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Induced Proteins Profile In The Haemolymph Of Desert Locust, Schistocerca Gregaria, Following Trypanosoma Brucei Brucei Challeng
(University of NairobiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi,Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi,, 2011)Innate immunity plays a key role in the control of microbial infections in both vertebrates and invertebrates. Haemolymph samples from Shistocerca gregaria, obtained after Trypanosoma brucei brucei challenge were analyzed ... -
Induction of labour in sheep and in humans by single doses of corticosteroids
(1973)In sheep the administration of single intramuscular injections of dexamethasone into the fetus was shown to be an effective method of initiating parturition. In a controlled trial in women who had gone beyond the 41st week ... -
Induction of multiclass multifeature split decision trees from distributed data
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Physiology, 2009-09)The decision tree-based classification is a popular approach for pattern recognition and data mining. Most decision tree induction methods assume training data being present at one central location. Given the growth in ... -
Induction Of Potent And Long-lived Antibody And Cellular Immune Responses In The Genitorectal Mucosa Could Be The Critical Determinant Of HIV Vaccine Efficacy
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)The field of HIV prevention has indeed progressed in leaps and bounds, but with major limitations of the current prevention and treatment options, the world remains desperate for an HIV vaccine. Sadly, this continues to ... -
Industrial Enzymes for Sustainable Bio-Economy: Large Scale Production and Application in Industry, Environment, and Agriculture in Eastern Africa
(Department of Biochemistry, 2011-11)To date Africa’s participation in the global economy is largely confined to supplying raw materials. Adding value to these raw materials is expected to lead to economic growth and improvement in the standard of living. ... -
Industrial hand injuries as seen at Avenue hospital, Nairobi
(2014)Background: Industrial hand injuries can result in functional and economic loss and poor quality of life. Objective: To determine the cause and mechanism of industrial hand injuries, the risk factors and safety measures ... -
Indwelling catheter and catheter induced Infections Assoc. of Surgeons of E.A. proceedings Dec. 1982
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1982)A study of patients at St Peter’s Group of Hospitals,(Central London), University of London,and at Kenyatta National Hospital,University of Nairobi who had indwelling catheters for various reasons was done to compare the ... -
Inequivalence of some Pharmaceuticals on the Kenyan Market
(1988)An in vitro assessment of two types of products showed major deficiencies in formulation and manufacture. Some anUasthmatic syrups containing ephedrine, phenobarbitone and theophylline had evidence of preelpltatlon of ... -
Infant CD4 C868T polymorphism is associated with increased human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) acquisition
(University of Nairobi.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010-06)The C868T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the CD4 receptor encodes an amino acid change that could alter its structure and influence human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection risk. HIV-1-infected pregnant women ... -
Infant Feeding Modes And Determinants Among Hiv-1-infected African Women In The Kesho Bora Study
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine (Paediatrics), 2013)OBJECTIVE: To assess breastfeeding modes and determinants in a prevention of mother-to-child transmission study. DESIGN: HIV-1-infected pregnant women from 5 sites in Burkina Faso, Kenya, and South Africa were enrolled ... -
Infant Feeding Practices of Women in a Perinatal HIV-1 Prevention Study in Nairobi, Kenya
(2004)Objective: To determine feeding practices and nutritional status of infantsborntoHIV-1–infectedwomen. Methods: Feeding plans and practices were evaluated by questionnaires and focus group discussions. Infants were weighed ... -
Infant neutropenia associated with breastfeeding during maternal antiretroviral treatment for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hiv
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Maternal antiretroviral treatment (ART) is recommended for prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission (PMTCT), including in women with high CD4+ cell counts. Within a pediatric HIV-1 vaccine trial PedVacc 002, we ... -
Infant Safety during and after Maternal Valacyclovir Therapy in Conjunction with Antiretroviral HIV-1 Prophylaxis in a Randomized Clinical Trial
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2012)Background Maternal administration of the acyclovir prodrug valacyclovir is compatible with pregnancy and breastfeeding. However, the safety profile of prolonged infant and maternal exposure to acyclovir in the context ... -
Infant/child rapid serology tests fail to reliably assess HIV exposure among sick hospitalized infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: The WHO guidelines for infant and child HIV diagnosis recommend the use of maternal serology to determine child exposure status in ages 0-18 months, but suggest that infant serology can reliably be used to ... -
Infantile Autism In Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, 1982-01) -
Infants of low birth weight seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1977) -
Infants of low birthweight seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
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Infants with late breast milk acquisition of HIV-1 generate interferon-gamma responses more rapidly than infants with early peripartum acquisition
(Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, 2009)Infants infected with HIV-1 after the first month of life have a lower viral set-point and slower disease progression than infants infected before 1 month. We investigated the kinetics of HIV-1-specific CD8+ T ... -
Infection after depressed fracture in the west of Scotland.
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1980)Of 216 compound depressed fractures of the skull seen between the years 1974-1978, nine (4%) became infected. This is significantly less than the 10% found in previous years. Efforts are being intensified to train primary ...
