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Presumptive specific clinical diagnosis of genital ulcer disease (GUD) in a primary health care setting in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
Of 22,274 patients 12 years of age or older attending a primary health care clinic in Nairobi, 1076 (4.8%) complained of symptoms suggesting a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Of these, 518 females and 462 males underwent ...
Morphological Study of Penile Chancroid Lesions in Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
(University of Nairobi, 1996-10)
Chancroid, the most common cause of genital ulceration in Africa, is known to be associated epidemiologically with heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The pathophysiological mechanisms by which ...
Cervical Shedding Of Cytomegalovirus In Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-infected Women.
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Cervical shedding of cytomegalovirus (CMV) is important in transmission of CMV to exposed sexual partners and neonates. We evaluated prevalence and correlates of CMV DNA shedding in cervical secretions from a large cohort ...
Geographical patterns of male circumcision practices in Africa: association with HIV seroprevalence.
(1990)
To ascertain whether male circumcision might explain some of the geographical variation in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalence in Africa, we investigated the association between the practice of male circumcision ...
Aerobic and facultative bacterial isolates from blood cultures of children with clinically diagnosed septicaemia
(1991)
A total of 120 sets of blood cultures were performed aerobically from 60 children with clinically diagnosed septicaemia at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. Out of these, 36 (30%) sets from 19 (31.7%) patients yielded ...
Viral etiology and epidemiology of acute respiratory infections in children in Nairobi, Kenya.
(1998)
Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is the most common cause of illness and death in young children worldwide. Because of inadequate laboratory facilities and financial resources the etiological agents responsible for most ...
Impact of maternal HIV infection on obstetrical and early neonatal outcome.
(1990)
In a case-control study of 177 HIV-seropositive and 326 seronegative women and their newborns in Nairobi, Kenya, maternal HIV infection at term was independently associated with travel to other African countries [odds ratio ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 seroconversion in women with genital ulcers
(1994)
Genital ulcers are implicated as a risk factor enhancing susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. A prospective study to determine the incidence of and risk factors associated with acquisition ...
Phylogenetic evaluation of Kenyan HIV type 1 isolates.AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
(University of Nairobi, 1997-04)
Diversity among global isolates of HIV-1 presents a formidable challenge for vaccine development. As distinct clades of the virus are recognized, it will be important to monitor their geographic distribution and divergence. ...
Increased Risk of infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 among Uncircumcised Men Presenting with Genital Ulcer Disease in Kenya Clin
(University of Nairobi, 1996-09)
The factors responsible for the explosive spread of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in sub-Saharan Africa continue to be identified and debated. One of the most controversial factors has been male circumcision. ...