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The silent burden of gynaecological disease in low income countries.
(University of Nairobi., 2005-09)
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Latent tuberculosis detection by interferon γ release assay during pregnancy predicts active tuberculosis and mortality in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected women and their children.
(University of Nairobi., 2010-12)
BACKGROUND:
We evaluated the prognostic usefulness of interferon γ release assays (IGRAs) for active tuberculosis and mortality in Kenyan human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected women and their infants.
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The baboon as a research model for the study of endometrial biology, uterine receptivity and embryo implantation
(2007)
The process of embryo implantation includes attachment of the embryo to the endometrium and penetration through the epithelial layer, decidualization of the basement membrane, invasion of the uterine stroma and access to ...
Preparation and preliminary evaluation of technetium-99m-labeled fragment E1 for thrombus imaging.
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
Fragment E1 labeled with 123I has been previously shown to permit imaging of thrombi in patients within as little as 20 min after injection. Because of the relatively rapid localization and blood disappearance of this ...
Immune response to hepatitis B virus surface antigen peptides during HBV infection.
(1992)
Antibody responses of patients with acute (n = 73), fulminant (n = 30) and chronic (n = 51) hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection as well as recovered individuals (n = 7) were studied against three synthetic peptides, Pre-S1 ...
Effect of African nightshade species (Solanaceae) on developmental time and life table parameters of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae).
(University of Nairobi., 2010-09)
The effect of five African nightshade (Solanum sp.) species on the biological and demographic parameters of the tomato spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard, was examined in the laboratory at 25 +/- 1 degrees ...
Age Changes In The Tunica Intima Of The Aorta In Goat (capra Hircus)
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Age changes in the aortic tunica intima may explain the higher prevalence of atherosclerosis among the elderly. Goat is a suitable model for the study of cardiovascular disease but the age changes in its aortic tunica ...
Enumeration Of Sex Workers In The Central Business District Of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-01-25)
Accurate program planning for populations most at risk for HIV/STI acquisition requires knowledge of the size and location where these populations can best be reached. To obtain this information for sex workers operating ...
The Chilean Experience: Lessons for Kenyan Economic Policy in Kasned Newsline
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The article is based on the premise that there are many valuable lessons that can be learnt from the experience of other developing countries. Chile has since the early 1990s been considered as one of the most successful ...