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Altered aminoglycoside pharmacokinetics in critically ill patients with sepsis

Mann, H J; Fuhs, D W; Awang, R; Ndemo, Francis Abuga; Cerra, F B (Clinical Pharmacy, 1987-02)

The pharmacokinetic disposition of aminoglycosides in critically ill patients with sepsis was studied. In an open-label study of the disposition of gentamicin and tobramycin, individualized pharmacokinetic values of 100 ...
A Survey of Drug Use Patterns in Northern Territory Aboriginal Communities, 1986-1987

Watson, Carol; Jillian, Fleming; Kerryn, Alexander (1988)
Description de Cercopithifilaria Verveti N. Sp. Filaire Sous-Cutanée D’un Cercopithèque au Kenya

Bain, O.; Wamae, C.N.; Reid, G. D. F. (Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp, 1989)

Description de la cinquieme espece de Cercopithifilaria de Primates en Afrique. Cette espece est parasite de cercopitheque, Cercopithecus aethiops, alors que les quatre autres sont parasites de babouins, Papio spp. ; le ...
Comparative bioavailability of two brands of chlorpropamide in Kenyans

Ondari, C O; Kibwage, I O; Ndemo, Francis Abuga; McLigeyo, S I (East Africa Medical Journal, 1989-10)

The relative bioavailability of two brands of chlorpropamide, Dibonis, and Diabinese has been evaluated in four healthy male volunteers in a randomized, balanced, cross-over study. No statistically significant differences ...
Kinetics of Circulating Human IgG4 after Diethylcarbamazine and Ivermectin Treatment of Bancroftian Filariasis

Wamae, C.N.; Roberts, Jacquelin M.; Eberhard, Mark L.; Lammie, Patrick J. (The University of Chicago, 1992)

Patent filarial infections are associated with elevated levels of parasite-specific IgG4. This study investigated the shifts of filarial-specific human IgG and IgG4 antibodies after diethylcarbamazine and ivermectin treatment ...
The pattern of morbidity and its effects on productivity of factory workers in Kenya

Some, Eliab (East African Mediacal Journal, 1992)

A retrospective study was carried out from January to September 1990 in a factory that manufactures textiles in Eldoret, Kenya. Over the study period, 1400 factory workers had 303 episodes of illness resulting in a loss ...
Household sanitation in Uasin Gishu District in Kenya

Some, Eliab (East African Mediacal Journal, 1992)

In rural Uasin Gishu District in 1990, 78.2% of the households had pit latrines, 11.3% ventilated improved pit latrines, 0.8% water-borne and 9.7% with no toilet facilities. On inspection, 97% of the toilet facilities were ...
Effects and control of highland malaria epidemic in Uasin Gishu District

Some, Eliab (East African medical Journal, 1994)

This report documents the effects of malaria epidemic and how it was controlled in one highland district of Kenya. The effects of the epidemic are presented in terms of mortality, morbidity and school absenteeism; information ...
Misuse of drugs: perceptions of household heads in Kisumu District, Kenya

Some, Eliab (East African Mediacal Journal, 1994)

A cross-sectional survey involving 15,324 household heads, reporting on a population of 68,487 people in Kisumu district in Kenya, revealed that there was at least one person who regularly used a drug in 6,793 (44.3%) of ...
Seasonality and community satisfaction with sources of water in the Lake Victoria Basin

Some, Eliab; Omurwa, T (East African Mediacal Journal, 1994)

A cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the changes in, and the satisfaction with, sources of domestic water made by the community in response to seasons in Kisumu district in July 1990. Out of 15,324 household ...
Recovery of Schistosoma Haematobium Eggsin Venous Blood Collected For Diagnosis of Wuchereria Bancrofti Infection

Wamae, C.N.; Fujimaki, Y. (Taylor and Francis, 1996)

