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Sheila Kageha
Researcher at Kenya Medical Research Institute
Publications - 7
Citations - 89
Sheila Kageha is an academic researcher from Kenya Medical Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Drug resistance & Government. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 7 publications receiving 71 citations.
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HIV type 1 subtype surveillance in central Kenya.
Sheila Kageha,Raphael W. Lihana,Vincent Okoth,Matilu Mwau,Fredrick A. Okoth,Elijah M. Songok,Jane M. Ngaira,Samoel Khamadi +7 more
TL;DR: Consistent with findings in other parts of Kenya, HIV-1 subtype A1 was the most dominant virus in circulation and continued surveillance of circulating subtypes in Kenya is important in determining the evolution of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya.
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Genetic Diversity of HIV Type 1 along the Coastal Strip of Kenya
Samoel Khamadi,Raphael W. Lihana,Saida Osman,Joseph Mwangi,Joseph Muriuki,Nancy Lagat,Joyceline Kinyua,Matilu Mwau,Sheila Kageha,Vincent Okoth,Washington Ochieng,Fredrick A. Okoth +11 more
TL;DR: HIV-1 subtype A1 is the most dominant subtype in circulation in this region, and DNA sequences for regions encoding a portion of the env-gp41 region of the virus were generated by PCR and sequenced directly.
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Discrepant test findings in early infant diagnosis of HIV in a national reference laboratory in Kenya: challenges and opportunities for programs.
Sheila Kageha,Vincent Okoth,Silvia Kadima,Stella Vihenda,Elphas Okapesi,Elphas Okapesi,Elizabeth Nyambura,Alex Maiyo,Nancy Ndung'u,Samoel Khamadi,Samoel Khamadi,Matilu Mwau +11 more
TL;DR: Indeterminate results are a significant challenge for HIV diagnostic services, as seen in the Kenyan EID Program and the sensitivity and specificity of available assays must be further improved.
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Hepatitis C virus genotypes in Kenya.
Joseph Mwangi,Joseph Mwangi,Zipporah Ng’ang’a,Solomon Mpoke,Raphael W. Lihana,Joyceline Kinyua,Nancy Lagat,Joseph Muriuki,Rency Lel,Sheila Kageha,Saida Osman,Hiroshi Ichimura +11 more
TL;DR: Hepatitis C virus genotypes in a blood donor population in Kenya where little had been done to provide information on HCV genotypes were found to be genotype 1a and genotype 2b.
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Prevalence of Transmitted Drug Resistance Mutations in HIV-1-Infected Drug-Naive Patients from Urban and Suburban Regions of Kenya.
Simon Onsongo,Syed Hani Abidi,Samoel Khamadi,Reena Shah,Sheila Kageha,P. J. Ojwang,Syed Ali,Nancy Okinda +7 more
TL;DR: The need for dedicated efforts to improve compliance to antiretroviral therapy and reduce transmitted resistance rates is Warranted, which will greatly ensure the therapeutic efficacy of antireTroviral drugs.