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Performance of HSV-2 type specific serological tests in men in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2010-02)
This study compared five serological tests with Western blot from University of Washington to determine the most accurate method for detecting antibodies to herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) in a male population in Kisumu, ...
Osgood Schlatter disease: An Audit Profile of 35 Adolescents
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
Background
Osgood-Schlatter disease is a common cause of anterior knee pain in the adolescent. Treatment is usually conservative with surgery reserved for those who do not respond to this treatment. There is little published ...
Utilisation of priority traditional medicinal plants and local people's knowledge on their conservation status in arid lands of Kenya (Mwingi District).
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
Mwingi District lies within the Kenyan Arid and Semiarid lands (ASALs) in Eastern Province. Although some ethnobotanical surveys have been undertaken in some arid and semiarid areas of Kenya, limited studies have documented ...
Increased levels of immune activation in the genital tract of healthy young women from sub-Saharan Africa
(2010)
To determine whether healthy, young women in sub-Saharan Africa have a more activated immune milieu in the genital tract (i.e. activated CD4 T cells) than a similar population in the United States.
A cross-sectional ...
Predicting pregnancy in HIV-1-discordant couples.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-10)
This study examines the incidence and predictors of pregnancy in HIV-1-discordant couples from Nairobi, Kenya. Women from 454 discordant couples were followed for up to 2 years. One-year cumulative incidence of pregnancy ...
Male circumcision and risk of male-to-female HIV-1 transmission: a multinational prospective study in African HIV-1-serodiscordant couples.
(2010)
Male circumcision reduces female-to-male HIV-1 transmission risk by approximately 60%. Data assessing the effect of circumcision on male-to-female HIV-1 transmission are conflicting, with one observational study among ...
Accuracy of contrast-enhanced MDCT and MRI for identifying the severity and cause of neural foraminal stenosis in cervical radiculopathy: a prospective study.
(2010)
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of IV contrast-enhanced MDCT and MRI for evaluation of the severity and cause of neural foraminal stenosis in patients with cervical radiculopathy.
SUBJECTS ...
Assessment of diabetic retinopathy in newly diagnosed black Kenyan type 2 diabetics
(2010)
To determine the prevalence and pattern of diabetic retinopathy in newly diagnosed black African patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and the associated risk factors.
DESIGN:
Cross-sectional hospital-based study.
SE ...
Gender, body mass index and rheumatoid arthritis disease activity: results from the QUEST-RA Study.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-08)
OBJECTIVES:
To investigate whether body mass index (BMI), as a proxy for body fat, influences rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity in a gender-specific manner.
METHODS:
Consecutive patients with RA were enrolled ...
Internal Root Morphology of the Maxillary First Premolars in Kenyans of African Descent
(2010)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the internal root morphology of the maxillary first premolar in Kenyans of African descent.
DESIGN:
In vitro descriptive cross-sectional study.
SETTING:
School of Dental Sciences, ...