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Cofactors for HIV-1 Incidence during Pregnancy and Postpartum Period
(2010)
Objectives
To estimate HIV-1 incidence and cofactors for HIV-1 incidence during pregnancy and postpartum.
Design
Retrospective study among women who were HIV seronegative during pregnancy.
Methods
Mothers ...
Exposure to HIV-1-encoded Toll-like receptor 8 ligands enhances monocyte response to microbial encoded Toll-like receptor 2/4 ligands
(2010)
Background: Chronic HIV-1 infection is characterized by high levels of persistent
immune activation. Both HIV-1-encoded Toll-like receptor 7/8 (TLR7/8) ligands and
TLR ligands encoded by products of microbial translocation ...
Acyclovir and transmission of HIV-1 from persons Infected with HIV-1 and HSV-2
(2010)
Most persons who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)
are also infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), which is frequently reactivated
and is associated with increased plasma and genital ...
HIV viral set point and host immune control in individuals with HIV-specific CD8R T-cell responses prior to HIV acquisition
(2010)
OBJECTIVE:
Vaccine-induced CD8(+) T-cell responses in primates have been associated with a reduced simian immunodeficiency virus plasma viral load and enhanced T-cell responses, but cellular vaccines have shown limited ...
The origins of a research community in the Majengo observational cohort study, Nairobi, Kenya
(2010)
Background
Since the 1980s the Majengo Observational Cohort Study (MOCS) has examined sexually transmitted infections, in particular HIV/AIDS, in a cohort of sex workers in Majengo, an impoverished urban village in ...
Dentinogenesis imperfecta – a case report.
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Trachoma Rapid Assessments In Unity And Northern Bahr-el-ghazal States, Southern Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2010-10)
BACKGROUND:
Trachoma is thought to be endemic over large parts of Southern Sudan, but empirical evidence is limited. While some areas east of the Nile have been identified as highly endemic, few trachoma surveys have ...
Regional Differences In Aorta Of Goat (Capra Hircus
(2010-11)
Regional differences in the aortic wall are important in explaining the physicomechanical properties and disease distribution in this artery. The goat is a suitable model for studying cardiovascular disease, but the regional ...
Optimisation of institutional performance in diagnosis and initiation of cancer therapy.
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
The potential of the extracts of Tagetes minuta Linnaeus (Asteraceae), Acalypha fruticosa Forssk (Euphorbiaceae) and Tarchonanthus camphoratus L. (Compositae) against Phlebotomus duboscqi Neveu Lemaire (Diptera: Psychodidae), the vector for Leishmania major Yakimoff and Schokhor
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
Harmful effects of synthetic chemical insecticides including vector resistance, environmental pollution and health hazards have necessitated the current significance in the search for plant-based insecticide products that ...