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The HLA A2/6802 Supertype Is Associated With Reduced Risk Of Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Transmission. J I

Macdonald, K S; Embree, J E; Nagelkerke, N J; Castillo, J; Ramhadin, S; Njenga, S; Oyug, J; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Barber, B H; Bwayo, JJ; Plummer, F A (University of Nairobi, 2001-02-01)

Certain HLAs may, in part, account for differences in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) susceptibility by presenting conserved immunogenic epitopes for T cell recognition. The HLA supertype A2/6802 is associated ...

Human Leucocyte Antigen Supertypes And Immune Susceptibility To Hiv-1, Implications

Macdonald K, S; Matukas, L; Embree, J E; Fowke, K; Kimani, J; Nagelkerke, N J; Oyugi, J; Kiama, P; Kaul, R; Luscher, M A; Rowland-jones, S; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Ngugi, Elizabeth N; Plummer, F A; Bwayo, JJ (University of Nairobi, 2001-11-01)

Treatment Of Cervicitis Is Associated With Decreased Cervical Shedding Of Hiv-1. AIDS

Mcclelland, R S; Wang, C C; Mandaliya, K; Overbaugh, J; Reiner, M T; Panteleeff, D D; Lavreys, L; Ndinya-Achola, JO; wayo, J J; Kreiss ., J K (2001-01-05)

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether cervical mucosal shedding of HIV-1 RNA and HIV-1 infected cells decreases following successful treatment of cervicitis. DESIGN: Prospective interventional study. SETTING: Sexually Transmitted ...

Effect of breastfeeding on mortality among HIV-1 infected women: a randomised trial.

Nduati, RW; Richardson, BA; John, G; Mbori-Ngacha, DA; Mwatha, A; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Bwayo, JJ; Onyango, FE; Kreiss, J (2001)

We have completed a randomised clinical trial of breastfeeding and formula feeding to identify the frequency of breastmilk transmission of HIV-1 to infants. However, we also analysed data from this trial to examine the ...

Vitamin A And Risk Of HIV-1 Seroconversion Among Kenyan Men With Genital Ulcers.

Macdonald, K S; Malonza, I; Chen, D K; Nagelkerke, N J; Nasio, J M; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Bwayo, JJ; Sitar, D S; Aoki, F Y (University of Nairobi, 2001-03-30)

Background: Vitamin A is involved in normal immune function and the maintenance of mucosal integrity through complex effects on cellular differentiation. Objective: We sought to determine whether serum vitamin A levels ...

Antibodies And Mediators Of Immunity-validation Of A Modified Commercial Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay For Detection Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Immunoglobulin G Antibodies In Saliva

Chohan, BH; Lavreys, L; Mandaliya, KN; Kreiss, JK; Bwayo, JJ; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Martin Jr, HL (2001)

Vaginal Lavage With Chlorhexidine During Labour To Reduce Mother-to-child HIV Transmission: Clinical Trial In Mombasa, Kenya

Gaillard, P; Mwanyumba, F; Verhofstede, C; Claeys, P; Chohan, V; Goetghebeur, E; Mandaliya, K; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Temmerman, M (University of Nairobi, 2001-02)

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of vaginal lavage with diluted chlorhexidine on mother-to child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in a breastfeeding population. METHODS: This prospective clinical trial was conducted in a ...

Evaluation of a low- dose nonoxynol-9 gel for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases: a randomised clinical trial, Sex Transm Dis 2001

Richardson, B A; Lavreys, L; Martin, H L; Stevens, C E; Ngugi, Elizabeth N; Mandaliya, K,; Bwayo, JJ; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Kresiss, J K (University of Nairobi, 2001)

Objective: To assess the relation between selenium deficiency and vaginal or cervical shedding of HIV-1-infected cells. Design: Cross-sectional study of 318 HIV-1 seropositive women in Mombasa, Kenya. Methods: Vaginal and ...

Correlation Between Maternal And Infant Hiv Infection And Low Birth Weight: A Study In Mombasa, Kenya

Mwanyumba, F; claeys, P; Gaillard, P; Verhofstede, C; Chohan, V; Mandaliya, K; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Bwayo, JJ; Temmerman, M (U, 2001)

Lymphocyte Subsets In Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-infected And Uninfected Children In Nairobi.

Embree, J; Bwayo, JJ; Nagelkerke, N; Njenga, S; Nyange, P; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Plummer, F; Pamba, H (University of Nairobi, 2001-05-20)

Background: Reference lymphocyte subset values for African children are lacking. This study documents these values as well as their alterations associated with perinatal and postnatal HIV-1 transmission and with protection ...