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Lower limb amputations at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi., 2007)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the causes and pattern of lower limb amputations at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
DESIGN:
Descriptive prospective study.
SETTING:
The Kenyatta National Hospital between July 2003 and June ...
Associations Between Intravaginal Practices and Bacterial Vaginosis in Kenyan Female Sex Workers Without Symptoms of Vaginal Infections
(2007)
Background: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is highly prevalent among
African women and has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes,
sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV-1.
Goal: The goal of this study was to analyze ...
Early outcome of vascular lower limb amputations at a National Referral Hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2007)
BACKGROUND: Majority of lower limb amputations performed in the African setting have been reported to be mainly due to trauma and neoplasms. These affect mainly young
and therefore, fit individuals with lower risks of ...
Plasma and mucosal fluid from HIV type 1-infected patients but not from HIV type 1-exposed uninfected subjects prevent HIV type 1-exposed DC from infecting other target cells.
(University of Nairobi, 2007-01-23)
Highly exposed persistently seronegative (HEPS) individuals have previously been shown to mount HIV-1-specific humoral and cellular immune responses in the mucosa, despite their uninfected status. It is thus possible that ...
Status of rural aquaculture in the Lake Victoria Basin
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
Rural aquaculture in Lake Victoria basin is a fast increasing nontraditional farming activity which if not appropriately practised will lead to degradation of the wetlands. As part of a study to develop appropriate guidelines ...
QUASI analysis of the HIV-1 envelope sequences in the Los Alamos National Laboratory HIV sequence database: pattern and distribution of positive selection sites and their frequencies over years
(University of Nairobi, 2007-04)
The envelope (env) protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) plays a crucial role in virus entry and is a central target for HIV vaccine design. Using the QUASI program, we analyzed the conserved regions of ...
An unusual abdominal mass: case report.
(University of Nairobi,, 2007-02)
The causes of intra-abdominal masses associated with chronic abdominal pain range from the benign to malignant; common to bizarre and some raise major medical-legal issues. We present a case of a 40-year old African lady ...
Health-seeking behaviour of human brucellosis cases in rural Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background: Brucellosis is known to cause debilitating conditions if not promptly treated. In some rural
areas of Tanzania however, practitioners give evidence of seeing brucellosis cases with symptoms of long
duration. ...
Spatial distribution of Burkitt’s lymphoma in Kenya and association with malaria risk
(University of Nairobi, 2007-08)
Endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) is the most common paediatric malignancy in equatorial Africa and was originally shown to occur at high-incidence rates in regions where malaria transmission is holoendemic. New ecological ...
Structural changes in umbilical vessels in pregnancy induced hypertension.
(University of Nairobi, 2007-12)
Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) is associated with placental morphological changes, alterations in the blood flow patterns in the umbilical vessels and adverse fetal and maternal outcome. Studies have demonstrated ...