Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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An enormous gas-filled bladder.
(Department of radiology and surgery,University of Nairobi, 1976) -
Trimethoprim sulphamoxole in the treatment of chancroid. Comparison of two single dose treatment regimens with a five day regimen
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1985-07)In a prospective blinded study, 135 men with genital ulcers culture positive for Haemophilus ducreyi, were randomized to one of three regimens. Two single dose regimens, either the combination of sulphamoxole 3200 ... -
The performance of clinical officers in the outpatients department of a district hospital in Kenya.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1981) -
Evaluation of a DNA-hybridization method for detection of African and Asian strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in men with urethritis.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1985-07)The 2.6-megadalton (MDa) cryptic plasmid and the 4.4-MDa beta-lactamase plasmid of Neisseria gonorrhoeae were radiolabeled with [32P] nucleotides and used as probes for direct detection of gonococci and beta-lactamase ... -
A preliminary report on "mass hysteria" in an Ankole school in Uganda.
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 1973) -
Functional or organic psychosis. (Four cases of typhoid fever initially presenting as various forms of psychiatric disorder
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The significance of conjugated phenobutiodil (biliodyl) in the intestine in the absence of gallbladder opacification a preliminary assessment
(Department of radiology and surgery,University of Nairobi, 1977)Conjugated phenobutiodil (Biliodyl) in the small and large bowel can be recognised by its fine, homogeneous appearance. The findings in 41 patients undergoing oral cholecystography with subsequent clinical follow-up are ... -
Parents of infants with ophthalmia neonatorum: a high-risk group for sexually transmitted diseases
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1985-09)One hundred forty-nine mothers and 74 fathers of infants who presented at the Special Treatment Clinic (Nairobi) with ophthalmia neonatorum were evaluated. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated from 60 (40%) of 149 mothers ... -
Resettlement and the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (honos) In the elderly.
(University of NairobiPsychiatry., 1998-08) -
Radiological changes in haemoglobin SO disease.
(Department of radiology and surgery, University of Nairobi, 1979) -
Pharmacokinetics and clinical effect of phenobarbital in children with severe falciparum malaria and convulsions
(University of NairobiDepartment of Health Sciences, 2003-10)Aims:Phenobarbital is commonly used to treat status epilepticus in resource-poor countries. Although a dose of 20 mg kg(-1) is recommended, this dose, administered intramuscularly (i.m.) for prophylaxis, is associated with ... -
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing and phenotyping of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from patients with ophthalmia neonatorum in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1985-09)Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, auxotyping-serotyping, and plasmid analysis were performed on 41 ocular isolates, 7 nasopharyngeal isolates, and 18 cervical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae obtained during a recent ... -
Arrhythmias in an athlete: the effect of de-training
(2005)A 53 year old athlete with a history of severe palpitations and lightheadedness presented for a second opinion. He was found to exhibit very frequent atrial ectopy, frequent runs of symptomatic atrial tachyarrhythmia, and ... -
Effects of ventricular rate and regularity on the velocity and magnitude of left atrial appendage flow in atrial fibrillation
(2005)To prospectively determine whether ventricular rate and regularity are significant determinants of the velocity and magnitude of left atrial appendage (LAA) flow. 12 patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), high degree ... -
Patterns of child psychiatric illness in Uganda: a study of a clinic and its patients
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 1975) -
A Prospective Study Of Patients Absconding From A General Hospital Psychiatry Unit In A Developing Country.
(University of Nairobi, 2008-08)Characteristics of patients absconding from an open psychiatry ward in a developing country may be different from both those in developed countries and a mental hospital setting. The aim of this paper is to study the ... -
Diverticular disease in Kenyan Africans.
(Department of radiology and surgery, 1979-08) -
Problems of mental illness among Makerere University students with special reference to the period 1970-1974
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 1975) -
Alcoholism.
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 1977) -
Diazepam addiction in Kenya
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 1979)
