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Groin flaps in closure of multiple defects - series presentaion
(University Of Nairobi, 2008-06)
Background: Upper limb injuries are common and are sometimes associated with extensive soft tissue loss. Tissue loss from trauma presents with challenges in management with regard to reconstructive surgery. This usually ...
Substantial Intrapatient Differences In The Breadth And Specificity Of Hiv-specific Cd8+ T-cell Interferon-gamma And Proliferation Responses.
(University of Nairobi, 2008-10)
HIV vaccine design and evaluation require a better understanding of protective immune responses. HIV-specific CD8+ T-cell responses have been characterized extensively using interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) enzyme-linked ...
The impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on HIV epidemics in Africa and India: a simulation study.
(2008-05)
In this study, condoms were found to be a necessary addition and not a substitute to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This, once again. underscores behaviour modification as important in the fight against HIV transmission. ...
Increased deposition of C3b on red cells with low CR1 and CD55 in a malaria-endemic region of western Kenya: Implications for the development of severe anemia
(2008)
Severe anemia due to Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a major cause of mortality among young children in western Kenya. The factors that lead to the age-specific incidence of this anemia are unknown. Previous studies have ...
Birth preparedness among antenatal clients
(2008-06)
Objective: To evaluate birth preparedness and complication readiness among antenatal care clients.
Design: A descriptive cross- sectional study.
Setting: Antenatal care clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, ...
Fabrication And Characterization Of Microwave Immunosensors Based On Organic Semiconductors With Nanogold-labeled Antibody.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Microelectronic biosensors hold great promise for rapid, sensitive and specific in vitro point-of-care immunodiagnostics. In particular, sensors fabricated using organic semiconductors have attractive advantages-such as ...
Sexual risk behaviour and HAART: a comparative study of HIV-infected persons on HAART and on preventive therapy in Kenya
(2008)
Unprotected sex (UPS) among persons receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) remains a concern because of the risk of HIV-transmission. A cross-sectional study comparing the sexual risk behaviour of 179 people ...
Female genital mutilation: knowledge, attitudes and practices of Flemish gynaecologists
(2008)
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices with regard to female genital mutilation (FGM) among gynaecologists in Flanders, Belgium.
METHODS:
A questionnaire-based survey was sent to 724 Flemish ...
A global network for investigating the genomic epidemiology of malaria
(2008-12-11)
Large-scale studies of genomic variation could assist efforts to eliminate malaria. But there are scientific, ethical and practical challenges to carrying out such studies in developing countries, where the burden of disease ...
Introgressive hybridization of human and rodent schistosome parasites in western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Hybridization and introgression can have important consequences for the evolution, ecology and epidemiology of pathogenic organisms. We examined the dynamics of hybridization between a trematode parasite of humans, Schistosoma ...