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Stable antenatal HIV-1 seroprevalence with high population mobility and marked seroprevalence variation among sentinel sites within Nairobi, Kenya.
(1999)
Objectives: To monitor and analyse trends in HIV-1 seroprevalence among
antenatal women in Nairobi, Kenya.
Design: Six sequential surveys were carried out among antenatal clinic attenders at
four Nairobi City Council ...
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of single-dose ciprofloxacin versus erythromycin for the treatment of chancr
(University of Nairobi, 1999-12)
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted in Nairobi, Kenya, to compare single-dose ciprofloxacin with a 7-day course of erythromycin for the treatment of chancroid. In all, 208 men and ...
Increased interleukin-10 in the the endocervical secretions of women with non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases: a mechanism for enhanced HIV-1 transmission?
(1999)
OBJECTIVE:
Although non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and bacterial vaginosis are implicated as cofactors in heterosexual HIV-1 transmission, the mechanisms have not been defined. Recent in vitro data ...
Association of Chlamydia trachomatis Heat-Shock Protein 60 Antibody and HLA Class II DQ Alleles
(1999)
A total of 113 female commercial sex workers had individual alleles for HLA class II genes determined by using labeled sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes to hybridize to polymerase chain reaction products of amplified ...
Genetic diversity and mosaicism at the por locus of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
(1999)
The por genes of the predominant serovars of Neisseria gonorrhoeae circulating in a high-frequency transmitter core group located in Nairobi, Kenya, were examined for nucleotide sequence polymorphism. The level of por gene ...