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Phylogeography and Demographic History of Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Tropical Bont Tick
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
The genetic diversity of Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius) from four Caribbean islands and five African countries was compared by analyzing the sequences of three gene fragments, two mitochondrial (12SrDNA and D-Loop-DL), ...
Single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides inhibit TLR3-mediated responses in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells and in vivo in cynomolgus macaques.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-07)
TLR3 is a key receptor for recognition of double-stranded RNA and initiation of immune responses against viral infections. However, hyperactive responses can have adverse effects, such as virus-induced asthma. Strategies ...
How do Iranian emergency doctors decide? Clinical decision making processes in practice.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
INTRODUCTION:
Emergency doctors must make decisions for many patients in a limited time. Various emergency cases are not compatible with routine conditions as described in textbooks, so doctors use clinical decision ...
Free radical scavenging activity, phenolic contents and cytotoxicity of selected Nigerian medicinal plants
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
We investigated the antioxidant ability, phenolic contents and cytotoxic effects of seven widely edible Nigerian medicinal plants, as a means of validating their ethnomedicinal use. Standard antioxidant assays assessed the ...
Variations in mortality in children admitted with pneumonia to Kenyan hospitals.
(Universty of Nairobi, 2012-11-05)
BACKGROUND:
The existing case fatality estimates of inpatient childhood pneumonia in developing countries are largely from periods preceding routine use of conjugate vaccines for infant immunization and such primary ...
Female sex workers in Africa: Epidemiology overview, data gaps, ways forward
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Factors associated with the development of HIV associated lipodystrophy in patients on long-term HAART
(2012)
Highly active antiretroviral therapy is effective in reducing viral load and increasing survival in HIV-1infected
patients. It consists of two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and a protease inhibitor
or two ...
Lithopaedon Presenting as Intestinal Obstruction with a Previous Co-Existing Intra-Uterine Pregnancy
(2012)
This is a case report of a 25 year old lady Para 4 + 0 gravida 5, who was referred to Kisii level 5 hospital from a district hospital with a diagnosis of intestinal obstruction and a four year history of an intra-abdominal ...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health-Care Waste Management and Associated Health Risks in the Two Teaching and Referral Hospitals in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-12)
Hazardous health-care waste poses a great danger to public health and the environment if it is not properly managed. There is need for health-care workers involved in its management to understand the integral link between ...
Blunted IL17/IL22 and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Responses in the Genital Tract and Blood of HIV-Exposed, Seronegative Female Sex Workers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Identifying the immune correlates of reduced susceptibility to HIV remains a key goal for the HIV vaccine field, and individuals who are HIV-exposed, seronegative (HESN) may offer important clues. Reduced systemic immune ...