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Timing of breast milk HIV-1 transmission: a meta-analysis
(2001-02)
:
To define the frequency and timing of breast milk transmission of HIV-1.
DESIGN:
Meta-analysis of data abstracted from published literature.
SUBJECTS:
Participants in prospective cohort studies of MTCT ...
National Health Laboratory Services in Kenya: challenges for the new millennium
(University of Nairobi, 2001-07)
Delayed interval delivery in multiple pregnancies.
(University of Nairobi,, 2001-11)
Preterm delivery remains the most important complication of multiple pregnancies. We describe six cases of successful delay of the subsequent child(ren) after very preterm birth of the first-born, with intervals ranging ...
Functional HIV-1 specific IgA antibodies in HIV-1 exposed, persistently IgG seronegative female sex workers
(2001-11)
Although HIV-specific cellular immune responses are found in a number of HIV highly-exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) cohorts, late seroconversion can occur despite pre-existing cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), ...
Condom use during a community intervention trial in Kenya
(2001)
We conducted a cluster-randomized community intervention trial at Kenyan agricultural sites to measure the impact of female condom introduction on sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence. We present male and female ...
Autologous transfusion in surgical patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2001)
Objective: To identify autotransfusion strategies and their basis in elective surgery patients. Design: A cross sectional prospective study.
Setting: General surgery and orthopaedic wards, Kenyatta National Hospital, ...
cancer Prevention And Early Detection
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Prevention And Early Detection Of Paediatric Cancers
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Evaluation of ICT filariasis card test using whole capillary blood: comparison with Knott's concentration and counting chamber methods
(University of Nairobi, 2001-10)
An immunochromatographic card test (ICT) that uses fingerprick whole blood instead of serum for diagnosis of bancroftian filariasis has recently been developed. The card test was validated in the field in Kenya by comparing ...
Sequence and peptide-binding motif for a variant of HLA-A*0214 (A*02142) in an HIV-1-resistant individual from the Nairobi Sex Worker cohort
(Springer-Verlag, 2001)
As part of the ongoing study of natural HIV-1 resistance in the women of the Nairobi Sex Workers' study, we have examined a resistance-associated HLA class I allele at the molecular level. Typing by polymerase chain reaction ...