Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Bone marrow examination findings at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Pathology, Aga Khan University Hospital, 2010-01)OBJECTIVE: To establish the bone marrow examination findings and determine the indication for bone marrow examination. DESIGN: A retrospective audit. SETTING: Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. SUBJECTS: All ... -
Controlled Double-blind Study Of The Effect Of Rifampin On Humoral And Cellular Immune Responses In Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis And In Tuberculosis Contacts..
(University of NairobiRespiratory Diseases Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 1980-09) -
Detection of exposure to aflatoxin in an African population.
(University of Nairobi,Department of biochemistry, 1988)Urinary excretion of 8,9-dihydro-8-(7'-guanyl)-9-hydroxyaflatoxin (AFB-Gua) was studied in areas of different liver cancer incidence in Kenya. Of 983 urine samples analysed for AFB-Gua by high-performance liquid chromatography, ... -
Megaloblastic anaemia in Zimbabwe: spectrum of clinical and haematological manifestations
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 1992-02)An analysis of 100 cases (43 males and 57 females) with confirmed megaloblastic anaemia is presented. The age distribution showed two peaks with 18% in the third and fourth decades and 25% in the seventh decade. Anaemia ... -
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A three-year prospective study of 137 cases of acute leukaemia in Zimbabwe
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 1992-03)We studied 137 cases of acute leukaemia seen between December 1985 and November 1988, using traditional staining techniques together with cytochemistry and in cases of probable acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (Sudan Black ... -
Inhibition of AFB1-induced liver cancer and induction of increased microsomal enzyme activity by dietary constituents.
(University of Nairobi,Department of biochemistry, 1989)A long-term study, using male Wistar rats, was initiated to determine whether the effects of dietary constituents on AFB1-induced liver cancer could be associated with altered microsomal enzyme activity. They were maintained ... -
The effect of written advice on preoperative cigarette consumption.
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1984)Two groups, each of 100 smokers, were compared in terms of reduction in cigarette consumption in the 5 days prior to elective surgery. One group was admitted to hospital in the routine way and information on preoperative ... -
Evidence for human antibodies that recognize an aflatoxin epitope in groups with high and low exposure to aflatoxins.
(University of Nairobi,Department of biochemistry, 1990)Antibody activity against an aflatoxin epitope has been detected in serum from individuals who live in Kenya and who experience high exposure to aflatoxin B1. The activity was higher than in Danish people. The highest ... -
Sore throat after intubation of the trachea.
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1984)Eighty female patients were allocated randomly to groups, divided in three ways, to investigate the effects of using cuffed p.v.c. v. red rubber tracheal tubes, intermittent adjustment of the cuff volume, and humidification ... -
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in Central Africans
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 1994)Forty two patients who were seen and satisfied the French-American-British (FAB) diagnostic criteria for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) over a 6-year period at the University of Zimbabwe's Department of Haematology, Harare, ... -
Determination of paraldehyde by gas chromatography in whole blood from children
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities Sciences, 2004-06)A rapid, sensitive and selective gas chromatographic method with flame ionization detection was developed for the determination of paraldehyde in small blood samples taken from children. Whole blood samples (300 microl) ... -
Crime and mental illnesses: a study of a group of criminal patients in Mathari Mental Hospital.
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 1978) -
Sympathetic blockade cannot explain bronchospasm following interscalene brachial plexus block.
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1985)No abstract available. -
Vitamin B12 deficiency is the primary cause of megaloblastic anaemia in Zimbabwe
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 1994-04)In a study of the pathogenesis and clinical features of megaloblastic anaemia in southern Africa, we evaluated 144 consecutive Zimbabwean patients with megaloblastic haemopoiesis. Vitamin B12 deficiency was diagnosed in ... -
Lessons learned from colorectal model of tumourigenesis.
(Department of biochemistry, 2001-07)Genetic analytical techniques were carried out to identify mutations in adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene and K-ras oncogene in colorectal tumourigenesis. These two genes are said to be early mutation genes among other ... -
Practical therapeutics: psychotherapy
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 1984) -
A randomised, controlled trial of once daily and multi-dose daily gentamicin in young Kenyan infants
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities Sciences, 2004-07)AIMS: To test the suitability of a simple once daily (OD) gentamicin regimen for use in young infants where routine therapeutic drug monitoring is not possible. METHODS: In an open, randomised, controlled trial, infants ... -
Family hysteria in a Kenyan setting
(Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 1985)A case study of hysterical fits affecting five children in the same family in rural Kenya is presented. The only girl in the study was the last to succumb, probably reflecting her modeling upon her mother. The psychopathology ... -
Esophageal cancer in north rift valley of Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Biochemistry, 2005-06)BACKGROUND: Cancer of esophagus is the 9 th It is aggressive with poor prognosis especially in its late stage. Cancer of esophagus is geographically unevenly distributed with high incidence found within sharply demarcated ...
