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Comparison of molecular and microscopic techniques for detection of Treponema pallidum in genital ulcers.
(1995)
We compared the ability of direct immunofluorescent staining (DFA) and the PCR to detect Treponema pallidum in specimens from patients with genital ulcer disease. Touch preparations from 156 patients with genital lesions ...
Hodgkin’s disease in Kenya: Demographic characteristics, EB virus and other aetiologic factors
(University of Nairobi,, 1995)
Bancroftian filariasis in Kwale District of Kenya. III. Quantification of the IgE response in selected individuals from an endemic community
(University of Nairobi., 1995-06)
One hundred and sixty-two individuals from a community in Kwale District, Kenya, endemic for bancroftian filariasis, were selected for a study on the IgE response to filarial antigen (prepared from adult Brugia pahangi). ...
Association of human rotavirus infection and intestinal rotavirus-specific immunoglobulin A in children with diarrhoea
(University of Nairobi, 1995-04)
The purpose of this study was to determine the role of intestinal specific rotavirus IgA antibody in protection against diarrhoea due to rotavirus infection. Stool from children aged below 5 years with diarrhoea who reported ...
Evaluation and surgical treatment of solitary thyroid nodules.
(, 1995)
This is a prospective study based on 146 consecutive thyroidectomies over a two year period (July 1990 to June 1992). All patients with solitary thyroid nodules which were suspicious or equivocal on fine needle aspiration ...
Mucocutaneous manifestations of lymphomas and leukemias in black Kenyan children.
(University of Nairobi, 1995-04)
BACKGROUND:
Childhood leukemia and lymphoma are common problems in Tropical Africa, including Kenya. Studies done in Western populations indicate that 25-50% of patients with leukemia and lymphoma have specific or ...
Current drug therapy of systemic mycoses: a review.
(University of Nairobi,, 1995)
The frequency of systemic fungal infections have increased significantly in the past decade. Opportunistic systemic fungal infections are increasingly posing difficult management challenges to the clinician. To the aid of ...
Reproductive Biology Knowledge, And Behaviour Of Teenagers In East, Central And Southern Africa: The Zimbabwe Case Study.
(University of Nairobi, 1995-11)
Sexuality in the teenager is often complicated by unplanned/unwanted pregnancy, abortion and the risks of STDs including AIDS. There is therefore a need for improved understanding of factors affecting adolescent sexuality ...
Pharmacological activities of Gardenia Jovis Tonantis. (International Journal of Pharmacognosy 1995 Vol. 33, No, 3, pp. 250 -252.
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
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