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Dislocation of the elbow with ipsilateral forearm fracture. Six particular cases.
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10)
Elbow dislocation associated with ipsilateral radial shaft fracture is an infrequent injury (nine cases reported in the literature). We present six new cases observed between 2006 and 2012, with an average age of 31 years ...
Solitary plasmacytoma of the mandible - a rare entity
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Plasma cell dyscrasias (multiple myeloma, solitary plasmocytoma of bone and extra medullary plasmocytoma) are cha¬racterized by a monoclonal neoplastic proliferation of plasma cells of which Solitary plasmocytoma of bone ...
Evidence review of hydroxyurea for the prevention of sickle cell complications in low-income countries.
(2013-11)
Hydroxyurea is widely used in high-income countries for the management of sickle cell disease (SCD) in children. In Kenyan clinical guidelines, hydroxyurea is only recommended for adults with SCD. Yet many deaths from SCD ...
Lymphocyte enzyme activities in East African blacks: decrease in 5'nucleotidase and possible relation to immunosuppression
(University of Nairobi,, 1983)
Microanalysis of subcellular organelle marker enzymes was applied to cryopreserved lymphocytes (obtained and processed in the field) from East African blacks with moderate to severe malnutrition and subject to locally ...
Effects of hyperbaric oxygenation on survival time of aluminum phosphide intoxicated rats
(University of Nairobi, 2011-10)
BACKGROUND:
Aluminium phosphide (AlP) is used as a fumigant. It produces phosphine gas which is a mitochondrial poison. Although this poisoning has been repeatedly reported in literature with a high mortality rate, there ...
What are Patients' Concerns about Medical Errors in an Emergency Department?
(University of Nairobi, 2012-02)
OBJECTIVES:
Concerns about medical errors have recently increased. An understanding of how patients conceptualise medical error would help health care providers to allay safety concerns and increase patient satisfaction. ...
Spatial clustering and epidemiological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis in two endemic villages, Baringo District, Kenya
(2006)
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) seroprevalence in Kenya is unknown because of the lack of a practical and accurate diagnostic test or surveillance system. A novel serological assay was used to estimate the seroprevalence of ...
HMGB1, an alarmin promoting HIV dissemination and latency in dendritic cells.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-01)
Dendritic cells (DCs) initiate immune responses by transporting antigens and migrating to lymphoid tissues to initiate T-cell responses. DCs are located in the mucosal surfaces that are involved in human immunodeficiency ...
Developing and introducing evidence based clinical practice guidelines for serious illness in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003-09)
The under-5 mortality rate in most developing countries remains high yet many deaths could be averted if available knowledge was put into practice. For seriously ill children in hospital investigations in low-income countries ...
C-reactive protein and bacterial infection in preterm infants
(University of Nairobi,, 1990-03)
Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration was measured by a new solid phase ligand-binding radiometric monoclonal antibody immunoassay in a prospective study of 193 consecutively born preterm infants. In 104 with no ...