Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Field testing of Modified Bieling Media for the Isolation of H. ducreyi in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1987) -
Prospective Study Of Hormonal Contraceptive Use And Cervical Shedding Of Herpes Simplex Virus In Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-seropositiv
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 2002-06)Cross-sectional analyses have demonstrated an association between use of hormonal contraceptives and shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV). This prospective study evaluated the effect of initiating use of hormonal ... -
Post-partum genital tract infections in Kenya: Epidemiology Etiology and Risk Factor
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1987) -
A comparison of single dose spectinomycin with 5 days of trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole for the treatment of chancroid
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1987) -
Concentrations of thiocyanate, hypothiocyanite, 'free' and 'total' lysozyme, lactoferrin and secretory IgA in resting and stimulated whole saliva of children aged 12-14 years and the relationship with plaque accumulation and gingivitis.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, 1993-03)Resting and stimulated whole saliva was collected from 94 children aged 12-14 years and analyzed for thiocyanate, hypothiocyanite, 'free' and 'total' lysozyme, lactoferrin and secretory IgA. Clinical assessments of the ... -
Gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1987) -
Oral Health Seeking Behaviour among the elderly (45-80 years) in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Periodontology/ Community and Preventive Dentistry, 2004-07) -
Engineering the functional fitness of transglycosidases and glycosynthases by directed evolution
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)The artificial implementation of the Darwinian theory of evolution to create new variants of functional proteins, a process referred to as directed evolution, has acquired many applications in biochemical engineering. ... -
Vitamin A Deficiency And The Acute Phase Response Among Hiv-1-infected And -uninfected Women In Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2002-06-01)Among HIV-1-infected individuals, vitamin A deficiency has been associated with faster disease progression and greater infectivity in observational studies, but randomized clinical trials have shown no effect of vitamin A ... -
Asthma as seen at the casualty department, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1968-11) -
A report on two African children with pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1969-07) -
Effect of bile-salts on antral gastrin release
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1969-09) -
The magnitude of the intestinal phase of gastric-acid secretion.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Surgery, 1971-11) -
Survey of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Occurrences in Kenya from 2006-2010
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011) -
Combined gastric and duodenal ulcers managed by vagotomy and drainage
(University of NairobiDepartment of Surgery, 1971-04-10)Sixteen patients with combined gastric and duodenal ulcers have been treated by vagotomy with drainage. In all sixteen there was radiological evidence of healing of the gastric ulcer at 1 year after the operation. When ... -
Treatment of PPNG with Regimens involving Augmentin with or without Probenecid, and Penicillin + Probenecid with or without a small dose of Augmentin
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The Effect Of Treatment Of Vaginal Infections On Shedding Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2001)We evaluated the association between the severity of primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) illness and HIV-1 plasma virus load before seroconversion using stored plasma samples obtained from 74 prostitutes ... -
Training initiatives within the AFHSC-Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System: support for IHR (2005)
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Training is a key component of building capacity for public health surveillance and response, but has often been difficult to quantify. During fiscal 2009, the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Division of Global ... -
Role of inhibition by fat in the production of gastric hypersecretion following small-bowel resection
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1971-04) -
Isolation and identification of Haemophilus ducreyi in a clinical laboratory
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1986-09)Routine procedures used to isolate Haemophilus ducreyi in a busy laboratory are reported. Identification was based on colony morphology and nutritional and biochemical properties of 120 fresh isolates of H. ducreyi. These ...
