Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Adaptation of a method of measuring zone diameters of bacterial growth inhibition by antibiotics to suit developing countries
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1989-07)A study that devised a modified method of reporting antibiotic sensitivity results was undertaken. Enterobacteriaceae and Gram positive cocci were tested for drug sensitivity by a disc diffusion method. Zones of bacterial ... -
Comparison of drop of intraocular pressure between pilocarpine 2% and levobunolol 0.5%
(University of NairobiDepartment of Alphthalmology (School of Medicine), 1992) -
Bacteriology of infections in a rural tropical area of Kenya: isolates and antibiotic susceptibility
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1991)No microbial data are available for rural tropical areas. Yet most people in Africa live in rural areas where the burdens of infectious diseases remain the primary cause for morbidity and mortality. A pilot study was done ... -
Observer variation in estimation of Cup Disc Ratio as a screening test for chronic simple glaucoma
(University of NairobiDepartment of Alphthalmology (School of Medicine), 1988) -
Bacterial stool pathogens in Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1980)A review of laboratory records of patients with acute gastroenteritis showed that from 1975 to 1979 the commonest pathogens isolated from stool specimens were shigellae (14% of samples examined), salmonellae (8%) and ... -
Corneal Ulcers At Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Alphthalmology (School of Medicine), 1988) -
Minimising antibiotic resistance to Staphylococcus aureus in developing countries
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 2002) -
Trends in meningococcal meningitis over the past thirteen years at Kenyatta National Hospital 1967-1979.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1980)A retrospective study was made of 419 cases of meningococcal meningitis admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, during the 13 years from 1967 to 1979. These were only 1.6% of the 26 505 cases admitted as meningitis ... -
Bacteraemia in patients presenting with fever
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1995)In three studies, in Ghana and Kenya, blood from 639 patients admitted with fever was cultured. Standard treatments were antimalarials (54-100%) and antibiotics (39-90%). According to the criteria in use, however, only ... -
Urinalysis in canine dirofilariasis with emphasis on proteinuria.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Clinical Studies, 1983-03)No abstract available -
Postpartum counselling of HIV infected women and their subsequent reproductive behaviour
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Clinical presentations of canine dirofilariasis with relation to their haematological and microfilarial status.
(uDepartment of Clinical Studies, 1983-11)Fifty-seven cases of canine dirofilariasis were classified according to the severity of their clinical signs and then assessed on the basis of their haematological findings. It was found that regenerative normocytic, ... -
Pulmonary arterial luminal diameters in relation to the distribution of the lesions associated with canine dirofilariasis.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Clinical Studies, 1985-01)No abstract available -
Experimental production of lesions in canine pulmonary arteries similar to those produced by Dirofilaria immitis infection.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Clinical Studies, 1985-05)Pulmonary arterial disease was produced by the placement of flexible polyvinyl chloride threads (similar in size, shape and flexibility to adult female Dirofilaria immitis) in the pulmonary arteries of dogs. Several different ... -
Patterns of shigella species and serotypes in East Africa
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1979-08) -
Variation in protein concentrations in acute and chronic ascites in Dirofilaria immitis-infected dogs.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Clinical Studies, 1996)Microfilaremic dogs, developing ascites acutely following a reaction to diethylcarbamazine therapy, had similar protein concentrations in their ascitic fluid and plasma. In contrast, in dogs chronically infected with ... -
Correlation of virulence with growth rate in Staphylococcus aureus
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1969)One hundred and fifty strains of Staphyloccocus aureus were tested for mouse virulence. Eighteen strains killed mice in less than 120 h when 109 cells were injected intraperitoneally, while similar injections of 130 strains ... -
Typhoid fever : a review of its impact and diagnostic problems
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1994)A retrospective analysis was done on the diagnosis of typhoid fever based on clinical symptoms and available laboratory data over the last 16 years from rural areas of four African countries. This analysis concentrated on ... -
Salmonella and Shigella gastroenteritis at a public teaching hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1991)Objective: To measure the proportion of nosocomial diarrhea cases associated with Salmonella and Shigella species. Design: Prospective 6-month survey. Setting: Tertiary care center in a developing country. Patients: Pediatric ... -
Contraceptives, Clients And The Medical Profession.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Biochemistry, 1972)