The Kenyan coast has long been known as an endemic area for schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium. Shimada et al.(1987), for example, found that 68·2% of the subjects they studied in Mwachinga village, Kwale ...
Evaluating the community education programme of an insecticide-impregnated bed net trial on the Kenyan coast

Marsh, VM; Mutemi, W; Some, Eliab; Haaland, A; Snow, RW (Health Policy and Planning, 1996)

Increased interest in the potential contribution of insecticide-impregnated bed nets (ITBN) to malaria control has led to research efforts to determine the impact and sustainability of ITBN programmes in differing environments. ...
Insecticide-treated bednets reduce mortality and severe morbidity from malaria among children on the Kenyan coast

Nevill, CG; Some, E; Mung'ala, VO; Mutemi, W; New, L; Marsh, K; Lengeler, C; Snow, RW (Tropical medicine and International Health, 1996)

New tools to prevent malaria morbidity and mortality are needed to improve child survival in sub-Saharan Africa. Insecticide treated bednets (ITBN) have been shown, in one setting (The Gambia, West Africa), to reduce ...
Haematuria in Coastal Kenya Is Associated With Schistosoma Haematobium but Not Wuchereria Bancrofti Infection

Wamae, C.N.; Lammie, P. J. (Transactions of the Royal Society of tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1997)

Understanding the level of morbidity associated with filarial infections has assumed greater importance as part of efforts to provide better estimates of the global disease burden (WORLD BANK, 1993; WHO, 1994; MICHAEL et ...
Measuring solar radiation transmission in tropical agriculture using tube solarimeters; a warning

Mungai, D.N; Stigter, C.J; Coulson, C.L; Ng'etich, W.K; Muniafu, M.M; Kainkwa, R.M.R (1997)
An evaluation of surveillance of malaria at primary health care level in Kenya

Some, Eliab; Koech, DK; Ochogo, JO; Ocholla, F; Mumbi, F (East African Mediacal Journal, 1997)

As less than twenty five per cent of persons suffering from malaria seek formal treatment in most of sub-Saharan Africa, Facility-based morbidity statistics are inadequate for monitoring malaria control programmes. This ...
Wuchereria Bancrofti in Kwale District, Coastal Kenya: Patterns of Focal Distribution of Infection, Clinical Manifestations and Anti-Filarial IgG Responsiveness

Wamae, C.N.; Gatika, S.M.; Roberts, J.M.; Lammie, P.J. (Cambridge University Press, 1998)

Across-sectional study of bancroftian ®lariasis was conducted in 2 adjacent communities, Mvumoni and Kilore in Muhaka, Kwale District. Wuchereria bancrofti infection, clinical manifestations and anti-®larial IgG responsiveness ...
Leaf area development, dry weight accumulation and solar energy conversion efficiencies of Phaseolus vulgaris L. under different soil moisture levels near Nairobi, Kenya

Muniafu, Maina; Macharia, Jimmy; Stigter, C.J; Coulson, G.L (1999)

Leaf area development, dry weight accumulation and solar energy conversion efficiencies of Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv GLP-2 under two soil moisture levels in two contrasting seasons near Nairobi, Kenya were investigated. The ...
The effect of delivery mechanisms on the uptake of bed net re-impregnation in Kilifi District, Kenya

Snow, RW; McCabe, E; Mbogo, CN; Molyneux, CS; Some, Eliab; Mung'ala, VO; Nevill, CG (Health Policy and Planning,, 1999)

The results of recently completed trials in Africa of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITBN) offer new possibilities for malaria control. These experimental trials aimed for high ITBN coverage combined with high re-treatment ...
An Analysis of the Safety of the Single Dose, Two Drug Regimens Used in Programmes to Eliminate Lymphatic ﬁlariasis

Wamae, C.N. (Cambridge University Press, 2000)

This review of the safety of the co-administration regimens to be used in programs to eliminate lymphatic ﬁlariasis (albendazolejivermectin or albendazolejdiethylcarbamazine [DEC]) is based on 17 studies conducted in Sri ...

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