Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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No association between meningococcal disease and human immunodeficiency virus in adults in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi., 1991)No abstract available. -
Re: Low dose hydralazine induced lupus.
(University of Nairobi,School of health science, 1992) -
In vitro immunization of rat spleen lymphocytes with Forssman glycosphingolipid antigen and the generation of a monoclonal antibody
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health, University of Nairobi, 1991-03)A procedure for in vitro immunization of splenic lymphocytes with a glycolipid antigen is described. Culture medium supernatant of ConA- and PHA-stimulated spleen cells and that of Con A-stimulated human Jurkat T cell line ... -
Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy for benign uterine pathology: is it time to change?
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2004)To determine the acceptability and outcome of laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN: A retrospective case analysis. SUBJECTS: Two hundrend and twenty nine cases of ... -
Influence of beta-blockade with beta-1-selectivity or intrinsic sympathomimetic activity on some cardiorespiratory responses to exercise
(University of Nairobi,School of health science, 1993)Possession of beta-1-selectivity and intrinsic sympathomimetic activity (ISA) by beta-adrenergic blocking drugs have been found to modify the effects of these drugs on heart rate, blood pressure and pulmonary airway ... -
How Research Can Affect Policy And Programme Advocacy: Example From A Three-country Study On Abortion Complications In Sub-saharan Africa.
(University of NairobiiSchool of medicine University of Nairobi, 2004-02)OBJECTIVE: To provide a basis for continued policy dialogue and reform to address the problem of death due to abortion complications among the ECSA Health Community countries. The anticipated short-term outcome of this ... -
Disseminated histoplasmosis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): a case report.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi., 1993)A 27 year old female with AIDS and disseminated histoplasmosis is presented. The clinical features include fever, weight loss, productive cough, splenomegaly and moderate pallor. The initial working diagnosis was pulmonary ... -
Identification of DHBcAg as a potent carrier protein comparable to KLH for augmenting MUC1 antigenicity
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health, University of Nairobi, 2005-09)MUC1 is expressed at the cell surface of epithelial cancers. We have shown previously that MUC1 conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) plus the saponin immunological adjuvant QS-21 induces consistent high titer IgM ... -
Eosinophilia and eosinophil helminthotoxicity in patients treated for Schistosoma mansoni infections
(Biomedical Sciences Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 1991)The changes in eosinophil levels and in eosinophil-mediated antibody-dependent schistosomular cytotoxicity, following treatment for Schistosoma mansoni infections, have been investigated in 2 similar groups of patients ... -
Preliminary comparison of the polyurethane female condom with the latex male condom in Kenya.
(Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USADepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi,, 1996)This paper summarizes acceptability data published to date on the innovative female condom, and presents an additional study comparing the acceptability of the female condom and the latex male condom in a sample of low ... -
Current drug therapy of systemic mycoses: a review.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 1995)The frequency of systemic fungal infections have increased significantly in the past decade. Opportunistic systemic fungal infections are increasingly posing difficult management challenges to the clinician. To the aid of ... -
Acceptability and discontinuation of Depo-Provera, IUCD and combined pill in Kenya.
(Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 1996)This paper reports on a prospective study conducted between June 1990 and June 1992 to determine method acceptability, user satisfaction and continuation rates for three highly effective and reversible contraceptive methods ... -
Salt and hypertension: a race-related phenomenon?
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Seasonality of Cryptosporidium oocyst detection in surface waters of Meru, Kenya as determined by two isolation methods followed by PCR
(Kenya Methodist University,, 2009)Meru, Kenya has watersheds which are shared by wildlife, humans and domesticated animals. These surface waters can be contaminated by the waterborne pathogen Cryptosporidium. To quantify the seasonality and prevalence of ... -
Fine needle aspiration cytology of appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma: a case report.
(Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA., 1996)BACKGROUND: Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of the appendiceal mucocele is generally avoided because of fear that puncture of a distended viscus will lead to rupture or seeding of neoplastic cells and result in localized or ... -
Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy: initial experience in Nairobi using a new multi-track catheter system.
(University of Nairobi,School of health science, 1999)OBJECTIVE: To determine efficacy and safety of the new multi-track catheter system for percutaneous baloon mitral valvotomy. DESIGN: Open, non-randomised intervention. SETTING: Cardiac catheterisation Laboratories of ... -
Ki-67 antigen in ameloblastomas: correlation with clinical and histological parameters in 54 cases from Kenya
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1997)The aim of this study was to assess the cell proliferation in ameloblastomas and to correlate this with clinical features and histology. Immunohistochemistry with Ki-67 monoclonal antibody was performed on fresh tissue ... -
Pulmonary venous flow pattern in various grades of mitral regurgitation and the effect of mitral surgery on flows in severe regurgitation
(University of Nairobi,School of health science, 1999)OBJECTIVE: Firstly, to describe pulmonary venous flow patterns in various grades of mitral regurgitation and secondly, to determine effect of mitral valve surgery on these flows. DESIGN: Descriptive study for the first ... -
An immunohistochemical study of keratin expression in ameloblastoma from a Kenyan population.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1999)OBJECTIVES: Ameloblastomas appear to exhibit biological heterogeneity and, except in the case of malignancy, histological appearances that do not always allow their behaviour to be predicted. The aim of this study was to ... -
Attitude of a group of Zambian females to spirit possession (ngulu).
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 1979-09)
