Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions

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    • Antibodies to opacity proteins (Opa) correlate with a reduced risk of gonococcal salpingitis. 

      Plummer, FA; Chubb, H; Simonsen, JN; Bosire, M; Slaney, L; Nagelkerke, NJ; Maclean, I; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Waiyaki, P; Brunham, RC (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada., 1994)
      Acute salpingitis complicating cervical gonococcal infection is a significant cause of infertility. Relatively little data are available concerning the pathophysiologic mechanisms of this disease. A cohort of 243 prostitutes ...

    • Single dose filgastrim in cytotoxic-induced neutropaenia in children 

      Abdallah Fatmah K. (Department of Human Pathology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2008-01)
      OBJECTIVE: To document the impact of fixed dose weight adjusted filgastrim (G-CSF) in cytotoxic-induced neutropaenia. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING: Paediatric Oncology Unit at Kenyatta ...

    • A transdisciplinary perspective on the links between malaria and agroecosystems in Kenya 

      Mutero, C.M; Kabutha, C; Kimani, V; Kabuage, L; Gitau, G,; Ssennyonga, J; Githure, J; Muthami, L; Kaida, A; Musyoka, L; Kiarie, E; Oganda, M (2004)
      An ecosystem approach was applied to study the links between malaria and agriculture in Mwea Division, Kenya. The study was organized into five phases. Phase I had two components including a stakeholder workshop conducted ...

    • Standardization of an enzyme immunoassay for human antibody to Haemophilus ducreyi. 

      Desjardins, M; Thompson, CE; Filion, LG; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Plummer, FA; Ronald, AR; Piot, P; Cameron, DW (Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1992)
      We standardized a serologic enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for human immunoglobulin G and M antibodies against Haemophilus ducreyi. We evaluated the performance of this test with respect to the time from acute chancroid and ...

    • Ticlopidine-, clopidogrel-, and prasugrel-associated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a 20-year review from the Southern Network on Adverse Reactions (SONAR). 

      Jacob, S; Dunn, B.L; Qureshi, Z.P; Bandarenko, N; Kwaan, H.C; Pandey, D.K; McKoy, J.M; Barnato, S.E; Winters, J.L; Cursio, J.F; Weiss, I; Raife, T.J; Carey, P.M; Sarode, R; Kiss, J.E; Danielson, C; Ortel, T.L; Clark, W.F; Rock, G; Matsumoto, M; Fujimura, Y; Zheng, X.L; Chen, H; Chen, F; Armstrong, J.M; Raisch, D.W; Bennett, C.L (2012)
      Thienopyridine-derivatives (ticlopidine, clopidogrel, and prasugrel) are the primary antiplatelet agents. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare drug-associated syndrome, with the thienopyridines being the ...

    • Quality of-life in male cancer patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi 

      Mwanda WO.; Abdallah Fatmah K.; Obondo A.; Musau FM. (Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya., 2004-07)
      BACKGROUND: The quality of life of cancer patients is likely to be influenced by psychological reactions of the cancer patients yet there are no documented issues related to quality of life in cancer patients in Kenyan ...

    • Household survey of injuries in a Kenyan district 

      Nordberg, E; Kimani, V; Diwan, V (2000)
      To determine the pattern and burden of injuries, their causes and action taken in a rural and urban community in Kenya. Household interview survey and focus group discussions. Four rural villages and five urban clusters ...

    • Effects of human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection on microbial origins of pelvic inflammatory disease and on efficacy of ambulatory oral therapy 

      Bukusi, EA; Cohen, CR; Stevens, CE; Sinei, S; Reilly, M; Grieco, V; Eschenbach, DA; Holmes, KK; Bwayo, JJ; Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O.; Kreiss, J (Center for Microbiology Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute,Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1999)
      OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the effects of human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection on the clinical presentation, severity, causal organisms, and response to ambulatory therapy of pelvic inflammatory ...

    • Ticlopidine-associated ADAMTS13 activity deficient thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in 22 persons in Japan: a report from the Southern Network on Adverse Reactions (SONAR). 

      Bennett, C.L; Jacob, S; Dunn, B.L; Georgantopoulos, P; Zheng, X.L; McKoy, J.M; Magwood, J.S; Qureshi, Z.P; Bandarenko, N; Winters, J.L; Raife, T.J; Carey, P.M; Sarode, R; Kiss, J.E; Danielson, C; Ortel, T.L; Clark, W.F; Ablin, R.J; Rock, G; Matsumoto, M; Fujimura, Y (2013)

    • Dose-modified oral chemotherapy in the treatment of AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in East Africa. 

