Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Nevirapine resistance in previously nevirapine-unexposed HIV-1 infected Kenyan infants initiating early antiretroviral therapy.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Nevirapine (NVP) resistance occurs frequently in infants following NVP use in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) regimens. However, among previously NVP-unexposed infants treated with NVP-ART, the development ... -
Moving towards Routine Evaluation of Quality of Inpatient Pediatric Care in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)BACKGROUND: Regular assessment of quality of care allows monitoring of progress towards system goals and identifies gaps that need to be addressed to promote better outcomes. We report efforts to initiate routine ... -
High-grade spindle cell sarcoma of the heart: a case report and review of literature
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)Primary cardiac spindle cell sarcomas are extremely rare and have poor prognosis. Complete surgical resection represents the only treatment option proven to work. We report a case of a 28-year-old man who was referred to ... -
Integration of mental health into primary care and community health working in Kenya: context, rationale, coverage and sustainability
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Integration of mental health into primary care is essential to meet population needs yet faces many challenges if such projects are to achieve impact and be sustainable in low income countries alongside other competing ... -
HIV-1 Drug Resistance Mutations Among Infants Born to HIV-Positive Mothers in Busia, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)To determine HIV-1 subtypes and transmitted HIV-1 drug-resistant mutations among HIV-1-positive children born to HIV-positive mothers in Busia County, blood samples were collected from 53 children aged between 6 weeks and ... -
High Prevalence of Genetically Similar HIV-1 Recombinants among Infected Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)HIV-1, a highly diverse infectious agent, shows the greatest sequence diversity in highly exposed individuals, including greater levels of recombination. HIV-1 diversity in Nairobi, Kenya was examined in 240 individuals, ... -
Acute compartment syndrome
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) of the lower limb is a potentially disruptive complication that must be recognized early and appropriate action taken to avoid multiple complications. It commonly occurs in closed fractures ... -
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 clade a and d neurotropism: molecular evolution, recombination, and coreceptor use
(University of Nairobi, 2001)Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) non-B clade viral infections of the brain have not been studied to date. Among nine AIDS patients from Nairobi, Kenya, infected with HIV-1 A (N = 5) or D (N = 4) clade strains, ... -
Differential expression of two plant-like enolases with distinct enzymatic and antigenic properties during stage conversion of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii
(University of Nairobi, 2001)The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii differentially expresses two distinct enolase isoenzymes known as ENO1 and ENO2, respectively. To understand differential gene expression during tachyzoite to bradyzoite conversion, ... -
Characterisation and expression of single domain ATP binding cassette protein homologues of the lymphocyte transforming protozoan parasite Theileria parva. Paras
(University of Nairobi, 2001)Two distinct genes encoding single domain, ATP-binding cassette transport protein homologues of Theileria parva were cloned and sequenced. Neither of the genes is tandemly duplicated. One gene, TpABC1, encodes a predicted ... -
Genomic polymorphisms in Theileria parva. In: Genome analysis of protozoan parasites
(University of Nairobi, 1992) -
Enhancement and inhibition of the growth of F38 and related Mycoplasmas by bacterial products
(University of Nairobi, 1986) -
A study of F38 and related Mycoplasmas by mycoplasmaemia and cross-immunisation tests in mice
(University of Nairobi, 1984) -
Immunogenicity of Fusobacterium necrophorum
(University of Nairobi, 1985) -
A classification based on evidence is the first step to clinical utility
(2011)We welcome the opportunity to respond to the commentaries on our proposed revised classification of personality disorder. What is refreshingly clear from these is that everybody understands exactly what this classification ... -
A hidden face of community mental health care in Africa: specialist care from private providers in Kenya
(2014)In their systematic review of community mental health care in Africa, published in World Psychiatry, Hanlon et al [1] point out that “in the low-income countries of the Africa region, community mental health care is largely ... -
Stigmatization of psychiatrists and general practitioners: results of an international survey
(2014)The stigma of mental illness affects psychiatry as a medical profession and psychiatrists. The present study aimed to compare the extent and correlation patterns of perceived stigma in psychiatrists and general practitioners. ... -
The comatose child in paediatric observation ward of Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1984) -
Quertin - 3 -Neohesperidoside (Rutin) and other flavonoids as the active hypoglycaemic agents of Bridela ferruginea
(University of Nairobi, 1985) -
Comparative study of two antispasmmodic products; Buscopan and NO - Spa
(University of Nairobi, 1985-10)
