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Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in a tertiary referral center in Kenya .
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
The clinical features of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), in patients with and without HIV infection, were investigated in a tertiary referral centre in Kenya between 1997 and 1999. Although 186 cases were identified prospectively, ...
Periodontal Disease Treatment Seeking Behaviour at Nairobi University Dental Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Periodontal disease is any oral disease affecting the periodontium. Injury to it results in undesirable tooth loss. It is also one of the two most common causes of tooth mortality. It is a painless condition and it progresses ...
Beta-2 adrenergic receptor genotypes and haplotypes in different ethnic groups
(University of Nairobi., 2005-10)
The human beta-2 adrenergic receptor (beta2AR) is responsible for the binding of endogenous catecholamines and their exogenously administered agonists and antagonists. Three functional polymorphisms in codons 16, 27 and ...
Left internal mammary artery to pulmonary vasculature fistulae closed with particle embolizaton: new form of percutaneous intervention
(2005)
The left internal mammary artery is frequently employed as a conduit in coronary bypass surgery. We report a 42-year-old male post-coronary artery bypass grafting patient with, angina on exertion who was found to have ...
Acceptability of human immunodeficiency virus testing in patients with invasive cervical cancer in Kenya
(2005)
Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is common in areas where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is also prevalent. Currently, HIV seroprevalence as well as acceptability of HIV testing in ICC patients in Kenya is unknown. The ...
Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection, in a tertiary referral centre in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2005-01)
The clinical features of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), in patients with and without HIV infection, were investigated in a tertiary referral centre in Kenya between 1997 and 1999. Although 186 cases were identified prospectively, ...
Experience with multiple myeloma in a public referral hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Multiple myeloma is a clonal malignant proliferation of the plasma cell line in terminal stages of immunological maturation of the B cell lineage. It has a male-to-female ratio of 2/1 and affects mainly the middle aged and ...
Acute aflatoxicosis: Case report
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
The objective of this presentation is to document the salient clinical findings in a case of aflatoxicosis and to review the literature on the same so as to increase the index of suspicion, enhance early diagnosis and ...
Management of Dental Waste by Practitioners in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2005)
Objective: Dental wastes are material that has been utilized in dental clinics, which are no longer wanted for use and therefore discarded. Improper disposal of these dental wastes can cause harm to the dentist, the people ...
Management of Dental Waste by Practitioners in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2005)
Dental wastes are material that has been utilized in dental clinics, which are no longer
wanted for use and therefore discarded. Improper disposal of these dental wastes can cause harm to the dentist, the people in immediate ...