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Breast-feeding and Transmission of HIV-1.
(University of Nairobi., 2004-02)
Breast-feeding substantially increases the risk of HIV-1 transmission from mother to child, and although peripartum antiretroviral therapy prophylaxis significantly decreases the risk of mother-to-child transmission around ...
Intravitreal vancomycin and amikacin versus intravenous imipenem in the treatment of experimental Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis.
(2004)
BACKGROUND:
Controversy still surrounds the intravenous (IV) treatment of endophthalmitis. The purpose of this study was to compare IV and intraocular (IO) treatment in experimental Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis: ...
Morbidity and mortality of low birth weight infants in the new born unit of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(KMA, 2004)
Morbidity and mortality of low birth weight (LBW) infants at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has previously been found to be high. Other centres have shown that even with lack of neonatal intensive care facilities, selective ...
Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) in Rachuonyo, Nyanza Province of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)
Novel Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 Polymorphisms In A Kenyan Population Revealed By Complete Gene Sequencing
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Variation in susceptibility to HIV-1 infection depends on numerous factors, and host genetic variation has been well-described as an important component. As a transcriptional regulator, interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1) ...
Vitamin A supplementation and genital shedding of herpes simplex virus among HIV-1-infected women: a randomized clinical trial.
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)
Cross-sectional analyses have associated vitamin A deficiency with genital shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV) among human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected women. A randomized clinical trial of vitamin A ...
Elevation Of Immune Activation In Kenyan Women Is Associated With Alterations In Immune Function: Implications For Vaccine Development.
(University of Nairobi, 2004-11)
The infectious burden leading to immune activation can vary between different populations and lead to various immune dysfunctions. We compared the effect of immune activation on apoptosis and T cell function in HIV uninfected ...
Bancroftian filariasis in 12 villages in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya - variation in clinical and parasitological patterns. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2004 Dec;98(8):801-15.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
No Abstract Available
Geophagy among pregnant and lactating women in Bondo District, western Kenya. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2004 Dec;98(12):734-41
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
No Abstract Available
Prevalence of domestic violence among clients seeking emergency department services in a private hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
No abstract.