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Michael Kiptoo
Researcher at Kenya Medical Research Institute
Publications - 46
Citations - 504
Michael Kiptoo is an academic researcher from Kenya Medical Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Drug resistance. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 45 publications receiving 460 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael Kiptoo include Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology & Kenyatta University.
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Human papillomavirus infection and cervical abnormalities in Nairobi, Kenya, an area with a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection
Rika Yamada,Toshiyuki Sasagawa,Leah Kirumbi,Alan Kingoro,Dominic K. Karanja,Michael Kiptoo,George W. Nakitare,Hiroshi Ichimura,Masaki Inoue +8 more
TL;DR: Nationwide prevention of HIV infection and cervical cancer screening are necessary for the health of women in this area, as high‐risk HPV infection and low CD4+ T cell counts are the risk factors for cervical cancer.
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Characterization and factors associated with diarrhoeal diseases caused by enteric bacterial pathogens among children aged five years and below attending Igembe District Hospital, Kenya.
TL;DR: The bacterial pathogens were found to be a significant cause of diarrhoea in the study participants and higher resistance to several commonly prescribed antibiotics was established.
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HIV type 1 subtype diversity and drug resistance among HIV type 1-infected Kenyan patients initiating antiretroviral therapy.
Raphael W. Lihana,Samoel Khamadi,Kizito Lubano,Raphael Lwembe,Michael Kiptoo,Nancy Lagat,Joyceline Kinyua,Fredrick A. Okoth,Elijah M. Songok,Ernest P. Makokha,Hiroshi Ichimura +10 more
TL;DR: With increasing numbers of patients that require treatment and the rapid upscaling of ART in Kenya, HIV-1 drug resistance testing is recommended before starting treatment in order to achieve better clinical outcomes.
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HIV type 1 subtypes in circulation in northern Kenya.
Samoel Khamadi,Washington Ochieng,Raphael W. Lihana,Joyceline Kinyua,Joseph Muriuki,Joseph Mwangi,Raphael Lwembe,Michael Kiptoo,Saida Osman,Nancy Lagat,Roger Pelle,Anne W. T. Muigai,Jane Y. Carter,Isao Oishi,Hiroshi Ichimura,David L. Mwaniki,Fredrick A. Okoth,Solomon Mpoke,Elijah M. Songok +18 more
TL;DR: In the northern border region of Kenya subtypes A and C are the dominant HIV-1 subtype in circulation, which shows that cross-border movements play an important role in the circulation of subtypes in Northern Kenya.
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Molecular genetic diversity of hepatitis B virus in Kenya.
Joseph Mwangi,Zipporah Ng’ang’a,Elijah M. Songok,Joyceline Kinyua,Nancy Lagat,Joseph Muriuki,Raphael W. Lihana,Samoel Khamadi,Saida Osman,Raphael Lwembe,Michael Kiptoo,Matilu Mwau,Ruth Chirchir,Solomon Mpoke,Jack Nyamongo,Fred Okoth,Rika Yamada,Seiji Kageyama,Hiroshi Ichimura +18 more
TL;DR: It is found that HBV genotype A is the most predominant genotype in Kenya with both subgenotype A1 and A2 present and demonstrates that there could be a high genetic diversity of HBV in Kenya.