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Urethral infection in a workplace population of East African men: evaluation of strategies for screening and management
(1997)
Transport workers (n = 504) in Mombasa, Kenya, were screened for urethral infection by history, clinical examination, and laboratory testing of urethral swabs and first-catch urine specimens. The prevalence of Neisseria ...
Genital shedding of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 DNA during pregnancy: association with immunosuppression, abnormal cervical or vaginal discharge, and severe vitamin A deficiency.
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
The presence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in genital secretions may be a determinant of vertical HIV-1 transmission. Cervical and vaginal secretions from HIV-1-seropositive pregnant women were evaluated ...
Endothelium-dependent vasodilatation produced by the L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway in normal and ischemic bone
(1997)
We used an experimental model of the perfused isolated rabbit tibia to investigate the vasodilatation produced by nitric oxide in the circulation of bone. Tibiae were perfused at a constant flow rate while the perfusion ...
Blindness and visual impairment in a region endemic for onchocerciasis in the Central African Republic
(1997)
AIMS:
A population based survey of blindness and visual impairment was conducted in the district of Bossangoa, Central African Republic.
METHODS:
A total of 48 communities were randomly selected, and 6086 people ...
Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization among Kenyan children: antibiotic resistance, strain types and associations with
(University of Nairobi, 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 ...
Safety of a nonoxynol-9 vaginal gel in Kenyan prostitutes. A randomized clinical trial
(University of Nairobi, 1997-05)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the safety and toxicity of once-daily administration of Advantage-24 (Columbia Research Laboratories, Inc., Rockville Centre, NY), a vaginal gel containing 52.5 mg of nonoxynol-9 (N-9), including ...
Hormonal contraception, vitamin A deficiency, and other risk factors for shedding of HIV-1 infected cells from the cervix and vagina.
(University of Nairobi, 1997-09)
BACKGROUND: Factors that influence shedding of HIV-1 infected cells in cervical and vaginal secretions may be important determinants of sexual and vertical transmission of the virus. We investigated whether hormonal ...
Pattern of bacterial infections and antimicrobial susceptibility at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(1997)
To monitor clinically significant isolates and their antimicrobial susceptibilities, all specimens sent to microbiology laboratory of the Kenyatta National Hospital were cultured on appropriate media. The susceptibility ...
Specificity of a novel red blood cell agglutination assay ('SimpliRED') for HIV-1/HIV-2 infection.
(University of Nairobi, 1997-04)
The specificity and ease of use of a novel red blood cell assay for detection of HIV-1/HIV-2 antibodies was evaluated on 125 blood donor samples in Nairobi. The specificity was estimated as > 99%. The assay correctly ...
Tap water as a wound cleansing agent in accident and emergency
(University of Nairobi, 1997-05)
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the bacterial cleanliness of tap water in a large accident and emergency (A&E) department for its possible use in the cleansing and irrigation of open traumatic wounds.
METHODS:
Tap water ...