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New use of Indomethacin
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Indomethacin in ground pellet mixture was fed to a group of starved albino mice 6-8
weeks old, weighing 20-26 g in varying concentrations ranging from 0.0125–1.0 %
w/w. The mice were observed for signs of toxicity over ...
Prevalence and types of coinfections in sleeping sickness patients in kenya (2000/2009).
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The occurrence of coinfections in human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) patients was investigated using a retrospective data of hospital records at the National Sleeping Sickness Referral Hospital in Alupe, Kenya. A total ...
Evaluation of Urinary Tubular Enzymes as Screening Markers of Renal Dysfunction in Patients Suffering from Diabetes Mellitus
(University of Nairobi,, 2011)
To determine the relationship between sub clinical kidney injury caused by diabetes mellitus and the
levels of urinary
enzymes; N-acetyl-1&
-D-glucosaminidase, lactate dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase and
gamma ...
“Once I begin to participate, people will run away from me”: Understanding stigma as a barrier to HIV vaccine research participation in Kenya
(2011-11)
Purpose
Participation of volunteers in clinical research is essential to the development of effective HIV prevention methods, including an HIV vaccine. This study expands current knowledge of stigma and discrimination ...
Symptom screening: diagnostic usefulness to detect pulmonary tuberculosis in HIVinfected pregnant women in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2011)
Implementing locally appropriate guidelines and training to improve care of serious illness in Kenyan hospitals: a story of scaling-up (and down and left and right)
(2011)
Inadequate health systems are now widely recognised as major barriers to improved newborn and child survival and achieving Millennium Development Goal 4 that calls for a two-thirds reduction in under 5 mortality in low-income ...
Endometrial histopathology in patients with laparoscopic proven salpingitis and HIV-1 infection
(2011)
Study Objective. To identify sensitive and specific histological criteria for endometritis in women with laparoscopically-confirmed acute salpingitis. Methods. Women, age 18–40 years of age presenting with complaints of ...
Enzymatic synthesis of lipophilic rutin and vanillyl esters from fish byproducts.
(2011)
Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of lipophilic phenolic antioxidants was carried out with a concentrate of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), recovered from oil extracted from salmon ( Salmon salar ) byproduct. Vanillyl ...
Students' experiences of using the partograph in Kenyan labour wards
(2011)
Background: Previous research has demonstrated the likely benefits of partograph use in low-resourced settings. However, the challenges of completing a partograph are also reported. The objective of this study was to examine ...