J B Were
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Aluoch J, Kofi-Tsekpo W, Were J, Oyuga H, Wakori E, Nganga L, et al.
Anc Sci Life
. 2012 May;
10(1):45-51.
PMID: 22556507
This clinical paper reports the investigations conducted on a traditional African anti-asthmatic formulations and evaluates its toxicological and phyto-chemical effects.
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Lackritz E, Hightower A, Zucker J, Ruebush 2nd T, Onudi C, Steketee R, et al.
AIDS
. 1997 Oct;
11(12):1487-94.
PMID: 9342071
Objective: To determine the effect of transfusion on hematologic recovery and mortality among severely anemic children during and after hospitalization in rural Kenya. Design: Prospective cohort. Methods: We collected clinical...
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Zucker J, Lackritz E, Ruebush 2nd T, Hightower A, Adungosi J, Were J, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 1996 Dec;
55(6):655-60.
PMID: 9025694
Plasmodium falciparum infection is an important cause of the high childhood mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa. Increasingly, the contribution of P. falciparum-associated severe anemia to pediatric mortality is being recognized...
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Mount D, Green M, Zucker J, Were J, Todd G
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 1996 Sep;
55(3):250-3.
PMID: 8842109
A new, field-adapted, colorimetric method for detecting sulfonamide drugs in urine is described. The method uses the color reagent, p-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde, and has a detection limit of about 1 microgram/ml. Analysis...
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Sherwood J, Copeland R, Taylor K, Abok K, Oloo A, Were J, et al.
Vaccine
. 1996 Jun;
14(8):817-27.
PMID: 8817830
It has been hypothesized that antibody induced by Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein vaccine would be effective against endemic human malaria. In a malaria endemic region of Kenya, 76 volunteers, in...
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Wasunna K, Raynes J, Were J, Muigai R, Sherwood J, Gachihi G, et al.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
. 1995 Nov;
89(6):678-81.
PMID: 8594695
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) remains a major health problem in Kenya and other parts of Africa, Central America and Asia. Currently, splenic aspirate smear and culture are the standard methods of...
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Nyakundi P, Rashid J, Wasunna K, Were J, Muigai R, Kirigi G, et al.
East Afr Med J
. 1995 Jun;
72(6):406-8.
PMID: 7498017
Frequent relapses after treatment for visceral leishmaniasis and apparent parasitological cure is not commonly reported. Seven year old boy who relapsed four times with clinical and parasitological evidence of the...
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Sherwood J, Gachihi G, Muigai R, Skillman D, Mugo M, Rashid J, et al.
Clin Infect Dis
. 1994 Dec;
19(6):1034-9.
PMID: 7888530
The efficacy of an oral 8-aminoquinoline (8-[[6-(diethylamino)hexyl]amino]-6-methoxy-4-methylquinoline) (WR6026) in the treatment of 16 patients with kala azar was evaluated. The first 8 patients received therapy for 2 weeks at a...
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Nyakundi P, Gachihi G, Muigai R, Were J, Wasunna K, Rashid R, et al.
East Afr Med J
. 1994 Sep;
71(9):598-600.
PMID: 7875095
Direct agglutination test was carried out in Baringo District on 100 persons presenting with signs and symptoms suggestive of visceral leishmaniasis. Splenic aspirate smears and cultures were done on these...
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Zucker J, Lackritz E, RUEBUSH T, Hightower A, Adungosi J, Were J, et al.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
. 1994 Mar;
88(2):173-6.
PMID: 8036663
Severe anaemia among women in sub-Saharan Africa is frequently treated with blood transfusions. The risk of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through blood products has led to a re-evaluation...