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Predictors of early mortality in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected African children.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Background: Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection follows a bimodal clinical course with rapid progression in 10–45% of children before the age of 2 years and slower progression in the remainder. ...
Morbidity among HIV-1-infected mothers in Kenya: prevalence and correlates of illness during 2-year postpartum follow-up.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Background: Much of the burden of morbidity affecting women of childbearing age in sub-Saharan Africa occurs in the context of HIV-1 infection. Understanding patterns of illness and determinants of disease in HIV-1–infected ...
Salivary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-specific immunoglobulin A in HIV-1-exposed infants in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2008-07)
Humoral immunity, and specifically immunoglobulin A (IgA) that is directed against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1, may contribute to protection against HIV-1 acquisition at mucosal surfaces. HIV-1-specific IgA has ...
Morbidity And Mortality In Breastfed And Formula-fed Infants Of Hiv-1-infected Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial
(University of Nairobi, 2002-11-21)
CONTEXT: Breastfeeding among women infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is associated with substantial risk of HIV-1 transmission, but little is known about the morbidity risks associated with formula ...
The detection of cytomegalovirus DNA in maternal plasma is associated with mortality in HIV-1 infected women and their infants
(2009)
Objective—Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important pathogen in healthy neonates and individuals
with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). The objective of this study was to determine whether
the detection of CMV DNA (CMV ...
Predictors of early mortality in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus Type 1-infected African Children
(2004)
Background: Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus type 1
(HIV-1) infection follows a bimodal clinical course with rapid
progression in 10–45% of children before the age of 2 years and
slower progression in the remainder. ...
Breast milk alpha-defensins are associated with HIV type 1 RNA and CC chemokines in breast milk but not vertical HIV type 1 transmission
(2007)
Alpha-defensins are proteins exhibiting in vitro anti-HIV-1 activity that may protect against mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 via breast milk. Correlates of alpha-defensins in breast milk and transmission risk were ...
Hormonal contraception and HIV-1 disease progression among postpartum Kenyan women
(2007)
Objective
To assess the immediate and longer-term effects of the use of hormonal contraception on the progression of HIV-1 disease in postpartum women.
Design
A prospective cohort study.
Methods
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Evaluation of a proposed clinical case definition of paediatric acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(2002)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the proposed criteria against the laboratory parameters and to identify the clinical features with the highest predictive value in the diagnosis of paediatric AIDS.
DESIGN:
A cross sectional ...
High uptake of postpartum hormonal contraception among HIV-1-seropositive women in Kenya.
(2007)
The objectives of this study were to determine patterns of contraceptive utilization among sexually active HIV-1-seropositive women postpartum and to identify correlates of hormonal contraception uptake.
The goal of this ...