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Characterization of occult hepatitis B virus infection among HIV positive patients in Cameroon 

Gachara, George; Magoro, Tshifhiwa; Mavhandu, Lufuno; Lum, Emmaculate; Kimbi, Helen K.; Ndip, Roland N.; Bessong, Pascal O. (BioMed Central, 2017)
Purpose: Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) among HIV positive patients varies widely in different geographic regions. We undertook a study to determine the prevalence of occult hepatitis B infection among HIV infected ...
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Childhood acute non-traumatic coma: aetiology and challenges in management in resource-poor countries of Africa and Asia. 

Gwer, S.; Chacha, C.; Newton, C.R.; Idro, R. (Maney Publishing, 2013-08)
OBJECTIVE: This review examines the best available evidence on the aetiology of childhood acute non-traumatic coma in resource-poor countries (RPCs), discusses the challenges associated with management, and explores ...
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Assessment of voiding function in inhabitants infected with Schistosoma haematobium. 

Muhoho, ND; Watanabe, K; Mutua, WR; Kiliku, FM; Awazawa, T; Moji, Kazuhiko; Aoki, Y (Tropical Pediatrics, 2011-08)
Voiding function of Schistosoma haematobium infected students was evaluated in 45 schoolboys in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya, using a questionnaire and uroflowmetry. Sixty-eight schoolboys who were S. haematobium ...
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Polymorphic Variability in the Interleukin (IL)-1Beta Promoter Conditions Susceptibility to Severe Malarial Anemia and Functional Changes in IL-1Beta Production 

Otieno, Micheal Frederick; Ouma, C.; Davenport, G. C.; Awandare, G. A.; Keller, C. C.; Were, T.; Vulule, J. M.; Martinson, J.; Ong'echa, J. M.; Ferrell, R. E.; Perkins, D. J. (PubMed, 2008-10)
Interleukin (IL)-1beta is a cytokine released as part of the innate immune response to Plasmodium falciparum. Because the role played by IL-1beta polymorphic variability in conditioning the immunopathogenesis of severe ...
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Changing Use of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Thika Hospital, Kenya: A Quality Improvement Intervention with an Interrupted Time Series Design 

Wanyoro, A. K.; Aiken, Alexander M.; Mwangi, Jonah; Juma, Francis; Mugoya, Isaac K.; Scott, J. Anthony G (Public Library of Science, 2013)
Abstract Introduction In low-income countries, Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is a common form of hospital-acquired infection. Antibiotic prophylaxis is an effective method of preventing these infections, if given immediately ...
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Prescription Audit Carried Out at the Pharmacy Practice Centre of the University of Nairobi between June and November 2004. 

Karimi, P.N.; Ndungu, T.K.; Kuria, K.A.M.; Bururia, J.M.; Maru, S.M. (2007)
A retrospective descriptive study was carried out from June to November 2004 in a retail pharmacy situated at the School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi within the Kenyatta National Hospital complex. The objective was ...
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Quality Perspective of Healthcare Provision in Selected Public Health Facilities after Devolution in Garissa County. 

Buro, Rahima Yussuf; Yitambe, Andrea; Rucha, Kenneth (International Academic Journals, 2021)
Devolution is delegation of power, governance and resources from centralized government to local/subnational level jurisdictions. The Kenyan constitution allows two levels of government i.e. the national and county levels ...
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Non-Hepatic Adverse Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Treatment and Care 

Wambani, J.R.; Ogola, P.E.; Makori, A.W.; Rachuonyo, H.O.; Kiboi, N.G. (Adis, Springer Healthcare, 2016)
High-level viral replication occurs when HIV enters the body. Due to frequent mutations, the virus becomes resistant in the body and persists in memory T cells making it incurable. Lifelong therapy is then required ...
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Abnormal Intra-aural Pressure Waves Associated with Death in African Children with acute Nontraumatic Coma. 

Gwer, S.; Kazungu, M.; Chengo, E.; Ohuma, E. O.; Idro, R.; Birch, T.; Marchbanks, R.; Kirkham, F. J.; Newton, C. R. (Nature Publishing Group, 2015)
BACKGROUND: We explored the relationship between tympanic membrane displacement (TMD) measurements, a tool to monitor intracranial pressure noninvasively, and clinical features and death in children with acute coma in ...
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Empirical investigation on the contents of the patients informed consent forms for medical imaging services in the government hospitals in Nairobi City County, Kenya. 

Koi, Victoria Otysula; Yitambe, Andrea; Warutere, Peterson (I nternational Academic Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing (IAJHMN), 2020)
Informed consent is a requirement by the law to allow patients to make decisions with respect to their health and well-being. It is an ethical and legal requirement that patients seeking medical imaging services should ...
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