Influence of HLA class I haplotypes on HIV-1 seroconversion and disease progression in Pumwani sex worker cohort. by Raghavan Sampathkumar, Harold O Peters, Lillian Mendoza, Thomas Bielawny, Elizabeth Ngugi, Joshua Kimani, Charles Wachihi, Francis A Plummer, Ma Luo

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Anti-HIV-1 activity of elafin depends on its nuclear localization and altered innate immune activation in female genital epithelial cells. by Anna G Drannik, Kakon Nag, Xiao-Dan Yao, Bethany M Henrick, T Blake Ball, Francis A Plummer, Charles Wachihi, Joshua Kimani, Kenneth L Rosenthal

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Reduced cellular susceptibility to in vitro HIV infection is associated with CD4+ T cell quiescence. by Catherine M Card, W John Rutherford, Suzie Ramdahin, Xiaojian Yao, Makobu Kimani, Charles Wachihi, Joshua Kimani, Francis A Plummer, T Blake Ball, Keith R Fowke

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"How I Wish This Thing Was Initiated 100 Years Ago!" Willingness to Take Daily Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Kenya. by Robinson Njoroge Karuga, Serah Nduta Njenga, Rueben Mulwa, Nduku Kilonzo, Prince Bahati, Kevin O'reilley, Lawrence Gelmon, Stephen Mbaabu, Charles Wachihi, George Githuka, Michael Kiragu

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Epitope mapping of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells in a cohort dominated by clade A1 infection. by Lyle R McKinnon, Xiaojuan Mao, Joshua Kimani, Charles Wachihi, Christina Semeniuk, Mark Mendoza, Binhua Liang, Ma Luo, Keith R Fowke, Francis A Plummer, T Blake Ball

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HIV-1 RNA dysregulates the natural TLR response to subclinical endotoxemia in Kenyan female sex-workers. by Richard T Lester, Xiao-Dan Yao, T Blake Ball, Lyle R McKinnon, Were R Omange, Rupert Kaul, Charles Wachihi, Walter Jaoko, Kenneth L Rosenthal, Francis A Plummer

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Evaluation of a quantitative real-time PCR assay to measure HIV-specific mucosal CD8+ T cell responses in the cervix. by Duncan Chege, Yijie Chai, Sanja Huibner, Lyle McKinnon, Charles Wachihi, Makubo Kimani, Walter Jaoko, Joshua Kimani, T Blake Ball, Francis A Plummer, Rupert Kaul, Anuradha Rebbapragada

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Microarray analysis of HIV resistant female sex workers reveal a gene expression signature pattern reminiscent of a lowered immune activation state. by Elijah M Songok, Ma Luo, Ben Liang, Paul Mclaren, Nadine Kaefer, Winnie Apidi, Genevieve Boucher, Joshua Kimani, Charles Wachihi, Rafick Sekaly, Keith Fowke, Blake T Ball, Francis A Plummer

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Selection, phenotyping and identification of acid and hydrogen peroxide producing bacteria from vaginal samples of Canadian and East African women. by John J Schellenberg, Tim J Dumonceaux, Janet E Hill, Joshua Kimani, Walter Jaoko, Charles Wachihi, Jane Njeri Mungai, Margo Lane, Keith R Fowke, T Blake Ball, Francis A Plummer

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Effect of baseline HIV disease parameters on CD4+ T cell recovery after antiretroviral therapy initiation in Kenyan women. by Lyle R McKinnon, Makobu Kimani, Charles Wachihi, Nico J Nagelkerke, Festus K Muriuki, Anthony Kariri, Richard T Lester, Lawrence Gelmon, T Blake Ball, Francis A Plummer, Rupert Kaul, Joshua Kimani

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Correction: Enumeration of Sex Workers in the Central Business District of Nairobi, Kenya. by Joshua Kimani, Lyle R. McKinnon, Charles Wachihi, Judith Kusimba, Gloria Gakii, Sarah Birir, Mercy Muthui, Anthony Kariri, Festus K. Muriuki, Nicholas Muraguri, Helgar Musyoki, T. Blake Ball, Rupert Kaul, Lawrence Gelmon

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Enumeration of sex workers in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya. by Joshua Kimani, Lyle R McKinnon, Charles Wachihi, Judith Kusimba, Gloria Gakii, Sarah Birir, Mercy Muthui, Anthony Kariri, Festus K Muriuki, Nicholas Muraguri, Helgar Musyoki, T Blake Ball, Rupert Kaul, Lawrence Gelmon

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HIV-1 clade D is associated with increased rates of CD4 decline in a Kenyan cohort. by Lyle R McKinnon, Nico J Nagelkerke, Rupert Kaul, Souradet Y Shaw, Rupert Capina, Ma Luo, Anthony Kariri, Winnie Apidi, Makobu Kimani, Charles Wachihi, Walter Jaoko, A Omu Anzala, Joshua Kimani, T Blake Ball, Francis A Plummer

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Blunted IL17/IL22 and pro-inflammatory cytokine responses in the genital tract and blood of HIV-exposed, seronegative female sex workers in Kenya. by Duncan Chege, Yijie Chai, Sanja Huibner, Taylor Kain, Charles Wachihi, Makubo Kimani, Samson Barasa, Lyle R McKinnon, Festus K Muriuki, Anthony Kariri, Walter Jaoko, Omu Anzala, Joshua Kimani, T Blake Ball, Francis A Plummer, Rupert Kaul

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