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Consultation liaison psychiatry at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(Pubmed, 2005)
Objectives: To describe the psychiatric services offered at Kenyatta National Hospital and the types
of patients and cases seen at Kenyatta National Hospital.
Design: A retrospective study based on case notes and other ...
Breast milk HIV-1 suppression and decreased transmission: a randomized trial comparing HIVNET012 nevirapine versus short-course zidovudine
(2005)
Objective: To compare the effect of perinatal regimens of short-course nevirapine
(HIVNET012)andzidovudine[Thai-CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)
regimen] on breast milk viral shedding and perinatal transmission ...
The effect of eight half-yearly single-dose treatments with DEC on Wuchereria bancrofti circulating antigenaemia
(2005)
The effect of eight half-yearly treatment rounds with diethylcarbamazine
(DEC; 6 mg/kg bodyweight) on Wuchereria bancrofti-specific circulating
filarial antigen (CFA), a marker of adult worm infection, was followed in ...
Comparing walk-in and call-responsive donors in a national and a private hospital in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Background: The non-remunerated donors in many of Kenya's hospital blood banks are either call responsive (CR) or walk-in (Wl) donors. These donors impact differently
on the national blood transfusion services.
Objective: ...
Normal ocular flora in newborns delivered in two hospital centers in Argentina and Paraguay
(2005)
PURPOSE:
To determine the spectrum of normal conjunctival flora in newborns in two hospital centers in North Argentina and Paraguay.
METHODS:
In this prospective observational study, conjunctival specimens were obtained ...
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG): modes of action in the clinical management of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and selected autoimmune disorders
(2005-06)
Recurrent pregnancy loss has been associated with autoimmune responses to membrane phospholipids and alloimmune reactions against paternally derived molecules on the trophoblast. The problem is psychologically and economically ...
Preterm birth in twins after subfertility treatment: population based cohort study.
(University of Nairobi., 2005-11)
OBJECTIVES:
To assess gestational length and prevalence of preterm birth among medically and naturally conceived twins; to establish the role of zygosity and chorionicity in assessing gestational length in twins born after ...
Plasmodium falciparum genotyping by microsatellites as a method to distinguish between recrudescent and new infections
(2005)
In vivo tests for susceptibility to antimalarial drugs require molecular methods to distinguish recrudescence
from new infection. The most commonly used DNA markers (merozoite surface proteins [MSPs]) are under immune
selective ...
Liquid chromatographic analysis of phenobarbitone, ethosuximide, phenytoin and carbamazepine on a polystyrene-divinyl benzene column
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
A liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous assay of four anticonvulsant drugs, phenobarbitone, ethosuximide, phenytoin and carbamazepine on a polystyrene-divinyl benzene column is described. The method was developed ...
Human papillomavirus DNA detection in women with primary abnormal cytology of the cervix: prevalence and distribution of HPV genotypes.
(University of Nairobi., 2005-08)
OBJECTIVES:
In this study, we focus on the prevalence and occurrence of different anogenital human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in a first abnormal cervical screening test, and correlate HPV genotyping with the cytological ...