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Lillian Nafisa
Researcher at Kenya Medical Research Institute
Publications - 5
Citations - 171
Lillian Nafisa is an academic researcher from Kenya Medical Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Viral load. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications receiving 157 citations.
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HIV-1 drug resistance emergence among breastfeeding infants born to HIV-infected mothers during a single-arm trial of triple-antiretroviral prophylaxis for prevention of mother-to-child transmission: a secondary analysis.
Clement Zeh,Paul J. Weidle,Lillian Nafisa,Humphrey M. Lwamba,Jully A. Okonji,Emily Anyango,Philip Bondo,Rose Masaba,Mary Glenn Fowler,John N. Nkengasong,Michael C. Thigpen,Timothy K. Thomas +11 more
TL;DR: Analysis of a substudy of the Kisumu breastfeeding trial reveals the emergence of HIV drug resistance in HIV-positive infants born to HIV-infected mothers treated with antiretroviral drugs.
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Incidence and predictors of first line antiretroviral regimen modification in western Kenya.
Seth C Inzaule,Juliana A. Otieno,Joan N. Kalyango,Lillian Nafisa,Charles Kabugo,Josephine Nalusiba,Daniel Kwaro,Clement Zeh,Charles Karamagi +8 more
TL;DR: Early treatment initiation at higher CD4 counts and avoiding d4T use may reduce treatment modification and subsequently improve sustainability of patients on the available limited options.
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Field Evaluation of a Broadly Sensitive HIV-1 In-House Genotyping Assay for Use with both Plasma and Dried Blood Spot Specimens in a Resource-Limited Country
Seth C Inzaule,Chunfu Yang,Alex Kasembeli,Lillian Nafisa,Jully A. Okonji,Boaz Oyaro,Richard Lando,Lisa A. Mills,Kayla F. Laserson,Timothy K. Thomas,John N. Nkengasong,Clement Zeh +11 more
TL;DR: A low-cost in-house assay was adopted and validated using 68 matched plasma and dried blood spot samples with a median viral load of 58,187 copies/ml, ranging from 253 to 3,264,850 against the commercial assay ViroSeq, showing potential utility in clinical monitoring and population-based surveillance in resource-limited settings.
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Molecular Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of Recent and Long-Term HIV-1 Infections in Rural Western Kenya.
Clement Zeh,Seth C Inzaule,Pascale Ondoa,Lillian Nafisa,Alex Kasembeli,Fredrick Otieno,Hilde Vandenhoudt,Pauli N. Amornkul,Lisa A. Mills,Lisa A. Mills,John N. Nkengasong +10 more
TL;DR: Recent HIV-1 infection was more frequent among 13–19 year olds compared with older age groups, underscoring the ongoing risk and susceptibility of younger persons for acquiring HIV infection and providing evidence of sexual networks.