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HLA typing in a Kenyan cohort identifies novel class I alleles that restrict cytotoxic T-cell responses to local HIV-1 clades.
(University of Nairobi, 2002-09)
OBJECTIVES:
To investigate HLA class I allele frequencies in a Kenyan commercial sex worker (CSW) cohort, and to examine HIV-1 specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses directed against epitopes derived from locally ...
Vitamin A supplementation and genital shedding of herpes simplex virus among HIV-1-infected women: a randomized clinical trial.
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)
Cross-sectional analyses have associated vitamin A deficiency with genital shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV) among human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected women. A randomized clinical trial of vitamin A ...
The female condom and STDs: design of a community intervention trial
(ScienceDirect, 2000)
OBJECTIVES: The main purpose of this study is to compare sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevalence in cohorts of women with and without access to female condoms.
METHODS: Six matched pairs of communities were ...
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 ...
Recombination following superinfection by HIV-1.
(University of nairobi, 2004)
Background: There is increasing recognition of recombinant HIV-1 strains globally, but it has been unclear whether recombination results from superinfection during untreated, chronic infection.
Objective: To search for ...
Mucosal and plasma IgA from HIV-1-exposed uninfected individuals inhibit HIV-1 523 transcytosis across human epithelial cells.
(2000)
Abstract
HIV-1-specific IgA has been described in the genital tract and plasma of HIV-1 highly exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) individuals, and IgA from these sites has been shown to neutralize HIV-1. This ...
The effect of rapid HIV-1 testing on uptake of perinatal HIV-1 interventions: a randomized clinical trial
(2003)
Objective
We examined whether HIV-1 testing using a rapid assay increases the proportion of pregnant women obtaining HIV-1 results and the uptake of perinatal HIV-1 interventions.
Methods
Pregnant women attending ...
Construction of an infectious HIV type 1 molecular clone from an African patient with a subtype D/C Recombinant Virus.
(2004)
The majority of HIV-1 infections worldwide occur in Africa, where subtype B viruses are rare and intersubtype recombinants are common. Pathogenesis and vaccine studies need to focus on viruses derived from African patients, ...
Human herpesvirus 8 seroconversion in Kenyan women by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunofluorescence assay
(University of Nairobi, 2004-06)
Background:Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) antibody tests vary in reported sensitivity and specificity, depending on the population tested and the assay.
Objectives:The purpose of this study was to compare the ability to ...