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Polycystic kidney disease in a patient with achondroplasia: case report.
(2003)
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is a multisystem disease involving many organs. An association with other diseases such as tuberous sclerosis, von Hippel-Lindau disease and Marfan syndrome have been previously ...
Cost and cost-effectiveness of increased community and primary care facility involvement in tuberculosis care in Machakos District, Kenya
(2003)
To assess the cost and cost-effectiveness of new treatment strategies for tuberculosis patients, involving decentralisation of care from hospitals to peripheral health units and the community, compared to the conventional ...
Mothers' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding acute respiratory infections in children in Baringo District, Kenya.
(2003)
Control of acute respiratory infections (ARI) is a major public health problem in developing countries. Implementation of case management protocols requires participation of the community to reduce morbidity and mortality ...
Kenyan school children have multiple micronutrient deficiencies, but increased plasma vitamin B-12 is the only detectable micronutrient response to meat or milk supplementation.
(2003)
Animal source foods (ASF) can provide micronutrients in greater amounts and more bioavailable forms compared to plant source foods, but their intake is low in many poor populations. However, the impact of ASF on micronutrient ...
Etiology of Persistent Tubo-Ovarian Abscess in Nairobi, Kenya
(2003)
Objective To study the microbial etiology of tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA).
Methods We recruited 11 women in Nairobi, Kenya who failed antibiotic therapy alone and required surgical drainage of a presumptive TOA. Pus from ...
Monitoring technologist reading skills in a sperm morphology quality control program
(2003-06)
The value of sperm morphology as a predictor of a man’s fertilizing potential has often been challenged because of different classification systems used to distinguish between normal and abnormal spermatozoa. The study ...
Prevalence and Magnitude of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1-Specific Lymphocyte Responses in Breast Milk from HIV-1-Seropositive Women. J Infect Dis. 2003 Dec 1;188(11):1666-74.
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-specific cell-mediated immunity of breast milk may influence the likelihood of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 via breast-feeding. In breast-milk specimens collected during ...
Diagnostic utility of cerebrospinal fluid studies in patients with clinically suspected tuberculous meningitis
(2003)
OBJECTIVE:
To compare yields of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies in the diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis (TBM).
DESIGN:
Prospective laboratory study, Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.
STUDY POPULATION:
Consecutive ...
Geographic distribution of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in Western Kenya: implications for anthelminthic mass treatment., , , , , ,.
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Abstract
A survey of 1,246 children 10-12 years old in 32 primary schools in Kenya near Lake Victoria was conducted to determine prevalence and distribution of schistosome and geohelminth infections. Stool and urine ...
Increased density of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 coreceptors CCR5 and CXCR4 on the surfaces of CD4(+) T cells and monocytes of patients with Schistosoma mansoni infection..
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Abstract
Distribution of chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR4, which are also coreceptors for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 invasion of cells, was measured on the surfaces of CD4(+) T cells and monocytes in peripheral ...