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Antiretroviral therapy is not associated with reduced herpes simplex virus shedding in HIV coinfected adults: an observational cohort study.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-01)
OBJECTIVES:
Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1/2) may have adverse consequences on HIV type 1 infection. We quantified the frequency of HSV reactivations in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-treated ...
Reasons for Change of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Drugs: Local Experience
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background: Highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) reduces morbidity and mortality in HIV/AIDS infected patients. HAART is used indefinitely and the regimens are changed over the course of treatment due to resistance, ...
Anticoagulation therapy
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
Every junior doctor will have to prescribe some form of anticoagulation therapy for their patients. Foundation year 1 doctors should be familiar with the use of warfarin and heparin as anticoagulants, and be able to prescribe ...
Isoquinoline Alkaloids from Monanthotaxis trichocarpa
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Twelve
secondary
or
tertiary
alkaloids
and
two
quaternary
alkaloids
were
isolated
from
the
twig
of
Monanthotaxis
trichocarpa
(Annonaceae).
Their
structures
were
identified
as
(+)-laurotetanine
(1) ...
Sub-specialization preferences among ophthalmology masters students in Eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)
Objective: To determine the sub-specialization preferences among masters of medicine in
ophthalmology in selected universities in Eastern Africa and barriers to sub-specialization.
Design: This was a cross-sectional ...
Ocular findings in patients with head injury
(2014)
Objective: To describe the ocular and visual findings in patients with head injury.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of 147 patients with head injury was carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Participants ...
Elevation of Soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Levels, but Not Angiopoietin 2, in the Plasma of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected African Women with Clinical Kaposi Sarcoma.
(2014-07)
Circulating levels of endothelial activation biomarkers are elevated in during infection with human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and may also be increased in Kaposi sarcoma (KS). We compared 23 HIV-1-seropositive women ...
WinFood data from Kenya and Cambodia: Constraints on field procedures
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background
The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is lauded as one of the more successful HIV prevention measures. However, despite some gains in the prevention of mother-to-child ...
FAMM Flap in Reconstructing Postsurgical Nasopharyngeal Airway Stenosis
(2014)
Postsurgical nasopharyngeal airway stenosis can be a challenge to manage. The stenosis could be as a result of any surgical procedure in the nasopharyngeal region that heals extensive scarring and fibrosis. Objective. To ...
Choosing an effective and affordable antibiotic regimen for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) patients in Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
At the STD clinic at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, a total of 1295 male patients with complaints of either urethral discharge and/or dysuria (urethritis), or genital ulcer disease (GUD) were enrolled in the ...