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Bacteriuria in patients with glomerular diseases
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1992)In a comparative study of significant bacteriuria in an African population, 1.7% of 697 healthy subjects (10 females and 2 males) were found to have positive urine cultures. Of these, 5 subjects grew E. coli, 4 Klebsiella ... -
BALB/c mice immunized with a combination of virus-like particles incorporating Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) envelope glycoproteins gpK8.1, gB, and gH/gL induced comparable serum neutralizing antibody activity to UV-inactivated KSHV
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Infection with Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is estimated to account for over 44,000 new cases of Kaposi sarcoma annually, with 84% occurring in Africa, where the virus is endemic. To date, there is no ... -
Bancroftian filariasis in 12 villages in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya - variation in clinical and parasitological patterns
(University of Nairobi.Department of Medical Microbiology, 2004-12)As part of a larger study on the effects of permethrin-impregnated bednets on the transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti, subjects from 12 villages in the Coastal province of Kenya, south of Mombasa, were investigated. The ... -
Bancroftian filariasis in 12 villages in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya - variation in clinical and parasitological patterns
(University of Nairobi.Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 2004-12)As part of a larger study on the effects of permethrin-impregnated bednets on the transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti, subjects from 12 villages in the Coastal province of Kenya, south of Mombasa, were investigated. The ... -
Bancroftian filariasis in 12 villages in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya - variation in clinical and parasitological patterns.
(University of NairobiInstitute Of Tropical And Infectious Diseases, 2004)As part of a larger study on the effects of permethrin-impregnated bednets on the transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti, subjects from 12 villages in the Coastal province of Kenya, south of Mombasa, were investigated. The ... -
Bancroftian filariasis in 12 villages in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya - variation in clinical and parasitological patterns. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2004 Dec;98(8):801-15.
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Bancroftian filariasis in Kwale District of Kenya. I. Clinical and parasitological survey in an endemic community
(University of Nairobi.Department of medicine, 1994-04)A cross-sectional parasitological and clinical survey for Wuchereria bancrofti infection was carried out in an endemic community of south-eastern Kenya, to obtain background epidemiological information for detailed serological ... -
Bancroftian filariasis in Kwale District of Kenya. I. Clinical and parasitological survey in an endemic community. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1994 Apr;88(2):145-51.
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Bancroftian filariasis in Kwale District of Kenya. II. Humoral immune responses to filarial antigens in selected individuals from an endemic community
(University of Nairobi.Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1994-04)Humoral immune responses to filarial infection were investigated in 162 individuals, covering the full clinical and parasitological spectrum of bancroftian filariasis as seen in an endemic community of Kwale District, ... -
Bancroftian filariasis in Kwale District of Kenya. III. Quantification of the IgE response in selected individuals from an endemic community
(University of Nairobi.Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1995-06)One hundred and sixty-two individuals from a community in Kwale District, Kenya, endemic for bancroftian filariasis, were selected for a study on the IgE response to filarial antigen (prepared from adult Brugia pahangi). ... -
Bancroftian filariasis in Kwale District of Kenya. III. Quantification of the IgE response in selected individuals from an endemic community.Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1995 Jun;89(3):287-95.
(University of Nairobi, 1995)One hundred and sixty-two individuals from a community in Kwale District, Kenya, endemic for bancroftian filariasis, were selected for a study on the IgE response to filarial antigen (prepared from adult Brugia pahangi). ... -
Bancroftian filariasis in Kwale district, Kenya.
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Bancroftian Filariasis Infection, Disease, And Specific Antibody Response Patterns In A High And A Low Endemicity Community In East Africa
(University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 2002-05)Bancroftian filariasis infection, disease and specific antibody response patterns in a high and a low endemicity community in East Africa were analyzed and compared to assess the relationship between these parameters and ... -
Bancrofyian filariasis infection, disease, and specific antibody response patterns in a high and a low endemicity community in East Africa
(2002)Bancroftian filariasis infection, disease and specific antibody response patterns in a high and a low endemicity community in East Africa were analyzed and compared to assess the relationship between these parameters ... -
Baroreflex function in endurance- and static exercise-trained men.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1985)The effect of exercise training mode on reflex cardiovascular control was studied in a cross-sectional design. We examined the cardiovascular responses to progressive incremental phenylephrine (PE) infusion to maximal rates ... -
Barriers and facilitators of screening for sexually transmitted infections in adolescent girls and young women in Mombasa, Kenya: a qualitative study.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)OBJECTIVE: Young women bear the greatest burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), so it is important to identify and address barriers to STI screening in this population. We conducted a qualitative study to ... -
Barriers to Antiretroviral Initiation in HIV-1-Discordant Couples
(Department of Obstetrics and GynaecologyInstitute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, 2011)BACKGROUND In Kenya and much of sub-Saharan Africa, nearly half of all couples affected by HIV are discordant. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) slows disease progression in HIV-1-infected individuals, and reduces transmission ... -
Barriers to contraceptive use in Kenya.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1996)This study was designed to identify and to better understand the barriers to contraceptive use among Kenyan-couples. Data were collected through structured interviews and focus group discussions among couples not planning ... -
Barriers to contraceptive use in two areas of Kenya: rural (Bungoma district) and urban (Baba Dogo, Nairobi).
(University of Nairobi,Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,, 1993)his paper examines the barriers to contraceptive use of couples from an urban low socioeconomic community (Bungoma district) and a rural population (Baba Dogo, Nairobi) in Kenya. The study also explores the level of agreement ... -
Barriers to the uptake of postexposure prophylaxis among Nairobi-based female sex workers
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)INTRODUCTION: Female sex workers (FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa are at a particularly high risk for HIV infection. Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) is available as part of an HIV care and prevention program through dedicated ...