Search Results - "Okoth, Fredrick A"
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Characterization of HBV Among HBV/HIV-1 Co-Infected Injecting Drug Users from Mombasa, Kenya
Published in Current HIV research (01-01-2015)“…Hepatitis B (HBV) and Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are both bloodborne viruses. Markers of either active or past HBV infection are present in many HIV…”
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HIV type 1 subtype diversity and drug resistance among HIV type 1-infected Kenyan patients initiating antiretroviral therapy
Published in AIDS research and human retroviruses (01-12-2009)“…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…”
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HIV-1 subtype and viral tropism determination for evaluating antiretroviral therapy options: an analysis of archived Kenyan blood samples
Published in BMC infectious diseases (30-12-2009)“…Infection with HIV-1 is characterized by genetic diversity such that specific viral subtypes are predominant in specific geographical areas. The genetic…”
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Yellow fever outbreak, Imatong, southern Sudan
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-06-2004)“…In May 2003, the World Health Organization received reports about a possible outbreak of a hemorrhagic disease of unknown cause in the Imatong Mountains of…”
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Diversity of HIV type 1 and drug resistance mutations among injecting drug users in Kenya
Published in AIDS research and human retroviruses (01-01-2013)“…Drug use in Kenya dates back to the precolonial period but research among drug users in relation to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated risk and…”
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HIV type 1 subtype surveillance in central Kenya
Published in AIDS research and human retroviruses (01-02-2012)“…Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection is characterized by genetic diversity such that specific viral subtypes are predominant in specific geographic…”
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Genetic diversity of HIV type 1 along the coastal strip of Kenya
Published in AIDS research and human retroviruses (01-09-2009)“…A study on the genetic diversity of HIV-1 subtypes present along the coastal strip of Kenya, i.e., Kilifi, Mombasa, Msambweni, and Malindi districts, was…”
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Genetic characterization of HIV type 1 among patients with suspected immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in Kenya
Published in AIDS research and human retroviruses (01-07-2010)“…Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has improved the survival of HIV patients but is also associated with unique manifestations of disease in some subjects during the…”
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HIV type 1 genetic diversity in Moyale, Mandera, and Turkana based on env-C2-V3 sequences
Published in AIDS research and human retroviruses (01-12-2008)“…The genetic diversity of HIV-1 subtypes circulating in three districts of northern Kenya, i.e., Turkana, Mandera, and Moyale, was studied. DNA sequences…”
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The changing trend of HIV type 1 subtypes in Nairobi
Published in AIDS research and human retroviruses (01-03-2009)“…Monitoring the distribution of HIV-1 subtypes and recombinants among infected individuals has become a priority in HIV therapy. A laboratory analysis of…”
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HIV type 1 subtypes among STI patients in Nairobi: a genotypic study based on partial pol gene sequencing
Published in AIDS research and human retroviruses (01-11-2006)“…Circulating strains of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exhibit an extraordinary degree of genetic diversity and have been classified on the basis of…”
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HIV type 1 subtypes in circulation in northern Kenya
Published in AIDS research and human retroviruses (01-09-2005)“…The genetic subtypes of HIV-1 circulating in northern Kenya have not been characterized. Here we report the partial sequencing and analysis of samples…”
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Patterns of upper gastrointestinal diseases based on endoscopy in the period 1998-2001
Published in African journal of health sciences (2005)“…Upper gastrointestinal complaints are common in Kenya. Though these have remained unchanged over the last 20 years, the pattern of upper gastrointestinal…”
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Patterns of Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases Based on Endoscopy in the Period 1998-2001
Published in African journal of health sciences (18-09-2006)“…Upper gastrointestinal complaints are common in Kenya. Though these have remained unchanged over the last 20 years, the pattern of upper gastrointestinal…”
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