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Indications for ultrasound in the evaluation of the pathological scrotum
(, 1986)
Scrotal ultrasound scans carried out on 156 patients were reviewed in a retrospective study and the sonographic findings and indications evaluated. Ultrasound was able accurately to distinguish the normal from the pathological ...
Single-dose therapy of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum with ceftriaxone
(1986)
We conducted a randomized clinical trial comparing a single intramuscular dose of 125 mg of ceftriaxone with a single intramuscular dose of 75 mg of kanamycin followed by topical gentamicin for seven days, and with a single ...
Effect of chronic trypanosomiasis on immunization against East Coast fever
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1986)
Two experiments were carried out in which uninfected cattle, or cattle chronically infected with Trypanosoma congolense, were immunized by the infection and treatment method against East Coast fever (ECF; Theileria parva ...
A study of head lice among primary school children in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1986)
Of 1270 schoolchildren (651 girls and 619 boys) from 33 urban and rural primary schools in different regions of Kenya who were examined for head lice, 17.1% were infested (8% with living lice or nits, 9.1% with dead nits). ...
Binding of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin to gangliosides
(1986)
The binding characteristics of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins of types B, C1, and F to gangliosides was studied by thin layer chromatography plate and microtiter plate methods at low (10 mM NaCl in 10 mM Tris-HCl buffer, ...
III. Albendazole in the treatment of inoperable hydatid disease in Kenya—a report on 12 cases
(University of Nairobi, 1986)
The results of treatment of 12 cases of inoperable hydatid disease in Kenya using albendazole at a dose of 10 mg/kg body-weight for eight weeks are reported. In all the cases there was marked regression and collapse of the ...
District focus: oral rehydration, primary health care and the scientist.
(1986)
The discovery that a solution of salt and sugar is an excellent way to treat and prevent dehydration was an important advance in the primary health care field, as it was expected that mothers, even illiterate mothers, could ...
Sickle cell anaemia among Eti-Turks: haematological, clinical and genetic observations
(1986)
Haematological and genetic observations have been made on 71 SS Eti-Turk patients and their relatives from Cukurova (southern Turkey) and of immigrant families in The Netherlands. Similar data were collected for 25 Black ...
Hydatid disease: research and control in Turkana, III. Albendazole in the treatment of inoperable hydatid disease in Kenya--a report on 12 cases.
(1986)
The results of treatment of 12 cases of inoperable hydatid disease in Kenya using albendazole at a dose of 10 mg/kg body-weight for eight weeks are reported. In all the cases there was marked regression and collapse of the ...
Effect of halothane on cardiovascular and plasma catecholamine responses to tracheal intubation
(University of Nairobi,, 1986-12)
The catecholamine and cardiovascular responses to intubation were investigated during halothane anaesthesia. Thirty patients were allocated randomly to two groups. Following induction of anaesthesia and muscle relaxation, ...