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More Than Skin Colour: Challenges Of Diagnosis And Managing Raynaud’s Phenomenon In A Kenyan Lady
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
We report the case of a 35-year-old female
with Raynaud’s associated with mixed
connective tissue disease. The patient
presented with a two-week history with
pain, ulceration, and “darkening” of her
fi ngers and fee ...
Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria that infect diabetic foot ulcers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(KeSoBAP, 2018-07)
Background: Diabetic foot ulcers are prone to bacterial infection and this forms the major cause of hospital admission among patients with diabetes. Local bacterial sensitivity patterns to antimicrobials used to treat the ...
Report on the 2017 Paediatric Colorectal Conference
(Ann Afr Surg, 2018)
Building Mental Health Research Capacity in Kenya: a South-North Collaboration
(Springer, 2018-10)
This paper describes a mental health capacity-building partnership between the University of Nairobi (UON) and the University of
Washington (UW) that was built upon a foundational 30-year HIV/AIDS research training ...
Histomorphological changes in the common carotid artery of the male rat in induced hypogonadism
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The role of androgens in the development of cardiovascular diseases remains controversial. The current study therefore sought to determine the changes in the histomorphology of the common carotid artery of the male rat in ...
Synthesis, Characterisation and Ion-binding Properties of Oxathiacrown Ethers Appended to [ru(Bpy)2]2+. Selectivity Towards Hg2+, Cd2+ and Pb2+
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
A series of complexes with oxathiacrown ethers appended to a [Ru(bpy)2]2+ moiety have been synthesized
and characterized using 1H NMR, 13C NMR, IR, electronic absorption and emission spectroscopes, mass
spectrometry and ...
Epidemiology of Snake Bites in Selected Areas of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Snake bites are a silent public health problem in Kenya. Previous studies on snake bites in the country have mainly focused on identifying offending snake species, assessing the severity of envenomation and testing the ...