Prostitutes are a major reservoir of sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya

LJ D'COSTA, FA Plummer, I Bowmer, L Fransen… - Sexually transmitted …, 1985 - JSTOR
Prostitutes are a major reservoir of sexually transmitted diseases in many developing nations.
In Nairobi we found that 16%, 28%, and 46%, respectively, of upper-, middle-, and lower-…

Examination outcomes for international medical graduates pursuing or completing family medicine residency training in Quebec

…, C Brailovsky, P Rainsberry, I Bowmer… - Canadian Family …, 2010 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To review the success of international medical graduates (IMGs) who are pursuing
or have completed a Quebec residency training program and examinations. DESIGN We …

Extrapyramidal symptoms with ritonavir/indinavir plus risperidone

…, LC Béïque, MI Bowmer - Annals of …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of suspected extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) in a patient initiated
on ritonavir and indinavir while taking risperidone for a tic disorder. CASE SUMMARY: A …

Lack of CD28 expression on HIV‐specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes is associated with disease progression

J Gamberg, I Pardoe, MI Bowmer… - Immunology and cell …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
During HIV infection, CD8 + T cells lacking the costimulatory molecule CD28 increase in
number and proportion. This accumulation is associated with disease activity and possibly with …

Antiretroviral drug resistance mutations sustain or enhance CTL recognition of common HIV-1 Pol epitopes

RD Mason, MI Bowmer, CM Howley… - The Journal of …, 2004 - journals.aai.org
Antiretroviral drug resistance and escape from CTL are major obstacles to effective control
of HIV replication. To investigate the possibility of combining drug and immune-based …

Advances in the diagnosis and management of chancroid

LJ D'COSTA, IAN BOWMER, H NSANZE… - Sexually transmitted …, 1986 - journals.lww.com
Improved technologies for the cultural diagnosis of chancroid have resulted in increased
interest in the management and control of genital ulcer disease. New treatment regimens have …

Accreditation of postgraduate medical education in the United States and Canada: a comparison of two systems

JM Cassie, JS Armbruster, MI Bowmer… - Medical …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The systems for accrediting residency programmes in the United States and Canada,
although they have developed independently in the two countries, have similar objectives and …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced IL-10 production in response to hepatitis C virus proteins by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from human immunodeficiency virus-monoinfected …

L Barrett, M Gallant, C Howley, MI Bowmer, G Hirsch… - BMC immunology, 2008 - Springer
Background Multiple immune evasion strategies by which HCV establishes chronic infection
have been proposed, including manipulation of cytokine responses. Prior infection with HIV …

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Replication, Immune Activation, and Circulating CytotoxicT Cells Against Uninfected CD4+ T Cells

S Kottilil, J Gamberg, I Bowmer, J Trahey… - Journal of clinical …, 2000 - Springer
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) that kill uninfected activated CD4 + T cells can be induced in
vitro by stimulating CD8 + T cells with activated autologous CD4 + T cells. Similar CTL have …

Functional and genetic integrity of the CD8 T-cell repertoire in advanced HIV infection

JC Gamberg, MI Bowmer, JC Trahey, CM Campbell… - AIDS, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Background: HIV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) can restrict HIV replication in acute
and chronic infection, but disease progression occurs in parallel with declining CTL activity. …