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The Shaping Of Modern Human Immune Systems By Multiregional Admixture With Archaic Humans
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2011)Whole genome comparisons identified introgression from archaic to modern humans. Our analysis of highly polymorphic human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I, vital immune system components subject to strong balancing selection, ... -
Sharing mental health research resources in Africa - the place of all inclusive consortia
(2008-02)It is now generally evident that the prevalence rates of various mental disorders in Africa are similar if not identical to those found in the West. Poverty and the relative deficiency of human resources are compounding ... -
Sharing perspectives and experiences of doctoral fellows in the first cohort of Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa: 2011–2014
(2014)Background Resolution of public health problems in Africa remains a challenge because of insufficient skilled human resource capacity. The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) was established to ... -
Shear bond strengths produced by composite and compomer light cured orthodontic adhesives.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiSchool of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, UK, 1997-05)OBJECTIVES: To test the shear bond strengths obtained when orthodontic brackets were bonded ex vivo using a composite resin and a compomer orthodontic adhesive. METHODS: Specimens were tested in a special jig made ... -
Shedding Of Human Herpesvirus 8 In Oral And Genital Secretions From Hiv-1-seropositive And -seronegative Kenyan Wo
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2004-08-01)Polymerase chain reaction was used to determine the prevalence and correlates of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) in saliva, mouth, cervical, vaginal, plasma, and peripheral-blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples from 174 ... -
A Short Communication-Isolation and characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis from coastal intertidal brackish sediments and from farmlands in Machakos District Kenya
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2012)Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) delta endotoxins represent the most successful use of biological control agents targeting crop pests to date. Studies have shown that Bt produces a wider range of toxins targeting ... -
Short communication: Influence of different isolation methods on the survival of proximal ART restorations in primary molars after two years.
(Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Nairobi,, 2010)This was to evaluate the influence of two methods of tooth-isolation on the survival rate of proximal ART restorations in the primary molars. METHODS: The study was conducted in two rural divisions in Kenya, with 7 ... -
Short Course Chemotherapy For Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Routine Service In Kenya
(University of NairobiKenya Medical Research Institute, Respiratory Diseases Research Centre, Nairobi., 1990)The results are reported of the application of a short-course regimen for pulmonary tuberculosis in routine service in three districts in Kenya. All patients were treated in hospital for one month receiving Streptomycin, ... -
Short Course Chemotherapy Studies In Pulmonary Tuberculosis In East And Central Africa
(University of NairobiRespiratory Diseases Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 1982-03) -
Short report: Childhood coinfections with plasmodium falciparum and Scistosoma mansoni result in lower percentages of activated T cells and T regulatory memory cells than Schistosomiasis only
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health, 2009-08)Flow cytometric analyses were performed to evaluate HLA-DR (+) activated T lymphocytes (Tact; CD3 (+)/CD4 (+)/CD25(medium)) and T regulatory cells (Treg; CD3 (+)/CD4(+)/CD25(high)) in the circulation of children 8-10 years ... -
Short report: Clinical and molecular evidence for a case of Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)Mycobacterium ulcerans infection is an emerging disease that causes indolent, necrotizing skin lesions known as Buruli ulcer (BU) and occasional contiguous or metastatic bone lesions. Buruli ulcer is named after Buruli ... -
Short report: differences in dihydrofolate reductase but not dihydropteroate synthase alleles in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from geographically distinct areas in Malaysia.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, 2001-01)Dihydropteroate synthase (dhps) and dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) alleles were typed in 67 Malaysian Plasmodium falciparum isolates. The isolates were collected from two geographically distinct locations: 51 from Sabah, ... -
Short report: Evaluation of hepatic fibrosis in persons co-infected with Schistosoma mansoni and human immunodeficiency virus 1. , ,, , , .
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 2004)Abstract To investigate whether infection with human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) affects fibrosis development in patients infected with Schistosoma mansoni, we evaluated schistosomiasis-induced pathology in the ... -
Short structured general mental health in service training programme in Kenya improves patient health and social outcomes but not detection of mental health problems - a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013-11)Trial design: A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. METHODS: Participants: Clusters were primary health care clinics on the Ministry of Health list. Clients were eligible if they were aged 18 and over. ... -
Short tandem repeat polymorphism and cancer risk: influence of laboratory analysis on epidemiologic findings
(Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine,, 2004)Short tandem repeats (STR) are common polymorphisms in the genome. The length of STR may influence gene transcription, exhibiting diverse phenotypes. Two STRs, one trinucleotide repeats in the androgen receptor (AR) gene ... -
Short term clinical outcome of children with rotavirus infection at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2010)Rotavirus infection is the single most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children under five years of age. Rotavirus gastroenteritis has a high morbidity and mortality in children in Kenya. To determine the short ... -
Short- and long-term efficacy of modified directly observed antiretroviral treatment in Mombasa, Kenya: a randomized trial
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2008-08)Objectives:To determine short- and long-term efficacy of modified directly observed therapy (m-DOT) on antiretroviral adherence. Design:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING AND ANALYTIC APPROACH: From September 2003 to ... -
Short-course and single-dose antimicrobial therapy for chancroid in Kenya: studies with rifampin alone and in combination with trimethoprim.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1983-08)Tetracyclines and sulfonamides are no longer effective for the treatment of chancroid in many parts of the world. Rifampin and trimethoprim both possess in vitro activity against Haemophilus ducreyi, the causative agent ... -
Short-term effect of zidovudine on plasma and genital human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and viral turnover in these compartments
(University of Nairobi.Department of Pediatrics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2003-07)The effect of zidovudine on plasma and genital human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) was determined in 42 antiretroviral-naive HIV-1-seropositive women in Nairobi. After 7 days of zidovudine treatment, HIV-1 RNA ...