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Epidemiology of respiratory viral infections in two long-term refugee camps in Kenya, 2007-2010
(2012-01)
BACKGROUND:
Refugees are at risk for poor outcomes from acute respiratory infections (ARI) because of overcrowding, suboptimal living conditions, and malnutrition. We implemented surveillance for respiratory viruses in ...
A case of primary cutaneous extranodal natural killer/t-cell lymphoma, nasal type, with a 22-year indolent clinical course.
(2012-04)
Extranodal natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, is a rare type of cytotoxic lymphoma involving mainly the upper aerodigestive tract and associated with Epstein-Barr virus. The disease has usually a poor prognosis ...
Risk factors associated with the epilepsy treatment gap in Kilifi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study.
(2012)
Many people with epilepsy in low-income countries do not receive appropriate biomedical treatment. This epilepsy treatment gap might be caused by patients not seeking biomedical treatment or not adhering to prescribed ...
Seizures in 204 comatose children: incidence and outcome
(2012)
Seizures are common in comatose children, but may be clinically subtle or only manifest on continuous electroencephalographic monitoring (cEEG); any association with outcome remains uncertain.
cEEG (one to three channels) ...
Assessment of human pharmaceutical products registered in Kenya by Route of administration and type of dosage form
(2012)
The aim of this study was to assess the human pharmaceutical products that have been registered in Kenya in order to determine the most common routes of administration and type of dosage forms that are used. Registered ...
Unregulated complementary and alternative medicine use among diabetic patients in Africa: A call for action
(African Journal of Diabetes Medicine, 2012-11)
Preventing HIV-1 Infection, More Epitope Is Not Better: Analysis of Gag Epitope of 2 HLA Alleles Associated with Different Outcome of HIV Infection
(2012)
Background: Current HIV vaccine candidates have been based on
the conventional views of viral infection and attempt to induce
broad T cell responses to HIV-1. Until now, the candidate vaccines
based on such approach ...
Outside Sexual Partnerships and Risk of HIV Acquisition for HIV Uninfected Partners in African HIV Serodiscordant Partnerships
(2012)
Background
As African countries scale up couples HIV testing, little is known about sexual behaviors and HIV risk for HIV uninfected partners in known HIV serodiscordant relationships.
Methods
We conducted a prospective ...
The Association between Alcohol Dependence and Depression before and after Treatment for Alcohol Dependence
(2012-01)
The presence of depression in alcohol-dependent persons is likely to influence treatment process and outcomes. Identification of depression is important though not every depressed alcohol-dependent person requires treatment ...
Multiple Traumas, Postelection Violence, and Posttraumatic Stress Among Impoverished Kenyan Youth
(2012)
Research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among youth has focused on specific subgroups from developed countries. Most of the world’s youth and war-like violence, however, is concentrated in developing countries, ...