Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions

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    • Determinants of nutritional status in children 

      Musoke, RN (Department of Paediatrics, 2008)

    • Challenge of infant feeding choices among HIV infected mothers in Africa 

      Musoke, RN (Department of Paediatrics, 2008)
      In November and December, 1993, a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to men in the town of Machakos and to nonmedical hospital workers of Machakos General Hospital. The purpose of the study was to assess their ...

    • Rotavirus infections among HIV-infected children in Nairobi, Kenya 

      Kiulia, NM; Nyaundi, JK; Peenze, I; Nyachieo, A; Musoke, RN; Steele, AD (Department of Paediatrics, 2009)
      Human rotaviruses have emerged as a leading cause of acute diarrhea in children <5 years of age worldwide. Although there are previous reports relating to various aspects of rotaviruses, there is limited data on the ...

    • Acceptability of treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in newly HIV-infected young 

      Musoke, R N (Deparment of Paediatrics, 2010)
      We studied the acceptability of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) in newly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected Ugandan women. Women were followed in an out-patient clinic where they received HIV care including ...

    • A spontaneous massive pleural effusion 

      Ongeti, K; Ogeng'o, Julius A (Department of Anatomy, 2012)
      A 62-year-old male presented with a progressing 3-week history of respiratory distress, tachypnoea, right-sided chest stony dullness, and mediastinal shift to the left. He had no clinical, laboratory, or radiological ...

    • Morphology and morphometry of the lungs of two East African mole rats,Tachyoryctes splendens andHeterocephalus glaber (Mammalia, Rodentia) 

      Maina, J. N; Maloiy, GMO; Makanya, AN (Department of Veterinary Anatomy University of Nairobi,Department of Zoology, Duke University Durham, NC, USA, 1992)
      The lungs of two fossorial rodents, the mole ratTachyoryctes splendens and the naked mole ratHeterocephalus glaber were investigated by transmission and scanning electron microscopy and a comparative morphometric analysis ...

    • Postnatal weight gain of exclusively breast fed preterm African infants 

      Muhudhia, SO; Musoke, RN (Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1989)
      The weight of 64 preterm appropriate for gestational age infants were followed closely during the period of stay in the newborn unit. They were subdivided into three groups: A (1001-1250 g), B (1250-1500 g), and C (1501-1750 ...

    • Breastfeeding promotion: feeding the low birth weight infant 

      Musoke, RN (Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1990)
      Though there is still some reluctance to use human milk for low birth weight infants, we have shown that it is possible exclusively to feed these infants on milk from their own mothers. The infants have adequate weight ...

    • Patent ductus arteriosus in African preterm infants 

      Musoke, RN; Anabwani, GA (Far East Journal of Theoretical StatisticsDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1991)
      During a 7 month period, April to October, 1984, 537 consecutive babies weighing upto 2000 gm were studied at the Kenyatta National Hospital's newborn unit. Of these 48 (8.9%) had murmurs suggestive of patent ductus ...

    • Does the "Baby Cloche" heat shield keep low birth-weight infants warm? 

      Brady, JP; Wasunna, AO; Bowker, MH; Musoke, RN (Far East Journal of Theoretical StatisticsDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1992)
      To determine whether the "Baby Cloche" heat shield improves temperature control in low birth-weight infants we compared serial temperatures in 11 preterm infants nursed with or without the Cloche. Mean birth weights were ...

    • Sodium supplementation in very low birth weight infants fed on their own mothers milk I: Effects on sodium homeostasis 

      Ayisi, RK; Mbiti, MJ; Musoke, RN; Orinda, DA (Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1992)
      Sodium supplementation was done on 41 very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants with 25 other infants of similar weight status as controls. All the infants were fed on their own mothers milk whose sodium and potassium ...

    • Antimalarial activity of Ajuga remota Benth (Labiatae) and Caesalpinia volkensii Harms (Caesalpiniaceae): in vitro confirmation of ethnopharmacological use 

      Kuria, K.A.M; De Coster, S; Muriuki, G; Masengo, W; Kibwage, J; Hoogmartens, J; Laekeman, G.M (ElsevierFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, NairobiFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Katholieke Uniuersiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium, 2001)
      Field trips to herbalists' practices in an area about 200 miles around Nairobi (Kenya) enabled us to make a list of medicinal plant species preferentially used to treat malaria. Ajuga remota and Caesalpinia volkensii were ...

