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An epidemiological study of osteogenic sarcoma in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1985-06)
Kenya is a country of marked environmental and ethnic diversity. A study of osteogenic sarcoma occurring in Kenya from 1968 to 1978 revealed 251 cases, representing between 89% and 100% of the predicted number. Variations ...
Trimethoprim sulphamoxole in the treatment of chancroid. Comparison of two single dose treatment regimens with a five day regimen
(University of Nairobi,, 1985-07)
In a prospective blinded study, 135 men with genital ulcers culture positive for Haemophilus ducreyi, were randomized to one of three regimens. Two single dose regimens, either the combination of sulphamoxole 3200 ...
Regional variation in prevalence of antibody against human T-lymphotropic virus types I and III in Kenya, East Africa
(University of Nairobi,, 1985-06)
The prevalence of antibodies against HTLV-III and -I was studied among populations of 6 distinctly different regions of Kenya, an equatorial African country in which AIDS has rarely been observed. Overall, 21% of subjects ...
Clinical and microbiologic studies of genital ulcers in Kenyan women.
(University of Nairobi,, 1985-12)
The etiology of genital ulcers in women in tropical regions is poorly understood. Eighty-nine women, presenting to a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Nairobi (Kenya) with a primary complaint of genital ulcers, were ...
Parents of infants with ophthalmia neonatorum: a high-risk group for sexually transmitted diseases
(University of Nairobi,, 1985-09)
One hundred forty-nine mothers and 74 fathers of infants who presented at the Special Treatment Clinic (Nairobi) with ophthalmia neonatorum were evaluated. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated from 60 (40%) of 149 mothers ...
High-performance liquid chromatographic assay for simultaneous estimation of aminoglutethimide and acetylaminoglutethimide in biological fluids.
(1985)
A simple rapid high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for simultaneous estimation of aminoglutethimide and its acetylated metabolite acetylamidoglutethimide in plasma, saliva, and urine is described. This assay is ...
Separation of erythromycin and related substances by high-performance liquid chromatography on poly (styrene-divinylbenzene) packing materials
(1985)
A comparative evaluation of three brands of polyrstyrene-divinylbenzene) co¬polymers, Hamilton PRP-I (10 ,um), Rogel (8 ,um) and TSK-Gel (10 Jim), as column packing materials for high-performance liquid chromatographic ...
The third permanent molar eruption in Kenyan Africans and Asians.
(1985)
Data on third permanent molar eruption was obtained from a cross-sectional study of 1343 African and 1092 Asian students aged 13-23 years attending various schools in Nairobi and the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Africans ...
A potential radioimmunoassay system for detection of Hanganutziu-Deicher type heterophile antigen (s) and antibodies in tissues and fluids
(1985-06)
A relatively simple, specific and sensitive radioimmunoassay system has been developed for the detection of heterophile Hanganutziu-Deicher (H-D) antigen(s) and antibodies. The 125I-labeled H-D antigen-active molecule used ...
Attempted infection of calves with Taenia crocutae cysticerci and their subsequent serological response.
(University of Nairobi,, 1985-05)
The susceptibility of naive cattle to infection with cysticerci of Taenia crocutae was tested using three six- to nine-month-old Ayrshire bull calves, previously unexposed to infection with taeniid eggs. One calf was given ...