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A comprehensive comparison of Ziehl-Neelsen and fluorescence microscopy for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in a resource-poor urban setting by Kivihya-Ndugga, van Cleeff, Githui, Nganga, Kibuga, Odhiambo, Klatser, Paul R.

“…SETTING: Nairobi City Council Chest Clinic, Kenya.OBJECTIVES: To establish the efficiency, costs and cost-effectiveness of six diagnostic strategies using…”
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Can isoniazid preventive therapy be scaled up rapidly? Lessons learned in Kenya, 2014-2018 by Weyenga, H., Karanja, M., Onyango, E., Katana, A. K., Ng´ang´a, L. W., Sirengo, M., Ondondo, R. O., Wambugu, C., Waruingi, R. N., Muthee, R. W., Masini, E., Ngugi, E. W., Shah, N. S., Pathmanathan, I., Maloney, S., De Cock, K. M.

“…BACKGROUND: TB is the leading cause of mortality among people living with HIV (PLHIV), for whom isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) has a proven mortality…”
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Autopsy Study of HIV-1-Positive and HIV-1-Negative Adult Medical Patients in Nairobi, Kenya by Rana, F S, Hawken, M P, Mwachari, C, Bhatt, S M, Abdullah, F, Ng'ang'a, L W, Power, C, Githui, W A, Porter, J D. H, Lucas, S B

“…HIV infection has now been consistently identified as the major cause of death in young Africans in both urban and rural areas. In Africa, several studies have…”
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Prevalence of exercise induced bronchospasm in Kenyan school children: an urban-rural comparison by Ng’ang’a, L W, Odhiambo, J A, Mungai, M W, Gicheha, C M, Nderitu, P, Maingi, B, Macklem, P T, Becklake, M R

“…BACKGROUND Higher rates of exercise induced bronchospasm (EIB) have been reported for urban than for rural African schoolchildren. The change from a…”
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Part time female sex workers in a suburban community in Kenya: a vulnerable hidden population by Hawken, M P, Melis, R D J, Ngombo, D T, Mandaliya, K, Ng’ang’a, L W, Price, J, Dallabetta, G, Temmerman, M

“…Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, female sex workers (FSWs) are a vulnerable high risk group for the acquisition and transmission of sexually transmitted…”
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Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Western Kenya: Operational Issues by vanʼt Hoog, Anna H, Mbori-Ngacha, Dorothy A, Marum, Lawrence H, Otieno, Juliana A, Misore, Ambrose O, Nganga, Lucy W, DeCock, Kevin M

“…OBJECTIVES:To improve uptake in a program to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission and describe lessons relevant for prevention of mother-to-child…”
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Sex-specific performance of routine TB diagnostic tests by KIVIHYA-NDUGGA, L. E. A, VAN CLEEFF, M. R. A, NG'ANG'A, L. W, MEME, H, ODHIAMBO, J. A, KLATSER, P. R

“…SETTING: City Council Chest Clinic, Nairobi, Kenya.OBJECTIVE: To determine to what extent the performance of smear microscopy is responsible for sex…”
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Efficacy and safety of inhaled Salmeterol (Serevent) as maintenance therapy for asthma in Nairobi by Odhiambo, J A, Nganga, L W, Gikonyo, B M

“…An open study to assess the efficacy and safety of 50 micrograms inhaled Salmeterol (Serevent) administered twice daily as maintenance therapy for asthma was…”
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Urban-rural differences in questionnaire-derived markers of asthma in Kenyan school children by Odhiambo, JA, Ng'ang'a, LW, Mungai, MW, Gicheha, CM, Nyamwaya, JK, Karimi, F, Macklem, PT, Becklake, MR

“…Grade 4 Kenyan children attending 10 randomly selected public primary schools in Nairobi (urban) and the Muranga District (rural) were surveyed to establish…”
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Under-diagnosis of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Nairobi, Kenya by Hawken, M P, Muhindi, D W, Chakaya, J M, Bhatt, S M, Ng'ang'a, L W, Porter, J D

