Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Evaluation of antigen and antibody rapid detection tests for Trypanosoma evansi infection in camels in Kenya.
(2003)The card agglutination test for Trypanosoma evansi (CATT/T. evansi) for the detection of antibodies, and Suratex for the detection of circulating antigens were compared in a cross-sectional study involving camels in eastern ... -
Anti-plasmodial activity of some Kenyan medicinal plant extracts singly and in combination with chloroquine.
(Wiley, 2004)Sixty organic and aqueous extracts of eleven plants used for the control of malaria by local communities in Kisii District, Kenya were screened for in vitro anti-plasmodial activity. The plants selection was based on ... -
Absenteeism amongst health workers--developing a typology to support empiric work in low-income countries and characterizing reported associations.
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013)The contribution of inadequate health worker numbers and emigration have been highlighted in the international literature, but relatively little attention has been paid to absenteeism as a factor that undermines health-care ... -
Resistance to antibiotics in urinopathogenic bacteria isolated in patients attending Kenyatta University Health Clinic, Nairobi.
(KMA, 2010)OBJECTIVE: To determine the aetiological bacterial agents of urinary tract infections, within communities in Kenyatta University, and current resistance levels to commonly available therapeutic agents. DESIGN: Cross-sectional ... -
Disease progression by infecting HIV-1 subtype in a seroconverter cohort in sub-Saharan Africa.
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013-10-09)OBJECTIVE:: To describe immunologic, virologic, and clinical HIV disease progression by HIV-1 subtype among Africans with well documented estimated dates of HIV infection (EDIs). DESIGN:: Prospective cohort. METH ... -
Development of a luciferase based viral inhibition assay to evaluate vaccine induced CD8 T-cell responses.
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013-11)Emergence of SIV and HIV specific CD8 T cells has been shown to correlate with control of in vivo replication. Poor correlation between IFN-γ ELISPOT responses and in vivo control of the virus has triggered the development ... -
Distance from home to study clinic and risk of follow-up interruption in a cohort of HIV-1-discordant couples in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)BACKGROUND: Longitudinal studies of HIV-1-infected individuals or those at risk of infection are subject to missed study visits that may have negative consequences on the care of participants and can jeopardize study ... -
Individual and partner risk factors associated with abnormal cervical cytology among women in HIV-discordant relationships.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Individual and sexual partner characteristics may increase the risk of abnormal cervical cytology among women in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-discordant relationships. Papanicolaou smears were obtained in a prospective ... -
Anti-HIV-1 activities in extracts from some medicinal plants as assessed in an in vitro biochemical HIV-1 reverse transcriptase assay.
(Wiley, 2005)An in vitro HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) assay was used for screening of anti-HIV activity of extracts obtained from some Kenyan medicinal plants. The assay utilises [3H]-methyl thymidine triphosphate (dTTP) as the ... -
Microsatellite typing reveals strong genetic structure of Schistosoma mansoni from localities in Kenya.
(KMA, 2006)Genetic diversity and population structure of seven populations of Schistosoma mansoni sampled in Kenya were assessed using five microsatellite markers. The mean number of alleles per locus, expected heterozygosity in ... -
Microbiological quality and safety of Rastrineobola argentea retailed in Kisumu town markets, Kenya.
(KMA, 2008)OBJECTIVE: To investigate faecal contamination and safety of Rastrineobola argentea sold in retail markets in Kisumu town. DESIGN: This was a repeated cross sectional study and based on random sampling. Setting: Kisumu ... -
Urinary soluble egg antigen levels in Schistosoma haematobium infection in relation to sex and age of Kenyan schoolchildren following praziquantel treatment.
(Oxford Journals, 2009)Schistosoma haematobium soluble egg antigen (SEA) secreted in urine can be assayed to determine egg tissue load and hence morbidity in infected individuals. A cohort of 158 infected children aged 4-18 years was followed-up ... -
Reference values for some renal function parameters for adult population in north-rift valley, kenya.
(PMC, 2012)A population based, cross-sectional study was carried out at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in collaboration with the Regional Blood Transfusion Center, North Rift. 367 participants (211 males and 156 females) were ... -
Regular Male Partners of Female Sex Workers from Nairobi, Kenya: High Risk Partnerships with Important Implications for HIV Transmission (
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A flexible joint modeling framework for longitudinal and time-to-event data with overdispersion.
(Sage PublicationsCollege of Health Sciences, 2013)We combine conjugate and normal random effects in a joint model for outcomes, at least one of which is non-Gaussian, with particular emphasis on cases in which one of the outcomes is of survival type. Conjugate random ... -
Impact of asymptomatic Herpes simplex virus-2 infection on T cell phenotype and function in the foreskin
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 2012-06)Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) increases the risk of HIV acquisition in men and overall CD4 T cell density in the foreskin. Using tissues obtained during routine male circumcision, we examined the impact of HSV-2 on ... -
No difference in keratin thickness between inner and outer foreskins from elective male circumcisions in Rakai, Uganda.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, Chicago,, 2012)It has been hypothesized that increased HIV acquisition in uncircumcised men may relate to a more thinly keratinized inner foreskin. However, published data are contradictory and potentially confounded by medical indications ... -
HIV infection in uncircumcised men is associated with altered CD8 T cell function but normal CD4 T cell numbers in the foreskin
(School of Medicine, 2013-11)Background. HIV-infected (HIV+) men are more susceptible to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and may also become superinfected by HIV. We hypothesized that HIV induces immune alterations in the foreskin that may ... -
Too young to take over: - the hidden face of HIV/AIDS : orphans and vulnerable children from a Kenyan perspective
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Treatment of Chacroid with a 5-day Low Dose Erythromycin Regimen.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Science, 1992-07)