      Mwanda WO.; Orem J.; Fu P.; Banura C.; Kakembo J.; Onyango CA.; Ness A.; Reynolds S.; Johnson JL.; Subbiah V.; Bako J.; Wabinga H.; Abdallah Fatmah K.; Meyerson HJ.; Whalen CC.; Lederman MM.; Black J.; Ayers LW.; Katongole-Mbidde E.; Remick SC. (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2009-07)
      PURPOSE Africa is burdened by the AIDS epidemic and attendant increase in HIV/AIDS-related malignancies. Pragmatic approaches to therapeutic intervention could be of great value. Dose-modified oral chemotherapy for ...

    • Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 IgA antibody in breast milk and serum. 

      Duprat, C; Mohammed, Z; Datta, P; Stackiw, W; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Embree, JE; Holmes, KK; Plummer, FA (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 1994)
      Breast-feeding plays a potentially significant role in mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The additional transmission risk attributable to breast-feeding and the factors that enhance ...

    • A tale of two citizens: a State Attorney General and a hematologist facilitate translation of research into US Food and Drug Administration actions--a SONAR report. 

      Chen, B; Restaino, J; Norris, L; Xirasagar, S; Qureshi, Z.P; McKoy, J.M; Lopez, I.S; Trenery, A; Murday, A; Kahn, A; Mattison, D.R; Ray, P; Sartor, O; Bennett, C.L (2012)
      Pharmaceutical safety is a public health issue. In 2005, the Connecticut Attorney General (AG) raised concerns over adverse drug reactions in off-label settings, noting that thalidomide was approved to treat a rare illness, ...

    • Attempts to coordinate the work of traditional and modern doctors in Nairobi in 1980 

      Kimani, V.N (1981)
      This brief report of an ongoing official effort to coordinate medical pluralism speaks directly to the issues of this section: the application of cultural analysis to medical practice and planning.

    • Health hazards of pesticides 

      Mwanthi, M.A; Kimani, V.N (1990)

    • Abortion: behaviour of adolescents in two districts in Kenya 

      Mutungi, A.K; Wango, E.O; Rogo Khama O.; Kimani, V.N; Karanja, J.G (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1999)
      BACKGROUND: In Kenya the reported high rates of unwanted pregnancies (more than 90%), among adolescents have subsequently resulted in unsafely induced abortions with the associated high morbidity and mortality ...

    • Diagnostic peritoneal lavage in the evaluation of abdominal trauma using the dipstick 

      Githaiga, J W; Adwok, J A (Department of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2002-09)
      OBJECTIVE: To determine the accuracy and sensitivity of diagnostic peritoneal lavage in the assessment of intra-abdominal injury using the dipstick method. DESIGN: Prospective study, involving the performance of ...

    • Abortion: knowledge and perceptions of adolescents in two districts in Kenya 

      Mutungi, A.K; Karanja, J.G; Kimani, V.N; Rogo Khama O.; Wango, E.O (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, 1999)
      Pregnancy among adolescents is unplanned in many instances. Although some pregnant adolescents carry the pregnancy to term, abortion, in many instances unsafely induced, is a commonly sought solution in Kenya. To determine ...

    • Wandering spleen presenting as a right hypochondrial mass and intestinal obstruction 

      Githaiga, J W; Adwok, J A (Department of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2002-08)
      This is a case report of a 23 year old multiparous woman who presented with intestinal obstruction and a right hypochondrial mass. Laparatomy revealed an infarcted 1.4 Kg spleen in the right lumbar region compressing the ...

    • CRC surgery trends in Kenya, 1993-2005 

      Saidi, H.; Nyaim, E. O.; Githaiga, J. W.; Karuri, D. (Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 2008-02)
      BACKGROUND: CRC (CRC) rates are low but increasing in Africa. Data on detection, treatment, and outcome are scarce. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the presentation, treatment, and outcome pattern of ...

    • Perception of infertility in two communities in Kenya 

      Sekadde-Kigondu, C; Kimani, V.N; Kirumbi, L.W; Ruminjo, J.K; Olenja, J (Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2004)