“…SETTING: Nairobi City Council Chest Clinic, Nairobi, Kenya.OBJECTIVE: To determine if under-reading of sputum smears is a contributing factor in the…”
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Respiratory Tract Infection in HIV-1-Infected Adults in Nairobi, Kenya: Evaluation of Risk Factors and the World Health Organization Treatment Algorithm by Mwachari, Christina W, Cohen, Craig R, Meier, Amalia S, Nganga, Lucy W, Kimari, Joseph N, Odhiambo, Joseph A

“…To evaluate the WHO (World Health Organization) algorithm for management of respiratory tract infection (RTI) in HIV-1-infected adults and determine risk…”
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Spirometric lung function. Distribution and determinants of test failure in a young adult population by Ng'Ang'a, L W, Ernst, P, Jaakkola, M S, Gerardi, G, Hanley, J H, Becklake, M R

“…Spirometric test failure has been defined as failure by a subject to meet the acceptability and/or reproducibility criteria laid down by the American Thoracic…”
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Exercise-induced bronchospasm: a pilot survey in Nairobi school children by Ng'ang'a, L W, Odhiambo, J A, Omwega, M J, Gicheha, C M, Becklake, M R, Menzies, R, Mohammed, N, Macklem, P T

“…Exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB), a common feature of asthma in children, has been used as the outcome measure in community-based surveys of childhood…”
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Opportunity for Prevention of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Kenyan Youth: Results of a Population-Based Survey by Hawken, Mark P, Melis, Reinhilde D.J, Ngombo, Diana T, Mandaliya, Kishorchandra N, Ngʼangʼa, Lucy W, Price, Jessica, Dallabetta, Gina, Temmerman, Marleen

“…BACKGROUND:Data from sentinel serosurveillance are useful to estimate HIV infection in populations but may not be representative of the general population…”
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Trends, treatment outcomes, and determinants for attrition among adult patients in care at a large tertiary HIV clinic in Nairobi, Kenya: a 2004-2015 retrospective cohort study by Mecha, Jared O, Kubo, Elizabeth N, Nganga, Lucy W, Muiruri, Peter N, Njagi, Lilian N, Ilovi, Syokau, Ngethe, Richard, Mutisya, Immaculate, Ngugi, Evelyn W, Maleche-Obimbo, Elizabeth

“…Understanding trends in patient profiles and identifying predictors for adverse outcomes are key to improving the effectiveness of HIV care and treatment…”
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Effect of cigarette smoking on evolution of ventilatory lung function in young adults: an eight year longitudinal study by Jaakkola, M S, Ernst, P, Jaakkola, J J, N'gan'ga, L W, Becklake, M R

“…BACKGROUND: There are few data on the quantitative effects of cigarette smoking on lung function in young adults. These effects are important in the…”
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Nairobi study by Odhiambo, J A, Ng'ang'a, L W, Gikonyo, B M

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Atopy, asthma, and antibodies to Ascaris among rural and urban children in Kenya by Perzanowski, Matthew S., Ng'ang'a, Lucy W., Carter, Melody C., Odhiambo, Joseph, Ngari, Peter, Vaughan, John W., Chapman, Martin D., Kennedy, Malcolm W., Platts-Mills, Thomas A.E.

“…Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in the relationship between asthma and immune responses to allergens in children living in…”
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Autopsy Study of HIV-1–Positive and H IV-1–Negative Adult Medical Patients in Nairobi, Kenya by Rana, F. S., Hawken, M. P., Mwachari, C., Bhatt, S. M., Abdullah, F., Ng'ang'a, L. W., Power, C., Githui, W. A., Porter, J. D. H., Lucas, S. B.

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Autopsy Study of HIV-1–Positive and H IV-1–Negative Adult Medical Patients in Nairobi, Kenya by Rana, F. S., Hawken, M. P., Mwachari, C., Bhatt, S. M., Abdullah, F., Ng'ang'a, L. W., Power, C., Githui, W. A., Porter, J. D. H., Lucas, S. B.

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