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Neonatal bacterial meningitis at the newborn unit of Kenyatta National Hospital
(2003)
Meningitis occurs in up to one third of neonates with septicaemia. Diagnosis is difficult due to its non-specificity of signs and symptoms. While neonatal septicaemia is a common problem at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), ...
Stabilised antenatal HIV-l seroprevalence in Nairobi, in the face of high population mobility: is age restriction now appropriate in screening?
(2003)
Abstract
Objectives: To measure HIV -1 seroprevalence in pregnant women in Nairobi.
Design: Six serial surveys were carried out between November 1991 and April 1997. Methods: Women attending four Nairobi City Council ...
A putative DNA helicase and novel oligoribonuclease in the Diachasmimorpha longicaudata entomopoxvirus (DlEPV).
(2003)
Diachasmimorpha longicaudata entomopoxvirus (DlEPV) is a symbiotic entomopoxvirus (EPV) of the parasitic wasp Diachasmimorpha longicaudata. It has a double-stranded DNA genome of 250-300 kb and is >60% A-T rich. We describe ...
Quality Of Glycaemic Control In Ambulatory Diabetics At The Out-patient Clinic Of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Traumatic and idiopathic – cause, clinical manifestations and management
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Miniature, low-dose, intrauterine drug-delivery systems.
(University of Nairobi., 2003-11)
The safety of systemically administered sex steroids continues to be a major focus of researchers. The negative results of the Women's Health Initiative study (WHI), and follow-up reports published in JAMA, evaluating the ...
Performance of the acetic acid test when used in field conditions as a screening test for cervical cancer.
(University of Nairobi., 2003-08)
OBJECTIVE:
To assess if visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) is a useful alternative screening test for cervical cancer, when used in a resource-poor setting with an existing cytology-based screening programme.
MET ...
Placental inflammation and perinatal outcome.
(University of Nairobi., 2003-06)
OBJECTIVE:
To examine the role of placental inflammation in adverse obstetrical outcome (AOO).
METHODS:
Analysis of perinatal data of 701 randomly selected mothers of singleton infants, Mombasa, Kenya.
RESULTS:
There ...
Sinonasal adenocarcinoma: Immunohistochemical marking and expression of oncoproteins
(University of Nairobi,, 2003-09-25)
Background: Relatively little is known concerning the immunohistochemical marking of sinonasal adenocarcinoma (SNA). The most clinically problematic tumors are those that seem histologically identical to colonic adenocarcinoma, ...