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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected women exhibit reduced interferon-gamma secretion after Chlamydia trachomatis stimulation of peripheral blood lymphocytes.
(2000)
Epidemiologic, animal, and in vitro models suggest an important role for interferon (IFN)-gamma in the clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. IFN-gamma in the supernatants of in vitro-stimulated peripheral blood ...
Infectious correlates of HIV-1 shedding in the female upper and lower genital tracts.
(University of Nairobi., 2007-03)
OBJECTIVES:
To simultaneously examine associations of bacterial vaginosis (BV) with potential risk factors in both the female and her male partner.
STUDY DESIGN:
We recruited women 18-45 years of age and their male ...
Safety, acceptability, and tolerability of 3 topical microbicides among heterosexual Kenyan men.
(2007-04)
To compare the acceptability, tolerability, and safety of 3 topical microbicide formulations (62% ethyl alcohol in emollient gel and 0.1% and 0.4% benzalkonium chloride on a sanitary wipe) for use on male genitalia.
This ...
Infectious correlates of HIV-1 shedding in the female upper and lower genital tracts.
(2007)
To determine the effects of vaginal, cervical, and endometrial infections on shedding of HIV-1 RNA in the female genital tract.
Cross-sectional.
Antiretroviral-naive women from Nairobi, Kenya with CD4 cell counts ...
Bacterial vaginosis: risk factors among Kenyan women and their male partners
(Kenya Medical Research Institute, 2006)
To simultaneously examine associations of bacterial vaginosis (BV) with potential risk factors in both the female and her male partner.
We recruited women 18-45 years of age and their male partners from clinics in ...
Association of attitudes and beliefs towards antiretroviral therapy with HIV-seroprevalence in the general population of Kisumu, Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2009)
BACKGROUND:
Since antiretroviral therapy (ART) became available in the developed world, the prevalence of unprotected sex and the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV have increased. We hypothesized ...
Association of attitudes and beliefs towards antiretroviral therapy with HIV-seroprevalence in the general population of Kisumu, Kenya.
(2009)
Since antiretroviral therapy (ART) became available in the developed world, the prevalence of unprotected sex and the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV have increased. We hypothesized that a similar ...