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Systems biology-based approaches to understand HIV-exposed uninfected women.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-05)
Worldwide HIV infects women more frequently than men, and it is clear that not all exposed to HIV become infected. Several populations of HIV-exposed uninfected (EU) women have been identified, including discordant couples ...
Pre-extraction photographs in the selection of artificial teeth
(2010)
Objective: To explore the validity of using pre-extraction facial photographs in the selection of artificial anterior denture teeth.
Design: A cross-sectional analytical study.
Setting: Faculty of Dentistry and WHO ...
Diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among HIV-1-infected pregnant women in Nairobi
(2010)
HIV-infected women with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy are at increased risk for poor obstetric outcomes. In resource-limited settings, diagnostic testing for STIs and ...
Mode of delivery decisions among HIV-infected mothers at an urban maternity hospital in Kenya
(2010)
Objectives: To quantify the use of elective caesarean section (ECS) for prevention of
mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) at an urban Kenyan maternity hospital,
to describe mode of delivery decision making among ...
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 ...
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 ...