Browsing School of Health Sciences (JA) by Author "Kiptoo, Michael K."

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The Changing Trend of HIV Type 1 Subtypes in Nairobi

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Lihana, Raphael W.; Khamadi, Samoel A.; Lwembe, Raphael M.; Ochieng, Washingtone; Kinyua, Joyceline G.; Muriuki, Joseph K.; Lagat, Nancy; Osman, Saida; Mwangi, Joseph M.; Okoth, Fredrick A.; Elijah M. Songok (Mary Ann Liebert, 2009)

Monitoring the distribution of HIV-1 subtypes and recombinants among infected individuals has become a priority in HIV therapy. A laboratory analysis of samples collected from HIV-positive patients attending an STI clinic ...
Concomitant use of ARVs and herbal medicine in Western Province – Kenya

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Omondi, Antony R. (African Forum for Health Sciences, 2011-06-16)

Background: Risks and benefits of concomitant use of herbal medicine and ARVs have been claimed but there is no epidemiological or biomedical data to support such claims. HIV Treatment programmes lack pharmacovigillace ...
Correlates of ART adherence among Male Sex Workers (MSW) in Kenya

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Laibon, Ruth; Ngure, Kenneth; Oeba, Vincent O.; Sabo, Charles; Wood, Camille; Mathenge, John; Memiah, Peter (2016)

Given the relevance of antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatment to improving life expectancy and preventing the spread of drugresistant strains, many studies have attempted to predict causes of adherence and non-adherence ...
Factors Associated With Diarrhea Disease among Children under Five Years Attending Nyambene Hospital (Igembe South Sub-County), Kenya.

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Karambu, S.; Matiru, V.; Oundo, Joseph (African Journal of Health Sciences, 2015-07-01)

Diarrhea remains a major public health problem in East African nations such as Kenya. Children are one of the most susceptible groups due to their naïve immune system coupled with their unique vulnerabilities to environmental ...
Follow-up of HIV positive-sputum smear negative presumptive Tuberculosis patients in a study to evaluate the impact of new Tuberculosis diagnostics on patient health outcomes in Kenya.

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Ogaro, T.; Mwangi, M.; Githui, W. (African Forum for Health Sciences, 2014)

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is global health problem that causes ill-health among millions of people each year. The most common method for diagnosing TB worldwide is sputum smear microscopy. However the advent of ...
HIV Type 1 Subtype Diversity and Drug Resistance among HIV Type 1-Infected Kenyan Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Lihana, Raphael W.; Khamadi, Samoel A.; Lubano, Kizito; Lwembe, Raphael; Lagat, Nancy; Kinyua, Joyceline G.; Okoth, Fredrick A.; Songok, Elijah M.; Makokha, Ernest P.; Ichimura, Hiroshi (Mary Ann Liebert, 2009-12-10)

The treatment of HIV-1 infection with antiretroviral drugs has greatly improved the survival of those who are infected. However, HIV-1 diversity and drug resistance are major challenges in patient management, especially ...
HIV Type 1 Subtypes among STI Patients in Nairobi: A Genotypic Study Based on Partial pol Gene Sequencing

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Lihana, Raphael W.; Khamadi, Samoel A.; Kinyua, Joyceline G.; Lagat, Nancy; Magoma, Gabriel N.; Mwau, Matilu M.; Makokha, Ernest P.; Onyango, Vincent; Osman, Saida; Okoth, Fredrick A.; Songok., Elijah M. (Mary Ann Liebert, 2006-12)

Circulating strains of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exhibit an extraordinary degree of genetic diversity and have been classified on the basis of relationships into distinct lineages called groups, types, subtypes, ...
HIV Type 1 Subtypes in Circulation in Northern Kenya

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Khamadi, Samoel A.; Ochieng, Washington; Lihana, Raphael W.; Kinyua, Joyceline; Muriuki, Joseph; Mwangi, Joseph; Lwembe, Raphael; Osman, Saida; Lagat, Nancy; Pelle, Roger; Muigai, Anne; Carter, Jane Y.; Oishi, Isao; Ichimura, Hiroshi; Mwaniki, D. L.; Okoth, Fredrick A.; Mpoke, Solomon; Songok, Elijah M. (Mary Ann Liebert, 2005-10-11)

The genetic subtypes of HIV-1 circulating in northern Kenya have not been characterized. Here we report the partial sequencing and analysis of samples collected in the years 2003 and 2004 from 72 HIV-1-positive patients ...
Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Abnormalities in Nairobi, Kenya, an Area With a High Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Yamada, Rika; Sasagawa, Toshiyuki; Kirumbi, Leah W.; Kingoro, Alan; Karanja, Dominic K.; Nakitare, George W.; Ichimura, Hiroshi; Inoue, Masaki (Wiley, 2008)

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical abnormalities, and their association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection were studied in 488 women who visited a health center in Nairobi. PCR-based HPV and ...
Identification of env CRF-10 among HIV Variants Circulating in Rural Western Kenya

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Songok, Elijah M.; Lihana, Raphael W.; Genga, Isaiah O.; Kibaya, Rukia; Odhiambo, Frida; Kobayashi, Kana; Ago, Yumi; Ndembi, Nicaise; Okoth, Fredrick; Fujiyama, Yoshihide; Imanishi, Jiro; Ichimura, Hiroshi (Mary Ann Liebert, 2004-07-05)

As part of a program to determine the genetic diversity of human immunodeficiency virus in rural Kenya, we carried out a molecular analysis of the C2–V3 region of HIV-infected blood samples obtained from 30 antenatal clinic ...
A retrospective evaluation of proficiency testing, and rapid HIV test kits stock-outs among HTC facilities within Nairobi county

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Ireri, M. E.; Mutugi, M. W.; Muthami, N. L.; Songok, E. M. (Kenya Medical Association, 2015)

Background: Proficiency testing (PT) has been implemented as a form of External Quality Assurance (EQA) by the National HIV Reference Laboratory in Kenya since 2007 in order to monitor and improve on the quality of HIV ...
The role of Monitoring and Evaluation in assessing progress of Operational Research in the EAPHLNP Study Sites in Kenya

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Kariuki, J. N.; Mwangi, M.; Githui, W. A.; Orina, F.; Sang, W. K.; Wanzala, P. (African Forum for Health Sciences, 2014)

ntroduction: Studies on performance of operational research (OR) projects have outlined the various enabling factors leading to favorable research outcomes. This descriptive study aimed at documenting the performance of ...
Types of Herbal Medicine Used for HIV Conditions in Vihiga County, Kenya

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Radol, Antony O.; Makokha, A. O. (SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2016)

Aim: To identify types of herbal medicine used for HIV conditions in Vihiga county, Kenya . Study Design : Qualitative ethno botanical survey. Place and Duration of Study: Hamuyundi sub - location, west Sabatia location, ...
The use of short-course zidovudine to prevent perinatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in rural Kenya

Kiptoo, Michael K.; Songok, Elijah M.; Fujiyama, Yoshihide; Tukei, Peter M.; Vulule, John M.; Adungo, Nicholas O.; Kakimoto, Kazuhiro; Kobayashi, Nobuyoshi; Genga, Isaiah O.; Mpoke, Solomon; Ichimura, Hiroshi (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2003)

To determine the feasibility of using short-course zidovudine (ZDV) to pr event mother-to-child trans- mission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a breastfeeding populat ion in a rural area in Kenya, pregnant mothers ...

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