Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and endoscopic findings in HIV seropositive patients with upper gastrointestinal tract symptoms at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2002)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive patients frequently experience upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) symptoms that cause considerable morbidity and are due to multiple aetiologies. The role of Helicobacter ... -
The importance of core groups in the epidemiology and control of HIV-1 infection
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1991)In Africa, HIV transmission occurs mainly through heterosexual intercourse. High-frequency transmitter core groups are key to the epidemiology of HIV-1 and STD on the continent. The rapid growth of the HIV-1 epidemic in ... -
Upper gastrointestinal findings in diabetic outpatients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi., 2002)OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of H. pylori and the associated upper gastrointestinal endoscopic lesions in diabetic outpatients with dyspepsia. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Kenyatta National ... -
Advance provision of oral contraceptives to family planning clients in Kenya.
(2002)In sub-Saharan Africa, many family planning programmes do not encourage advance provision of oral contraceptives to clients who must wait until menses to initiate pill use. Since some resistance to advance provision of ... -
Irritable bowel syndrome in Kenyans.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, 2002)To study the prevalence and clinical presentation of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in black Kenyans. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: Nairobi Hospital, an urban private institution. SUBJECTS: Case files ... -
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
(2004)Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is considered a bacterial infection of ascitic fluid without any intraabdominal, surgically treatable source of infection. Multiple variants of this infection with a different clinical ... -
Infection with HIV as a risk factor for adverse obstetrical outcome.
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1990)We carried out a case-control study to investigate the role of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including infection with HIV, as risk factors for adverse outcome of pregnancy. Overall, 1507 women were enrolled within ... -
Prevalence of HCV and HIV/HCV co-infection among volunteer blood donors and VCT clients
(Department of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2005)To determine the prevalence of HCV infection and HCV/HIV co-infection among voluntary blood donors at the National Blood Transfusion Centre and clients at the Kenyatta National Hospital HIV-Voluntary Counseling and Testing ... -
Increased risk of early measles in infants of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-seropositive mothers
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada., 1992)An increase in illness due to measles is one of the potential consequences of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in Africa. During a study of perinatal HIV transmission conducted in Kenya, the risk of acquiring ... -
Prevalence of HCV and HCV/HIV co-infection among in-patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairob, 2005)To determine the prevalence of HCV and HCV/HIV co-infection among medical in-patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital. DESIGN:Prospective cross-sectional descriptive study. SETTING: Kenyatta National Hospital, a ... -
The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among mothers of children with trachoma.
(Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada., 1990)The authors studied the epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a trachoma-endemic area of central Kenya. Children with abnormal ocular discharge were evaluated for clinical evidence of trachoma and were cultured ... -
Helicobacter pylori eradication in peptic dyspepsia
(2005)To evaluate whether eradication therapy is more effective in peptic ulcer disease (PUD) than in non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD). Methods : We retrospectively studied 481 patients with NUD (183 patients) or PUD (298 patients) ... -
Market withdrawal of new molecular entities approved in the United States from 1980 to 2009.
(2011)Economic factors, market dynamics, and safety issues are largely responsible for decisions to withdraw pharmaceutical products from the market. In this study, new molecular entities (NMEs) approved by the Food and Drug ... -
Total lymphocyte count as a surrogate marker for CD4+ t cell count in initiating antiretroviral therapy at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2007)To evaluate the utility of Total Lymphocyte Count (TLC) as a surrogate marker for CD4 + T cell count in antiretroviral (ARV) treatment initiation in a Kenyan population of HIV seropositive patients at Kenyatta National ... -
Prevalence of dyslipidemia and dysglycaemia in HIV infected patients.
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairob, 2008)Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has dramatically reduced AIDS morbidity and mortality, however long-term metabolic consequences including dysglycaemia and dyslipidemia have raised concern regarding accelerated ... -
Description of anaphylactic reactions to paclitaxel and docetaxel reported to the FDA, with a focus on the role of premedication.
(2011)Anaphylactic reactions (ARs) have been frequently reported with taxanes. The authors' purpose was to summarize published case reports and describe ARs from taxanes reported to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with a ... -
A randomized, double-blind study of the efficacy of fleroxacin versus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in men with culture-proven chancroid.
(World Health Organisation Centre for Research and Training on Sexually Transmitted DiseasesDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1992)Chancroid is linked to the spread of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in East Africa. Effective, easily administered therapy is a priority for the control of Haemophilus ducreyi. The efficacy of a single oral ... -
Impact of maternal HIV infection on obstetrical and early neonatal outcome.
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1990)In a case-control study of 177 HIV-seropositive and 326 seronegative women and their newborns in Nairobi, Kenya, maternal HIV infection at term was independently associated with travel to other African countries [odds ratio ...
