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Mode of action of halothane on histamine-induced airway constriction in dogs with reactive airways.
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, 1986)o determine if clinical concentrations of halothane have direct relaxant effects on airway smooth muscle, the authors compared dose-response curves to histamine in the control state (thiopental) and during halothane ... -
Mode Of Delivery And Postpartum Hiv-1 Disease Progression And Mortality In A Kenyan Cohort
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)There are limited data on the impact of cesarean section delivery on HIV-1 infected women in Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of mode of delivery on HIV-1 disease progression and ... -
Mode of delivery decision among HIV-infected mothers at an urban maternity hospital in Kenya
(Obstetrics and Gynecologist, 2010)Objectives: To quantify the use of elective caesarean section (ECS) for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) at an urban Kenyan maternity hospital, to describe mode of delivery decision making among ... -
Mode of delivery decisions among HIV-infected mothers at an urban maternity hospital in Kenya
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2010)Objectives: To quantify the use of elective caesarean section (ECS) for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) at an urban Kenyan maternity hospital, to describe mode of delivery decision making among ... -
Modeling the Cost-Effectiveness of Home-Based HIV Testing and Education (HOPE) for Pregnant Women and Their Male Partners in Nyanza Province, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)INTRODUCTION: Women in sub-Saharan Africa face a 2-fold higher risk of HIV acquisition during pregnancy and postpartum and the majority do not know the HIV status of their male partner. Home-based couple HIV testing for ... -
Modeling the health impact and cost threshold of long-acting ART for adolescents and young adults in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Despite high efficacy of oral antiretroviral therapy (ART), viral suppression among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains low. Compared to daily oral ART, bimonthly ... -
Modelling the household cost of paediatric malaria treatment in a rural county in Kenya: do non-user fee payments matter? A partial cost of illness analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Objective The objective of this study was to develop an econometric model for the cost of treatment of paediatric malaria from a patient perspective in a resource scarce rural setting of Homa Bay County, Kenya. We sought ... -
Modelling the Household Cost of Paediatric Malaria Treatment in a Rural County in Kenya: Do Non-user Fee Payments Matter? A Partial Cost of Illness Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2019)ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this study was to develop an econometric model for the cost of treatment of paediatric malaria from a patient perspective in a resource scarce rural setting of Homa Bay County, Kenya. ... -
Modification Of The T Cell Responsiveness To Synthetic Peptides By Substituting Amino Acids On Agretopes.
(University of Nairobi, 1990)T cell receptors, major histocompatibility complex molecules, and antigens constitute tri-molecular complexes which induce T cell activation. T cells in I-Ab mice generate proliferative responses to a synthetic peptide ... -
Modified Granada Agar Medium For The Detection Of Group B Streptococcus Carriage In Pregnant Women.
(University of NairobiCommunity Health ,School of Health Sciences, 2001)OBJECTIVES: To improve the detection rate of group B streptococci (GBS) in pregnant women, aiming at the prevention of early-onset septicemia in the newborn. METHODS: The yield from culturing two sites, vaginal and ... -
A modified rapid enzyme immunoassay for the detection of rabies and rabies-related viruses
(University of Nairobi,Department of Human Pathology,, 1992-03)This paper presents a modification of the previously described Rapid Rabies Enzyme Immuno-Diagnosis test (RREID) by using biotinylated antibodies, streptavidin conjugate and a mixture of monospecific polyclonal antibodies ... -
Modified vaccinia Ankara expressing HIVA antigen stimulates HIV-1-specific CD8 T cells in ELISpot assays of HIV-1 exposed infants[star]
(Department of Medical MicrobiologyDepartment of Paediatrics, 2005)Recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara expressing HIV-1 antigens (MVA.HIVA) was used in ELISpot assays to monitor HIV-1-specific T cell responses in infants. Responses to MVA.HIVA and HIV-1 peptides were examined in ... -
Modulation and evaluation of the degree of crosslinking in gelatin hydrogel matrices using a water soluble carbodiimide
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Modulators of the efficacy and toxicity of drugs in malaria treatment.
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2010-06)The burgeoning problem of drug resistance in malaria requires the urgent discovery of new drugs. Discovery of an antimalarial agent that fulfills the requirements of a mass-treatment drug is challenging. Such an antimalarial ... -
Molecular adsorbent and re-circulating system
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2004)The molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS) is a non-biological artificial liver support system. Used for almost a decade, there are only two randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of MARS till date. A number ... -
Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Hemagglutinin 1 Protein of Human Influenza A Virus Subtype H1N1 Circulating in Kenya During 2007–2008
(University of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Background.Among influenza viruses, type A viruses exhibit the greatest genetic diversity, infect the widest range of host species, and cause the vast majority of cases of severe disease in humans, including cases during ... -
Molecular Characterization of a Novel Plasmid-Encoded Cefotaximase (CTX-M-12) Found in Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates from Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Paediatric & Microbiology, 2001)Nine Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, six from blood and three from cerebrospinal fluid of newborn babies at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, were analyzed for the mechanism of cephalosporin resistance. By using ... -
Molecular characterization of a tsetse fly midgut proteolytic lectin that mediates differentiation of African trypanosomes.
(2006)Differentiation of bloodstream-form trypanosomes into procyclic (midgut) forms is an important first step in the establishment of an infection within the tsetse fly. This complex process is mediated by a wide variety of ... -
Molecular characterization of fluoroquinolone resistance genes in isolates obtained from patients with diarrhea in Machakos district hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background: Diarrhea caused by Enterobacteriaceae such as Shigella species and Escherichia coli (E. coli) is endemic throughout the world, and is one of the most important causes of global childhood mortality and morbidity. ... -
Molecular Characterization of HIV Type 1 Among HIV-Infected Respondents in a Cohort Being Prepared for HIV Phase III Vaccine Clinical Trials, Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, Department of Biological Sciences, Nairobi, KenyaKenya Aids Vaccine Initiative (KAVI), Department of Medical Microbiology, University of NairobiDivision of Medical Virology, National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) and University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa, 2011)Kenya is one of the sub-Saharan African countries affected by HIV-1 infection and AIDS. We investigated HIV-1 genetic diversity in 130 individuals from Busia, Bungoma, and Kakamega in western Kenya as part of an HIV-1 ...