Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions

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    • Serum total sialic acid and hanganutziu-deicher antibody in normals and in cancer patients 

      Kandum Esther G.; Mukuria J C.; Mwanda Walter O. (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2007-05)
      OBJECTIVE: To determine the levels of both TSA and HD antibody in sera of patients with various malignancies and evaluate their potential role as diagnostic and/ or prognostic markers. DESIGN: Laboratory based analysis. ...

    • The Pattern of breast diseases at Kenyatta National Hospital 

      Otieno, E.S.; Kimende, S. K.; Micheni, J. (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2008-06)
      Objective: To determine the pattern of breast diseases. Design: Retrospective descriptive study. Setting: Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), a University Teaching and National Referral Hospital. Patients: One thousand ...

    • Adherence to Diaphragm Use for Infection Prevention: A Prospective Study of Female Sex Workers in Kenya 

      Bukusi, EA; Gallo, Maria F; Sharma, Anjali; Njoroge, Betty; Jamieson, Denise J; Nguti, Rosemary; Bell, April J; Eschenbach, David A (Department of Obstetrics and GynecologySchool of Mathematics, 2009)
      Objective. To assess adherence to and acceptability of the diaphragm among 140 female sex workers in Kenya in a 6-month prospective study. Methods. At baseline and bimonthly visits, participants were interviewed on diaphragm ...

    • Provider delay in the diagnosis and initiation of definitive treatment for breast cancer patients 

      Otieno, E.S.; Micheni, J. N.; Kimende, S. K.; Mutai, K. K. (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2010-04)
      Out of the 500 patient files reviewed a total of 111 (22.2%) were excluded because either whole or part of their diagnostic work-up was done outside KNH (n=66) or they had recurrent disease (n=45), thus leaving 389 eligible ...

    • Delayed presentation of breast cancer patients 

      Otieno, E. S.; Micheni, J. N.; Kimende, S. K.; Mutai, K. K. (. ;Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1991)
      Objective: To determine the extent and nature of delayed presentation of patients treated for breast cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). Design : Prospective cross sectional study. Setting: Kenyatta National ...

    • Disseminated histoplasmosis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): a case report 

      Amayo, EO.; Riyat, MS.; Okelo, GB.; Adam, AM.; Toroitich, K. (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1993-01)
      A 27 year old female with AIDS and disseminated histoplasmosis is presented. The clinical features include fever, weight loss, productive cough, splenomegaly and moderate pallor. The initial working diagnosis was pulmonary ...

    • Autonomic dysfunction in patients with chronic renal failure 

      Amayo, EO; Kayima, J; McLigeyo, SO; Kioy, PG (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1994-04)
      Autonomic nervous function was assessed in twenty two patients (16 males and 6 females) with chronic renal failure on conservative management. The presenting symptoms were postural dizziness in 10(45%), impotence in 4(18%) ...

    • Peripheral neuropathy in AIDS patients at Kenyatta National Hospital 

      Mbuya, Ochanda S; Kwasa, Thomas OO; Amayo, EO; Kioy, PG; Bhatt, SM (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1996)
      Between June and December 1992 forty AIDS patients as defined by the CDC criteria, admitted to the medical wards of the Kenyatta National Hospital, were studied to determine the prevalence and pattern of peripheral neuropathy. ...

    • Transient Focal neurological deficits in patients with hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia; report of 4 cases 

      Amayo, EO.; Kayima, JK.; Amayo, AA. (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1998)
      A case of hypoglycaemia and three cases of hyperglycaemia presenting with focal neurological deficits are presented. The focal presentations were hemiparesis and focal convulsion that returned to normal upon correction of ...

    • Multiple Traumas, Postelection Violence, and Posttraumatic Stress Among Impoverished Kenyan Youth 

      Harder, Valerie S; Mutiso, Victoria N; Khasakhala, Lincoln I; Burke, Heather M; Ndetei David M. (Department of Psychiatry, 2012)
      Research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among youth has focused on specific subgroups from developed countries. Most of the world’s youth and war-like violence, however, is concentrated in developing countries, ...

