Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Certain aspects of metabolism in myopathies induced by methylsalicylate intoxication in the dog.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1971) -
The role of potassium in dysionic heart failure.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1971) -
Absorption, transport and biotransformation of methysalicylate in the dog.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1971) -
Salicylates and myocardial toxicity.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1971) -
Environmental factors in cardiovascular disease
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1971) -
Hindlimb metabolism in dogs intoxicated with methylsalicylate.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1971) -
Methylsalicylate myopathy in man
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1971) -
Breast milk cellular HIV-specific interferon γ responses are associated with protection from peripartum HIV transmission.
(2012)Breast milk is a major route of infant HIV infection, yet the majority of breast-fed, HIV-exposed infants escape infection by unknown mechanisms. This study aimed to investigate the role of HIV-specific breast milk cells ... -
The study of HIV and antenatal care integration in pregnancy in Kenya: design, methods, and baseline results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 2012)Despite strong evidence for the effectiveness of anti-retroviral therapy for improving the health of women living with HIV and for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), HIV persists as a major maternal ... -
The role of chlamydia trachomatis in the aetiology of acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in Nairobi area, Kenya: a preliminary report.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, 1989)A preliminary report of 50 cases of acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) studied at the Kenyatta National Hospital to find out the role of chlamydia trachomatis in its aetiology is presented. Endocervical swab cultures ... -
Sex variations in the structure of human atrioventricular annuli
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012-02)Atrioventricular annuli are important in haemodynamic flexibility, competence, and support for tricuspid and mitral valves. The anatomical features of the annuli, such as circumference, organisation of connective tissue ... -
Progress, challenges, and new opportunities for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV under the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 2012)In June 2011, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and other collaborators outlined a transformative plan to virtually eliminate pediatric AIDS worldwide. ... -
Percutaneous Transluminal Balloon Valvuloplasty For Pulmonary Valve Stenosis: Report On Six Cases
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1994)Percutaneous transluminal baloon valvuloplasty is currently the treatment of choice for most cases of pulmonary valve stenosis. In the first series of cases performed at Kenyatta National Hospital, six patients aged 4 to ... -
Percutaneous catheterisation of the axillary vein and proximal basilic vein.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Surgery, 1977)Percutaneous catheterisation techniques for the axillary vein and proximal portion of the basilic vein based on venepuncture on a visible or palpable vein are described. Results are presented on 73 catheterisation attempts ... -
Primary breast sarcoma: case report
(University of Nairobi.Nairobi Womens Hospital Breast Center, Department of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, 2004-07)Primary breast sarcoma is a rare entity occurring in 0.5% of women with breast malignancy. Like in breast carcinoma, delay in its diagnosis has important clinical and treatment implications. The subject of this report ... -
Prevalence, perceptions, and correlates of pediatric HIV disclosure in an HIV treatment program in Kenya.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 2012)Disclosure to HIV-infected children regarding their diagnosis is important as expanding numbers of HIV-infected children attain adolescence and may become sexually active. In order to define correlates of pediatric disclosure ... -
Outbreak of botulism in Kenya after ingestion of white ants
(University of NairobiDepartment of SurgeryKenyatta National Hospital, 1980) -
The impact of HIV-1 infection and exposure on natural killer (NK) cell phenotype in Kenyan infants during the first year of life
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 2012)Natural killer (NK) cells play an important role in the containment of HIV replication during primary infection, though their functions are impaired during chronic HIV infection. Infants experience more rapid HIV disease ... -
Increased interleukin-10 in the the endocervical secretions of women with non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases: a mechanism for enhanced HIV-1 transmission?
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-6460, USA. crcohen@u.washington.edu, 1999)OBJECTIVE: Although non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and bacterial vaginosis are implicated as cofactors in heterosexual HIV-1 transmission, the mechanisms have not been defined. Recent in vitro data ...
