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Interleukin (IL)-13 promoter polymorphisms (-7402 T/G and-4729G/A) condition susceptibility to pediatric severe malarial anemia but not circulating IL-13 levels
(BioMed Central, 2013-12)
In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < 6.0 g/dL, with any density parasitemia] is the most common clinical manifestation of severe ...
Seven key actions to eradicate rheumatic heart disease in Africa: the Addis Ababa communiqué: cardiovascular topics
(Sabinet, 2016-05-01)
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remain major causes of heart failure, stroke and death among African women and children, despite being preventable and imminently treatable. From 21 to 22 ...
Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2014-04-20)
Our understanding of genome biology, genomics, and disease, and even human history, has advanced tremendously with the completion of the Human Genome Project. Technological advances coupled with significant cost reductions ...
Research capacity. Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa.
(Science (New York, NY), 2014-06-01)
Our understanding of genome biology, genomics, and disease, and even human history, has advanced tremendously with the completion of the Human Genome Project. Technological advances coupled with significant cost reductions ...
A global" School for Surgeons" could help bridge the Healthcare Human Resource Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Appropriately designed elearning programmes (including Best or School for Surgeons) may allow more efficient use of consultant teaching time. Using funding from Irish Aid, we piloted these existing e-learning tools in a ...
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
Of lice and men: A case of Bartonella quintana
(SA MEDICAL ASSOC, 2007-11-01)
Of lice and men: A case of Bartonella quintana
Long term valve-related morbidity following open-heart surgery at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(East African medical journal, 2000)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of valve morbidity associated with post-operative valve patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN: A combined retrospective and prospective study. Restrospective ...