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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of hospitalised patients with neurological manifestations of HIV/AIDS at the Nairobi hospital
(East African Medical Journal, 2007)
Objective: To determine the profile of clinical and laboratory characteristics of hospitalised HIV positive patients with neurological complications at a private hospital in Nairobi, Kenya from Ianuary 2000 to June ...
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 ...
Malaria and anaemia among pregnant women at first antenatal clinic visit in Kisumu, western Kenya
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007)
objective To determine the prevalence of malaria and anaemia among urban and peri-urban women
attending their first antenatal clinic (ANC) in an area of perennial malaria transmission.
methods Between November 2003 and ...
The effect of health care worker training on the use of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy in rural western Kenya
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007)
background In 1998, Kenya adopted intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) with sulphadoxinepyrimethamine (SP) for malaria prevention during pregnancy. We conducted a survey in 2002 among
women who had recently delivered ...
Weight change post oesophagectomy for carcinoma of oesophagus
(East African medical journal, 2007)
Objective: To determine the pattern of weight changes observed in postoperative oesophagectomy patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital and evaluate weight change with selected preoperative variables.
Design: A prospective ...
Follow up pattern for post oesophagectomy patients at a single centre: association with peri-operative variables
(Annals of African Surgery, 2007)
BACKGROUND:
Though the operative mortality for resection of oesophageal malignancy has fallen significantly over time, the overall postoperative survival has remained fairly constant irrespective of surgical techniques, ...
Management pathway for congenital heart disease at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(East African medical journal, 2007)
„Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a significant cause of death amongst infants. The timing of treatment in relation to the natural history of the disease correlates with the treatment outcome.
Objectives: To ...