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Disseminated histoplasmosis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): a case report.
(1993)
A 27 year old female with AIDS and disseminated histoplasmosis is presented. The clinical features include fever, weight loss, productive cough, splenomegaly and moderate pallor. The initial working diagnosis was pulmonary ...
The relationship between tooth brushing frequency and personal higiene habits in teenagers
(1993-07)
A Survey of 904, 14•17 year old school children from secondary schools around Nairobi was dose to find out if there was any relationship between toothbrushing frequency and person •• 1 hygeine habits. The students completed ...
Radiological findings in Edentulous Kenyan patients
(1993-03)
Seven hundred and seventy five files of edentulous patients seen at the Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi were scrutinized for the presence or absence of routine radiographs prior to treatment. 180 (23.2%) ...
The basic radiological system experience in Kenya
(1993)
While Diagnostic Radiology has become increasingly indispensible in sound clinical patient management the cost and maintenance of radiological equipment has continued to ~oar, reaching almost unaffordable levels in developing ...
Patterns of Agrochemical Handling and Community Response in Central Kenya
(1993-05)
During the last decade, importation and use of pesticides and fertilizers in Kenya has more than tripled. Improper handling of these chemicals by the small scale farmers continues to pose untold health risks. In an effort ...
Liquid chromatographic separation of monoamino analogues of dideoxyadenosine and 9-(dideoxy-b- D-lyxo- pentofuranosyl)-adenine from adenine
(1993)
A liquid chromatographic method that can separate each of the monoamino analogues of dideoxyadenosine and 9-( dideoxy-~b- D-lyxo-pentofuranosyl )adenine from their main degradation product, adenine, is described. The ...
Oral hygiene habits and dental health awareness of Kenyan children aged 9-15 years in a peri-urban and urban school
(1993-02)
The oral hygiene habits and dental health awareness of 541 Kenyan children from a peri¬urban and urban school and aged 9-15 years, were investigated. 80.2 % of the urban children and 43.1 % of the peri-urban children had ...
Pancreatic abscess: is there a role for conservative therapy?
(1993)
Pancreatic abscess is a serious complication of acute pancreatitis and non-operative management has been reported to carry a mortality of nearly 100%. We present five patients with pancreatic abscess, who were successfully ...
Liver cysts in patients with autosomal dominant polysystic kidney disease.
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
The Kenyan model of the bamako initiative: Potential and limitations
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
Kenya has developed a model of the Bamako Initiative which differs in some respects to that developed in other African countries. It has established a system of community pharmacies in peripheral areas which acts as the ...