Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
Now showing items 6641-6660 of 10418
-
A National Bcg Scar Survey In The Estimation Of Bcg Vaccination Coverage In Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1985) -
Laparoscopy: the general and local scenario
(College of health sciences,University of Nairobi, 2007) -
A bacteriological study of cerebrospinal fluids for pyogenic meningitis in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1983) -
Renal functions in small for gestational age new born infants.
(School of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1983-02) -
Leukaemia at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 2001-07)OBJECTIVES: To determine the patterns of leukaemias seen in Malawians at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) and to compare the findings with those from elsewhere. An overview of the problems encountered in the ... -
Characterisation of metabolic acidosis in Kenyan children admitted to hospital for acute non-surgical conditions
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2006)Metabolic acidosis is associated with most severe malaria deaths in African children, and most deaths occur before maximum antimalarial action is achieved. Thus, specific acidosis treatment may reduce mortality. However, ... -
Protamine--the need to determine the dose. Comparison of a simple protamine titration method with an empirical dose regimen for reversal of heparinisation following cardiopulmonary bypass.
(Department of Anaesthesia, General Infirmary, Leeds., 1991)A simple method of protamine titration using the Hemochron system was compared with an empirical dose protocol for reversal of heparinisation following cardiopulmonary bypass in 40 patients undergoing elective myocardial ... -
Investigating detrusor instability
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1977) -
Salmonella meningitis: the emergence of multi drug resistance.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1988) -
Proline transport by tsetse fly Glossina morsitans flight muscle mitochondria.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1992-07)Proline accumulation by tsetse fly Glossina morsitans flight muscle mitochondria was studied in vitro by the swelling technique and direct measurement of (U-14C) proline. 2. Proline transport was inhibited by the uncharged ... -
Cerebral infarction and left ventricular mass: a clinical and echocardiographic study.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1988-06)One hundred and two stroke patients were studied. Thirty-three (32 per cent) were hypertensive by the WHO criteria. Eighty-three (83 per cent) had cerebral infarction and three patients suffered from spontaneous intracerebral ... -
An assessment of the value of radiological pelvimetry at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Radiology and Surgery,University of Nairobi, 1979) -
Salmonella septicaemias in Kenyan children.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1989)In a 5-month study of Salmonella septicaemias in Kenyan children carried out during the annual peak infection period, Salmonella typhimurium septicaemias occurred seven times more frequently than typhoid or other non-typhoid ... -
Gastroduodenal dysfunction as a cause of gastric bacterial overgrowth in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation of the lungs.
(Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, West Yorkshire., 1992)We have studied 15 patients undergoing mechanical ventilation of the lungs for evidence of a relationship between gastroduodenal dysfunction and gastric bacterial overgrowth. Duodenal reflux was detected by quantitative ... -
Studies Of Case-finding For Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Outpatients At 4 District Hospitals In Kenya
(University of NairobiRespiratory Diseases Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 1985-12)This investigation is the sixth in a series of case-finding studies in Kenya. It explores the potential for case-finding by the identification of tuberculosis suspects (individuals with a cough for 1 month or more) through ... -
Survey of Haryana children for abnormal hemoglobins
(School of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1983-04) -
The effect of pregnancy on the normal range of the oral glucose tolerance in Africans
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1981) -
Salmonella typhimurium outbreak at Kenyatta National Hospital (1985).
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1985)A total of 560 Salmonellae species were isolated from Jan-Dec 1985. Of these, 347 (62%) were from blood cultures, 180 (32%) from stools and 33 (6%) were from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and other body aspirates. S. typhimurium ...
