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A double application approach to ophthalmia neonatorum prophylaxis
(2003)
Aims: To investigate if a second drop of 2.5% povidoneiodine ophthalmic solution placed within the first postnatal day would achieve better prophylaxis against ophthalmia neonatorum than a single drop applied at birth.
Methods: ...
Isolation of quecetrin from Clematis brachiata Thunberg
(Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2008)
Quercetrin (3-0-heta-L-rhamnosyl 3',4',5,7 tetrahydroxy flavone) was isolated from the
stem of Clematis brachiata Thunberg. The yield was 0.029 % w/w of dried stern powder.
Growth and development of abandoned babies in institutional care in Nairobi
(Far East Journal of Theoretical Statistics, 1999)
Objective: To determine the pattern of growth and development of institutionalised infants and to compare the outcome with that of infants living with their biological mothers. Design: A cross-sectional survey. Setting: ...
Emergence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms in a neonatal unit and the therapeutic implications
(2000)
Multidrug-resistant organisms are increasing worldwide. Over the years we have noted increasing resistance of organisms isolated in our neonatal unit. There is a need therefore to scrutinize the problem so as to be able ...
Sodium supplementation in very low birth weight infants fed on their own mothers milk I: Effects on sodium homeostasis
(, 1992)
Sodium supplementation was done on 41 very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants with 25 other infants of similar weight status as controls. All the infants were fed on their own mothers milk whose sodium and potassium ...
Dental fluorosis, caries experience and snack intake of 13-15 year olds in Kenya
(2009-03)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the dental caries experience in relation to the severity of dental fluorosis and; to evaluate the dietary snacking habits of adolescents.
DESIGN:
A descriptive cross-sectional study.
SETTING: ...
Incidence of rickets of prematurity at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(Far East Journal of Theoretical Statistics, 1999)
Background:Reports of osteopaenia/rickets of prematurity are on the increase due to improved survival rates of low birthweight infants. Objectives: To establish the incidence of rickets of prematurity by the age of six ...
Do healthy very-low-birth-weight infants fed on their own mothers' milk require sodium supplementation?
(2001)
Sodium and potassium levels were measured weekly in mothers' milk and in serum and urine of 41 supplemented and 25 unsupplemented very-low-birth-weight infants whose mean birth weights were 1390g and 1332g, respectively ...
Acceptability of treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in newly HIV-infected young
(2010)
We studied the acceptability of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) in newly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected Ugandan women. Women were followed in an out-patient clinic where they received HIV care including ...
What is the Mother Tongue for the Deaf Child?
(1988)
The problem of school non-attendance is an increasing one in our setting and yet its cause has not been established. This paper presents data of work done through interviews with parents and observations of the home ...