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National Health Laboratory Services in Kenya: challenges for the new millennium
(East African medical journal, 2001-07)I want to begin by expressing my gratitude to the Kenya Association of Clinical Pathologists for inviting me to this meeting and for making it possible for me to share this momentous occasion with friends and colleagues ... -
NATIONAL HOSPITAL, NAIROBI
(EAsT AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2008-02)Background: Electroencephalogram based studies done elsewhere suggest that epileptiform activity originates predominantly from the left cortical hemisphere. Thereis evidence that partial epilepsies (focal spike and wave ... -
National stakeholder preferences for next-generation rotavirus vaccines: Results from a six-country study
(Elsevier, 2021)Currently available live, oral rotavirus vaccines (LORVs) have significantly reduced severe rotavirus hospitalizations and deaths worldwide. However, LORVs are not as effective in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) ... -
Negotiating Access to Maternal Health Services During COVID-19 Pandemic in Kilifi County, Kenya: Rapid Qualitative Study
(Springer, Singapore, 2022)Globally, women do a lot of unpaid work even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has delivered a blow to existing gender systems that could recalibrate gender roles, positively affecting population health. ... -
A neonatal nutrition network for sub-Saharan Africa
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No evidence for an association between the mitochondrial variant T16189C and dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(SA MEDICAL ASSOC, 2007-11-01)No evidence for an association between the mitochondrial variant T16189C and dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis -
, No.20, 2017 1 First-Line Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Susceptibility Patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains Responsible for New Cases of Human Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Kisumu County, Western Kenya
(Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 2017)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, drug-resistant tuberculosis being a major public health problem. The emergence and spread of multidrug resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium ... -
Novel biomarkers with promising benefits for diagnosis of cervical neoplasia: a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2020)Background: Cervical cancer screening is slowly transitioning from Pappanicolaou cytologic screening to primary Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) or HPV testing as an effort to enhance early detection and ... -
A novel ED-based sexual assault centre in western Kenya: description of patients and analysis of treatment patterns
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine, 2011-11-01)he aim of this study was to establish the feasibility of a Kenyan emergency department (ED)-based sexual assault centre; and to improve knowledge of the characteristics of sexual assault in the region. -
Of lice and men: A case of Bartonella quintana
(SA MEDICAL ASSOC, 2007-11-01)Of lice and men: A case of Bartonella quintana -
Optimised germination protocol for jackfruit seeds and evaluation of methods for extraction of DNA suitable for genetic analysis
(African Crop Science Society, 2022-08-18)Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is an underutilised plant that is promising in curbing food and nutritional security in sub-Saharan Africa. However, high level of secondary metabolites in its tissues significantly ... -
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 ... -
Osmotic demyelination syndrom: case report
(East African Medical Journal, 2007)We present a 40 year old man who was admitted to the hospital with convulsions. His final diagnosis was osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS). We discuss the diagnostic and management challenges and the possible complications ... -
Outpatient upper respiratory tract viral infections in children with malaria symptoms in Western Kenya.
(Pub Med Central, 2010-11)A cross-sectional study was performed in children 5 through 10 years of age presenting to outpatient clinics in Nyanza Province, Kenya, in which nasal swab and blood specimens were collected during the high malaria ... -
The oxytocic properties of Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem. and Bidens pilosa L., traditionally used medicinal plants from western Uganda
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007-12-01)The usage of medicinal plants in childbirth in Uganda is a long standing tradition. Over 80% of Ugandan women have childbirth at home and herbal remedies are administered to complete the process of childbirth. The herbs ... -
Paediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: MyoD1 demonstration in routinely processed tissue sections using wet heat pretreatment (pressure cooking) for antigen retrieval.
(Journal of clinical pathology, 1997-01-01)AIMS: To investigate wet heat pretreatment (pressure cooking) as a means of antigen retrieval for demonstration of MyoD1 in paraffin wax embedded tissue. METHODS: Routinely processed tissue sections of transmission electron ... -
The paediatrician workforce and its role in addressing neonatal, child and adolescent healthcare in Kenya
(BMJ, 2020)To examine the availability of paediatricians in Kenya and plans for their development.