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Stakeholder perspectives for optimization of tuberculosis contact investigation in a high-burden setting.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
INTRODUCTION:
Optimal tuberculosis contact investigation impacts TB prevention, timely case finding and linkage to care, however data on routine implementation in high burden contexts is limited.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
In ...
Adapting a stigma scale for assessment of Tuberculosis-related stigma among English/Swahili-speaking patients in an African setting.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
OBJECTIVE:
To adapt a validated instrument that quantitatively measures stigma among English/Swahili speaking TB (tuberculosis) patients in Kenya, a high burden TB country.
METHODS:
Following ethical approval, we ...
Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) 9 polymorphism is associated with increased Epstein-Barr virus and Cytomegalovirus acquisition in HIV-exposed infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Polymorphisms in the Toll-Like Receptor (TLR9) 1635 locus have been associated with HIV-1 acquisition and progression. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) acquisition were compared between Kenyan HIV-exposed ...