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Enrichment Of Variations In KIR3DL1/S1 And KIR2DL2/L3 Among H1n1/09 Icu Patients: An Exploratory Study
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
BACKGROUND:
Infection by the pandemic influenza A (H1N1/09) virus resulted in significant pathology among specific ethnic groups worldwide. Natural Killer (NK) cells are important in early innate immune responses to ...
Altered Dendritic Cell-natural Killer Interaction In Kenyan Sex Workers Resistant To Hiv-1 Infection.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-02)
BACKGROUND:
Natural killer (NK) cells are members of the innate immune system that play an important role in the defense against viral infection. They are also involved in the regulation of adaptive immune responses ...
A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing the Effect of Single-Dose 2 g Metronidazole on Trichomonas vaginalis Infection in HIV-Seropositive Versus HIV-Seronegative Women.
(University of Nairobi, 2013-06)
BACKGROUND:
This analysis compared the frequency of persistent Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) among HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative women.
METHODS:
Data were obtained from women enrolled in an open cohort study ...
High Prevalence Of Chlamydia Trachomatis And Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infections Among Hiv-1 Negative Men Who Have Sex With Men In Coastal Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-11)
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the burden of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) in high-risk HIV-1 negative men who have sex with men (MSM) in Africa.
METHODS:
Before the start of a pre-exposure ...
Assessing the impact of topography on malaria exposure and malaria epidemic sensitivity in the Western Kenya highlands
(2010)
Malaria in the Western Kenya Highland is characterized by unstable and high transmission variability which results into epidemics during periods of suitable climatic conditions. The sensitivity of a site to malaria epidemics ...
A framework convention on obesity control?
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The Patterns of Spine Surgeries at Mulago Hospital
(2010)
Background: Spine surgery is a specialised area of orthopaedics that is still in its formative stages in
Africa. It may be done to relieve symptoms, or stabilise the spine to allow rehabilitation of patients.
This review ...
Comparative Morphometry of the Olfactory Bulb, Tract and Stria in the Human, Dog and Goat
(2011)
Morphometric parameters of olfactory brain components show species-dependent variations. However, the
association of these parameters with olfactory function vis-à-vis ecological and evolutionary behaviors is poorly ...
Rethinking the HDI: A More Theoretically Consistent Alternative
(2010-09-02)
HDI has been roundly faulted on many different accounts. Of very notable interest to us is the mathematical treatment of the variables used. The Average Lack Indicator (ALI) used to construct the HDI is a simple arithmetic ...
Pastoralists' indigenous selection criteria and other breeding practices of the long-horned Ankole cattle in Uganda.
(University of Nairobi., 2012-03)
The criteria for identification, selection and kinship assignment of Ankole cattle and their roles to pastoralists were studied on 248 farms in Kiboga, Mbarara, Mpigi and Sembabule districts of Uganda using a questionnaire, ...