Search
Now showing items 11-20 of 40
Distinct pattern of class and subclass antibodies in immune complexes of children with cerebral malaria and severe malarial anaemia
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2008)
Plasmodium falciparum infection can lead to deadly complications such as severe malaria‐associated anaemia (SMA) and cerebral malaria (CM). Children with severe malaria have elevated levels of circulating immune complexes ...
Association between sickle cell trait and low density parasitaemia among asymptomatic and parasitaemic individuals living in P. falciparum malaria Holoendemic region of Western …
(SDI, 2008)
The frequency of the mutant gene for sickle cell is widely distributed in the sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. There is epidemiologic evidence that sickle cell trait confers a survival ...
Characteristics of psychosocial support seeking during HIV-related treatment in western Kenya
(ary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2008)
While the characteristics of those who seek psychosocial support following an HIV diagnosis have been well documented in western countries where linkages between HIV-related treatment and psychosocial support programs are ...
Characteristics of psychosocial support seeking during HIV-related treatment in western Kenya
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2008-07-01)
While the characteristics of those who seek psychosocial support following an HIV diagnosis have been well documented in western countries where linkages between HIV-related treatment and psychosocial support programs are ...
Does cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV-associated opportunistic infections select for resistant pathogens in Kenyan adults?
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2008)
We assessed the effect of daily cotrimoxazole, essential for HIV care, on development of antifolateresistant Plasmodium falciparum, naso-pharyngeal Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), and commensal Escherichia coli. ...
Anna M van Eijk, Peter O Ouma, John Williamson, Feiko O Ter Kuile, Monica Parise, Kephas Otieno, Mary J Hamel, John G Ayisi, Simon Kariuki, Piet A Kager, Laurence Slutsker
(The University of Chicago Press, 2008)
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) inhibits folate metabolism by
the malaria parasite.We investigated the association between folate levels and SP failure in pregnant women. Data from a trial to
assess the effect that folate ...
Securing Water for the Environment in the Mara River of Lake Victoria Catchment, Kenya and Tanzania
(2008)
The Mara River basin encompasses some of the world’s most unique ecosystems and human communities, tightly linked by their dependence on water from the Mara River. From its headwaters in Kenya, the Mara River flows through ...
Risk of conjunctival contamination from blood splashes during surgery at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(East African medical journal, 2008-12-15)
Objectives: To determine the utilisation rate of design specific eye protection by surgeons and to assess the risk of conjunctival contamination with blood splashes during surgery.
Design: Cross sectional, observational ...
Rachs-1 system in rist stratification for congenital heart disease surgery outcome
(East African medical journal, 2008-05-28)
Background: The Risk Adjustment in Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS-1) system has been used as a benchmark to compare surgical results in developed countries. Its ability to stratify postoperative mortality risk has been ...
Ortner syndrome
(South African Journal of Child Health, 2008)
Ortner syndrome, or cardio-vocal syndrome, is a clinical entity characterised by hoarseness (secondary to left-sided recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy) caused by cardiovascular disease. It has been reported in up to 12% of ...