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Maternal mortality in Kenya: the state of health facilities in a rural district.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
BACKGROUND: This study was formulated from the premise that the known causes of maternal mortality, namely haemorrhage, sepsis, obstructed labour and abortion belie the more fundamental development problems that influence ...
MDR1 pharmacogenetics: frequency of the C3435T mutation in exon 26 is significantly influenced by ethnicity.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-04)
P-glycoprotein (PGP), the product of the multidrug resistance gene (MDR1), acts as an energy-dependent efflux pump that exports its substrates out of the cell. PGP expression is an important factor regulating absorption ...
Bone marrow examination at a paediatric hospital in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-07)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the main indications for, and common conditions found in bone marrow examinations (BME) of children. METHODS: This was a retrospective study from September 1, 1993 to September 3 1998. All bone ...
Antimalarial activity of Ajuga remota Benth (Labiatae) and Caesalpinia volkensii Harms (Caesalpiniaceae): in vitro confirmation of ethnopharmacological use.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-02)
Field trips to herbalists' practices in an area about 200 miles around Nairobi (Kenya) enabled us to make a list of medicinal plant species preferentially used to treat malaria. Ajuga remota and Caesalpinia volkensii were ...
Vitamin A And Risk Of HIV-1 Seroconversion Among Kenyan Men With Genital Ulcers.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-03-30)
Background: Vitamin A is involved in normal immune function and the maintenance of mucosal integrity through complex effects on cellular differentiation. Objective: We sought to determine whether serum vitamin A levels ...
Leukaemia at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-07)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the patterns of leukaemias seen in Malawians at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) and to compare the findings with those from elsewhere. An overview of the problems encountered in the ...
Collagen Ialpha1 and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in South African whites, blacks and Indians.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-11)
To determine whether polymorphic differences exist between black, white and Indian South Africans in genes associated with bone mineral density and osteoporosis.
DESIGN:
Genes selected were the vitamin D receptor (Apa ...
Biochemical and molecular diagnosis of glutaric aciduria type 1 in a black South African male child: case report.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA-1) is an inborn error of metabolism caused by a deficiency of the mitochondrial enzyme glutaryl-Co enzyme A dehydrogenase. GA-1 is not uncommon amongst Caucasians but to the best of our knowledge, ...
Soluble transferrin receptors in anaemia of pregnancy.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-05)
Anaemia is one of the most common disorders in pregnancy. The most common cause is iron deficiency. Iron deficiency anaemia is relatively easy to diagnose using a serum ferritin of <15 ng/ml. However, because ferritin is ...
Malignant Melanomas: Search for Human Papillomaviruses
(University of Nairobi,, 2001-06)