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Selenium deficiency is associated with shedding of HIV-1--infected cells in the female genital tract.
(2001)
Objective: To assess the relation between selenium deficiency and vaginal or cervical shedding of HIV-1-infected cells.
Design: Cross-sectional study of 318 HIV-1 seropositive women in Mombasa, Kenya.
Methods: Vaginal ...
Validation of a modified commercial enzyme-linked immunoassay for detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 immunoglobulin G antibodies in saliva
(2001)
This study was performed to evaluate the performance of a saliva collection device (OmniSal) and an enzyme-linked immunoassay (EIA) designed for use on serum samples (Detect HIV1/2) to detect human immunodeficiency virus ...
Emerging picture of multiple sclerosis in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001-02)
OBJECTIVE:
To report on the occurrence of clinical multiple sclerosis among indigenous Bantu African Kenyans who have never been out of the country.
DESIGN:
A retrospective study.
SETTING:
A private neurology ...
The HLA A2/6802 Supertype Is Associated With Reduced Risk Of Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Transmission. J I
(University of Nairobi, 2001-02-01)
Certain HLAs may, in part, account for differences in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) susceptibility by presenting conserved immunogenic epitopes for T cell recognition. The HLA supertype A2/6802 is associated ...
Human Leucocyte Antigen Supertypes And Immune Susceptibility To Hiv-1, Implications
(University of Nairobi, 2001-11-01)
Coagulation Studies In Hypertensive Disease Of Pregnancy
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Is Credé's prophylaxis for ophthalmia neonatorum still valid?
(2001)
No abstract available
Patterns of substance use among Kenya street Children
(University of Nairobi., 2001)
Antimalarial activity of Ajuga remota Benth (Labiatae) and Caesalpinia volkensii Harms (Caesalpiniaceae): in vitro confirmation of ethnopharmacological use
(University of Nairobi., 2001-02)
Field trips to herbalists' practices in an area about 200 miles around Nairobi (Kenya) enabled us to make a list of medicinal plant species preferentially used to treat malaria. Ajuga remota and Caesalpinia volkensii were ...
Treatment Of Cervicitis Is Associated With Decreased Cervical Shedding Of Hiv-1. AIDS
(2001-01-05)
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether cervical mucosal shedding of HIV-1 RNA and HIV-1 infected cells decreases following successful treatment of cervicitis. DESIGN: Prospective interventional study. SETTING: Sexually Transmitted ...