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Morbidity among HIV-1-infected mothers in Kenya: prevalence and correlates of illness during 2-year postpartum follow-up.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background: Much of the burden of morbidity affecting women of childbearing age in sub-Saharan Africa occurs in the context of HIV-1 infection. Understanding patterns of illness and determinants of disease in HIV-1–infected ...
Road traffic injuries in Kenya: magnitude, causes and status of intervention.
(2003)
Road traffic crashes exert a huge burden on Kenya's economy and health care services. Current interventions are sporadic, uncoordinated and ineffective. This report offers a descriptive analysis of secondary data obtained ...
Orbital melanocytoma.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
PURPOSE:
To report a case of intermediate grade meningeal melanocytoma presenting as a recurrent orbital mass.
INTRODUCTION:
Melanocytomas are rare, primary, pigmented tumors of the central nervous system, usually ...
Coexistent gastric primary choriocarcinoma and adenocarcinoma.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Choriocarcinomas are commonly gestational and intrauterine or gonadal in origin. Nongestational and extragonadal disease, especially in the stomach is extremely rare with a poorer prognosis and early metastasis. We herein ...
An autopsy case of renal candidiasis.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Systemic candidiasis is the most frequently encountered opportunistic fungal infection, the kidneys being primarily affected in 80% of the cases. Most of the cases are fatal, diagnosed either very late for effective ...
Microwave histoprocessing versus conventional histoprocessing.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
The aim of the study is to compare the histologic quality of the microwave histoprocessing with that of conventional method and to determine its positive impact on turnaround times and reduction of costs of tissue processing. ...
Beta-2 adrenergic receptor genotypes and haplotypes in different ethnic groups
(University of Nairobi., 2005-10)
The human beta-2 adrenergic receptor (beta2AR) is responsible for the binding of endogenous catecholamines and their exogenously administered agonists and antagonists. Three functional polymorphisms in codons 16, 27 and ...
Esthetic preferences of European American, Hispanic American, Japanese, and African Judges for soft - tissue profiles
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Our objectives were to determine whether observer and patient sex and race or ethnicity determine esthetic preferences for lip positions.
Methods
Four independent panels each consisting of 30 lay judges viewed pretreatment ...
Anorexia nervosa in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
BACKGROUND:
Anorexia nervosa is a rare disorder in Africans, inspite of posing a serious public health hazard in the West. Whereas it is possible that African psychiatrists lack the skills to diagnose the disorder, other ...
Rare association of papillary carcinoma of thyroid with adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Papillary carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of the thyroid, especially in countries with adequate or excess iodine in diet. Many studies indicate that a sizable number of papillary cancer cases occur in a setting ...