OBJECTIVE To identify factors affecting HIV-1 breastfeeding transmission. DESIGN Longitudinal observational cohort study. METHODS HIV-1 seropositive pregnant women and seronegative controls were enrolled at a maternity hospital in Nairobi. Women and their children were followed from birth, and data on HIV-1 transmission, breastfeeding, clinical illness, and growth were collected. Specimens ...

BACKGROUND: Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with a high rate of tuberculosis and a moderate HIV infection burden. Cutaneous and mucosal fungal infections are reported from Nigeria but there are few reports of serious fungal infections. METHODS: A literature search was done to identify all epidemiology papers reporting fungal infection rates from Nigeria. We used specific populati...

BACKGROUND The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia have developed "guidance" for the supply of several medicines available without prescription to the general public. Limited research has been published assessing the effect of these guidelines on the provision of medication within the practice of pharmacy. OBJECTIVE To assess appropriate supply of non-prescription antifungal medications for t...

The indigenous communities of Shishikoh valley are often using various ferns taxa regularly. current research work was intended for documenting the ethnomedicinal knowledge ferns. A total 18 were recorded that belonged to 9 genera and 6 families being used in treatment different ailments. Pteridaceae leading family with (33.33%), followed by Aspleniaceae 4 (22.22%), Athyriaceae Equisetaceae eac...

The aim of this Study was to document medicinal plants used in the management HIV and AIDS-related conditions Mbulu District. An ethnomedical survey conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire. main considered during study were; cough, frequent fevers, diarrhea, weight loss, oral thrush, genital warts, candidiasis, abscesses, skin rashes, shingles venereal diseases. Literature also carried ...

We examined the phylogenetic distribution of cytochrome b haplotypes of the avian blood parasite genera Haemoproteus and Plasmodium across the migratory divide of the Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus) in British Columbia, Canada. From 87 host individuals, we identified 8 parasite haplotypes; 4 of Plasmodium and 4 of Haemoproteus. Six haplotypes were novel; 1 Haemoproteus haplotype was iden...

BACKGROUND Swallowing disorders, well recognised in adults, contribute to HIV-infection morbidity. Little data however is available for HIV-infected children. The purpose of this study is to describe swallowing disorders in a group of HIV-infected children in Africa after the introduction of combined anti-retroviral therapy. METHODS We describe 25 HIV-infected children referred for possible s...