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Standardization of cytokine flow cytometry assays
(2005-06-24)
Abstract
Background
Cytokine flow cytometry (CFC) or intracellular cytokine staining (ICS) can quantitate antigen-specific T cell ...
Work disability remains a major problem in rheumatoid arthritis in the 2000s: data from 32 countries in the QUEST-RA Study
(2010-03-12)
Abstract
Introduction
Work disability is a major consequence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), associated not only with traditional ...
Medication diaries do not improve outcomes with highly active antiretroviral therapy in Kenyan children: a randomized clinical trial
(2009-06-24)
Abstract
Background
As highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) becomes increasingly available to African children, it ...
An exploratory study of community factors relevant for participatory malaria control on Rusinga Island, western Kenya
(2007-04-24)
Capacity strengthening of rural communities, and the various actors that support them, is needed to enable them to lead their own malaria control programmes. Here the existing capacity of a rural community in western Kenya ...
Explaining the effects of a multifaceted intervention to improve inpatient care in rural Kenyan hospitals - interpretation based on retrospective examination of data from participant observation, quantitative and qualitative studies.
(2011-12-02)
Abstract
Background
We have reported the results of a cluster randomized trial of rural Kenyan hospitals evaluating the effects of an intervention to introduce care based on best-practice guidelines. In parallel work ...
Hospital outcomes for paediatric pneumonia and diarrhoea patients admitted in a tertiary hospital on weekdays versus weekends: a retrospective study
(2013-05-11)
Abstract
Background
Quality of patient care in hospitals has been shown to be inconsistent during weekends and night-time hours, and is often associated with reduced patient monitoring, poor ...
Higher pre-infection vitamin E levels are associated with higher mortality in HIV-1-infected Kenyan women: a prospective study
(2007-06-26)
Abstract
Background
Low vitamin E levels are often found in HIV-1 infection, and studies have suggested that higher levels ...
Effects of HIV-1 infection on malaria parasitemia in Milo sub-location, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)
Abstract
Background
Malaria and HIV infections are both highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, with HIV-infected patients being at higher risk of acquiring malaria. HIV-1 infection is known to impair the immune response ...
Community perceptions of health insurance and their preferred design features: implications for the design of universal health coverage reforms in Kenya
(2013-11-12)
Abstract
Background
Health insurance is currently being considered as a mechanism for promoting progress to universal health coverage (UHC) in many African countries. The concept of health insurance ...
Evaluation of the influence of electric nets on the behaviour of oviposition site seeking Anopheles gambiae s.s
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-06)
Background
Electric nets (e-nets) are used to analyse the flight behaviour of insects and have been used extensively to study the host-oriented flight of tsetse flies. Recently we adapted this tool to analyse the ...