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A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of monthly azithromycin prophylaxis to prevent sexually transmitted infections and HIV-1 in Kenyan sex workers: study design and baseline findings
(2000)
Our objectives were to describe the baseline findings of a trial of antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV-1 in a cohort of Nairobi female sex workers (FSWs). A questionnaire was ...
Acute sexually transmitted infections increase human immunodeficiency virus type 1 plasma viremia, increase plasma type 2 cytokines, and decrease CD4 cell counts
(2000)
In Kenya, the median incubation time to AIDS in seroconverting sex workers is 4 years;
this incubation time is specific to female sex workers.We studied the influence of acute sexually transmitted infections (STIs) on ...
Groin Hernia in Mulago hospital, Kampala.
(2000)
A prospective descriptive study based on 208 cases of groin hernia that had surgery at Mulago Hospital over a
12-months period beginning on 1st January 2000 was undertaken. There were more males than females. The
mean ...
Regional variations in the microscopic organization of the human rectus sheath
(2000)
The pattern of formation of the rectus sheath from the aponeuroses of external oblique, internal oblique, and transversus abdominis muscles shows regional variations. These variations may influence the microscopic organisation ...
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery and shunt infections in children with non-tumour Hydrocephalus at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(2000)
o study infections complicating ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery in children with non-tumour hydrocephalus at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN: A retrospective survey. SETTING: Kenyatta National ...
Exposure To Hiv-1 During Delivery And Mother-to-child Transmission
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
BACKGROUND:
The correlation between the presence of HIV-1 in maternal cervicovaginal secretions and in the infant's oro-pharyngal secretions at birth, and mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) were examined to obtain ...
Antiepileptic therapies in the Mifi Province in Cameroon
(2000-04)
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the availability and accessibility of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in two health districts in Cameroon.
METHODS:
The study included 33 patients with epilepsy, 26 physicians, 13 private pharmacists, ...
Evaluation of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase activity in South-west Asian, Kenyan and Ghanaian populations
(2000-09)
AIMS:
Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) reduces endogenous pyrimidines and therapeutic analogues such as the anticancer agent 5-fluorouracil (5FU). Among Caucasian populations DPD activity is highly variable and subject ...
Non-penetrating chest blows and sudden death in the young
(2000-11)
Sudden death in the young after low energy anterior chest wall impact is an under-recognised phenomenon in this country. Review of the literature yields several American references to commotio cordis, mainly in the context ...
Assessment of Polymer-Polymer interactions in blends of hpmc and film forming polymers by modulated temperature differential scanning calorimetry
(2000)
To assess the miscibility and phase of binary blends of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (HPMC) with hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), methylcellulose (MC), and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP).MTDSC was shown to be a useful technique ...