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Prevalence of specific neutralizing antibodies against Sendai virus in populations from different geographic areas Implications for AIDS vaccine development using Sendai virus vectors
(2011-06)
A Sendai Virus (Sev) vector is being developed for an HIV immunogen. SeV is not known to cause disease in humans. Because it is genetically and antigenically related to human parainfluenza virus type 1 (hPIV-1), it is ...
Ocular flora in newborns of mothers with prolonged labour at the university Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-07)
Objective: To compare the spectrum and quantity of ocular florae in neonates of mothers with Prolonged
Labour (PL) and those of mothers with Normal Labour (NL) delivered at the University Teaching Hospital
(UTH) in ...
Prescription Audit carried out at the Pharmacy Practice Centre of the University of Nairobi between June and November 2004
(2007)
A retrospective descriptive study was carried out from June to November
2004 in a retail pharmacy situated at the School of Pharmacy, University of
Nairobi within the Kenyatta National Hospital complex. The objective ...
Immunological role of the placenta, blocking factors and NK cells in post-implantation pregnancy
(2001)
The unexpected failure of the mother to immunologically reject the foetus is partly thought to result from immunological properties of the placenta. The placental trophoblast produces immunosuppressive factors including ...
Radiological findings in Edentulous Kenyan patients
(1993-03)
Seven hundred and seventy five files of edentulous patients seen at the Department of Dental Surgery, University of Nairobi were scrutinized for the presence or absence of routine radiographs prior to treatment. 180 (23.2%) ...
PCNA Annual Symposium Abstracts
(2012)
Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. In a sub Saharan Africa cardiovascular and other metabolic diseases including diabetes are increasingly causing significant socio-economic and ...
Influence of maternal and child's demographic factors on protein energy malnutrition (PEM) in under-five years old children at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
(2011)
Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) results from deficiency of proteins and energy. Children under five years old are the most affected because of their immature immunity. Social, demographic, economic, environmental, political ...
Effect of single and daily khat (Catha edulis) extract on locomotor behaviour in CBA mice
(2008)
It has been demonstrated that administration of cathinone is capable of increasing locomotor activity in
animals. The present study was carried out with a psychostimulant Catha edulis extract. In this
experiment, twenty ...
Influence of manufacturing practices on quality of pharmaceutical products manufactured in Kenya
(2004)
To establish the quality of pharmaceutical products manufactured by the respective industries in Kenya and determine the effect of manufacturing practices on the quality of these products. Although the local pharmaceutical ...
Isolation of erythromycins and related substances from fermentation residues of strepto.'i1yces erythreus by high-performance liquid chromatography on silica gel
(1985)
Preparative high-performance liquid chromatography on silica gel allows the isolation of erythromycins and related substances from mother-liquor concentrates. Three mobile phases were used consecutively: A, ethyl ...