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Characterization of occult hepatitis B virus infection among HIV positive patients in Cameroon
(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 ...
Childhood acute non-traumatic coma: aetiology and challenges in management in resource-poor countries of Africa and Asia.
(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 ...
Assessment of voiding function in inhabitants infected with Schistosoma haematobium.
(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 ...
Polymorphic Variability in the Interleukin (IL)-1Beta Promoter Conditions Susceptibility to Severe Malarial Anemia and Functional Changes in IL-1Beta Production
(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 ...
Changing Use of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Thika Hospital, Kenya: A Quality Improvement Intervention with an Interrupted Time Series Design
(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 ...
Prescription Audit Carried Out at the Pharmacy Practice Centre of the University of Nairobi between June and November 2004.
(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 ...
Quality Perspective of Healthcare Provision in Selected Public Health Facilities after Devolution in Garissa County.
(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 ...
Non-Hepatic Adverse Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Treatment and Care
(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 ...
Abnormal Intra-aural Pressure Waves Associated with Death in African Children with acute Nontraumatic Coma.
(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 ...
Empirical investigation on the contents of the patients informed consent forms for medical imaging services in the government hospitals in Nairobi City County, Kenya.
(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 ...