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Alterations in zinc absorption and salivary sediment zinc after a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet.
(1980)
The effect of a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet on plasma zinc tolerance tests and plasma and saliva zinc levels was measured in 12 nonvegetarian women. A diet meeting the Recommended Dietary Allowances for all nutrients, including ...
Kenya's maternal, child health/family planning programme.
(1980)
In Kenya the current emphasis of the maternal and child health and family planning program is at service delivery points. 4 strategies have been designed: 1) maternal strategy dealing with fertile and pregnant women, ...
Bacterial stool pathogens in Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
A review of laboratory records of patients with acute gastroenteritis showed that from 1975 to 1979 the commonest pathogens isolated from stool specimens were shigellae (14% of samples examined), salmonellae (8%) and ...
Gonococcal drug resistance and treatment of gonorrhoea in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi., 1980-04)
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The in vitro antibiotic sensitivities of 108 isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from a Nairobi clinic were determined by the agar dilution method. The results indicate that the majority of gonococci were relatively ...
Post kala-azar uveitis
(1980)
Three patients who developed bilateral anterior uveitis at the end of, or soon after, the apparently successful treatment of visceral leishmaniasis are described. The uveitis gave rise to secondary glaucoma in 2 of the ...
Calciferol induced hypercalcemia in renal osteodystrophy
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
A boy 3.5 years old with rickets associated with renal tubular acidosis, who was given large doses of vitamin D by mouth for several months, is described. He developed vitamin D excess. The symptoms, signs, management and ...
Kinetics and mechanisms of glutamate transport across the mitochondrial membrane
(1980)
The kinetics of glutamate influx and efflux on the glutamate-hydroxyl carrier have been measured and compared in rat liver mitochondria. At pH 7.4 and 25 degrees C, the Michaelis constants and V'max values were in agreement ...
Gonorrhea and female infertility in rural Uganda
(University of Nairobi., 1980-12)
We studied sociocultural and medical factors in the Teso District in eastern Uganda and the Ankole District in western Uganda to discover the cause of the low and high fertility rates in these respective districts. The ...
Activated T lymphocytes in infiltrates and draining lymph nodes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
Lymphocytes isolated from the tumors and draining lymph nodes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients exhibit the following characteristics of immune activation: (1) stable E rosette formation, (2) natural attachment ...
Left ventricular function in severe pure mitral stenosis as seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(1980)
Twenty-one consecutive Black African patients with severe pure mitral stenosis were evaluated hemodynamically. It was found that advanced mitral stenosis presents itself in Kenya at a very young age (22.9 +/- 9.6 years, ...