Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Ceftriaxone or HIV associated angio-oedema? Case report
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2005-11)Angio-oedema may be hereditary or acquired and is characterised by episodes of potentially life threatening localised tissue oedema and swelling resulting from deficiency of compliment pathway C1 esterase inhibitor. Acquired ... -
Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in Africa with special reference to Kenya: an overview.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1993-06)At the beginning of this century, high blood pressure was virtually non-existent among the indigenous Kenyans. This phenomenon of normotension continued until the Second World War following which the Kenyan African began ... -
Role of intracavitary 137caesium in the management of carcinoma of the uterine cervix in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1977-09)Abstract not available -
Prevalence Of Iron Deficiency In Children With Cyanotic Heart Disease Seen At Kenyatta National Hospital And Mater Hospital Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Paediatrics, 2009-12)OBJECTIVE: To establish the prevalence of iron deficiency among children with cyanotic heart disease. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: The study was carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital and Mater Hospital ... -
Human leukocyte antigen class II DQ alleles associated with Chlamydia trachomatis tubal infertility.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle 98104-6460, USA. crcohen@u.washington.edu, 2000)OBJECTIVE: To investigate epidemiologic tubal infertility risk factors and the relationship between HLA class II alleles and Chlamydia trachomatis tubal infertility. METHODS: Forty-seven women with tubal infertility ... -
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected women exhibit reduced interferon-gamma secretion after Chlamydia trachomatis stimulation of peripheral blood lymphocytes.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2000)Epidemiologic, animal, and in vitro models suggest an important role for interferon (IFN)-gamma in the clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. IFN-gamma in the supernatants of in vitro-stimulated peripheral blood ... -
Radiation Exposure In Interventional Procedures
(University of NairobiDe[artment of Radiation Medicine, 2012)The aim of this study was to estimate radiation doses patients and staff are exposed to during interventional procedures (IPs), compare them with the international diagnostic reference levels and to develop initial National ... -
Adolescent sexuality in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1991-02)Adolescent sexuality has become a major problem all over the world. This review paper describes the main problems encountered in Kenya with regards to adolescent sexuality. The role of the Government and some non-governmental ... -
Diagnosis Of Disseminated Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Using Cytogenetics: Case Report.
(University of NairobiHaematology and Blood Trannsfusion, 1998-12)Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya. The clinical, histologic and cytogenetic features of a patient with the alveolar subtype of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) ... -
Brain death. some medical, ethical, legal, socio-economic and diagnostic considerations: a review
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Economics of essential drug schemes : The perspectives of Developing countries
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Evidence For Allele Specificity In Caucasian And Kenyan Individuals.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Biochemistry, 1999)Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) degrades 6-mercaptopurine, azathioprine and 6-thioguanine which are commonly used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, leukaemia and organ transplantation. TPMT activity is polymorphic ... -
Occasional report: drug poisoning in the intensive care unit, Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1980)Not available -
Management of malaria before and after introduction of a treatment protocol at the Eldoret District Hospital.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1994-01)A prospective study on the management of suspected malaria using a protocol on a general medical ward during the months of February and March, 1992 was done and the results compared with those of a retrospective study ... -
Deaths associated with anaesthesia and surgery at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, 1972-1979
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.Economic Evaluation in Primary Health Care: The Case of Western Kenya Community Based Health Care Project
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, 1984)This paper describes the methodology and presents preliminary results of an economic appraisal of a community based health care project in Kenya. Community health workers, trained for 12 weeks and deployed in two locations ... -
Authorship in the East African Medical Journal
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1994)Between 1978 and 1987, Kenyan authors contributed an average of 47% of papers published in the East African Medical Journal (EAMJ), in comparison to 24% originating from Nigeria and 29% from other countries, mainly those ... -
Ocular injuries in Africa
(Department of Opthalmology, 1983)Injuries to the eye can cause severe damage because of the delicate structure of ocular tissues. Such injuries may often cause impaired vision or sometimes total loss of vision, in addition to other incapacities. Traumatic ... -
Causes of failure of trabeculectomy (TET) among Kenyan Africans
(University of NairobiDepartment of Opthalmology, 1984)Not Available -
Peer review and refereeing in science
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1995-05)
