Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Association of Chlamydia trachomatis Heat-Shock Protein 60 Antibody and HLA Class II DQ Alleles
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1999)A total of 113 female commercial sex workers had individual alleles for HLA class II genes determined by using labeled sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes to hybridize to polymerase chain reaction products of amplified ... -
Renal function in patients with sickle cell anaemia and sickle cell trait in Kenya
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HIV Type 1 Resistance in Kenyan Sex Workers Is Not Associated with Altered Cellular Susceptibility to HIV Type 1 Infection or Enhanced β-Chemokine Production
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1998)A small group of women (n = 80) within the Nairobi-based Pumwani Sex Workers Cohort demonstrates epidemiologic resistance to HIV-1 infection. Chemokine receptor polymorphisms and β-chemokine overproduction have been among ... -
The female condom and STDs: design of a community intervention trial
(ScienceDirectFamily Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC USAUniversity of Nairobi, Department of Medical Microbiology, Nairobi, KenyaFamily Health International, Nairobi, Kenya., 2000)OBJECTIVES: The main purpose of this study is to compare sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevalence in cohorts of women with and without access to female condoms. METHODS: Six matched pairs of communities were ... -
Theileria parva: Isolation of macroschizonts from in vitro propagated lymphoblastoid cells of cattle
(ScienceDirectInternational Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1981)A method for purifying macroschizonts of Theileria parva from bovine lymphoblastoid cells, propagated in vitro, was developed. This method involved three steps. First, the macroschizonts were liberated by disrupting host ... -
Acute myeloid leukaemia in adults
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Breast cancer: early diagnosis.
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2000) -
Experience with vincristine - associated neurotoxicity
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2001)OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the frequency and severity of occurrence of vincristine-associated neurotoxicity. DESIGN: A retrospective case series study. SETTING: Hurlingham Oncology Clinic, Nairobi. SUBJECTS: ... -
Sequence and peptide-binding motif for a variant of HLA-A*0214 (A*02142) in an HIV-1-resistant individual from the Nairobi Sex Worker cohort
(Springer-VerlagDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada,Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Room 1484, 600 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada,Department of Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya,Department of Medical Microbiology University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CanadaDepartment of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada,, 2001)As part of the ongoing study of natural HIV-1 resistance in the women of the Nairobi Sex Workers' study, we have examined a resistance-associated HLA class I allele at the molecular level. Typing by polymerase chain reaction ... -
Intracluster correlation of STD prevalence in a community intervention trial in Kenya
(ScienceDirectFamily Health International, PO Box 13950, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USADepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of NairobiFamily Health International, Nairobi, KenyaEscuda de Estadística, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, 1999)This study is a cluster-randomised, community intervention trial to measure the impact of female condom introduction on STD prevalence among Kenyan agricultural workers. The intracluster correlation coefficient of baseline ... -
The need for a national cancer policy in Malawi
(University of NairobiCollege of Health science, 2008)Cancer is causing a lot of suffering and death in Africa but is not considered a major health problem in Africa. This needs to change. Cancer should be given equal emphasis to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria. A ... -
Effects of chronic exposure to stressors on avoidance-escape behavior and on brain norepinephrine.
(Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Nairobi, 1975)A single exposure to a severe stressor (either cold swim or inescapable shock) impairs subsequent performance in a shuttle avoidance-escape task (1), a deficit attributed to reduction in brain noradrenergic activity produced ... -
Inhibition of aldehyde reductase isoenzymes in human and rat brain
(Dept. of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, 1975) -
Evolution of Envelope Sequences from the Genital Tract and Peripheral Blood of Women Infected with Clade A Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 1998)The development of viral diversity during the course of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection may significantly influence viral pathogenesis. The paradigm for HIV-1 evolution is based primarily on studies ... -
Further studies on the ganglionic and smooth muscle stimulating effect of potassium on the peristaltic reflex of the guinea-pig isolated ileum
(Dept. of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, 1975) -
Economist Intelligence Unit Quarterly
(Coleege of Health Sciences, 2001) -
Enhancement of the antigenic activity and virulence of the vaccine strain E of Rickettsia prow azeki by passages in cell culture
(Dept. of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, 1975)Changes in the biological properties of the vaccine strain E of Rickettsia prowazeki occurred upon cultivation of A1 (human amnion) cells infected with this strain. In the course of passages of these cells the antigenic ... -
Bovine liver dihydrofolate reductase: purification and properties of the enzyme
(Dept. of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, 1975)A purification procedure is reported for obtaining bovine liver dihydrofolate reductase in high yield and amounts of 100-200 mg. A key step in the procedure is the use of an affinity gel prepared by coupling pteroyl-L-lysine ... -
The demise of the Hopewellian moundbuilders: a plausible conjecture
(Dept. of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, 1975) -
Ontogeny of immunity in humans
(Dept. of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, 1975)
