Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Location, acceptance and suitability of lepidopteran stemborers feeding on a cultivated and wild host-plant to the endoparasitoid Cotesia flavipes Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
(Department of Biochemistry, 2008-04)Maize fields in Africa are usually surrounded by land occupied by wild plants many of which harbor lepidopteran stemborer species not found on crops. It is not known if the exotic braconid parasitoid Cotesia flavipes, which ... -
Prolactin response in patients with hypertensive disease in pregnancy
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Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B*18 and protection against mother-to-child HIV type 1 transmission. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses . 2004 Jul; 20 ( 7 ): 692-7
(University of Nairobi, 2004)Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules regulate the cellular immune system and may be determinants of infant susceptibility to human immunodeficiency viru s type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Molecular HLA typing for class I ... -
Prevalence and Magnitude of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1-Specific Lymphocyte Responses in Breast Milk from HIV-1-Seropositive Women. J Infect Dis. 2003 Dec 1;188(11):1666-74.
(University of Nairobi, 2003)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-specific cell-mediated immunity of breast milk may influence the likelihood of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 via breast-feeding. In breast-milk specimens collected during ... -
Value of FSH, LH and PRL assays in diagnosis of amenorrhoea
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Prevalence and Magnitude of HIV-1-specific Lymphocyte Responses in Breast Milk from HIV-1 Seropositive Women. J Infect Dis. 2003:188:1
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Prolactin release in subjects with uterine fibroid
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Acute aflatoxicosis: Case report
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, 2005)The objective of this presentation is to document the salient clinical findings in a case of aflatoxicosis and to review the literature on the same so as to increase the index of suspicion, enhance early diagnosis and ... -
A serostatus-based approach to HIV/AIDS prevention and care in Africa. Lancet . 2003 Nov 29; 362 ( 9398 ): 1847-9
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Evaluation of a proposed clinical case definition of paediatric acquired immune deficiency syndrome. East Afr Med J. 2002 Mar;79(3):111-4.
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The effects of GnRH and TRH on pituitary secretion of FSH, LH and PRL in Normal Kenyan Males.
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Evaluation of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase activity in South-west Asian, Kenyan and Ghanaian populations
(Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics, 2000-09)AIMS: Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) reduces endogenous pyrimidines and therapeutic analogues such as the anticancer agent 5-fluorouracil (5FU). Among Caucasian populations DPD activity is highly variable and subject ... -
Salivary Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Is Associated with Reduced Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 through Breast Milk. J Infect Dis. 2002 Oct 15;186(8):1173-6
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Morbidity and mortality in breastfed and formula-fed infants of HIV-1-infected women: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2001 Nov 21;286(19):2413-20
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Pituitary-ovarian function during and afterpelvic Irradiation for carcinoma of the cervix
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Partner notification by HIV-1 seropositive pregnant women: association with infant feeding decisions. AIDS. 2001 Apr 13;15(6):815-7.
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Effect of breastfeeding on mortality among HIV-1 infected women: a randomised trial
(U, 2001)Background: We have completed a randomised clinical trial of breastfeeding and formula feeding to identify the frequency of breastmilk transmission of HIV-1 to infants. However, we also analysed data from this trial to ... -
Breastfeeding in women with HIV. JAMA. 2000 Aug 23;284(8):956-7
(University of Nairobi, 2000)No abstract available -
ISS/SIC Donations January 2012 Through June 2012
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Rapid method for screening dried blood samples on filter paper for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 DNA. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Feb;37(2):350-3
(University of Nairobi, 1999)PCR is a highly sensitive method for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) nucleic acids in blood mononuclear cells and plasma. However, blood separation techniques require extensive laboratory support ...
