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Predictors of early mortality in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus Type 1-infected African Children
(2004)
Background: Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus type 1
(HIV-1) infection follows a bimodal clinical course with rapid
progression in 10–45% of children before the age of 2 years and
slower progression in the remainder. ...
Hormonal contraception and HIV-1 disease progression among postpartum Kenyan women
(2007)
Objective
To assess the immediate and longer-term effects of the use of hormonal contraception on the progression of HIV-1 disease in postpartum women.
Design
A prospective cohort study.
Methods
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Medication diaries do not improve outcomes with highly active antiretroviral therapy in Kenyan children
(2009)
Background: As highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) becomes increasingly available to African children,
it is important to evaluate simple and feasible methods of improving adherence in order to maximize benefits ...
Association of Levels of HIV-1–Infected Breast Milk Cells and Risk of Mother-to-Child Transmission
(2004)
Understanding how the level of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)–infected breast milk cells (BMCs) affects HIV transmission via breast-feeding can shed light on the mechanism of infection and aid in establishing ...
CCR5 Promoter Polymorphisms in a Kenyan Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Cohort: Association with Increased 2-Year Maternal Mortality
(2001)
The CCR5 chemokine receptor acts as a coreceptor with CD4 to permit infection by primary macrophage-tropic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) strains. The CCR5Δ32 mutation, which is associated with resistance to ...
Pediatric HIV-1 in Kenya:pattern and correlates of viral load and association with mortality
(2009)
Background—There is limited information regarding the pattern and correlates of viral replication
in vertically HIV-1–infected children and its role on their outcomes in resource-limited settings.
Methods—HIV-1–infected ...
Comparison of CD4 Cell Count, Viral Load, and other markers for the prediction of mortality among HIV-1–Infected Kenyan pregnant women
(2009)
Background. There are limited data regarding the relative merits of biomarkers as predictors of mortality or time
to initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Methods. We evaluated the usefulness of the CD4 cell count, ...
HIV-1 disease progression in breast-feeding and formula-feeding mothers:
(2007)
Background. There is conflicting evidence regarding the effects of breast‐feeding on maternal mortality from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV‐1) infection, and little is known about the effects of breast‐feeding ...
Acute cytomegalovirus infection in Kenyan HIV-infected infants
(2009)
Objective: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) coinfection may influence HIV-1 disease progression
during infancy. Our aim was to describe the incidence of CMV infection
and the kinetics of viral replication in Kenyan HIV-infected and ...
Longitudinal Assessment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1)-Specific Gamma Interferon Responses during the First Year of Life in HIV-1-Infected Infants
(2005)
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection results in different patterns of viral replication in pediatric compared to adult populations. The role of early HIV-1-specific responses in viral control has not been ...