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Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human Parainfluenza Virus and Human Adenoviruses’ Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics and Associated Factors in Kenya: a Retrospective Investigation 2007-2013
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) of viral origin lead to substantial morbidity and mortality. Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV), human parainfluenza virus(HPIV), and human Adenoviruses (HAdV) ... -
Hydrocephalus In The Under Two Year Old As Seen At The Kenyatta National Hospital. July To October 1977.
(University of Nairobi, 1978) -
The Hyperkinetic Syndrome: Some Aspects as Seen in Children at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 1987)Fifty-four children with the hyperkinetic syndrome were seen in this study. Certain aspects pertaining to them were examined including demographic information, prenatal and perinatal events, developmental and social history ... -
Hyperlipidemia Among Children on Follow Up for Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2018) -
Hypertension as a Risk Factor of Hearing Loss in Patients Attending the Hypertensive Clinic at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Hearing loss is the most frequent sensory deficit in the human population with World Health organization estimating 360 million people in the world to have disabling hearing loss of which 328 million (91%) are ... -
Hypertension in patients presenting with epistaxis at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: A definite association between epistaxis and hypertension is not well established. Patients presenting with epistaxis, have been observed to have raised blood pressure (BP). The prevalence of hypertension ... -
Hypomagnesemia in critically ill patients on admission to the critical care units at the Kenyatta National Hospital: a prospective observational cohort study
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background: The prevalence of hypomagnesaemia in critically ill adult patients varies between 14-66%. Magnesium depletion is described as the most under diagnosed electrolyte abnormality in current medical practice yet ... -
Hyponatraemia in very low birth weight infants.
(University of NairobiPaediatrics and child health, 2002-03)BACKGROUND: Infants less than 1500 grams at birth have been demonstrated to be particularly prone to development of low levels of serum sodium often leading to increased early neonatal morbidity and mortality. No local ... -
Hypospadias as seen at the kenyatra national hospital over a ten year period 1976-1985
(University of Nairobi, 1986) -
Hypoxaemia among children with severe or very severe pneumonia at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality' in developing countries with hvpoxaemia as the most common and fatal complication. Oxygen therapy is an important intervention for children ... -
Identification and characterization of influenza a viruses among domestic animals in selected sites in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)Influenza A virus has been described in multiple mammalian including humans, and in most domestic and wild avian species. Complex interspecies transmission of influenza A virus subtypes have been reported between and ... -
Identification And Characterization Of The Microbial Contaminants Of Herbal Medicines In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011-03)With the ever increasing use of herbal medicines and the global expansion of the herbal medicines market, safety has become a concern for both health authorities and the public in many countries. This is because many ... -
Identification by saturation mutagenesis of a single residue involved in the a-galactosidase agab regioselectivity
(University of Nairobi, CHS, Kenya, 2002)a-Galactosidase AgaB from Bacillus stearothermophilus displays a major a(1~6) and a minor a(1~3) regioselectivity in hydrolysis and transglycosylation. Its corresponding gene, agaB, was subjected to saturation mutagenesis ... -
Identification of Novel Candidate Genes Associated With Scab Disease Resistance in Common Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris)
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Scab is a fungal disease of common beans caused by the pathogen Elsinoë phaseoli. The disease results in major economic losses on common bean, and there are efforts to develop integrated pest management strategies to control ... -
Identification of the risk factors and management of asthma among children in naivasha, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: In Kenya, asthma affects 10% of the population. Major factors contributing to asthma morbidity and mortality are environmental exposures to risk factors, under diagnosis and under treatment. Most asthma ... -
Immediate effects and outcomes of respiratory physical therapy on critically ill patients in Kenyatta National Hospital intensive care unit.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Respiratory physical therapy is an integral treatment intervention and is part of the multidisciplinary approach to the management of critically ill patients in intensive care units all over the world. It is ... -
The immediate postoperative outcome of patients undergoing prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2004)Objective: To describe the common postoperative complications of prostatectomy as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective study of patients who underwent prostatectomy for benign ... -
Immediate postoperative pain management in adult patients following orthopaedic surgery at the Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)Background: Postoperative pain is a major challenge in the care of surgical patients yet pain therapy is a central medical task and a legal duty and optimum pain control is a fundamental right for all patients. Objective: ... -
Immune correlates of protection against re-infection of schistosomiasis mansoni in school children before and after mass drug administration
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)The areas around Lake Victoria in Western Kenya are endemic for schistosomiasis mansoni,a disease that infects more than 200 million people worldwide, majority of whom are children. Kenya and other countries where the ...