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Chronic splenomegaly in Nairobi, Kenya. II. Portal hypertension
(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 ...
Aflatoxin exposure measured by urinary excretion of aflatoxin B1-guanine adduct and hepatitis B virus infection in areas with different liver cancer incidence in Kenya.
(1987)
Two major etiological agents, hepatitis B virus and aflatoxin B1, are considered to be involved in the induction of liver cancer in Africa. In order to elucidate any synergistic effect of these two agents we conducted a ...
Cardiovascular and catecholamine responses to laryngoscopy with and without tracheal intubation
(University of Nairobi,, 1987-03)
The catecholamine and cardiovascular responses to laryngoscopy alone have been compared with those following laryngoscopy and intubation in 24 patients allocated randomly to each group. Following induction with fentanyl ...
Effects of alfentanil on the pressor and catecholamine responses to tracheal intubation
(University of Nairobi,, 1987-06)
The effects of alfentanil (given during induction of anaesthesia) on the haemodynamic and catecholamine responses to tracheal intubation were studied in 44 adult patients who received alfentanil 10 micrograms kg-1 or 40 ...
Testicular torsion rate in Nigerians
(1987-10)
In a prospective study, from July 1980 to December 1983, 122 patients–i.e. 35 per year–were treated for testicular torsion at a Lagos Hospital. Of these, torsion had previously occurred in the opposite testis in 17 (14%) ...
The clinical value of maternal perception of foetal movements: report of two cases with reduced movements
(1987)
No abstract available
Naturally acquired antibodies to sporozoites do not prevent malaria: vaccine development implications.
(1987)
The first human vaccines against the malaria parasite have been designed to elicit antibodies to the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum. However, it is not known whether any level of naturally acquired ...
Platelet Counts In Normal Zimbabweans: Preliminary Observations
(University of Nairobi, 1987-04)
Demonstration of colonies of Cowdria ruminantium in midgut epithelial cells of Amblyomma variegatum.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1987-03)
The development of colonies of Cowdria ruminantium was studied in midgut epithelial cells of adult Amblyomma variegatum that had become infected by feeding as nymphs on cattle with experimentally induced heart-water disease. ...
Ruptured tubal pregnancy following tubal sterilization
(1987)
Prior tubal sterilization should be regarded as a possible etiologic factor in the pathogenesis of ectopic pregnancy. The authors present the case of a 32-year-old woman, para 4, who presented to Kenyatta National Hospital ...