical and laboratory predictors of a low CD4+ cell count (<200 cells/microl) in HIV-infected patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB).
DESIGN AND SETTING:
A prospective cohort study ...
Socio-cultural practices of deciduous canine tooth bud removal among Maasai children.
(2010)
The removal of teeth amongst the Maasai is a traditional practice as part of an initiation or to make space for feeding in an event of diseases locking the jaw. Removal of deciduous canine tooth buds (DCB) among infants ...
Evaluation of the potential of the marine sponges of the Zanzibar Island to yield antimalarial and antimicrobial active compounds
(2010)
Emergence of new and re-emergence of old infections continue to elude prospects of reducing morbidity and mortality caused by microbial infections. Trends of resistance to currently in use antimicrobials and antimalarials ...