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Molecular Definition Of Vaginal Microbiota In East African Commercial Sex Workers
(University of Nairobi, 2011-06)
Resistance to HIV infection in a cohort of commercial sex workers living in Nairobi, Kenya, is linked to mucosal and antiinflammatory factors that may be influenced by the vaginal microbiota. Since bacterial vaginosis (BV), ...
Regulation of mucosal and systemic immune activation during the menstrual cycle of female sex workers from nairobi, kenya; local regulation and HIV-induced impairment
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
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Vaginal intercourse is the main route of HIV infection among women. To result in a productive infection, HIV must encounter activated targets that sustain replication. Sexual hormones modulate activation and ...
Hiv-specific Cd8+ T-cell Proliferation Is Prospectively Associated With Delayed Disease Progression.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-03)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-specific CD8(+) T-cell proliferation is consistently correlated with enhanced host HIV immune control, but whether proliferative responses are a cause or consequence of immune protection ...