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Infection and disease after perinatal exposure to Chlamydia trachomatis in Nairobi, Kenya
(1988)
A cohort of 49 infants exposed to maternal chlamydial infection and 40 nonexposed infants was studied after birth for a mean of 3.3 +/- 1.5 and 3 +/- 1.7 mo, respectively. Eighteen (37%) exposed infants had at least one ...
Increased risk of early measles in infants of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-seropositive mothers
(1992)
An increase in illness due to measles is one of the potential consequences of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in Africa. During a study of perinatal HIV transmission conducted in Kenya, the risk of acquiring ...
Prophylaxis of gonococcal and chlamydial ophthalmia neonatorum. A comparison of silver nitrate and tetracycline
(1988)
We evaluated the use of silver nitrate drops and tetracycline ointment for the prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum in a controlled trial involving 2732 newborns in Nairobi, Kenya. The overall rates of prevalence of ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 IgA antibody in breast milk and serum.
(1994)
Breast-feeding plays a potentially significant role in mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The additional transmission risk attributable to breast-feeding and the factors that enhance ...
Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization among Kenyan children: antibiotic resistance, strain types and associations with
(University of Nairobi, 1997-07)
OBJECTIVES:
To compare pneumococcal nasopharyngeal colonization rates among HIV-1-infected children with those of uninfected children born to seropositive mothers and those of seronegative controls. To determine the ...
Impact of maternal HIV infection on obstetrical and early neonatal outcome.
(1990)
In a case-control study of 177 HIV-seropositive and 326 seronegative women and their newborns in Nairobi, Kenya, maternal HIV infection at term was independently associated with travel to other African countries [odds ratio ...
Mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1: report from the Nairobi Study
(1994)
Mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is a significant problem in countries with endemic HIV-1 infection. Between 1986 and 1991, 365 children of HIV-1-infected mothers and 363 control ...
Risk factors for postnatal mother-child transmission of HIV-1.
(2000)
OBJECTIVE:
To identify factors affecting HIV-1 breastfeeding transmission.
DESIGN:
Longitudinal observational cohort study.
METHODS:
HIV-1 seropositive pregnant women and seronegative controls were enrolled ...