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Amebic liver abscess and circulating immune complexes of Entamoeba histolytica proteins
(1988)
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has been developed to detect amebic antigen in polyethylene-glycol-precipitable circulating immune complexes. Seventy-nine percent of 191 patients with amebic liver abscesses ...
Chronic calcific pancreatitis: clinical profile in northern India
(1988)
Twenty three patients with chronic calcific pancreatitis of the tropics in Northern India were prospectively studied. All had pancreatic calcification and ERCP changes typical of chronic pancreatitis, the most predominant ...
Prophylaxis of gonococcal and chlamydial ophthalmia neonatorum. A comparison of silver nitrate and tetracycline
(1988)
We evaluated the use of silver nitrate drops and tetracycline ointment for the prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum in a controlled trial involving 2732 newborns in Nairobi, Kenya. The overall rates of prevalence of ...
Guillain-Barre syndrome in Kenya: a clinical review of 54 patients
(, University of Nairobi, 1988-09)
During an 8-year period, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) was diagnosed in 54 Kenyans. Overall, the outcome was poor. Only 26 patients (48%) walked unaided within 3 month of the height of their paralysis. Five patients (9%) ...
Identification of a putative structural gene for cathepsin D in Caenorhabditis elegans.
(1988)
Mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans having about 10% of wild-type activity of the aspartyl protease cathepsin D have been isolated by screening. Mutant homozygotes have normal growth rates and no obvious morphological or ...
Radiation protection and the unborn child
(1988-11)
A prospective study was carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) between June 1987 and September 1988 to look at some aspects of obstructive jaundice in patients above 12 years of age. Screening for cases was done ...
Prophylaxis of Gonococcal and Chlamydial Ophthalmia Neonatorum
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
Abstract
We evaluated the use of silver nitrate drops and tetracycline ointment for the prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum in a controlled trial involving 2732 newborns in Nairobi, Kenya. The overall rates of prevalence ...
The prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoea and Chlamydia trachomatis in intra-uterine contraceptive acceptors in Kenya
(1988)
The 1725 women presenting at Kenyatta National Hospital in 1984-86 for IUD insertion were screened for cervical Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea before the IUD insertion. 207 (12%) cases of chlamydia trachomatis ...
Pattern of multiple myeloma in Kenyans
(University of Nairobi, 1988-01)
A study of 75 myeloma patients diagnosed at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, is presented. The male to female ratio was 1.7:1; the mean age +/- s.d. was 51.5 +/- 12.5 (range 16-80) years; the peak age incidence of ...