Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Genital levels of innate immune factors with HIV inhibitory activity: Association with genital infections and increased HIV acquisition
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Molecular Characterization of a Novel Plasmid-Encoded Cefotaximase (CTX-M-12) Found in Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates from Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Paediatric & Microbiology, 2001)Nine Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, six from blood and three from cerebrospinal fluid of newborn babies at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, were analyzed for the mechanism of cephalosporin resistance. By using ... -
Impact of insecticide-treated bed nets on malaria transmission indices on the south coast of Kenya.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2011-12)BACKGROUND: Besides significantly reducing malaria vector densities, prolonged usage of bed nets has been linked to decline of Anopheles gambiae s.s. relative to Anopheles arabiensis, changes in host feeding preference ... -
Distribution patterns and cercarial shedding of Bulinus nasutus and other snails in the Msambweni area, Coast Province, Kenya.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2004-04)In the Msambweni area of the Kwale District in Kenya, an area endemic for Schistosoma haematobium, potential intermediate-host snails were systematically surveyed in water bodies associated with human contact that were ... -
Adolescent Sexuality In Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1991)Adolescent sexuality has become a major problem all over the world. This review paper describes the main problems encountered in Kenya with regards to adolescent sexuality. The role of the Government and some non-governmental ... -
The purification of nitrate reductase of Achromobacter fischeri.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1963-02) -
Properties and kinetics and purified brain hexokinase.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1968-05) -
Cardiovascular features in adolescents and adults with sickle cell anaemia.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1995-07)Various animal models have been used to investigate the normal and reparative properties of the knee meniscus. Yet, only limited data on meniscal biomechanical properties of various animals are available. It was therefore ... -
The pKa of the general acid/base carboxyl group of a glycosidase cycles during catalysis: a 13C-NMR study of bacillus circulans xylanase.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1996-08)The 20 kDa xylanase from Bacillus circulans carries out hydrolysis of xylan via a two-step mechanism involving a covalent glycosyl-enzyme intermediate. In this double-displacement reaction, Glu78 functions as a nucleophile ... -
Interaction of soluble cellooligosaccharides with the N-terminal cellulose-binding domain of Cellulomonas fimi CenC 2. NMR and ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1996-11)The N-terminal cellulose-binding domain (CBDN1) from Cellulomonas fimi beta-1,4-glucanase CenC binds amorphous but not crystalline cellulose. To investigate the structural and thermodynamic bases of cellulose binding, NMR ... -
Structure of the N-terminal cellulose-binding domain of Cellulomonas fimi CenC determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1996)Multidimensional heteronuclear nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was used to determine the tertiary structure of the 152 amino acid N-terminal cellulose-binding domain from Cellulomonas fimi 1,4-beta-glucanase ... -
Complete measurement of the pKa values of the carboxyl and imidazole groups in Bacillus circulans xylanase.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1997-12)Electrostatic interactions in proteins can be dissected experimentally by determining the pKa values of their constituent ionizable amino acids. To complement previous studies of the glutamic acid and histidine residues ... -
Stability and oligosaccharide binding of the N1 cellulose-binding domain of Cellulomonas fimi endoglucanase CenC.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1998-03)Differential scanning calorimetry has been used to study the thermal stability and oligosaccharide-binding thermodynamics of the N-terminal cellulose-binding domain of Cellulomonas fimi beta-1,4-glucanase CenC (CBDN1). ... -
The First Ten Years of Open Heart Surgery - Dilemmas, Tribulations and Possibilities
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1992)This paper looks at the beginnings of cardiac surgery in Kenya with relevant clinical data as well as the overall historical background to various cardiovascular operations which preceded formal establishment of the Thoracic ... -
Spontaneous evacuation of an oesophageal foreign body after failed thoracotomy - MEDICOM
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1998) -
Some rare lesions of the oesophagus - MEDICOM:
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1999) -
Science and the man - MEDICOM
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2002) -
Determinants of failure to access care in mothers referred to HIV treatment programs in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2010)Background. As prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs and HIV treatment programs rapidly expand in parallel, it is important to determine factors that influence the transition of HIV-infected ... -
Incident HSV-2 Infections Are Common Among HIV-1-discordant Couples.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2013-07-21)Background. The synergy between herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is well known, but lack of knowledge about the epidemiology of HSV-2 acquisition in HIV-1-discordant couples ... -
Comparing pap smear, via, and hpv cervical cancer screening methods among hiv-positive women by immune status and antiretroviral therapy.
(Faculty of medicine, 2013-07-09)A rigorous comparison of cervical cancer screening methods utilizing data on immune status, antiretroviral therapy (ART), and colposcopy-directed biopsy has not been performed among HIV-positive women. METHODS:: Between ...
