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Molecular surveillance of adamantane resistance among human influenza a viruses isolated in four epidemic seasons in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Background: Adamantanes impede influenza A virus replication and are important in the treatment and prophylaxis of disease caused by these viruses. Genotypic characterization of influenza A viruses for mutations associated ...
Knowledge, attitude and practice among students attending public high schools in Nairobi county
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Objective: To determine the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) towards refractive error among high school
students attending public schools in Nairobi, Kenya.
Methods: Population survey of secondary school year 3 ...
Lid reconstruction after tumour excision in a patient with seborrhoiec keratosis: a case report
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Seborrhoiec Keratosis (SK) is one of the most common benign neoplasia of the eyelids, usually affecting elderly females. Typically, the lesions start as discrete, tan-dark brown, flat lesions starting on the face and ...
Premature ovarian failure in twins: case presentation and literature review.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Vertical cytomegalovirus transmission from hiv-infected women randomized to formula-feed or breastfeed their infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
BACKGROUND:
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is associated with morbidity and mortality in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed infants. We assessed the effect of and relative contribution of breastfeeding to CMV acquisition ...
Hiv-1 neutralizing antibodies with limited hypermutation from an infant.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) develop in a subset of infected adults and exhibit high levels of somatic hypermutation (SHM) due to years of affinity maturation. There is no precedent for eliciting highly ...
Factors influencing behaviour patterns in 3-5-year-old children attending three public paediatric dental clinics in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Objective: To determine factors that influence behaviour patterns in 3-5year olds attending paediatric dental clinics.
Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study.
Setting: The School of Dental Sciences, University ...
The impact of sex work interruption on blood-derived t cells in sex workers from Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Background: Unprotected sexual intercourse exposes the female genital tract (FGT) to semen-derived antigens, which leads to a proinflammatory response. Studies have shown that this postcoital inflammatory response can lead ...
Substance use among a sample of healthcare workers in Kenya: a cross-sectional study.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
This study describes reported substance use among Kenyan healthcare workers (HCWs), as it has implications for HCWs’ health, productivity, and their ability and likelihood to intervene on substance use. The Alcohol Smoking ...
Prevalence of drug resistance mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients seen in coast provincial general hospital, Mombasa, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
BACKGROUND:
Although prevention and control of spread of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis strains is a global challenge, there is paucity of data on the prevalence of DR-TB in patients diagnosed with TB in referral ...