Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Author "Nagelkerke, N"
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Comparative aetiology of childhood diarrhoea in Kakamega and Kiambu Districts, Kenya.
Chunge, RN; Simwa, JM; Karumba, PN; Kenya, PR; Kinoti, SN; Muttunga, J; Nagelkerke, N (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1992-08)Two hundred diarrhoea specimens collected during January to February 1988, from rural children aged 0 to 60 months in Kakamega District were examined for bacteria, parasites and rotavirus. The results were compared with a ... -
Gender as a risk factor for vertical transmission of HIV-1
Njagi, E; Nagelkerke, N; Bwayo, J; Ndinya-Achola, JO (Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993) -
HIV-1 and immunological changes during pregnancy: a comparison between HIV-1-seropositive and HIV-1-seronegative women in Nairobi, Kenya.
Piot, P; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Chomba, E N; Temmerman, M; Nagelkerke, N; Bwayo, JJ (University of NairobiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1995-09-09)OBJECTIVE: To assess changes in the proportion of CD4 and CD8 T-lymphocyte profiles during pregnancy, at delivery and postpartum, and to determine whether HIV-1 infection affects the normal profile. DESIGN AND METHODS: A ... -
HIV-neutralizing immunoglobulin A and HIV-specific proliferation are independently associated with reduced HIV acquisition in Kenyan sex workers.
Hirbod, T; Kaul, R; Reichard, C; Kimani, J; Ngugi, Elizabeth N; Bwayo, JJ; Nagelkerke, N; Hasselrot, K; Moses, S; MacDonald, KS; Broliden, K (University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2008-03)OBJECTIVES: HIV-neutralizing immunoglobulin A (IgA) and HIV-specific cellular immunity have been described in highly exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) individuals, but well controlled studies have not been performed. ... -
Human immunodeficiency virus infection among high-risk seronegative prostitutes in Nairobi
Willerford DM.; Bwayo, JJ; Hensel M.; Emonyi W.; Plummer, FA; Ngugi, Elizabeth N; Nagelkerke, N; Gallatin WM.; Kreiss J. (Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, SeattleDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of NairobiDepartment of Community Health, University of Nairobi,, 1993)To determine the frequency and duration of antibody-negative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among heterosexually exposed African women, 56 HIV-seronegative female prostitutes in Nairobi were studied. Polymerase ... -
Impact of post-partum counselling of HIV infected women on their subsequent reproduction behaviour
Ndinya-Achola, JO; Wamola, IA; Nagelkerke, N (Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1990) -
Infection with HIV as a risk factor for adverse obstetrical outcome.
Temmerman, M; Plummer, FA; Mirza, NB; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Wamola, IA; Nagelkerke, N; Brunham, RC; Piot, P (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 ... -
Intestinal parasites in a rural community in Kenya: cross-sectional surveys with emphasis on prevalence, incidence, duration of infection, and polyparasitism
Chunge, RN; Karumba, PN; Nagelkerke, N; Kaleli, N; Wamwea, M; Mutiso, N; Andala, EO; Kinoti, SN (University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1991-02)A cross-sectional survey of intestinal parasitic infection in a rural community, Nderu, in Kiambu District, Kenya, was carried out in 1985 by examining 1129 individuals from 203 households (about 25% of the total population). ... -
Longitudinal study of young children in Kenya: intestinal parasitic infection with special reference to Giardia lamblia, its prevalence, incidence and duration, and its association with diarrhoea and with other parasites.
Chunge, RN; Nagelkerke, N; Karumba, PN; Kaleli, N; Wamwea, M; Mutiso, N; Andala, EO; Gachoya, J; Kiarie, R; Kinoti, SN (University of Nairobi.College of Health Science, 1991-11)84 young children from a rural community, Nderu, in Kenya, were each followed for up to 10 months, from January to November 1987. Their ages ranged from 10 to 28 months over the period of study. Stools were obtained once ... -
Lymphocyte Subsets In Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-infected And Uninfected Children In Nairobi.
Embree, J; Bwayo, JJ; Nagelkerke, N; Njenga, S; Nyange, P; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Plummer, F; Pamba, H (University of NairobiSchool of medicine (Paediatrics), 2001-05-20)Background: Reference lymphocyte subset values for African children are lacking. This study documents these values as well as their alterations associated with perinatal and postnatal HIV-1 transmission and with protection ... -
Mass antimicrobial treatment in pregnancy. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial in a population with high rates of sexually transmitted diseases.
Temmerman, M; Njagi, E; Nagelkerke, N; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Meheus A, A; Plummer, F A (University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 1995-03)Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are highly prevalent in pregnant women in many developing countries and have been associated with poor obstetric outcomes. Case detection and treatment of STDs in women is problematic ... -
Maternal STD/HIV infection as a risk factor for spontaneous non-septic abortion and HIV infection as a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcome
Ndinya-Achola, JO; Wamola, IA; Nagelkerke, N (College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1990) -
Mixed infections in childhood diarrhoea: results of a community study in Kiambu District, Kenya
Chunge, RN; Wamola, IA; Kinoti, SN; Muttunga, J; Mutanda, LN; Nagelkerke, N; Muthami, L; Muniu, E; Simwa, JM; Karumba, PN (University of Nairobi.College of Health Science, 1989-11)One thousand four hundred and twenty diarrhoea specimens from 846 children aged 0 to 60 months were collected and analysed for bacteria, parasites and rotavirus over a 16 month period, from June 1985 to September 1986 ... -
Mixed infections in childhood diarrhoea: results of a community study in Kiambu District, Kenya.
Chunge, R.; Wamola, I.A.; Kinoti, J.; Mutunga, L.N.; Mutanda, LN; Nagelkerke, N; Muthami, L; Muniu, E; Karumba, PN (University of Nairobi, 1989)One thousand four hundred and twenty diarrhoea specimens from 846 children aged 0 to 60 months were collected and analysed for bacteria, parasites and rotavirus over a 16 month period, from June 1985 to September 1986 ... -
Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization among Kenyan children: antibiotic resistance, strain types and associations with
Rusen, ID; Fraser-Roberts, L; Slaney, L; Ombette, J; Lovgren, M; Datta, P; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Talbot, JA; Nagelkerke, N; Plummer, FA; Embree, JE (University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1997-07)OBJECTIVES: To compare pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonization rates among HIV-1-infected children with those of uninfected children born to seropositive mothers and those of seronegative controls. To determine the ... -
Rapid selection for HLA alleles that protect against HIV-1 infection correlates significantly to the declining incidence of HIV-1 in an East African sex worker population
Plummer, Francis A; Ngugi, Elizabeth N; Embree, Joanne; Fowke, Keith; Ndinya-Achola, Jeckoniah; MacDonald, Kelly; Ball, T; Nagelkerke, N; Kimani, Joshua; Ma, Luo (Department of Public Health, 2007) -
Role of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Accelerated HIV-1 Disease Progression
ANZALA, A O; Simonsen, JN; Kimani, J; Ball, TB; Ngugi, Elizabeth N; Bwayo, JJ; Nagelkerke, N; Kakai, NJD; Plummer, FA (University of nairobiCollege of health science, 2000)