Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Evaluation of the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of extracts of Mondia whytei roots
(Galati University PressDepartment Of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, School Of PharmacyKenya Forestry Research Institute,Nairobi, KenyaJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Extracts of Mondia whytei (M. whytei) root barks were screened for their inhibitory effects against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) (ATCC 25923), Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0157:H7 (PSSCMI 0032), Bacillus subtilis, ... -
Re: Rheumatology in Kenya: 2000 and onwards.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2002) -
Neonatal septicaemia in low birth weight infants at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(KMADepartment of Pediatrics, University of Nairobi,, 2005)Objective: To quantify the burden of infection among low birth weight (LBW) infants at the new born unit (NBU) of Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), identify any risk factors, causative organisms and their antibiotic ... -
Morbidity and mortality of low birth weight infants in the new born unit of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(KMADepartment of Pediatrics, University of Nairobi,, 2004)Morbidity and mortality of low birth weight (LBW) infants at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has previously been found to be high. Other centres have shown that even with lack of neonatal intensive care facilities, selective ... -
Management of pain in patients with advanced gynaecological cancer
(University of Nairobi.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1985)Not available -
Prevlaence of Helicobacter pylori in children less than three years of age in health facilities in Nairobi Province
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Sildenafil in management of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: report of two cases
(KMADepartment of Pediatrics, University of Nairobi,Department Of Pharmaceutics And Pharmacy Practice., 2006)Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) was described in 1969 by Gersomy and co-workers as persistent foetal circulation. Supra - systemic pulmonary artery pressures result in right to left shunting of blood ... -
Morbidity and mortality of neonates admitted in general paediatric wards at Kenyatta National Hospital
(KMADepartment of paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, 2003)Objectives: To establish the morbidity and mortality of neonates admitted to the general wards at KNH and to review the medical interventions applied in the management and make recommendations that will improve on ... -
High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of diazepam in plasma of children with severe malaria
(University of Nairobi.Department Pharmacy, 2001-09)A sensitive, selective and reproducible reversed-phase HPLC method with ultraviolet detection was developed for the quantification of diazepam in small plasma samples from children with severe malaria. The method involves ... -
Osteoperosis-from hormonal replacement therapy to bisphosphonates and beyond: a review
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2008)OBJECTIVE: To review the old, current, and emerging agents in pharmacological treatment of osteoporosis. DATA SOURCES: Published original research work and reviews from 1993 to 31 December 2006 were searched in English ... -
Impact of HIV/AIDS on education in the sub-saharan Africa
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The practice of rheumatology in Kenya: challenges and opportunities. ILAR visiting professorship program report
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Clinical studies, 2006)International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) is committed to promoting the care of those with musculoskeletal diseases. To further this aim, ILAR sponsors visiting professorships to countries with minimal ... -
Rheumatic disorders in sub-Saharan Africa
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Clinical studies, 2002)Although multiple supernumerary teeth without any associated syndromes are rare, their occurrence can create a variety of clinical problems such as derangement of the occlusion, prevention of eruption of permanent teeth, ... -
Genome-wide and fine-resolution association analysis of malaria in West Africa
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 2009)We report a genome-wide association (GWA) study of severe malaria in The Gambia. The initial GWA scan included 2,500 children genotyped on the Affymetrix 500K GeneChip, and a replication study included 3,400 children. We ... -
Rheumatoid arthritis in Kenya: need for guidelines on research and management.
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Evaluation of an algorithm for integrated management of childhood illness in an area of Kenya with high malaria transmission.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1997)In 1993, the World Health Organization completed the development of a draft algorithm for the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI), which deals with acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, malaria, measles, ... -
Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB) in Kericho district
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Human antibody responses to Schistosoma mansoni: the influence of epitopes shared between different life‐cycle stages on the response to the schistosomulum
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1988)Sera from 120 Kenyan schoolchildren who were infected with S. mansoni were individually examined, using an enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA), for the presence of IgG and IgM antibodies reactive with antigens ... -
CD8(+) lymphocytes respond to different HIV epitopes in seronegative and infected subjects.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 2001-05)HIV-1-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) responses have been detected at a low frequency in many HIV-1-exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) subjects. However, it is unclear how CTLs could protect against HIV ... -
Responses of an African dwarf shrub, Indigofera spinosa, to competition, water stress and defoliation.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, 1990)spinosa, a dwarf shrub that is widely distributed in arid areas of northern Kenya, was subjected to water stress, defoliation and competition with grasses under a relatively controlled (garden) situation and in a natural ...
