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Melorheostosis
(2012)
This case study is a report on the rare mesodermal disorder typically characterized by abnormalities of the skeleton and soft tissues. We present a 56 years old woman who was diagnosed with melorheostosis affecting the ...
PCNA Annual Symposium Abstracts
(2012)
Global risk assessment has become an
important part of comprehensive CV evaluation and
guides treatment. Most global risk tools require laboratory
measurement of lipids, a test not readily available
in resource-constrained ...
Antinocieptive activity of the root extracts of Rhus natalensis Kraus
(2012)
Rhus natalensis and Senna singuaenae are traditional African plants commonly
used as medicinal plant in East Africa for the management of pain. The plants are
used for management of rheumatism among others. This study ...
Predicted HIV-l coreceptor usage among Kenya patients shows a high tendency for subtype d to be cxcr4 tropic
(2012)
Background: CCR5 antagonists have clinically been approved for prevention or treatment of HIVlAIDS. Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with the highest burden of HIVlAIDS are due to adopt these regimens. However, HIV-l can ...
Micro- and minisatellite-expressed sequence tag (EST) markers discriminate between populations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
(2012)
Biological differences, including vector competence for the protozoan parasite Theileria parva have been reported among populations of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodidae) from different geographic regions. ...
Perceptions of service providers regarding special needs offenders in Kenya
(Sabinet, 2012)
The Government of Kenya formed a multidisciplinary committee to address the issues
of special needs offenders (SNO) in 2009. Because of the widely varying concepts of who could be
included in this category, this study ...
Partners and clients of female sex workers in an informal urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
(2012-01)
This paper compares and contrasts number of partners and condom use behaviour for female sex workers and a sample of women working in other economic activities, with both samples drawn from the large informal settlement ...
Endoscopic anatomy of the groin; implication for transabdmominal preperitotoneal herniorrhaphy
(2012)
Hernia surgery is in many ways the quintessential case for demonstrating anatomy in action. Laparoscopic hernia surgery has a more recent history compared to open surgery. The demand for the procedure is increasing. The ...
Ocular flora in newborns of mothers with prolonged labour at the university Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-07)
Objective: To compare the spectrum and quantity of ocular florae in neonates of mothers with Prolonged
Labour (PL) and those of mothers with Normal Labour (NL) delivered at the University Teaching Hospital
(UTH) in ...
PCNA Annual Symposium Abstracts
(2012)
Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. In a sub Saharan Africa cardiovascular and other metabolic diseases including diabetes are increasingly causing significant socio-economic and ...