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Brief report: association between menopause and unprotected sex in high-risk HIV-positive women in Mombasa, Kenya20
(University of Nairobi, 2017)OBJECTIVE: Many HIV-positive women now live well beyond menopause. Postmenopausal women are no longer at risk for pregnancy, and some studies suggest that they may use condoms less often than premenopausal women. This ... -
Brief Report: Sexual Violence Against HIV-Positive Women in the Nyanza Region of Kenya: Is Condom Negotiation an Instigator?
(University of Nairobi, 2017)For people living with HIV, exposure to sexual violence (SV) is associated with decreased adherence to antiretroviral medication, a primary predictor of their survival. Identification of risk factors for SV is a pressing ... -
A brief Review of probiotic use
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, 2008)Probiotic therapy refers to the use of live microorganisms for treating human pathological disorders such as lactose intolerance and antibiotic-induced superinfections. A critical point to be considered is whether such ... -
A Brief Review of Probiotic Use
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 2008)Probiotic therapy refers to use of live microorganisms to treat human pathological disorders such as lactose intolerance and antibiotic induced superinfections. The critical point to be consideted is whether such administered ... -
Broad and potent neutralizing antibodies from an African donor reveal a new HIV-1 vaccine target
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Immunology and Microbial Science, 2009-10)Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs), which develop over time in some HIV-1-infected individuals, define critical epitopes for HIV vaccine design. Using a systematic approach, we have examined neutralization breadth in ... -
Broad HIV-1 inhibition in vitro by vaccine-elicited cd8(+) t cells in African adults.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)We are developing a pan-clade HIV-1 T-cell vaccine HIVconsv, which could complement Env vaccines for prophylaxis and be a key to HIV cure. Our strategy focuses vaccine-elicited effector T-cells on functionally and structurally ... -
Broadly cross-reactive HIV-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes in highly-exposed persistently seronegative donors
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health Centre for HIV Prevention and Research, 1999)HIV-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL) are believed to play a key part in the control of virus levels throughout HIV infection. An important goal of a potential prophylactic vaccine against HIV is therefore to elicit ... -
Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Responses in a Large Longitudinal Sub-Saharan HIV Primary Infection Cohort.
(2016)Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) are thought to be a critical component of a protective HIV vaccine. However, designing vaccines immunogens able to elicit bnAbs has proven unsuccessful to date. Understanding the ... -
Bronchial asthma in children
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Human Anatomy, 1988) -
Bronchial carcinoids--two case reports and literature review
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1979-02) -
Bronchiectasis following colectomy for hemorrhagic rectocolitis.
(Department of Human Pathology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993-05)Pulmonary disease is an uncommon extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease. We report the case of a patient in whom colectomy for ulcerative colitis was followed by development of bronchiectasis. A ... -
Bronchiectasis in African children: Challenges and barriers to care
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Bronchiectasis (BE) is a chronic condition affecting the bronchial tree. It is characterized by the dilatation of large and medium-sized airways, secondary to damage of the underlying bronchial wall structural elements and ... -
Bronchiectasis: a review
(University of Nairobi, 2000) -
Bronchiectasis: a review, Healthline-Nairobi
(Department of clinical Medicine and therapeutics , University of Nairobi., 2002) -
Bronchodilating and uterine activities of ageratum conyzoides extract
(Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, 1998)Ageratum conyzoides root and aerial part extracts induced relaxation on isolated trachea. There was no significant difference between the activities of root and aerial part extracts. When Histamine (hist) and the plant ... -
Bronchogenic Carcinoma In Kenyatta National Hospital Nairobi, Kenya 1976-1983
(University of NairobiRespiratory Diseases Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 1984-12) -
Bronchoscopic Study On Aetiology Of Chronic Cough In HIV-infected Adults With Negative Sputum Smears For Mycobacterium Tuberculosis At Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, Moi University School of Medicine, 2006)OBJECTIVE: To establish the aetiology of chronic cough in HIV-infected patients with negative sputum smears for Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB). DESIGN: A cross-sectional descriptive study. SETTING: Kenyatta National Hospital, ... -
Bronchoscopy for Removal of Aspirated Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies at Kenyatta National Hospital, in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Brs As A Co-operate Component Of Radiography Training Proceedings
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1986)While Diagnostic Radiology has become increasingly indispensable in sound clinical patient management the cost and maintenance of radiological equipment has continued to soar, reaching almost unaffordable levels in developing ... -
Building a rheumatology team for east Africa: a call for action!
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The East Africa region comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda has an estimated population of 160 million [1], yet only has six rheumatologists. The challenge to meet the needs of so many people is therefore ...
