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Cervical Shedding Of Herpes Simplex Virus And Cytomegalovirus Throughout The Menstrual Cycle In Women Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
(University of Nairobi, 2000-10)
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to evaluate the frequency and patterns of the shedding of herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus in the female genital tract throughout the menstrual cycle. STUDY DESIGN: Seventeen women, all ...
Cervical Shedding Of Cytomegalovirus In Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-infected Women.
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Cervical shedding of cytomegalovirus (CMV) is important in transmission of CMV to exposed sexual partners and neonates. We evaluated prevalence and correlates of CMV DNA shedding in cervical secretions from a large cohort ...
Vitamin A And Risk Of HIV-1 Seroconversion Among Kenyan Men With Genital Ulcers.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-03-30)
Background: Vitamin A is involved in normal immune function and the maintenance of mucosal integrity through complex effects on cellular differentiation. Objective: We sought to determine whether serum vitamin A levels ...
Isolation and identification of Haemophilus ducreyi in a clinical laboratory
(University of Nairobi, 1986-09)
Routine procedures used to isolate Haemophilus ducreyi in a busy laboratory are reported. Identification was based on colony morphology and nutritional and biochemical properties of 120 fresh isolates of H. ducreyi. These ...
Anal sex, vaginal practices, and HIV incidence in female sex workers in urban Kenya: implications for the development of intravaginal HIV prevention methods.
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2011)
Multiple intravaginal HIV prevention methods, including microbicide gels, barriers, and intravaginal rings, are in clinical development in Africa. Development of intravaginal HIV prevention products requires an understanding ...
Anonymous Contribution By Ndinya-Achola JO, Microbiology Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
(University of Nairobi,, 1989)