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The prevalence of sexually transmitted disease agents in pregnant women in Suva
(University of Nairobi, 1987-08)
Routine testing of 440 women (257 Fijians, 183 Indians) at the first antenatal attendance identified Chlamydia trachomatis in 50% of Fijians and 38% of Indians; the seropositivity rates for syphilis were 14.2% and 1.7% ...
Immunity after treatment of human schistosomiasis mansoni. III. Long-term effects of treatment and retreatment
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1987)
Group mean Schistosoma mansoni reinfection patterns are presented for 2 years after treatment with oxamniquine in 1981 of over 100 9- to 16-year-old Kenyan schoolchildren, and for one year after retreatment in 1983 with ...
Memory of cardiac anaesthesia. Psychological sequelae in cardiac patients of intra-operative suggestion and operating room conversation.
(1987)
Thirty patients scheduled for elective cardiopulmonary bypass surgery were interviewed pre-operatively and postoperatively to assess changes in their emotional state and recollections, both aware and unaware, of intra-operative ...
Effects of dietary fat and aflatoxin B1 on microsomal monooxygenase activity
(1987)
An acute experiment was conducted to determine the short-term effect of an LD50 dose of AFB1 on rats fed a diet containing either 30% corn oil (unsaturated) or 28% beef fat (saturated) for 3 weeks. The male weanling Wistar ...
The effects of medullary reaming on the torsional strength of the femur
(1987)
The authors have investigated the effect on the torsional strength of the bone of reaming the medulla of the femur from 12 to 16 mm in steps of 1 mm. Five groups of femurs, with 10 pairs in each, were tested comparatively ...
Chronic splenomegaly in Nairobi, Kenya. II. Portal hypertension.
(University of Nairobi, 1987)
Eighty-five patients with chronic splenomegaly and proven oesophageal varices were studied at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. The major defined groups were hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (24%), cirrhosis (20%) and ...
Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica in Kenya
(1987)
9 leishmanial strains, isolated from cutaneous papulonodular lesions on 3 patients, were characterized by cellulose acetate electrophoresis using 7 enzymes. The patterns obtained were indistinguishable from those of a ...
An evaluation of albumin microcapsules prepared using a multiple emulsion technique.
(1987)
Albumin microcapsules containing sulphadiazine were prepared using a multiple emulsion technique. Heat was utilized to denature the albumin and form the capsule shell. Albumin microcapsules prepared using this technique ...
Physicochemical determinants of drug diffusion across the conjunctiva, sclera, and cornea.
(1987)
This investigation examined some of the barrier properties of the conjunctival, scleral, and corneal membranes. The diffusion of nadolol, timolol, propranolol, penbutolol, sucrose, and inulin was measured across the isolated ...
Community-based distribution of family planning services in Saradidi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1987-04)
Community-based distribution (CBD) of family planning services was initiated in 1980 in Saradidi, Kenya, as part of a community development effort. Family planning information and services in each village were provided by ...