    • The association between alcohol dependence and depression before and after treatment for alcohol dependence 

      Kuria, Mary; Ndetei David M.; Obot, Isodore S; Khasakhala, Lincoln I; Bagaka, Betty; Mbugua, Margaret N; Kamau, Judy (Department of Psychiatry, University of NairobiCrisis Pregnancy Ministry, Nairobi, KenyaHarmony Psychological & Mental Health Consultancy, Nairobi, KenyaKitale District Hospital, Ministry of Health,, 2012)
      The presence of depression in alcohol-dependent persons is likely to influence treatment process and outcomes. Identification of depression is important though not every depressed alcohol-dependent person requires treatment ...

    • Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies 

      Dambolenaa, JS; Zuninoa, MP; Lópezb, Abel G; Rubinsteinc, HR; Zygadloa, JA; Mwangi, Julius W; Thoithi, GN; Kibwage, IO; Mwalukumbi, JM; Kariuki, ST (Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBiV-CONICET), Cátedra deInstituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos (ICTA), FCEFyN-UNC, Avenida Vélez Sarsfield 1611, X5016GCA, Cordoba, ArgentinaSchool of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi,Department of Biological Sciences, Egerton University,, 2011)
      This work investigated the constituents and the efficacy against Fusarium verticillioides infection and fumonisin production of essential oils of Ocimum basilicum L. and Ocimum gratissimum L. from different locations in ...

    • Differential expression of a DNA fragment obtained from in vivo and in vitro propagated parasites of Trypanosoma congolense 

      Mosonik, N.C; Murphy, N.B; Pelle, R; Kinyanjui, P.W (International Livestock Research InstituteDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 2004)
      Trypanosoma congolense parasites are routinely propagated in vitro in many laboratories for various studies. However it is important to know whether the in vitro propagated parasites express the same genes as the in vivo ...

    • Identification of DNA markers specific to medium-sized chromosomes 4 of Trypanosoma congolense 

      Apopa, P.L; Majiwa, A.O; Kinyanjui, P.W (Intemational Livestock Research InstituteDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 2004)
      Genomic DNA from T. congolense clone I~1180 was purified and resolved by pulsed field gradient gel electrophoresis (PFGE) technique to separate the genome into chromosome-sized DNA molecules. PFGE conditions most ideal for ...

    • Borne resistance in klebsiella isolates from Kenyatta national hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. 

      Bururia, J.M; Kinyanjui, P.N; Waiyaki, P.G; Kariuki, S.M; Karimi, P.N (Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmacy Practice, University of NairobiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi,Centre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute,, 2008)
      Eighty six Klebsiella isolates from Kenyatta National Hospital and the Centre for Microbiology, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi were screened for resistance to commonly prescribed antimicrobial agents and for ...

    • Predicted HIV-l coreceptor usage among Kenya patients shows a high tendency for subtype d to be cxcr4 tropic 

      Wambui, Veronica; Kiptoo, Michael; Kinyua, Joyceline; Odera, Irene; Muge, Edward; Muiruri, Peter; Lihana, Raphael; Kinyanjui, Peter; Songok, Elijah M (Department of Biochemistry, University of NairobiCentre for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, 2012)
      Background: CCR5 antagonists have clinically been approved for prevention or treatment of HIVlAIDS. Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with the highest burden of HIVlAIDS are due to adopt these regimens. However, HIV-l can ...

    • Rapdanalysis of genotypic groups of trypanosoma congolenseand other african trypanosome species 

      Osanya, A; Majiwa, P.A.O; Kinyanjui, P.W (International Livestock Research InstituteDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi,, 2006)
      Oligonucleotide primers of arbitrary nucleotide sequences were used in PCR reaction to amplify genomic DNA from the four types of T. congolense: Tsavo-type, Savannah-type, Kilifi-type and West African riverine/ forest-type. ...

    • Rapid discrimination and quantification of Theileria orientaiis types using ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers 

      Kamau, Joseph; Salim, Bashir; Yokoyama, Naoki; Kinyanjui, Peter; Sugimoto, Chihiro (Department of Collaboration and Education. Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine. University of Hokkaido,JapanDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi. Kenya, 2011)
      We report the population structure analysis of Theiteiia orientalis types (Ikeda. Buffcli and Chitose). the causative agent of theileriosis in cattle and its cohorts, using ITSl and ITS2 spacers by fragment genotyping. We ...