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Evaluation of performance of the Gen-Probe human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral load assay using primary subtype A, C, and D isolates from Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2000-07)
Accurate and sensitive quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA has been invaluable as a marker for disease prognosis and for clinical monitoring of HIV-1 disease. The first generation of commercially ...
Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in patients of northern India
(2004)
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic response of north Indian patients with chronic hepatitis C (CH-C) to two different treatment regimens of interferon and ribavirin. METHODS: ...
Post traumatic stress disorder among motor vehicle accident survivors attending the orthopaedic and trauma clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(2004-07)
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the prevalence rate of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and associated risk factors among motor vehicle accident (MVA) survivors attending the orthopaedic and trauma clinic at Kenyatta National ...
Vitamin A deficiency among Kenyan children as detected by conjunctival impression cytology
(2003)
To determine the prevalence of Xerophthalmia among Kenyan children aged four to seven years in high risk using Conjuctival Impression Cytology and transfer.
DESIGN:
A cross sectional community based study.
SETTING:
Mathare ...
Independent effects of nevirapine prophylaxis and HIV-1 RNA suppression in breast milk on early perinatal HIV-1 transmission.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2007)
The mechanism of action of single-dose nevirapine on reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 may involve reduction of maternal HIV-1 or prophylaxis of infants.
METHODS:
In a study that randomized pregnant mothers ...
Prevalence and Magnitude of HIV-1-specific Lymphocyte Responses in Breast Milk from HIV-1 Seropositive Women. J Infect Dis. 2003:188:1
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
No abstract available
Validity of the vaginal discharge algorithm among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2000-02)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the validity of different algorithms for the diagnosis of gonococcal and chlamydial infections among pregnant and non-pregnant women consulting health services for vaginal discharge in Nairobi, ...
Active convulsive epilepsy in a rural district of Kenya: a study of prevalence and possible risk factors.
(University of Nairobi., 2008-01)
BACKGROUND:
Few large-scale studies of epilepsy have been done in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of, treatment gap in, and possible risk factors for active convulsive epilepsy in Kenyan people ...
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 ...
Human leukocyte antigen class II DQ alleles associated with Chlamydia trachomatis tubal infertility.
(2000)
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate epidemiologic tubal infertility risk factors and the relationship between HLA class II alleles and Chlamydia trachomatis tubal infertility.
METHODS:
Forty-seven women with tubal infertility ...