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Community-acquired bacterial infections and their susceptibility in Nairobi
(1977)
To monitor clinically significant isolates and their antimicrobial susceptibilities, all specimens sent to microbiology laboratory of the Kenyatta National Hospital were cultured on appropriate media. The susceptibility ...
The mitogenic response of cryopreserved human lymphocytes in a microculture system
(1977)
Fresh blood lymphocytes from nine health donors have been compared with samples from the same donors, recovered after period of 2 to 21 months storage in liquid nitrogen, for the capacity to respond to a range of mitogens ...
A comparison of parameters used to assess liver damage in sheep treated with carbon tetrachloride
(1977)
Changes in serum enzyme levels, liver histology and liver function tests have been correlated to determine the usefulness of these tests in assessing liver status. The effects of carbon tetrachloride administration on these ...
Schistosomiasis of spinal cord.
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
The case is reported of a 14-month-old child admitted to hospital in Kenya with a 6-week history of progressive weakness of both lower limbs and urinary incontinence following an acute febrile illness. A thoraco-lumbar ...
Elderly Patients Should Be Offered All Forms Of Medical Treatment - A Philosophical Argument.
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
Elderly patients should receive all forms of medical treatment: a philosophical argument.
Abstract
The use of old age as a criterion for rationing in medicine seems initially appealing. This is because many of the criteria ...
Trichinella spiralis: incidental finding
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
The case is presented of a 46-year-old male Kikuyu in Kenya with a one-month history of severe pruritus followed by progressive swelling of the right eye. A well differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma involving the periorbital ...
Prolactin and hypertension
(1977)
Progesterone (2.5 mg per kilogram) caused sustained hypertension in rabbits. When the same dose of progesterone was administered together with prolactin (1.25 mg. per kilogram), there was no increase in the blood pressure. ...
The significance of conjugated phenobutiodil (biliodyl) in the intestine in the absence of gallbladder opacification a preliminary assessment
(, 1977)
Conjugated phenobutiodil (Biliodyl) in the small and large bowel can be recognised by its fine, homogeneous appearance. The findings in 41 patients undergoing oral cholecystography with subsequent clinical follow-up are ...
Percutaneous catheterisation of the axillary vein and proximal basilic vein.
(University of Nairobi, 1977)
Percutaneous catheterisation techniques for the axillary vein and proximal portion of the basilic vein based on venepuncture on a visible or palpable vein are described. Results are presented on 73 catheterisation attempts ...
Alterations of serum enzymes during therapy directed at human malignant sarcomas: a radiological follow-up study of tumor transformation.
(1977)
When a malignant growth is developing in a patient, one often observes in the serum an increased activity of serum enzymes due to necrosis and increased membrane permeability caused by the altered metabolism of malignant ...