Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Author "Nagelkerke, Nico"

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    • A common HLA-DP genotype is associated with resistance to hiv-1 infection in Kenyan sex workers 

      Hardie, Rae-Anne; Knight, Erin; Bruneau, Brigitte; Semeniuk, Christina; Gill, Kulvinder; Nagelkerke, Nico; Kimani, Joshua; Wachihi, Charles; Ngugi, Elizabeth; Luo, Ma; Plummer, Francis A (Univerisyt of Nairobi, 2008-10)
      HLA-DP antigens present peptides to CD4+ T cells and play an important role in parasitic infections and autoimmune diseases, yet their influence on HIV-1 susceptibility has not been well studied. Here, we report several ...

    • Does antiretroviral therapy initiation increase sexual risk taking in Kenyan female sex workers? A retrospective case–control study 

      Mawji, Elysha; McKinnon, Lyle; Wachihi, Charles; Chege, Duncan; Thottingal, Paul; Kariri, Anthony; Plummer, Francis; Ball, Blake T; Jaoko Walter G.; Ngugi, Elizabeth N; Kimani, Joshua; Gelmon, Lawrence; Nagelkerke, Nico; Kaul, Rupert (Department of Community HealthDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2012)
      Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) prolongs life and reduces infectiousness, in some contexts, it has been associated with increased sexual risk taking. Design Retrospective case–control study. Setting ...

    • Repeat use of post exposure prophylaxis for HIV among Nairobi based female sex workers following sexual exposure 

      Izulla, Preston; McKinnon, Lyle R.; Munyao, Julius; Ireri, Naomi; Nagelkerke, Nico; Gakii, Gloria; Gelmon, Lawrence; Nangami, Mabel; Kaul, Rupert; Kimani, Joshua (University of Nairobi, 2015-05-13)
      As ART-based prevention becomes available, effectively targeting these interventions to key populations such as female sex workers (FSW) will be critical. In this study we analyze patterns of repeated post-exposure prophylaxis ...

    • Repeat use of post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV among Nairobi-based female sex workers following sexual exposure 

      Izulla, Preston; McKinnon, Lyle R; Munyao, Julius; Ireri, Naomi; Nagelkerke, Nico; Gakii, Gloria; Gelmon, Lawrence; Nangami, Mabel; Kaul, Rupert; Kimani, Joshua (Univerisyt of Nairobi, 2015-05)
      As ART-based prevention becomes available, effectively targeting these interventions to key populations such as female sex workers (FSW) will be critical. In this study we analyze patterns of repeated post-exposure prophylaxis ...