Abnormal blood glucose concentrations on admission to a rural Kenyan district hospital: prevalence and outcome (Publications)
AIMS: To determine the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcome of hypoglycaemia on admission in children at a rural Kenyan district hospital. METHODS: Observational study of 3742 children (i
Early manifestations (pre-AIDS) of HIV-1 infection in Uganda (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To describe the early manifestations of HIV-1 infection before the development of AIDS, in a rural Ugandan population. METHODS: Three monthly follow-up of HIV-1-infected and uninfected par
Reduced fertility associated with HIV: the contribution of pre-existing subfertility (Publications)
BACKGROUND: HIV-1 infection is associated with lower fertility among women in sub-Saharan Africa and this association is not explained by the frequency of sexual intercourse, illness, knowledge of HIV
Naturally acquired immunoglobulin (Ig)G subclass antibodies to crude asexual <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> lysates: evidence for association with... (Publications)
There is longstanding evidence for a role of immunoglobulin (Ig)G in protection against malarial disease and infection. IgG1 and IgG3 have been shown to be particularly efficient at associating with m
Comparison of axillary, rectal and tympanic temperature measurements in children admitted with malaria (Publications)
We compared axillary, rectal and tympanic temperatures in children admitted with severe malaria. The axillary temperatures were 0.74 degrees C (95% limits of agreement -0.85 to 2.33 degrees C) less th
<em>Ex vivo</em> interferon-gamma immune response to thrombospondin-related adhesive protein in coastal Kenyans: longevity and risk of <em>Plasmodium... (Publications)
Thrombospondin-related adhesive protein (TRAP) of Plasmodium falciparum is currently being tested in human vaccine studies. However, its natural reactivity in the field remains poorly characterized. M
A randomised, controlled trial of once daily and multi-dose daily gentamicin in young Kenyan infants (Publications)
AIMS: To test the suitability of a simple once daily (OD) gentamicin regimen for use in young infants where routine therapeutic drug monitoring is not possible. METHODS: In an open, randomised, contro