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Studies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 mucosal viral shedding and transmission in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi., 1999-05)
If human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccines are to be highly effective, it is essential to understand the virologic factors that contribute to HIV-1 transmission. It is likely that transmission is determined, ...
Cofactors For The Acquisition Of Hiv-1 Among Heterosexual Men: Prospective Cohort Study Of Trucking Company Workers In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1999-04-01)
Objective: To determine the prevalence, incidence, and correlates of HIV-1 infection in a cohort of east African trucking company employees.
Methods: HIV-1-seronegative trucking company employees were enrolled in a ...
Pattern Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases And Risk Factors Among Women Attending An Std Referral Clinic In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2000-08-27)
BACKGROUND: In Kenya, sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics care for large numbers of patients with STD-related signs and symptoms. Yet, the etiologic fraction of the different STD pathogens remains to be determined, ...
Trends in HIV -1 Incidence in a Cohort of Prostitutes in Kenya: Implications for HIV -1 Vaccine Efficacy Trials
(2000)
Background: Accurate predictions of HIV-I incidence in potential study populations are essential for designing HIV-I vaccine efficacy trials. Lillie information is available on the estimated incidence of HIV-I in such ...
Evaluation of a low- dose nonoxynol-9 gel for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases: a randomised clinical trial, Sex Transm Dis 2001
(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 ...
Lymphocyte Subsets In Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-infected And Uninfected Children In Nairobi.
(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 ...
The Effect Of Treatment Of Vaginal Infections On Shedding Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
We evaluated the association between the severity of primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) illness and HIV-1 plasma virus load before seroconversion using stored plasma samples obtained from 74 prostitutes ...
Antibody to Haemophilus ducreyi among trucking company workers in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1997-05)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
To determine the prevalence, correlates, and incidence of Haemophilus ducreyi antibodies, a cohort of East African trucking company employees was evaluated.
STUDY DESIGN:
Human immunodeficiency ...
Vitamin A Deficiency And The Acute Phase Response Among Hiv-1-infected And -uninfected Women In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002-06-01)
Among HIV-1-infected individuals, vitamin A deficiency has been associated with faster disease progression and greater infectivity in observational studies, but randomized clinical trials have shown no effect of vitamin A ...
Vitamin A Supplementation And Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Shedding In Women:
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
{ Observational studies have associated vitamin A deficiency with vaginal shedding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-infected cells and mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission. To assess the effect of vitamin A ...