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Human immunodeficiency virus- 1 in leprosy patients attending Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1994)The purpose of this study was to determine if Mycobacterium leprae is an opportunistic pathogen in immunosuppressed subjects with HIV infection. Ninety six leprosy patients at Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Nairobi ... -
Human immunodeficiency virus- 1 in leprosy patients attending Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi., 1994)The purpose of this study was to determine if Mycobacterium leprae is an opportunistic pathogen in immunosuppressed subjects with HIV infection. Ninety six leprosy patients at Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Nairobi ... -
Human immunodeficiency virus-related microvasculopathy and Kaposi's sarcoma: a case-control study.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1995-07)Ocular microangiopathic syndrome including retinal and conjunctival abnormalities is frequently found in patients with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) disease. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is the most frequent neoplasia ... -
A human infection with Dicrocoelium in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Science, 1989-08) -
Human Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 Gene And Its Promoter Sequences Revealed By Population-based Complete Gene Sequencing.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2008-06)Interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) plays important roles in host immunity, cell proliferation and apoptosis. The current GenBank sequence for human IRF-1 (accession number: L05072) was derived from a human placenta DNA ... -
Human Intestinal Oesophagostomiasis
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1981)ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE -
Human Leucocyte Antigen Supertypes And Immune Susceptibility To Hiv-1, Implications
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2001-11-01) -
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B*18 and protection against mother-to-child HIV type 1 transmission.
(2004)Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules regulate the cellular immune system and may be determinants of infant susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Molecular HLA typing for class I alleles ... -
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B*18 and protection against mother-to-child HIV type 1 transmission. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses . 2004 Jul; 20 ( 7 ): 692-7
(University of Nairobi, 2004)Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules regulate the cellular immune system and may be determinants of infant susceptibility to human immunodeficiency viru s type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Molecular HLA typing for class I ... -
Human leukocyte antigen class II DQ alleles associated with Chlamydia trachomatis tubal infertility.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle 98104-6460, USA. crcohen@u.washington.edu, 2000)OBJECTIVE: To investigate epidemiologic tubal infertility risk factors and the relationship between HLA class II alleles and Chlamydia trachomatis tubal infertility. METHODS: Forty-seven women with tubal infertility ... -
Human leukocyte antigen variants B*44 and B*57 are consistently favorable during two distinct phases of primary HIV-1 infection in sub-Saharan Africans with several viral subtypes
(University of nairobiCollege of health science, 2011)As part of an ongoing study of early human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in sub-Saharan African countries, we have identified 134 seroconverters (SCs) with distinct acute-phase (peak) and early chronic-phase ... -
Human leukocyte antigen-DQ alleles and haplotypes and their associations with resistance and susceptibility to HIV-1 infection
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Community Health, University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,Department of Community Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab EmiratesMedical Microbiology, Room 507, Basic Medical Sciences Building, 730 William Avenue,, 2008)Objectives: To determine the association of DQ antigens with resistance and susceptibility to HIV-1. Design: Despite repeated exposure to HIV-1, a subset of women in the Pumwani Sex Worker cohort established in Nairobi, ... -
Human lymphocyte proliferative response to a sporozoite T cell epitope correlates with resistance to falciparum malaria.
(Infectious Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20814-5055, 1989)To identify vaccine relevant T cell epitopes on the circumsporozoite (CS) protein of Plasmodium falciparum, the lymphocyte proliferative responses to 10 CS protein derived peptides were studied in 28 adult Kenyans, and ... -
Human mast cell heterogeneity: histamine release from mast cells dispersed from skin, lung, adenoids, tonsils, and colon in response to IgE-dependent and nonimmunologic stimuli
(1988)We have compared the ability of anti-IgE, calcium ionophore A23187, substance P, compound 48/80, poly-L-lysine, and morphine to release histamine from mast cells of human skin, lung, adenoids, tonsils, and colon. Use of a ... -
A human MSX1 homeodomain missense mutation causes selective tooth agenesis
(Department of Genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA, 1996)We demonstrate that a mutation in the homeobox gene, MSX1, causes a common developmental anomaly, familial tooth agenesis. Genetic linkage analyses in a family with autosomal dominant agenesis of second premolars and third ... -
A human MSX1 homeodomain missense mutation causes selective tooth agenesis.Nat Genet. 1996 Aug;13(4):417-21.
(University of Nairobi, 1996)No abstract available -
Human myocardial bridges ;morphology and association with coronary occlusion
(University of Nairobi,College of health sciences,, 2010) -
Human Organ Transplantation - Ethical, Legal, Religious And Cultural Issues And Their Possible Relevance To Human Right
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Human papilloma virus infection in dysplastic cervical smears based on the presence of koilocytes: a study of 280 cases.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences, Department of Human Pathology, University of Nairobi., 1991-01)In order to estimate the frequency of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection among patients and women attending the Family Planning Clinics and having dysplastic cervical epithelium, a retrospective examination of cytology ... -
Human papillomavirus detection by penile site in young men from Kenya
(Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USADepartment of Medical microbiology, University of Nairobi, 2007)BACKGROUND: Limited data are available on whether sampling from the penile shaft or urethra increases detection of penile HPV infection in men beyond that found in the glans and coronal sulcus. METHODS: Within a ...