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Resistance to HIV-1 infection among African sex workers is associated with global hyporesponsiveness in interleukin 4 production.
(2001)
We previously identified HIV-1 resistant prostitutes who remain persistently HIV-1 PCR- and
antibody-negative despite continued heavy exposure to HIV-1 through sex work. We hypothesized
that differences in virus-specific ...
Transition dynamics of HIV disease in a cohort of African prostitutes: a Markov model approach
(1990)
The progression of HIV-related disease from infection to death is represented as a staged Markov model. Transitions between stages are considered reversible. The model is fitted to data from a cohort of African prostitutes ...
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 ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 seroconversion in women with genital ulcers.
(1994)
Genital ulcers are implicated as a risk factor enhancing susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. A prospective study to determine the incidence of and risk factors associated with acquisition ...
Single dose azithromycin for the treatment of chancroid: a randomized comparison with erythromycin.
(1994)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Chancroid is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa and enhances the sexual transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus Type 1 (HIV-1). Azithromycin is an orally absorbed macrolide antibiotic that ...
Prophylaxis of gonococcal and chlamydial ophthalmia neonatorum. A comparison of silver nitrate and tetracycline
(1988)
We evaluated the use of silver nitrate drops and tetracycline ointment for the prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum in a controlled trial involving 2732 newborns in Nairobi, Kenya. The overall rates of prevalence of ...
Evaluation of a rapid membrane-based assay (HIV-CHEK) for detection of antibodies to HIV in serum samples from Nairobi.
(1990)
We evaluated a rapid membrane-based assay (HIV-CHEK) for detection of antibodies to HIV using 737 serum samples in Nairobi, Kenya. The rapid assay had a sensitivity of 96.3% and specificity of 99.8% when compared with ...
The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among mothers of children with trachoma.
(1990)
The authors studied the epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a trachoma-endemic area of central Kenya. Children with abnormal ocular discharge were evaluated for clinical evidence of trachoma and were cultured ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 IgA antibody in breast milk and serum.
(1994)
Breast-feeding plays a potentially significant role in mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The additional transmission risk attributable to breast-feeding and the factors that enhance ...
Cefotaxime treatment of Haemophilus ducreyi infection in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1984-12)
The authors conducted a double-blind randomized clinical trial comparing single-dose cefotaxime (1 g im) plus daily placebo injections with cefotaxime (1 g im on each of three days). Each regimen was given with probenicid ...