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The duration of breastfeeding by HIV-1-infected mothers in developing countries: balancing benefits and risks.
(University of Nairobi, 1995-02)
How best to advise mothers infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in developing countries regarding breastfeeding is an important issue that has generated considerable debate. Previous studies have ...
Resistance to HIV-1 infection among African sex workers is associated with global hypo responsiveness in interleukin 4 production.
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
No abstract available
Increased risk of early measles in infants of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-seropositive mothers
(1992)
An increase in illness due to measles is one of the potential consequences of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in Africa. During a study of perinatal HIV transmission conducted in Kenya, the risk of acquiring ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 IgA antibody in breast milk and serum.
(1994)
Breast-feeding plays a potentially significant role in mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The additional transmission risk attributable to breast-feeding and the factors that enhance ...
Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization among Kenyan children: antibiotic resistance, strain types and associations with
(University of Nairobi, 1997-07)
OBJECTIVES:
To compare pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonization rates among HIV-1-infected children with those of uninfected children born to seropositive mothers and those of seronegative controls. To determine the ...
Sociodemographic characteristics, care, feeding practices, and growth of cohorts of children born to HIV-1 seropositive and seronegative mothers in Nairobi, Kenya
(2000)
OBJECTIVES To compare sociodemographic profiles, child care, child feeding practices and growth indices of children born to HIV-1 seropositive and seronegative mothers.
METHODS:
A cohort study of 234 children ...
Mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1: report from the Nairobi Study
(1994)
Mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is a significant problem in countries with endemic HIV-1 infection. Between 1986 and 1991, 365 children of HIV-1-infected mothers and 363 control ...
Risk factors for postnatal mother-child transmission of HIV-1.
(2000)
OBJECTIVE:
To identify factors affecting HIV-1 breastfeeding transmission.
DESIGN:
Longitudinal observational cohort study.
METHODS:
HIV-1 seropositive pregnant women and seronegative controls were enrolled ...
Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonisation among kenyan children: Antibiotic resistance, strain types and associations with
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
No abstract available