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Cross-clade CD8(+) T-cell responses with a preference for the predominant circulating clade
(University of Nairobi, 2005-11)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) genetic diversity is a major impediment to the design of a successful vaccine. Even if an HIV vaccine is proven effective, it remains to be seen whether this protection will extend to ...
Associations of sexual risk taking among Kenyan female sex workers after enrollment in an HIV-1 prevention trial.
(2005-03)
BACKGROUND:
Female sex workers (FSWs) often lack the ability to negotiate safer sex and are at high risk for HIV-1 infection and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
METHODS:
Seronegative FSWs were enrolled in an ...
Cd4+ T Cell Responses In Hiv-exposed Seronegative Women Are Qualitatively Distinct From Those In Hiv-infected Women
(University of Nairobi, 2005-01)
The immune response of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed seronegative (ESN) women may be qualitatively different from that in those infected with HIV (HIV(+)). In a cohort of female commercial sex workers in ...
Elevated T Cell Counts And Rantes Expression In The Genital Mucosa Of Hiv-1-resistant Kenyan Commercial Sex Workers.
(University of Nairobi, 2005-09)
The initial site of exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 during heterosexual transmission occurs in the genital tract. Although the majority of immunological studies have focused on the immune response to HIV-1 ...
Cross-clade CD8(+) T-cell responses with a preference for the predominant circulating clade.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) genetic diversity is a major impediment to the design of a successful vaccine. Even if an HIV vaccine is proven effective, it remains to be seen whether this protection will extend to ...