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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.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1977-01) -
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 ... -
Infection and disease after perinatal exposure to Chlamydia trachomatis in Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1988)A cohort of 49 infants exposed to maternal chlamydial infection and 40 nonexposed infants was studied after birth for a mean of 3.3 +/- 1.5 and 3 +/- 1.7 mo, respectively. Eighteen (37%) exposed infants had at least one ... -
Infection in pregnancy; understanding impact on placental microenvironment and preterm birth: a review
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Pregnancy increases susceptibility to and severity of infections caused by certain microbes and parasites. The presence of these infectious agents at the maternofetal interface may lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes ... -
Infection Related Vasculitis, Current Rheumatology Reports
(Department of clinical Medicine and therapeutics , University of Nairobi., 2005)Infection-related vasculitis constitutes the most common cause of secondary vasculitis. A great variety of microorganisms can induce directly or indirectly inflammatory vascular damage resulting in vascular occlusion, ... -
Infection with HIV as a risk factor for adverse obstetrical outcome.
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1990)We carried out a case-control study to investigate the role of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including infection with HIV, as risk factors for adverse outcome of pregnancy. Overall, 1507 women were enrolled within ...