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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 ... -
Infection with methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus: Case report
(University Of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008-06)Infection in surgery causes delay in wound healing, increased suffering to the patient and increases cost of treatment. In developed countries, because of very good facilities, infection has been cut down to 0.5-5%. The ... -
Infection with Multiple Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Variants Is Associated with Faster Disease Progression
(University of Nairobi, 2003-12)Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected individuals develop a genetically diverse virus population over time, but often only a limited number of viral variants are transmitted from a chronic carrier to a newly ... -
Infection with Plasmodium berghei alters benzodiazepine receptor in rat brain
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1997)The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of malaria infection on benzodiazepine binding in rat brain. Young male Wistar rats were infected with the rodent parasite Plasmodium berghei, while age-matched control ... -
Infection with Trichomonas vaginalis increases the risk of HIV-1 acquisition
(2007)We conducted a prospective study among women in Mombasa, Kenya, to determine whether Trichomonas vaginalis infection was associated with an increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. At monthly ... -
Infections.
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Infectious agents and lymphoma
(2011-05)In the past 25 years revelations on the genesis of human cancer have come at an increasing pace. Research on oncogenic infectious agents, especially viruses, has helped us to understand the process of malignant transformation ... -
Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Infection In The Quail-chicken Hybrid
(University Of NairobiFaculty Of Medicine, 1968)Hybrids produced from crossing Cornell K-strain white leghorn chickens and Line II Japanese quails were studied for susceptibility to infection with infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). Quail-chicken hybrids were infected ... -
Infectious correlates of HIV-1 shedding in the female upper and lower genital tracts.
(University of Nairobi.College of Health science, 2007-03)OBJECTIVES: To simultaneously examine associations of bacterial vaginosis (BV) with potential risk factors in both the female and her male partner. STUDY DESIGN: We recruited women 18-45 years of age and their male ... -
Infectious correlates of HIV-1 shedding in the female upper and lower genital tracts.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2007)To determine the effects of vaginal, cervical, and endometrial infections on shedding of HIV-1 RNA in the female genital tract. Cross-sectional. Antiretroviral-naive women from Nairobi, Kenya with CD4 cell counts ... -
Infective Spectrum of Ophthalmia Neonatorum in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, 2005)Purpose: The study aimed to determine the infective spectrum and sensitivity testing in cases of Ophthalmia neonatorum (ON) at Kenyatta National Hospital and Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Methods: 120 ... -
Infertility: Cultural Dimensions and Impact on Women in Selected Communities in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, 2001-10)Infertility is a growing problem in Africa and affects the lives of many couples. As a health problem, it is largely culturally and socially constructed in such a way that even though it affects a couple it is the woman ... -
Infertility: Socio-cultural dimensions and the impact on women in selected communities in Kenya. Journal of African Anthropologist: 8; (2); pp. 200-214, 2001
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Inflammation and HIV transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Univerisyt of Nairobi, 2015-04)While the per-contact risk of sexual HIV transmission is relatively low, it is fourfold higher in sub-Saharan Africa, and this may partly explain the major global disparities that exist in HIV prevalence. Genital immune ... -
Inflammation and HIV Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2015)While the per-contact risk of sexual HIV transmission is relatively low, it is fourfold higher in sub-Saharan Africa, and this may partly explain the major global disparities that exist in HIV prevalence. Genital immune ...
