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Severe Ulcerative Colitis During Successful Pregnancy
(University of Nairobi, 1983-07)
A 31-year-old patient presented with fulminant colitis during the 27th week of her first pregnancy. Despite failed medical treatment, colectomy was delayed because of the gravid uterus. A healthy child was delivered at 32 ...
Detection Of Serum Hbv-dna By Molecular Hybridisation. Correlation With Hbeag/anti-hbe Status, Racial Origin, Liver Histology And Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
(University Of Nairobi, 1985)
The relationship of the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in serum, a measure of HBV-replication, to HBeAg/anti-HBe status has been examined. In Northern Europe, there is a strong positive correlation between the ...
The Exposure Rate To Hepatitis B Virus In Turkana Inhabitants.
(University Of Nairobi, 1986-04)
Cheaper Immunization Against Hepatitis B: A Follow-up Report.
(University of Nairobi, 1986-09)
Perinatal Transmission Of Hepatitis B Virus In Kenya: Its Relation To The Presence Of Serum Hbv-dna And Anti-hbe In The Mother
(University Of Nairobi, 1986-06)
In Kenya hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and its sequelae are common. We followed up 49 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)- positive mothers and their newborn infants for 9 months to determine the importance of perinatal ...
Factors Affecting Rehabilitation Following Aortocoronary Bypass Procedures.
(University of Nairobi, 1982-11)
Two hundred and ten men were referred consecutively to a rehabilitation program following aortocoronary bypass surgery. The program involved exercise tolerance testing 8 and 20 weeks postoperatively, with an intervening ...
Aetiology Of Acute sporadic Hepatitis InAdults In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1984)
Markers for acute hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis non-A, non-B (HNANB) infections were examined in the sera of 94 patients presenting with acute hepatitis in Kenya. Hepatitis B virus was ...
Is Pseudomembranous Colitis Infectious?
(University of Nairobi, 1981-02)
A cluster of eight patients in two adjacent hospital wards acquired acute diarrhoea within a period of 11 days. All their stool samples contained Clostridium difficile toxin and C. difficile was isolated in every case. ...
Dimethylsulphoxide Toxicity.
(University of Nairobi, 1981-01)