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Surgery for peptic ulceration.
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Partial gastric resection for peptic ulcer--comparison of the effect of variant reconstructive procedures on gastric emptying, gastric acid secretion and gastrin release in the early postoperative period I. Roux-en-Y and ...
WHO Neuropsychiatric AIDS study, cross-sectional phase II. Neuropsychological and neurological findings.
(University of Nairobi, 1994-01)
BACKGROUND:
The neuropsychological and neurological complications of HIV-1 infection and AIDS were explored within the cross-sectional phase of the WHO Neuropsychiatric AIDS Study. Special attention was devoted to the ...
Molecular characterization of Theileria parasites: application to the epidemiology of theileriosis in Zimbabwe.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1994-12)
Forty Theileria schizont-infected lymphocyte culture isolates from Zimbabwe were characterized using a panel of antischizont monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) and 4 Theileria parva DNA probes containing cloned extrachromosomal ...
Bancroftian filariasis in Kwale District of Kenya. II. Humoral immune responses to filarial antigens in selected individuals from an endemic community
(University of Nairobi., 1994-04)
Humoral immune responses to filarial infection were investigated in 162 individuals, covering the full clinical and parasitological spectrum of bancroftian filariasis as seen in an endemic community of Kwale District, ...
Risk factors for invasive cervical cancer in Kenyan women
(1994)
BACKGROUND:
Few epidemiological investigations of invasive cervical cancer have been conducted in Sub-Saharan African populations.
METHODS:
Using information collected as part of the hospital-based World Health Organization ...
Cerebral malaria -- its management.
(1994)
Cerebral malaria is the main cause of death in severe Plasmodium falciparum infection and is one of the most important medical emergencies. No conclusive theory exists on the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria, although it ...
Problems of indwelling Foley catheters
(1994)
One hundred patients undergoing urinary bladder catheterization for various reasons were studied. 42 patients received Sewoon catheters of various sizes. 38 received Eschmann catheters of various sizes and 20 received Bard ...
Cervical cancer in Kenya: prospects for early detection at primary level
(1994)
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the feasibility of cytologic screening services for rural women and to establish the prevalence of abnormal cytology in Kenya.
METHOD:
Women at four maternal and child health/family planning (MCH/FP) ...
Contraceptive methods and the transmission of HIV: implications for family planning
(1994)
Heterosexual transmission is the predominant mode of spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in most of the world. Whether the use of hormonal contraceptives, IUDs and spermicides is associated with an increased ...
Etiological role of hepatitis E virus in sporadic fulminant hepatitis
(1994)
Non-A, non-B hepatitis viruses have been implicated as the etiological agent(s) in up to 60% of patients with fulminant hepatitis. These agents are reported to induce a higher mortality than other causes of fulminant ...