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Testicular torsion salvage rate in Nigerians in Lagos
(1989-05)
Eighty-one Nigerian patients with testicular torsion presented at the Urology Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital between May 1983 and May 1985. The majority (62%) were young adults of 21 years and above with a ...
Hepatic microsomal protein and cytochrome P-450 in BALB/c mice infected with Leishmania
(1989)
The effects of infection of mice with Leishmania major on liver microsomal protein and cytochrome P-450 were examined. The levels of hepatic microsomal protein and cytochrome P-450 were monitored at 6, 7, 9 and 12 weeks ...
Effects of chlorthalidone, oxprenolol, and their combination in hypertensive blacks: a randomized double-blind crossover study
(1989)
One hundred twenty black patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension participated in a double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study of the efficacy and tolerability of slow release oxprenolol versus chlorthalidone ...
Suppression of T-cell proliferative response in Plasmodium falciparum malaria patients--preliminary results.
(1989)
We report suppression of T-cell proliferative responses to P.falciparum specific antigen and mitogens. T-cells derived from malaria patients were co-cultured with P.falciparum antigen or mitogens and the T-cell activity ...
A paper highlighting the role of TBAs in the implementation of primary health care
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
In highlighting the role of traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in the implementation of primary health care (PHC) in Kenya, the following topics are discussed: characteristics of TBAs as reported in studies, the training ...
Mixed infections in childhood diarrhoea: results of a community study in Kiambu District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
One thousand four hundred and twenty diarrhoea specimens from 846 children aged 0 to 60 months were collected and analysed for bacteria, parasites and rotavirus over a 16 month period, from June 1985 to September 1986 ...
Salmonella septicaemias in Kenyan children.
(1989)
In a 5-month study of Salmonella septicaemias in Kenyan children carried out during the annual peak infection period, Salmonella typhimurium septicaemias occurred seven times more frequently than typhoid or other non-typhoid ...
A study of the efficacy and safety of albendazole (Zentel) in the treatment of intestinal helmenthiasis in Kenyan children less than 2 years of age. East Afr Med J. 1989 Mar;66(3):197-202
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
One hundred children comprising of 57 males and 43 females aged between 8 and 24 months entered the study. 46 children had single and 54 children had multiple helminth infections. All children received albendazole 200 mg ...
Vasectomy: preliminary report on 25 cases.
(1989)
Preliminary data on 25 men who underwent vasectomy for contraception between June 1986 and May 1988 at the Marie Stopes Clinic--Nairobi is presented. The majority (76.0%) of the subjects were aged between 25 and 39 years. ...
Comparison of four nitroimidazole compounds for treatment of symptomatic amoebiasis in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 1989-11)
Four antiamoebic drugs currently used in many Kenyan hospitals and health centres were compared for their efficacy on symptomatic luminal amoebiasis in Kiambu, Kilifi, and Machakos hospitals during this study. The drugs ...