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Genetic diversity and mosaicism at the por locus of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
(1999)The por genes of the predominant serovars of Neisseria gonorrhoeae circulating in a high-frequency transmitter core group located in Nairobi, Kenya, were examined for nucleotide sequence polymorphism. The level of por gene ... -
Genetic Diversity of Human Enterovirus 68 Strains Isolated in Kenya Using the Hypervariable 3′- End of VP1 Gene
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Reports of increasing worldwide circulation of human enterovirus-68 (EV68) are well documented. Despite health concerns posed by resurgence of these viruses, little is known about EV68 strains circulating in Kenya. In ... -
Genetic diversity of the Pneumococcal CbpA: Implications for next-generation vaccine development.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Pneumococci are capable of vaccine escape by genetic recombination at the targeted capsular locus, significantly reducing long-term vaccine effectiveness. Recently, efforts have been redirected to understanding pneumococcal ... -
Genetic markers associated with resistance to beta-lactam and quinolone antimicrobials in non-typhoidal salmonella isolates from humans and animals in central Ethiopia.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)INTRODUCTION: Several risk factors including stavudine and age have been strongly associated with polyneuropathy. However, conflicting data exist on height as an independent risk factor in polyneuropathy. The objective ... -
Genetic polymorphism of envelope V3 region of HIV type 1 subtypes A, C, and D from Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Human Pathology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1996-01) -
A Genetic Polymorphism of FREM1 Is Associated with Resistance against HIV Infection in the Pumwani Sex Worker Cohort
(Department of Medical Microbiology, 2012)A subgroup of women enrolled in the Pumwani sex worker cohort remain seronegative and PCR negative for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 despite repeated exposure through high-risk sex work. Studies have shown that ... -
Genetic polymorphisms in IL-1A and IL-1B isoforms and their associations with chronic periodontitis in the Swahili people of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Genetic polymorphisms in interleukin-1 (IL-1A and IL-1B) isoforms have been associated with Chronic Periodontitis (CP) in Caucasians, Asians and Arabs but little is known about their role in Africans. Therefore, this study ... -
The Genetic Portrait Of An Outbreak Strain
(University of NairobiInstitute of Tropica and Infectious Diseases(UNITID), 2006-09)Unique events in the genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, including deletions and IS6110 insertions, have been proposed to be responsible for the virulence phenotype of outbreak strains. Based on this premise, we determined ... -
Genetic Variability Of Hiv Type 1 In Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Community Health ,School of Health Sciences, 1994)PIP: The AIDS epidemic is a rapidly growing problem in Nairobi, where the seroprevalence in pregnant women increased from 4% in 1988 to over 10% in 1991. 22 HIV-1-seropositive pregnant women and 1 HIV-1-infected baby ... -
Genetic variability of HIV type 1 in Kenya.
(Department of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium., 1994)The AIDS epidemic is a rapidly growing problem in Nairobi, where the seroprevalence in pregnant women increased from 4% in 1988 to over 10% in 1991. 22 HIV-1-seropositive pregnant women and 1 HIV-1-infected baby (K88) ... -
Genetic variation of Kenyan populations of Warburgia ugandensis, An important East African highlands medicinal tree species
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Genetically Determined Response to Artemisinin Treatment in Western Kenyan Plasmodium falciparum Parasites.
(PLoS, 2016-09-09)Genetically determined artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum has been described in Southeast Asia. The relevance of recently described Kelch 13-propeller mutations for artemisinin resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa ... -
The genetics of white-eye, a sex-linked mutant of Aedes (Stegomyia) cooki Belkin.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1977)A mutant designated white-eye (w) is described from a colony of Aedes cooki. White-eye is sex-linked and recessive and the crossover value with the sex locus is 7.18 +/- 1.38%. The gene w has full penetrance and expressivity ... -
Genital and Reproductive Morbidity in Women with Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) in Rachuonyo, Nyanza Province of Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,, 2004) -
Genital HIV-1 RNA predicts risk of heterosexual HIV-1 transmission.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2011-04)High plasma HIV-1 RNA concentrations are associated with an increased risk of HIV-1 transmission. Although plasma and genital HIV-1 RNA concentrations are correlated, no study has evaluated the relationship between genital ... -
Genital HSV shedding among kenyan women initiating antiretroviral therapy.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)OBJECTIVES: Genital ulcer disease (GUD) prevalence increases in the first month of antiretroviral treatment (ART), followed by a return to baseline prevalence by month 3. Since most GUD is caused by herpes simplex virus ... -
Genital infections in parent of infants with ophthalmia neonatorum in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1983) -
Genital infections in parent of infants with ophthalmia neonatorum in Nairobi, Kenya. Journ. Obs. & Gynae. of Eastern & Central Africa Vol. 2, 154 - 156, 1983
(University of Nairobi, 1983)No abstract available -
Genital inflammation predicts HIV-1 shedding independent of plasma viral load and systemic inflammation
(2012)In women, genital HIV-1 RNA levels predict the risk of HIV-1 transmission independent of plasma viral load. To better understand the factors that contribute to genital HIV-1 shedding, we evaluated the relationships ... -
Genital Injury Signatures and Microbiome Alterations Associated With Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Usage and Intravaginal Drying Practices.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background.: Increasing evidence suggests depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and intravaginal practices may be associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection risk; however, the mechanisms are not ...