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An assessment of the extent of rational use of antibiotics in surgical prophylaxis at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(2001)
To evaluate the rationale for the use of antibiotics in surgical prophylaxis at Kenyatta National Hospital.
Antimicrobial prophylaxis is usually carried out before surgical procedures to prevent occurrence of surgical ...
The health workers for change impact study in Kenya
(2001)
This paper reports the detailed results of a study of the impact of the Health Workers for Change (HWFC) workshop series on clients' perceptions of health services, relationships within the health centre and relations ...
Characterization of the interactions between polymethacrylate-based aqueous polymeric dispersions and aluminum lakes
(2001)
Instability in film coating formulations can arise from interactions
between aluminum lake pigments and aqueous polymeric dispersions. The purpose of
this study was to characterize the interactions between three ...
Transmission intensity and the immunoepidemiology of bancroftian filariasis in East Africa
(2001)
Previous attempts to determine the interactions between filariasis transmission intensity, infection and chronic disease have been limited by a lack of a theoretical framework that allows the explicit examination of ...
A stability-indicating HPLC method for the separation of clarithromycin and related substances in bulk samples
(2001-11)
Clarithromycin is a 6-O-methylated semi-synthetic derivative of erythromycin A, which is more resistant towards acid decomposition. Commercial clarithromycin samples contain several potential impurities arising from the ...
Morgagni hernia: case report.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
This is a case report of an elderly woman who presented with a history of epigastric pain and persistent vomiting diagnosed initially as a duodenal ulcer, later as a pyloric stenosis and at laparotomy was found to have an ...
New insights into HIV-1 specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses in exposed, persistently seronegative Kenyan sex workers
(2001)
A clearer understanding of HIV-1 specific immune responses in highly-exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) subjects is important in developing models of HIV-1 protective immunity. HIV-1 specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes ...
Correlation between maternal and infant HIV infection and low birth weight: a study in Mombasa, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi., 2001-01)
This article aimed to examine the association between maternal and infant HIV infection and low birth weight (LBW <2500 grams). Data from 8563 singleton liveborns in Mombasa, Kenya, were analysed. Maternal HIV infection ...
[HIV in pregnancy]
(University of Nairobi,, 2001)
Since the start of the HIV epidemic, over 36 million people have been infected with the virus worldwide. As the virus is predominantly transmitted through sexual contact, equal numbers of males and females are infected, ...