    • Acute stroke treatment in UK hospitals: the stroke association survey of consultant opinion 

      Lindley, RI.; Amayo, EO.; Marshall, J; Sandercock, PA.; Warlow, CP.; Dennis, M. (J. R . Coll Physicians LondDepartment of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1995)
      The aim of the Stroke Association survey was to document United Kingdom consultant opinion of the immediate treatment for patients with acute stroke. A national postal survey of all UK hospital consultant general physicians, ...

    • HIV and acute peripheral facial nerve palsy 

      Amayo, EO; Kwasa, TOO (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1991-12)
      Between April and December 1989, 32 consecutive patients referred to the neurology clinic with acute peripheral facial paralysis were studied. Patients with traumatic facial palsy, parotid gland disease, otitis media and ...

    • The prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-hepatitis B surface (anti-HBs) and anti-hepatitis B core (anti-HBc) in patients with acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome (AIDS). 

      Ogutu, EO.; Amayo, EO.; Okoth, F.; Lule, GN. (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1990)
      Forty one consecutive patients (24 males and 17 females) with AIDS had their blood assayed for HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HBc by Reversed Passive Haemagglutination (RPHA), Passive Haemagglutination (PHA) and Enzyme Linked ...

    • Neurological complications of sickle cell anaemia at the Kenyatta National Hospital : A 5 year retrospective study 

      Amayo, EO.; Owade, JN.; Aluoch, JR; Njeru, E.K. (Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1992)
      In a five year retrospective study of 360 patients with homozygous (SS) sickle cell disease, eighteen (5%) were found to have neurological complications. Their ages ranged from 7 months to 21 years with a mean of 11.1 +/- ...

    • Problems with a renal replacement programme in a developing country 

      McLigeyo, SO; Otieno, LS; Kinuthia, DM; Ongeri, SK; Mwongera, FK; Wairagu, SG (Department of Medicine, University of NairobiRenal Unit, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi., 1988)
      Since August 1984 patients with end-stage renal disease in Kenya have been started on haemodialysis with a view to renal transplantation. In a two year period (August 1984-August 1986) 77 patients mean age 29.6 years (49 ...

    • Platelet function in nephrotic syndrome patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital. 

      Kayima, JK; Otieno, LS; McLigeyo, SO; Kyobe, J (1990)
      Platelet function was assessed in 40 patients with nephrotic syndrome but without renal failure in order to establish whether or not there is any haemostatic disorder lending to hypercoagulable state. The findings were ...

    • A Trim5alpha Exon 2 Polymorphism is Associated with Protection from HIV-1 Infection in Pumwani Sexworker Cohort 

      Price, Heather; Lacap, Philip; Tuff, Jeff; Charles Wachihi; Kimani, Joshua; Ball, Terry B; Luo, Ma; Plummer, Francis A (Department of Medical Microbiology, 2010)
      Objective The innate immune component TRIM5α has the ability to restrict retrovirus infection in a species-specific manner. TRIM5α of some primate species restricts infection by HIV-1, while huTRIM5α lacks this specificity. ...

    • Reactive localised inflammatory hyperplasia of the oral mucosa 

      Awange David O.; Wakoli Kavin A.; Onyango John F.; Chindia ML.; Dimba Elizabeth A.; Guthua Symon W. (Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, School of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2009)
      OBJECTIVE: To document the histopathological pattern and distribution of reactive localised inflammatory hyperplastic lesions of the oral mucosa diagnosed at the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital over a 14 year ...

    • The pattern and occurrence of ameloblastoma in adolescents treated at a university teaching hospital, in Kenya: a 13-year study 

      Butt, FM; Guthua Symon W; Awange, DA; Dimba, Elizabeth A; Macigo Francis G. (Dept of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 2012-02)
      Ameloblastoma presenting in the adolescent age group is rare with few studies documenting their occurrence. AIM: The aim of this study was to carry out an analysis of the pattern and occurrence of ameloblastoma in those ...

    • One-stage treatment of acquired facial deformity caused by severe unilateral condylar hyperplasia 

      Butt FM.; Guthua Symon W.; Nganga P.; Edalia M.; Dimba Elizabeth A. (Department of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
      Condylar hyperplasia (CH) is a rare and self-limiting process manifesting between the first and third decades of life. It causes facial asymmetry and derangement of occlusion. The management involves resection of the ...