Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Thyroid hormone profiles in patients with chronic renal failure on conservative management and regular haemodialysis.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1992)Patients with chronic non-thyroid illness (NTI) generally show biochemical features of hypothyroidism despite their being clinically euthyroid. Using assays that employ the antibody coated tubes technique, we measured ... -
Homozygous beta+-thalassemia in a Dutch teenager: haematological, clinical, and genetic observations. A case report
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1988)No abstract available -
Larvicidal Effects of Six Amide Alkaloids from Piper guineense
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1986-10)No Abstract Available -
Proteomic investigation of salivary biomarkers in periodontal diseases
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The changing scene in the teaching of medicine.
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Knowledge of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases among women attending a family planning clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
(1993)We interviewed 1,716 women attending a family planning clinic in Nairobi between January 1990 and May 1991 about their knowledge of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases ... -
Haplotypes and alpha globin gene analyses in sickle cell anaemia patients from Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1987-02)Over 60 patients from the Luo and Luhya tribes of Western Kenya, aged 1-23 years, with severe sickle cell anaemia were evaluated through haematological and gene mapping analyses. Nearly all (56 of 58 tested) were homozygous ... -
[12-Methoxy-17,18-dehydro-vincamine and 16-epi-isositsirikine, alkaloids from Tabernaemontana psorocarpa].
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Pharmacy, 1982-10)Besides sweroside ( 1) two main alkaloids were isolated from twigs and leaves of Tabernaemontana psorocarpa and shown to be 12-methoxy-17,18-dehydrovincamine ( 2) and 16-epi-isositsirikine ( 3) respectively -
Significance of bacteriuria in renal diseases.
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Educating and training doctors: are final year examinations necessary today?
(College of health science, 1994) -
Renal and electrolyte profile in steady state sickle cell disease: observations in patients with sickle cell disease in The Netherlands.
(Unit of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, 1989)During a study of clinical and laboratory features in 83 patients with sickle cell disease in the Netherlands, serum creatinine, sodium, potassium, uric acid and osmolality were determined and reported for 65: 39 with ... -
A case of chronic granulocytic leukaemia with a right sided splenomegaly: case report.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1988) -
The relationship between HIV infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia among women attending two family planning clinics in Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1993)OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between HIV-1 infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (IN) among women at relatively low risk for both conditions. DESIGN: A case-control study comparing women with ... -
Health of men on long term exposure to pyrethrins.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1988-11) -
Maternal and foetal outcome of pregnant patients with sickle cell anaemia at Kenyatta National Hospital Nairobi. A retrospective study
(Department of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1990)In a retrospective study we assessed pregnancy outcome in relation to sickle haemoglobin (HbS) and anaemia at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi (KNH) from 1981-1986. There were 36% maternal and 45% foetal losses in sickle ... -
Asymptomatic bacteriuria among diabetics attending Kenyatta National Hospital.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1996)Significant asymptomatic bacteriuria is an important cause of pyelonephritis and gram negative septicaemia among certain predisposed individuals, such as diabetics. We investigated the incidence of asymptomatic urinary ... -
Validity of contraceptive histories in a rural community in Kenya
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1993)To determine the validity of self-reported contraceptive histories obtained from rural Kenyan women, we interviewed 122 women participants in a long-term study during which their contraceptive use had been recorded regularly ... -
beta S-haplotypes and alpha-thalassemia along the coastal belt of Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1989-06)In this paper, we present data on studies of beta S-haplotypes and alpha-thalassemia gene in subjects from the indigenous population of the Coast Province of Kenya Of the 7SS patients studied, four were homozygous for beta ... -
Management of sickle cell disease: a review
(University of NairobiDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences, 1991)The treatment of sickle cell disease is still mainly symptomatic. However, there have been major advances in understanding the pathophysiology of sickling syndromes. This in turn has led to a proper approach in the management ... -
Sexual behavior, sexually transmitted diseases, male circumcision and risk of HIV infection among women in Nairobi, Kenya
(1994)OBJECTIVE: To study risk factors for HIV infection among women in Nairobi, Kenya, as the epidemic moves beyond high-risk groups. DESIGN: A cross-sectional case-control study among women attending two peri-urban family ...
