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Causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children in schools for the blind in eastern Africa: changes in the last 14 years
(Eye Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, 2009)To determine the causes of severe visual impairment and blindness in children attending schools for the blind in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, and Tanzania and to compare the findings with those of a 1994 study. Children ... -
Causes, management and prevention of neonatal mortality in farm animals in ASALs in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2003)No abstract available -
Causes, Sources and Effects of Pornography among Secondary Schools Adolescents in Nyeri Municipality
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The causes, treatment, and outcome of acute heart failure in 1006 Africans from 9 countries.
(University of Nairobi,School of health science, 2012-10)BACKGROUND: Acute heart failure (AHF) in sub-Saharan Africa has not been well characterized. Therefore, we sought to describe the characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of patients admitted with AHF in sub-Saharan ... -
Cautions in the use of herbal remedies during pregnancy and for small children.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1990) -
Caveat oncologist: clinical findings and consequences of distributing counterfeit erythropoietin in the United States.
(2012)Counterfeit pharmaceuticals pose risks domestically. Because of their cost, cancer pharmaceuticals are vulnerable. We review findings from a domestic counterfeiting episode involving erythropoietin and outline anticounterfeiting ... -
CC and CXC chemokines in breastmilk are associated with mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Medicine, University of Washington, SeattleDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2005-10)INTRODUCTION: CC and CXC chemokines may play a role in mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission by blocking HIV-1 binding to chemokine receptors and impeding viral entry into cells. METHODS: To define correlates of breastmilk ... -
Cc868t Single nucleotide polymorphism and HIV Type 1 Disease progression among postpartum women in Kenya
(2012)The C868T single nucleotide polymorphism in the CD4 receptor encodes an amino acid substitution of tryptophan for arginine in the third domain. Previous studies suggest that C868T increases the risk of HIV-1 acquisition; ... -
CCR5 Promoter Polymorphisms in a Kenyan Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Cohort: Association with Increased 2-Year Maternal Mortality
(Department of Pediatrics, 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 ... -
CCR5, RANTES, and SDF-1 polymorphisms and mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission
(Department of Paediatrics, 2010)Among 288 HIV-1-infected, breastfeeding women who received zidovudine prophylaxis and were followed with their infants in Nairobi, we found no associations between maternal genetic polymorphisms in CCR5 (59029G/A, 59353T/C, ... -
CD161 identifies polyfunctional Th1/Th17 cells in the genital mucosa that are depleted in HIV-infected female sex workers from Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)CD161 identifies a subset of circulating Th17 cells that are depleted in the blood and gut of HIV-infected individuals. In the female reproductive tract (FRT), the pattern of CD161 expression on CD4+ cells remains unknown. ... -
CD25 expression status improves prognostic risk classification in AML independent of established biomarkers: ECOG phase 3 trial, E1900
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences ,Department of physics, 2012)We determined the prognostic relevance of CD25 (IL-2 receptor-α) expression in 657 patients (≤ 60 years) with de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated in the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group trial, E1900. We identified ... -
CD26/ dipeptidyl peptidase IV (CD26/DPPIV) is highly expressed in peripheral blood of HIV-1 exposed uninfected Female sex workers
(2010-11-25)Abstract Background Design of effective vaccines against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) continues to present formidable challenges. However, individuals who are exposed HIV-1 but do not get infected may reveal ... -
CD4+ Cell Response to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ARTS) In Routine Clinical Care Over One Oear Oeriod in a Cohort of HAART Naive, HIV Positive Kenyan Patients
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Untreated HIV/AIDS leads to severe immune depletion with opportunistic infections and other co-morbidities. Highly active anti-retroviral ... -
Cd4+ T Cell Responses In Hiv-exposed Seronegative Women Are Qualitatively Distinct From Those In Hiv-infected Women
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, 2005-01)The immune response of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed seronegative (ESN) women may be qualitatively different from that in those infected with HIV (HIV(+)). In a cohort of female commercial sex workers in ... -
CD4:CD8 lymphocyte ratio as a quantitative measure of immunologic health in HIV-1 infection: findings from an African cohort with prospective data.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)In individuals with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, CD4:CD8 lymphocyte ratio is often recognized as a quantitative outcome that reflects the critical role of both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cells in HIV-1 ... -
CD8(+) Lymphocytes Respond To Different Hiv Epitopes In Seronegative And Infected Subjects.
(University of NairobiSchool of public Health Centre for HIV Prevention and Research, 2001-02)HIV-1-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) responses have been detected at a low frequency in many HIV-1-exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) subjects. However, it is unclear how CTLs could protect against HIV ... -
CD8(+) lymphocytes respond to different HIV epitopes in seronegative and infected subjects.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 2001-05)HIV-1-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) responses have been detected at a low frequency in many HIV-1-exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) subjects. However, it is unclear how CTLs could protect against HIV ... -
CD8+ lymphocytes respond to different HIV epitopes in seronegative and infected subjects
(University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 2001)HIV-1–specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) responses have been detected at a low frequency in many HIV-1–exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) subjects. However, it is unclear how CTLs could protect against HIV ...