Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha

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Top papers

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1 Shadow on the continent: public health and HIV/AIDS in Africa in the 21st century. Lancet 2002 5.38
2 A serostatus-based approach to HIV/AIDS prevention and care in Africa. Lancet 2003 3.77
3 Male antenatal attendance and HIV testing are associated with decreased infant HIV infection and increased HIV-free survival. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2011 3.71
4 Neutralization escape variants of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 are transmitted from mother to infant. J Virol 2006 2.95
5 Acute cytomegalovirus infection in Kenyan HIV-infected infants. AIDS 2009 1.87
6 Infant feeding practices of women in a perinatal HIV-1 prevention study in Nairobi, Kenya. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2004 1.80
7 Comparison of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral loads in Kenyan women, men, and infants during primary and early infection. J Virol 2003 1.72
8 Cofactors for HIV-1 incidence during pregnancy and postpartum period. Curr HIV Res 2010 1.69
9 Effectiveness of non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy in women previously exposed to a single intrapartum dose of nevirapine: a multi-country, prospective cohort study. PLoS Med 2010 1.67
10 Cohort profile: the paediatric antiretroviral treatment programmes in lower-income countries (KIDS-ART-LINC) collaboration. Int J Epidemiol 2007 1.60
11 HV-1-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes and breast milk HIV-1 transmission. J Infect Dis 2009 1.57
12 Breast-feeding and Transmission of HIV-1. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2004 1.56
13 Progress, challenges, and new opportunities for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV under the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2012 1.44
14 High maternal HIV-1 viral load during pregnancy is associated with reduced placental transfer of measles IgG antibody. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2005 1.41
15 Breast-milk infectivity in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected mothers. J Infect Dis 2003 1.36
16 Performance of health workers in the management of seriously sick children at a Kenyan tertiary hospital: before and after a training intervention. PLoS One 2012 1.29
17 Longitudinal assessment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-specific gamma interferon responses during the first year of life in HIV-1-infected infants. J Virol 2005 1.28
18 Hormonal contraception and HIV-1 disease progression among postpartum Kenyan women. AIDS 2007 1.28
19 Latent tuberculosis detection by interferon γ release assay during pregnancy predicts active tuberculosis and mortality in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected women and their children. J Infect Dis 2010 1.23
20 Preventing postnatal transmission of HIV-1 through breast-feeding: modifying infant feeding practices. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2004 1.21
21 Uptake of prevention of mother to child transmission interventions in Kenya: health systems are more influential than stigma. J Int AIDS Soc 2011 1.21
22 Performance of clinical algorithms for HIV-1 diagnosis and antiretroviral initiation among HIV-1-exposed children aged less than 18 months in Kenya. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2009 1.20
23 Cloning and characterization of functional subtype A HIV-1 envelope variants transmitted through breastfeeding. Curr HIV Res 2007 1.19
24 Optimizing paediatric HIV care in Kenya: challenges in early infant diagnosis. Bull World Health Organ 2008 1.17
25 Pediatric HIV-1 in Kenya: pattern and correlates of viral load and association with mortality. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2009 1.14
26 Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B*18 and protection against mother-to-child HIV type 1 transmission. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2004 1.11
27 The detection of cytomegalovirus DNA in maternal plasma is associated with mortality in HIV-1-infected women and their infants. AIDS 2009 1.09
28 Maternal HLA homozygosity and mother-child HLA concordance increase the risk of vertical transmission of HIV-1. J Infect Dis 2008 1.07
29 Illness during pregnancy and bacterial vaginosis are associated with in-utero HIV-1 transmission. AIDS 2010 1.03
30 The study of HIV and antenatal care integration in pregnancy in Kenya: design, methods, and baseline results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 2012 1.02
31 Prevalence, perceptions, and correlates of pediatric HIV disclosure in an HIV treatment program in Kenya. AIDS Care 2012 1.01
32 Acute HIV infection among Kenyan infants. Clin Infect Dis 2008 0.99
33 The prevalence of stunting is high in HIV-1-exposed uninfected infants in Kenya. J Nutr 2012 0.99
34 High uptake of postpartum hormonal contraception among HIV-1-seropositive women in Kenya. Sex Transm Dis 2007 0.95
35 Longitudinal comparison of chemokines in breastmilk early postpartum among HIV-1-infected and uninfected Kenyan women. Breastfeed Med 2007 0.95
36 Breastfeeding is associated with decreased pneumonia incidence among HIV-exposed, uninfected Kenyan infants. AIDS 2013 0.94
37 Breast milk cellular HIV-specific interferon γ responses are associated with protection from peripartum HIV transmission. AIDS 2012 0.90
38 Correlates and outcomes of preterm birth, low birth weight, and small for gestational age in HIV-exposed uninfected infants. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2014 0.88
39 Prevalence and magnitude of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-specific lymphocyte responses in breast milk from HIV-1-seropositive women. J Infect Dis 2003 0.87
40 The impact of HIV-1 infection and exposure on natural killer (NK) cell phenotype in Kenyan infants during the first year of life. Front Immunol 2012 0.86
41 Factors influencing performance of health workers in the management of seriously sick children at a Kenyan tertiary hospital--participatory action research. BMC Health Serv Res 2014 0.86
42 Evidence from the field: missed opportunities for identifying and linking HIV-infected children for early initiation of ART. AIDS 2013 0.85
43 Acute cytomegalovirus infection is associated with increased frequencies of activated and apoptosis-vulnerable T cells in HIV-1-infected infants. J Virol 2012 0.85
44 Phenotypic characterization of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells during early and chronic infant HIV-1 infection. PLoS One 2011 0.84
45 Utility of total lymphocyte count as a surrogate marker for CD4 counts in HIV-1 infected children in Kenya. BMC Infect Dis 2011 0.83
46 Explaining the uptake of paediatric guidelines in a Kenyan tertiary hospital--mixed methods research. BMC Health Serv Res 2014 0.82
47 Maternal human leukocyte antigen A*2301 is associated with increased mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission. J Infect Dis 2010 0.79
48 Breast milk HIV-1 RNA levels and female sex are associated with HIV-1-specific CD8+ T-cell responses in HIV-1-exposed, uninfected infants in Kenya. J Infect Dis 2011 0.79
49 Lessons Learned From Option B+ in the Evolution Toward "Test and Start" From Malawi, Cameroon, and the United Republic of Tanzania. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2017 0.76
50 Risk factors for neonatal conjunctivitis in babies of HIV-1 infected mothers. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2009 0.75
51 Hospital outcomes for paediatric pneumonia and diarrhoea patients admitted in a tertiary hospital on weekdays versus weekends: a retrospective study. BMC Pediatr 2013 0.75
52 Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission internationally. Emerg Infect Dis 2004 0.75
53 Pediatric Treatment Scale-Up: The Unfinished Agenda of the Global Plan. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2017 0.75
54 Higher Transplacental Pathogen-Specific Antibody Transfer Among Pregnant Women Randomized to Triple Antiretroviral Treatment Versus Short Course Zidovudine. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2017 0.75