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Subtype C Is associated with increased vaginal shedding of HIV-1.
(2005-08-01)
The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-infected cells and HIV-1 RNA levels in genital secretions and breast milk and the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 were compared among subtypes A, C, and ...
Clinical outcome of coronary angioplasty in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy
(2003-04)
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the clinical outcome of successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with poor ventricular function.
METHODS:
Analysis of angiographic, echocardiographic and ...
Hydrogen peroxide degradation by immobilized cells of alkaliphilic Bacillus halodurans
(2006)
Whole cells of Bacillus halodurans LBK 261 were used as a source of catalase for degradation of hydrogen peroxide. The organism, B. halodurans grown at 55°C and pH 10, yielded a maximum catalase activity of 275 U g−1 (wet ...
Starch hydrolysing Bacillus halodurans isolates from a Kenyan soda lake.
(2004)
Fourteen obligate alkaliphilic and halotolerant bacterial isolates, exhibiting extracellular amylase activity at 55 degrees C and pH 10, were isolated from hot springs around Lake Bogoria, Kenya. From 16S rDNA sequence ...
Population genetics of the potentially invasive African fruit fly species, Ceratitis rosa and Ceratitis fasciventris (Diptera: Tephritidae).
(2004)
A set of 10 microsatellite markers was used to survey the levels of genetic variability and to analyse the genetic aspects of the population dynamics of two potentially invasive pest fruit fly species, Ceratitis rosa and ...
Common Skin Diseases in the Tropics. Medicine: Non Communicable Diseases in Adults
(2006)
The chapter discusses common both infectious and non infectious skin diseases in the tropical environment in a medicine text book: Medicine: Non-communicable Diseases in Adults; which widely explores common medical diseases ...
Monitoring and evaluation
(2006)
The paper presents findings of a research on the differences in the roles and the relative adoption of
M&E in project management amongst the donor funded and non-donor funded projects in Kenya. The
research involved ...
Re-inventing the Future: Linkages between Human Rights, Foreign Policy and Regional Integration
(2009-12)
This paper raises questions concerning the emerging trends of regional and international
relations. In this endeavour, it examines new insights from traditional perspectives. The
paper explores the outer contours of the ...
Validity of random blood glucose as a predictor of the quality of glycaemic control by glycated haemoglobin in out-patient diabetic patients at kenyatta national hospita
(2002)
Background:
Patients with diab
etes mellitus in Kenya come to the hospital for followup
visits very infrequently. For most of these patients their blood glucose monitoring
is done only on the day of visit to the ...
Associations Between Intravaginal Practices and Bacterial Vaginosis in Kenyan Female Sex Workers Without Symptoms of Vaginal Infections
(2007)
Background: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is highly prevalent among
African women and has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes,
sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV-1.
Goal: The goal of this study was to analyze ...