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Prostitutes are a major reservoir of sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1985-06)
Prostitutes are a major reservoir of sexually transmitted diseases in many developing nations. In Nairobi we found that 16%, 28%, and 46%, respectively, of upper-, middle-, and lower-social strata prostitutes were infected ...
The right not to know HIV-test results.
(1995)
Large numbers of pregnant women in Africa have been invited to participate in studies on HIV infection. Study protocols adhere to guidelines on voluntary participation after pre-test and post-test counselling and informed ...
Maternal human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection and pregnancy outcome.
(University of Nairobi, 1994-04)
OBJECTIVE:
To study the impact of maternal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection on pregnancy outcome.
METHODS:
Between January 1989 and December 1991, 406 HIV-1-seropositive and 407 HIV-1-seronegative ...
Genetic Variability Of Hiv Type 1 In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
PIP:
The AIDS epidemic is a rapidly growing problem in Nairobi, where the seroprevalence in pregnant women increased from 4% in 1988 to over 10% in 1991. 22 HIV-1-seropositive pregnant women and 1 HIV-1-infected baby ...
Genetic variability of HIV type 1 in Kenya.
(1994)
The AIDS epidemic is a rapidly growing problem in Nairobi, where the seroprevalence in pregnant women increased from 4% in 1988 to over 10% in 1991. 22 HIV-1-seropositive pregnant women and 1 HIV-1-infected baby (K88) ...
Clinical and microbiologic studies of genital ulcers in Kenyan women.
(University of Nairobi,, 1985-12)
The etiology of genital ulcers in women in tropical regions is poorly understood. Eighty-nine women, presenting to a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Nairobi (Kenya) with a primary complaint of genital ulcers, were ...
Parents of infants with ophthalmia neonatorum: a high-risk group for sexually transmitted diseases
(University of Nairobi,, 1985-09)
One hundred forty-nine mothers and 74 fathers of infants who presented at the Special Treatment Clinic (Nairobi) with ophthalmia neonatorum were evaluated. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated from 60 (40%) of 149 mothers ...
Antimicrobial therapy of chancroid: an evaluation of five treatment regimens correlated with in vitro sensitivity
(University of Nairobi,, 1983-03)
One hundred fifty-one men with genital ulcer disease were assigned randomly to treatment with one of five oral antimicrobial regimens: (1) sulfadimidine (1 g four times daily for seven days); (2) tetracycline (500 mg four ...
Microbial aetiology and diagnostic criteria of postpartum endometritis in Nairobi, Kenya.
(1988)
Using a protected triple lumen device, Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis, or both, were isolated from the endometriums of five out of 35 women with clinical postpartum endometritis compared with none of a ...
Single-dose ceftriaxone therapy of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum
(University of Nairobi, 1986-01)
Ceftriaxone (125 mg) given as a single intramuscular dose without topical therapy was evaluated in seven infants with smear-positive gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated from the eyes of six ...