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Longitudinal assessment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-specific gamma interferon responses during the first year of life in HIV-1-infected infants.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Paediatrics, 2005)Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection results in different patterns of viral replication in pediatric compared to adult populations. The role of early HIV-1-specific responses in viral control has not been ... -
Longitudinal assessment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-specific gamma interferon responses during the first year of life in HIV-1-infected infants. J Virol . 2005 Jul; 79 ( 13 ): 8121-30 . PMID: 15956557 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Lohm
(University of Nairobi, 2005)No abstract available -
Longitudinal comparison of chemokines in breastmilk early postpartum among HIV-1-infected and uninfected Kenyan women
(University of Nairobi.Center for Public Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007-09)Breastmilk chemokines have been associated with increased HIV-1 RNA levels in breastmilk and altered risk of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission. To characterize CC and CXC chemokines in breastmilk postpartum, we collected ... -
Longitudinal study of young children in Kenya: intestinal parasitic infection with special reference to Giardia lamblia, its prevalence, incidence and duration, and its association with diarrhoea and with other parasites.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Science, 1991-11)84 young children from a rural community, Nderu, in Kenya, were each followed for up to 10 months, from January to November 1987. Their ages ranged from 10 to 28 months over the period of study. Stools were obtained once ... -
Loop electrosurgical excision procedure: safety and tolerability among human immunodeficiency virus-positive Kenyan women
(2011)To estimate the safety, tolerability, and acceptability of loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2 or 3) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive women performed ... -
Loss to Follow-Up as a Competing Risk in an Observational Study of HIV-1 Incidence
(Departments of Medicine and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of AmericaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013)OBJECTIVE: Conventional survival estimates may be biased if loss to follow-up (LTF) is associated with the outcome of interest. Our goal was to assess whether the association between sexual risk behavior and HIV-1 ... -
Louse-borne relapsing fever
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1968) -
Low birth weight babies: socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of adolescent mothers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2002-10)Objectives: To compare some socio-demographic and obstetric factors between adolescent mothers (aged below 20 years) and older mothers of low birthweight (birthweight < 2000 gm) babies. Design: Cross sectional descriptive ... -
Low birth weight deliveries at the Nyanza General Hospital Kisumu, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, 1994-10) -
Low birthweight.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Paediatric & Microbiology, 1986-02) -
Low birthweight: more than a single hit malady of the first months of life.
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1999)Abstract not available -
Low dose clomiphane citrate therapy in oligospermic men with idiopathic primary infertility
(College of Health Sciences, 1988)Eighty-one Nigerian patients with testicular torsion presented at the Urology Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital between May 1983 and May 1985. The majority (62%) were young adults of 21 years and above with a ... -
Low dose erythromycin regimen for the treatment of chancroid
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1995)Haemophilus ducreyi is the commonest cause of genital ulcer disease in Africa and is associated with heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus(HIV). The World Health Organization currently recommends ... -
Low dose oral alpha-interferon therapy for patients seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1)
(1990)Thirty eight symptomatic and two asymptomatic patients seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) were treated with a natural human interferon alpha (HuIFN alpha). Patients were given 2 IU/kg HuIFN alpha ... -
Low dose oral alpha-interferon therapy for patients seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1).
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1990-06)Thirty eight symptomatic and two asymptomatic patients seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) were treated with a natural human interferon alpha (HuIFN alpha). Patients were given 2 IU/kg HuIFN alpha ... -
Low expression of activation and inhibitory molecules on NK cells and CD4+ T cells Is associated with viral control
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Chronic HIV-1 infection induces severe immune alterations, including hyperactivation, exhaustion, and apoptosis. In fact, viral control has been associated with low frequencies of these processes. Here, we evaluated the ... -
Low plasma vitamin B-12 in Kenyan school children is highly prevalent and improved by supplemental animal source foods.
(Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA:ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095Global Livestock-CRSP, University of California, Davis, CA 95616University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)The high prevalence of vitamin B-12 deficiency in many regions of the world is becoming recognized as a widespread public health problem, but it is not known to what extent this deficiency results from a low intake of the ... -
Low risk of death, but substantial program attrition, in pediatric HIV treatment cohorts in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008-12)BACKGROUND: To date, an estimated 10% of children eligible for antiretroviral treatment (ART) receive it, and the frequency of retention in programs is unknown. We evaluated the 2-year risks of death and loss to follow-up ... -
Low risk of proximal tubular dysfunction associated with emtricitabine-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate preexposure prophylaxis in men and women.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)OBJECTIVE: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is associated with proximal tubular dysfunction (tubulopathy) when used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We evaluated whether TDF causes ...