Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Circadian Variation In The Activity Of Tryptophan Hydroxylase And The Effect Of Anti-depressant Drugs Clomipramine, Mianserin And Paroxetine
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Studies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 mucosal viral shedding and transmission in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 1999-05)If human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccines are to be highly effective, it is essential to understand the virologic factors that contribute to HIV-1 transmission. It is likely that transmission is determined, ... -
Rapid method for screening dried blood samples on filter paper for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 DNA
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 1992-02)PCR is a highly sensitive method for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) nucleic acids in blood mononuclear cells and plasma. However, blood separation techniques require extensive laboratory support ... -
Rational approach to limiting emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997-03)Microbial resistance to the available antimicrobial agents continues to be a major problem with regard to nosocomial and community acquired pathogens. The development of resistance to commonly used antimicrobials is of ... -
A comparison of parameters used to assess liver damage in sheep treated with carbon tetrachloride
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1977)Changes in serum enzyme levels, liver histology and liver function tests have been correlated to determine the usefulness of these tests in assessing liver status. The effects of carbon tetrachloride administration on these ... -
Bacterial meningitis in children admitted in hospitals within Nairobi.
(Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1998)Four hundred and ninety nine children (aged between one month and five years) admitted with clinical features of meningitis were recruited in cross-sectional survey of bacterial meningitis in hospitals within Nairobi. ... -
Guillain-Barre syndrome in Kenya: a clinical review of 54 patients
(, University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1988-09)During an 8-year period, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) was diagnosed in 54 Kenyans. Overall, the outcome was poor. Only 26 patients (48%) walked unaided within 3 month of the height of their paralysis. Five patients (9%) ... -
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) in Central Africans.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 2004)OBJECTIVE: To document the clinical and haematological features of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) in Central Africans. DESIGN: Prospective descriptive analysis. SETTING: Tertiary referral teaching hospitals. ... -
Worldwide incidence of primary nervous system neoplasms geographical, racial and sex differences. 1960–1977
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1988-06)International and interregional comparisons of average annual age-adjusted incidence rates for primary tumours of the nervous system showed marked variations. The highest rates were observed in those areas having high ... -
Triple-antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission through breastfeeding--the Kisumu Breastfeeding Study, Kenya: a clinical trial.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011-03)BACKGROUND: Effective strategies are needed for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) in resource-limited settings. The Kisumu Breastfeeding Study was a single-arm open label trial conducted between ... -
The quality of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine products in the Kenyan retail sector
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2005)Background and objectives:Malaria is a disease of major public health importance in Kenya killing 26,000 children under 5 years of age annually. This paper seeks to assess the quality of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) and ... -
Mediastinitis and sepsis syndrome following intubation
(Department of Anaesthesia, Leeds General Infirmary, 1994)A patient developed sepsis syndrome with shock 7 h after an anaesthetic for a shoulder replacement. Tracheal intubation had been difficult and required the use of a stylet and gum-elastic bougies. A gastrografin swallow ... -
Alterations of serum enzymes during therapy directed at human malignant sarcomas: a radiological follow-up study of tumor transformation.
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 1977)When a malignant growth is developing in a patient, one often observes in the serum an increased activity of serum enzymes due to necrosis and increased membrane permeability caused by the altered metabolism of malignant ... -
Medical care in a tropical national reference and teaching hospital: outline study of cost-effectivenees
(1978)During a 28-day prospective audit the cost-effectiveness of treatment in three types of medical wards in a large tropical teaching hospital was assessed. Patients with chronic diseases such as rheumatic heart disease were ... -
An Effective Traditional Medicine For Bronchial Asthma: Clinical Demonstration And Preliminary Toxicological Evaluation.
(University of NairobiTraditional Medicines and Drugs Research Centre (KEMRI), Nairobi Kenya., 1990)This clinical paper reports the investigations conducted on a traditional African anti-asthmatic formulations and evaluates its toxicological and phyto-chemical effects. -
Effect of antagonism of mivacurium on recovery of extraocular muscle function
(Department of Anaesthetics, Leeds General Infirmary., 1996)We have measured extraocular muscle function in 41 patients who received neuromuscular block with mivacurium 0.2 mg kg-1 during anaesthesia with propofol, ketorolac, fentanyl and isoflurane in nitrous oxide and oxygen, ... -
Therapeutic potential of folate uptake inhibition in Plasmodium falciparum
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities Sciences, 2004)Plasmodium falciparum parasites resistant to the combination sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine are spreading in Africa, particularly in East Africa. This is a matter of concern because there are no other affordable drugs available. ... -
Etiology of anemia in pregnancy in south Malawi.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2000-07)BACKGROUND: Anemia in pregnancy is a major public health problem in developing countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, such anemia is generally accepted as resulting from nutritional deficiencies, particularly iron ... -
Comparison of predicted with measured creatinine clearance in cardiac surgical patients.
(Department of Anesthesia, Leeds General Infirmary, UK, 1996)OBJECTIVE: To determine whether creatinine clearance can be determined from a single plasma creatinine measurement in patients up to 5 days after cardiac surgery. DESIGN: Observational longitudinal study. SETTING: Cardiac ... -
Priapism in sickle cell anaemia: a case report.
(School of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya, 1991)Priapism is an unusual and distressing complication of sickle cell anaemia and its management has been varied and generally unsatisfactory. We report priapism in a Libyan boy with sickle cell anaemia, managed successfully ...
