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HAPLOTYPES WITHIN THE NFKB1 PROMOTER ARE ASSOCIATED WITH RISK OF SEVERE MALARIAL ANEMIA
(AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE, 2015-10-01)
Haplotypes within the NFKBI1 promoter are associated with risk of severe malaria anemia
A non-synonymous polymorphism in IL-23R Gene (rs1884444) is associated with reduced risk to schistosomiasis-associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory S...
(BioMed Central, 2014-06-10)
Background Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Schistosomiasis co-infection is
common among residents at the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya. About 36% of this
population initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) ...
Clinical chemistry profiles in injection heroin users from Coastal Region, Kenya
(Biomed central, 2014-07-09)
Background Although the co-burden of injection drug use and HIV is increasing in Africa,
little is known about the laboratory markers of injection drug use and anti-retroviral treatment
(ART) in Kenyan injection drug ...
Changes in antigen-specific cytokine and chemokine responses to Plasmodium falciparum antigens in a highland area of Kenya after a prolonged absence of malari...
(American Society for Microbiology, 2014-09-01)
Individuals naturally exposed to Plasmodium falciparum lose clinical immunity
after a prolonged lack of exposure. P. falciparum antigen-specific cytokine responses have
been associated with protection from clinical ...
Efficacy of long lasting insecticidal nets compromised by insecticide resistance
(Research Information Ltd, 2014-01-01)
Malaria control is heavily reliant on the use of insecticides given that the two most
common control tools, long lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) and indoor residual sprays are
both insecticide based. Of these, the ...
Seroprevalence of anti-dengue virus 2 serocomplex antibodies in out-patients with fever visiting selected hospitals in rural parts of western Kenya in 2010-2011: a cr...
(African Field Epidemiology Network, 2014)
There has been a recent increase in the spread of dengue to rural
areas. Rural parts of western kenya are naturally prone to mosquito-borne diseases,
however, limited research has been documented on infections with ...
Interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 gene promoter polymorphisms and risk of endemic Burkitt lymphoma
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2014-09-03)
Overexpression of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-10 in endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL)
may facilitate tumorigenesis by providing a permissive cytokine milieu. Promoter
polymorphisms influence interindividual differences ...
Serratia marcescens is injurious to intestinal epithelial cells
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-11-02)
Diarrhea causes substantial morbidity and mortality in children in low-income countries.
Although numerous pathogens cause diarrhea, the etiology of many episodes remains
unknown. Serratia marcescens is incriminated ...
Systematic Monitoring of Male Circumcision Scale-Up in Nyanza, Kenya: Exploratory Factor Analysis of Service Quality Instrument and Performance Ranking
(Public Library of Science, 2014-07-01)
Background Considerable conceptual and operational complexities related to service
quality measurements and variability in delivery contexts of scaled-up medical male
circumcision, pose real challenges to monitoring ...
Functional Haplotypes of Fc gamma (Fcγ) receptor (FcγRIIA and FcγRIIIB) predict risk to repeated episodes of severe malarial anemia and mortality in Kenyan children
(Springer-Verlag, 2012-02-01)
Development of protective immunity against Plasmodium falciparum is partially
mediated through binding of malaria-specific IgG to Fc gamma (γ) receptors. Variations in
human FcγRIIA-H/R-131 and FcγRIIIB-NA1/NA2 affect ...