Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Variations in the anatomy of ansa cervicalis
(University of Nairobi, 2010-08)With the emerging utilisation of ansa cervicalis in nerve reconstructive surgery, it is important for surgeons to be conversant with the anatomy of these nerves. This descriptive cross sectional study aimed at describing ... -
Outcome of diabetes related amputation in rural kenyan hospitals
(University of Nairobi, 2011)No abstract available -
Editorial Maternal Health
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Pattern of Congestive Heart Failure in a Kenyan Paediatric Population
(University of Nairobi, 2013)BACKGROUND:Heart failure in children is a common cause of morbidity and mortality, with high socio-economic burden. Its pattern varies between countries but reports from Africa are few. The data are important to inform ... -
Mentoring the modern African Surgeon- a call to arms!
(University of Nairobi, 2011)No abstract available -
Estimation of blood loss after vaginal delivery
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2011)Background: Thirty to thirty nine percent of maternal mortality is attributed to excess bleeding after childbirth. Amount of blood loss after childbirth is generally estimated visually though it is known that such estimates ... -
Prevalence of cervical cytology abnormalities among women attending antenatal clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2011)Background: Cancer of the cervix is among the leading causes of cancer related deaths among women in Kenya. Cervical cytology screening programs have been shown to significantly reduce mortality and morbidity associated ... -
Transcriptional regulation of two very divergent gut-expressed Bm86 antigen gene homologues in the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
(University of Nairobi, 2011)No abstract available -
Phylogeography and Demographic History of Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Tropical Bont Tick
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The genetic diversity of Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius) from four Caribbean islands and five African countries was compared by analyzing the sequences of three gene fragments, two mitochondrial (12SrDNA and D-Loop-DL), ... -
Moving beyond essential interventions for reduction of maternal mortality (the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health): a cross-sectional study
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2013)Background: We report the main findings of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health (WHOMCS), which aimed to assess the burden of complications related to pregnancy, the coverage of key maternal health ... -
General Obstetrics and Gynecology-Gynecology-Cervical shedding of herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus throughout the menstrual cycle in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus type
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Antibodies And Mediators Of Immunity-validation Of A Modified Commercial Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay For Detection Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Immunoglobulin G Antibodies In Saliva
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 2001) -
he cost of supplying formula feed to HIV-1 infected women as an intervention against vertical transmission. Journal of Clinical
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 1999) -
Mucosal and plasma IgA from HIV-1-exposed uninfected individuals inhibit HIV-1 523 transcytosis across human epithelial cells.
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 2000)Abstract HIV-1-specific IgA has been described in the genital tract and plasma of HIV-1 highly exposed, persistently seronegative (HEPS) individuals, and IgA from these sites has been shown to neutralize HIV-1. This ... -
Reduced HIV-1 long terminal repeat transcription in subjects with protective interferon regulatory factor-1 genotype: A potential mechanism mediating resistance to infection by HIV-1
(Department of Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaNational Microbiology Laboratories, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2010)We previously described the polymorphism in the interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) gene as a novel correlate of resistance to HIV-1 infection in a Kenyan female sex worker cohort. However, the underlying mechanisms ... -
Cell phones: tightening the communication gap in resource-limited antiretroviral programmes
(Departments of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2006)Stepping up telecommunications technology in resource-limited healthcare settings has been included as a World Health Organization/UNAIDS priority [1]. Wireless communications in the form of mobile (cellular) phones have ... -
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Infection Among HIV-Infected Patients in Kenya
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;, 1995)Summary: Previous studies from Africa have been unable to identify disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We performed myco-bacterial ... -
Mucosal IgA in exposed, uninfected subjects: evidence for a role in protection against HIV infection
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya;MRC Immunology Group, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford, UKDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, WinnipegDepartment of Clinical Virology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden., 2001) -
Anti-HLA Alloantibody Is Found in Children But Does Not Correlate with a Lack of HIV Type 1 Transmission from Infected Mothers
(Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M5S 1A8.The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Canada M5G 1X5.Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada R3T 2N2.Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M5S 1A8.Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada M5G 1X5., 1998)Searching for mechanisms of natural resistance to HIV infection with which to guide HIV vaccine design, we have examined antibody responses to HLA class I antigens in children of HIV-1-infected mothers. Anti-HLA antibodies ... -
The pattern of acute pancreatitis at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH): retrospective study.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 1988)
