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Impact of introducing human immunodeficiency virus testing, treatment and care in a tuberculosis clinic in rural Kenya.
(2010)
In July 2005, Médecins Sans Frontières and the Ministry of Health, Kenya, implemented an integrated tuberculosis-human immunodeficiency virus (TB-HIV) programme in western Kenya.
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the impact of an ...
CD4:CD8 lymphocyte ratio as a quantitative measure of immunologic health in HIV-1 infection: findings from an African cohort with prospective data.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)
In individuals with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, CD4:CD8 lymphocyte ratio is often recognized as a quantitative outcome that reflects the critical role of both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cells in HIV-1 ...
Impact of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus on Circulation Dynamics of Seasonal Influenza Strains in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2013-05)
We describe virus variations from patients with influenza-like illness before and after the appearance of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Kenya during January 2008-July 2011. A total of 11,592 nasopharyngeal swabs were collected ...
Sex differences in the cranial and orbital indices for a black Kenyan population
(university of Nairobi, 2013)
Craniometric parameters including cranial and orbital indices have been employed to determine the sex of a person in forensic medicine. These parameters are usually population specific. However, they have not been documented ...
Spinal tuberculosis among human immunodeficiency virus-negative patients in a Kenyan tertiary hospital: a 5-year synopsis.
(2011-04)
BACKGROUND CONTEXT:
Spinal tuberculosis (TB) accounts for more than half of all cases of skeletal TB. Although Kenya has one of the highest burdens of TB, data on spinal TB in this country remain scarce.
PURPOSE:
To ...
Moving beyond essential interventions for reduction of maternal mortality (the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health): a cross-sectional study
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Background: We report the main findings of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health (WHOMCS), which aimed to assess the burden of complications related to pregnancy, the coverage of key maternal health ...
HIV infection in uncircumcised men is associated with altered CD8 T cell function but normal CD4 T cell numbers in the foreskin
(2013-11)
Background. HIV-infected (HIV+) men are more susceptible to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and may also become superinfected by HIV. We hypothesized that HIV induces immune alterations in the foreskin that may ...
A joint model for longitudinal continuous and time-to-event outcomes with direct marginal interpretation
(Wiley, 2013)
Joint modeling of various longitudinal sequences has received quite a bit of attention in recent times. This paper proposes a so-called marginalized joint model for longitudinal continuous and repeated time-to-event outcomes ...
Isolation and biological characterization of non-B HIV type 1 from Kenya
(2012-07)
The isolation and characterization of primary strains of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a vital tool for assessing properties of viruses replicating in HIV-infected subjects. HIV-1 isolation was carried out from 30 ...
This Is The Time: Make Peace Happen
(2010)
Conflict and conflict situations leave us in a dile
mma where we keep asking, what next?
In
conflict situations, the sad faces are more than th
e happy ones. Military training is becoming
compulsory for women, and ...