Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Validation of c-reactive protein in the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis in a tertiary care hospital in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010-06)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate utility of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis in a tertiary care Newborn Unit in Kenya. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Newborn Unit, Kenyatta National ... -
The efficacy and tolerability of enalapril--hydrochlorothiazide combination as a first line therapy in black patients with mild to moderate arterial hypertension: a clinical study in Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1992-01)The study aimed at evaluating tolerability and efficacy of the combination enalapril 20 mg with hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg (co-renitec) as first line therapy in black patients with mild to moderate primary hypertension. ... -
Factors Associated With Relapse And Remission Of Alcohol Dependent Persons After Community Based Treatment
(University of NairobiDepartment of Psychiatry, 2013)Knowledge of factors associated with relapse and remission after treatment for alcohol dependence en- ables the clinician to offer better individualized treatment. It also enables the clinician to predict which patients ... -
Effects of prolactin on steroidogenesis by human luteal cells in culture
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, 1987)We have examined the effects of prolactin (PRL) on progesterone (P) and estradiol (E2) synthesis by cells obtained from human corpora lutea of early and midluteal phases. The cells were cultured in the presence or absence ... -
Prolactin and hypertension
(1977)Progesterone (2.5 mg per kilogram) caused sustained hypertension in rabbits. When the same dose of progesterone was administered together with prolactin (1.25 mg. per kilogram), there was no increase in the blood pressure. ... -
The Clinical Characteristics of Burkitt's Lymphoma seen in Kenyan Patients
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 2003)OBJECTIVE: To document the clinical features of Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) in the study population. DESIGN: Retrospective and prospective documentation of clinical details using a standard clinical assessment model. SET ... -
Ruptured tubal pregnancy following tubal sterilization
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, 1987)Prior tubal sterilization should be regarded as a possible etiologic factor in the pathogenesis of ectopic pregnancy. The authors present the case of a 32-year-old woman, para 4, who presented to Kenyatta National Hospital ... -
Maternal mortality in Kenya: the state of health facilities in a rural district.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,Kenya Prevention of Maternal Mortality (KPMM) Network, c/o Kisumu Medical and Educational Trust,, 2001)BACKGROUND: This study was formulated from the premise that the known causes of maternal mortality, namely haemorrhage, sepsis, obstructed labour and abortion belie the more fundamental development problems that influence ... -
Oxyphenyclimine in Kenya Africans presenting with abdominal pain. (A preliminary communication).
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Leucocyte counts on blood donors in Nairobi.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1969-12) -
Lupus anticoagulants: pathophysiology, clinical and laboratory Associations
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 2003)OBJECTIVES: To put together salient clinical and laboratory manifestations and also to highlight the pathophysiology and principles of management of lupus anticoagulants syndrome. DATA SOURCES: Publications, original ... -
Carcinoma of the cervix in Kenya
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CD8(+) Lymphocytes Respond To Different Hiv Epitopes In Seronegative And Infected Subjects.
(University of NairobiSchool of public Health Centre for HIV Prevention and Research, 2001-02)HIV-1-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) responses have been detected at a low frequency in many HIV-1-exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) subjects. However, it is unclear how CTLs could protect against HIV ... -
The clinical value of maternal perception of foetal movements: report of two cases with reduced movements
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, 1987)No abstract available -
Rupture of an amoebic liver abscess into the pericardium.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1967-05) -
Possible association between human polymorphisms and Trypanosoma rhodesiense sleeping sickness
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1970) -
Review of abortions at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(1980)The case notes of patients admitted with abortions to Kenyatta National Hospital between January 1, 1978, and June 30, 1978, were analyzed. A retrospective study of 1424 patients was undertaken. Attempt was made to determine ... -
The management of human trypanosomiasis.
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Hematopathological observations in Kenyan children with sickle cell anemia in the first decade of life
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1982)This paper reviews clinicopathological and hematological manifestations of sickle cell anemia as seen in Kenyan children in the first decade of life. The information is based on a study of 447 patients. The findings are ...
