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Cloning of 16S rRNA genes amplified from normal and disturbed vaginal microflora suggests a strong association between Atopobium vaginae, Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis.
(University of Nairobi., 2004-04)
BACKGROUND:
The pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis remains largely elusive, although some microorganisms, including Gardnerella vaginalis, are suspected of playing a role in the etiology of this disorder. Recently ...
Kaposis sarcoma in a Nairobi hospital.
(University of Nairobi., 2004-03)
BACKGROUND:
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is associated epidemiologically with HIV infection and a number of countries have reported a dramatic increase in the incidence of KS with the advent of AIDS. Although AIDS is prevalent ...
Diagnosis and Attribution of a Seasonal Precipitation Deficit in a U.S. Regional Climate Simulation
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2004)
Precipitation from a 10-yr regional climate simulation is evaluated using three complementary analyses: self-organizing maps, bias scores, and arithmetic bias. Collectively, the three reveal a precipitation deficit in the ...
Tropical ophthalmology--prevention and therapy"Vision 2020--the right to sight"
(2004)
Worldwide 45 million people are blind, 180 million people are visually handicapped, 90% of all blind people are living in developing countries and 80% of blindness is preventable. The global economic productivity loss due ...
Development and evaluation of a quantitative competitive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for hepatitis C virus RNA in serum using transcribed thio-RNA as internal control
(2004)
A method for quantitation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA was developed based on competitive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using in vitro transcribed mutated thio-RNA as a competitor template. The ...
Micronutrient supplementation increases genital tract shedding of HIV-1 in women: results of a randomized trial
(2004)
To test the hypothesis that micronutrient supplementation decreases genital HIV-1 shedding, a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 6 weeks of multivitamin plus selenium supplementation vs. placebo was ...
Quality of-life in male cancer patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2004-07)
BACKGROUND:
The quality of life of cancer patients is likely to be influenced by psychological reactions of the cancer patients yet there are no documented issues related to quality of life in cancer patients in Kenyan ...
Geophagy among pregnant and lactating women in Bondo District, western Kenya.
(2004)
Geophagy was studied among 827 pregnant women in western Kenya, during and after pregnancy. The women were recruited at a gestational age of 14-24 weeks and followed-up to 6 months post-partum. The median age (range) of ...
Ethnic differences in propofol and fentanyl response: a comparison among Caucasians, Kenyan Africans and Brazilians.
(2004-04)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:
Differences in sensitivity to anaesthetic drugs may exist among human races. Allelic variants for drug metabolizing isoenzymes and other pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic differences may account ...
Squamous Odontogenic Tumour-like Gingival proliferations Occurring with Dentigerous Cysts and Amelogenesis Imperfecta
(2004)
To determine the range of ablative surgery and rehabilitative procedures performed on maxillofacial structures. DESIGN: A retrospective descriptive study. SETTING: University of Nairobi Dental Teaching Hospital. SUBJECTS: ...