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High uptake of postpartum hormonal contraception among HIV-1-seropositive women in Kenya. Sex Transm Dis . 2007 Jan; 34 ( 1 ): 25-9 . PMID: 16691159 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
(University of Nairobi, 2007)No abstract available -
High-grade spindle cell sarcoma of the heart: a case report and review of literature
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)Primary cardiac spindle cell sarcomas are extremely rare and have poor prognosis. Complete surgical resection represents the only treatment option proven to work. We report a case of a 28-year-old man who was referred to ... -
High-performance liquid chromatographic assay for simultaneous estimation of aminoglutethimide and acetylaminoglutethimide in biological fluids.
(1985)A simple rapid high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for simultaneous estimation of aminoglutethimide and its acetylated metabolite acetylamidoglutethimide in plasma, saliva, and urine is described. This assay is ... -
High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of diazepam in plasma of children with severe malaria
(University of Nairobi.Department Pharmacy, 2001-09)A sensitive, selective and reproducible reversed-phase HPLC method with ultraviolet detection was developed for the quantification of diazepam in small plasma samples from children with severe malaria. The method involves ... -
High-risk HPV-RNA screening of physician- and self-collected specimens for detection of cervical lesions among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)OBJECTIVE: To compare accuracy of detecting high-grade cervical lesions (squamous intraepithelial lesions or greater, HSIL+) by high-risk HPV messenger RNA (hrHPV-RNA) testing between physician- and self-collected ... -
High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Messenger RNA Testing in Physician- and Self-Collected Specimens for Cervical Lesion Detection in High-Risk Women, Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics,, 2013)BACKGROUND: Little is known about the performance of physician-versus self-collected specimens for high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) messenger RNA (mRNA) testing or risk factors for hrHPV mRNA positivity in physician- ... -
High-risk Human Papillomavirus Messenger RNA Testing in Wet- And Dry- Self-Collected Specimens for High-Grade Cervical Lesion Detection in Mombasa, Kenya
(UoN, 2020)Background: Self-collection for high-risk HPV (hr-HPV) mRNA testing may improve cervical cancer screening. Hr-HPV mRNA with self-collected specimens stored dry could enhance feasibility and acceptance of specimen collection ... -
High-risk human papillomavirus types in cytologically normal cervical scrapes from Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1992)Seventy-seven women with normal cervical cytology on routine visit to a family planning clinic in Nairobi, Kenya, were analysed for genital human papillomavirus (HPV) types by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We applied a ... -
High-yield HIV testing, facilitated linkage to care, and prevention for female youth in Kenya (Girls study): implementation science protocol for a priority population.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest HIV burden. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in the age range of 15 to 24 years are twice as likely as their male peers to be infected, making females ... -
Higher percentages of circulating mast cell precursors correlate with susceptibility to reinfection with Schistosoma mansoni.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2006-12)A high level of serum IgE is generally associated with human resistance to schistosomes, though the protective mechanisms of IgE remain undefined. We recently reported that whereas some individuals who are occupationally ... -
Higher resistance to Plasmodium falciparum infection in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease in western Kenya.
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1997)Sickle haemoglobin (HbS) is considered to be protective against malaria. Malaria is fatal in homozygous sickle cell (HbSS) disease. In a cross-sectional survey by alkaline. Hb-electrophoresis of 766 residents of Western ... -
Higher set point plasma viral load and more-severe acute HIV type 1 (HIV-1) illness predict mortality among high-risk HIV-1-infected African women
(Department of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USADepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 2006)BACKGROUND: There is limited information on the natural history of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in Africa, especially from individuals with well-defined dates of infection. We used data from a ... -
Higher transplacental pathogen-specific antibody transfer among pregnant women randomized to triple antiretroviral treatment versus short course zidovudine.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: HIV-1 infection may impair transplacental antibody transfer to infants. The impact of highly active antiretroviral treatment (ART) given during pregnancy on transplacental antibody transport is unknown. M ... -
Highland malaria
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Highlight on childhood lymphomas
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1996-06)Not Available -
Highlights on non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1991-03) -
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) versus Zidovudine/Nevirapine Effects on Early Breast Milk HIV-1 RNA: A Phase II Randomized Clinical Trial
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2008)Background Defining the effect of antiretroviral regimens on breast milk HIV-1 levels is useful to inform the rational design of strategies to decrease perinatal HIV-1 transmission. Methods Pregnant HIV-1 seropositive ... -
Hindlimb metabolism in dogs intoxicated with methylsalicylate.
(College of health science,University of Nairobi, 1971) -
Histiocytic medullary reticulosis: a case report from the Kenyatta National Hospital
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1971-11) -
Histologic types of breast carcinoma in relation to international variation and breast cancer risk factors
(Wiley, 1989)Associations between breast cancer risk factors and histologic types of invasive breast carcinoma were studied in 2,728 patients. Lobular and tubular carcinomas occurred with increased relative frequency in most high-risk ...