Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Author "Laga, M"
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AIDS in Africa: a public health priority
(Department of Microbiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1987)AIDS and HIV infection are now endemic in many parts of Africa. The infection is mainly transmitted by heterosexual activity, as illustrated by a 1:1 female to male case ratio and high HIV seroprevalence rates in people ... -
Epidemiology of ophthalmia neonatorum in Kenya
(Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1986)In a Nairobi hospital where ocular prophylaxis against ophthalmia neonatorum has been discontinued, 1,019 women were screened for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis during labour and 7 and 28 days postpartum. ... -
The global epidemiology of HIV infection: continuity, heterogeneity, and change.
(Department of Microbiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, 1990)No abstract available -
Gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum.
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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 ... -
Maternal gonococcal infection as a preventable risk factor for low birth weight.
(Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1990)With the objective of determining if specific sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are associated with prematurity (birth weight less than or equal to 2500 g and gestational age less than or equal to 36 weeks), a case-control ... -
Microbial aetiology and diagnostic criteria of postpartum endometritis in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, University of Brussels, Belgium., 1988)Using a protected triple lumen device, Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis, or both, were isolated from the endometriums of five out of 35 women with clinical postpartum endometritis compared with none of a ... -
Post-partum genital tract infections in Kenya: Epidemiology Etiology and Risk Factor
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Postpartum upper genital tract infections in Nairobi, Kenya: epidemiology, etiology, and risk factors.
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1987)We investigated the frequency of clinically defined upper genital tract infection (UGTI) and its relation to sexually transmitted diseases and other risk factors among 1,013 women initially studied while in labor at a ... -
The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among mothers of children with trachoma.
(Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada., 1990)The authors studied the epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a trachoma-endemic area of central Kenya. Children with abnormal ocular discharge were evaluated for clinical evidence of trachoma and were cultured ... -
Prophylaxis of gonococcal and chlamydial ophthalmia neonatorum. A comparison of silver nitrate and tetracycline
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1988)We evaluated the use of silver nitrate drops and tetracycline ointment for the prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum in a controlled trial involving 2732 newborns in Nairobi, Kenya. The overall rates of prevalence of ... -
Retrospective seroepidemiology of AIDS virus infection in Nairobi populations
(Department of Community Health, University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1987)Among 446 sera from prostitutes in Nairobi, the prevalence of antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) rose from 4% in 1981 to 61% in 1985. None of 118 men with chancroid seen in 1980 had antibody to HIV compared ... -
Single-dose therapy of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum with ceftriaxone
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1986)We conducted a randomized clinical trial comparing a single intramuscular dose of 125 mg of ceftriaxone with a single intramuscular dose of 75 mg of kanamycin followed by topical gentamicin for seven days, and with a single ... -
Syphilis control in pregnancy: decentralization of screening facilities to primary care level, a demonstration project in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995)A decentralized syphilis control program in pregnant women was implemented in nine Nairobi City Council antenatal clinics between July 1992 and August 1993, whereby pregnant women were screened for syphilis, treated before ...
