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Dufton Mwaengo
Researcher at University of Nairobi
Publications - 19
Citations - 368
Dufton Mwaengo is an academic researcher from University of Nairobi. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 14 publications receiving 308 citations. Previous affiliations of Dufton Mwaengo include Kenya Medical Research Institute & University of Florida.
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HIV Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors among Individuals Aged 13-34 Years in Rural Western Kenya
Pauli N. Amornkul,Pauli N. Amornkul,Hilde Vandenhoudt,Peter Nasokho,Frank Odhiambo,Dufton Mwaengo,Dufton Mwaengo,Allen W. Hightower,Allen W. Hightower,Anne Buvé,Ambrose O. Misore,John M. Vulule,Charles Vitek,Judith R. Glynn,Alan E. Greenberg,Laurence Slutsker,Kevin M. De Cock +16 more
TL;DR: Asembo has extremely high HIV and HSV-2 prevalence, and probable high incidence, among young adults, and further research on circumstances around HIV acquisition in young women and novel prevention strategies are urgently needed.
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Population-based biochemistry, immunologic and hematological reference values for adolescents and young adults in a rural population in Western Kenya
Clement Zeh,Pauli N. Amornkul,Seth C Inzaule,Pascale Ondoa,Boaz Oyaro,Dufton Mwaengo,Hilde Vandenhoudt,Anthony Gichangi,John Williamson,Timothy K. Thomas,Kevin M. DeCock,Clyde E. Hart,John N. Nkengasong,Kayla F. Laserson +13 more
TL;DR: Hematological and biochemistry reference values from African population differ from those derived from a North American population, showing the need to develop region-specific reference values.
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Detection and identification of Rift Valley fever virus in mosquito vectors by quantitative real-time PCR
TL;DR: The data confirms the utility of qRT-PCR for identification and initial quantification of virus in mosquito samples during RVFV outbreaks and identifies two previously described viral lineages defined by analysis of livestock isolates obtained during the 2006-2007 outbreak.
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Performance of six commercial enzyme immunoassays and two alternative HIV-testing algorithms for the diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in Kisumu, Western Kenya.
Clement Zeh,Boaz Oyaro,Hilde Vandenhoudt,Pauli N. Amornkul,Alex Kasembeli,P. Bondo,Dufton Mwaengo,Timothy K. Thomas,Clyde E. Hart,Kayla F. Laserson,Pascale Ondoa,John N. Nkengasong +11 more
TL;DR: The serial testing algorithm was more cost effective for diagnosing HIV infections in this population and showed 100% sensitivity and specificity, and is reliable and reduces the occurrence of both false negatives and positives.
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Global Distribution of Human Protoparvoviruses
Elina Väisänen,Ushanandini Mohanraj,Paula M. Kinnunen,Pikka Jokelainen,Haider Al-Hello,Ali M Barakat,Mohammadreza Sadeghi,Farid Azizi Jalilian,Amir Majlesi,Moses Masika,Dufton Mwaengo,Omu Anzala,Eric Delwart,Olli Vapalahti,Klaus Hedman,Maria Söderlund-Venermo +15 more
TL;DR: Seroprevalences of IgG against bufav virus, tusavirus, and cutavirus in various populations are studied, and a striking geographic difference in prevalence of bufavirus IgG is found, providing new insights on the global distribution and endemic areas of protoparvoviruses.