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Primary antiretroviral drug resistance profiles among HIV-1 therapy naïve patients in two referral hospitals in Kenya
(2013)
Objective: To characterize antiretroviral drug resistance mutations among drug naïve patients in two referral hospitals in Kenya
Background: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) caused by Human immunodeficiency ...
Isolation, identification and characterization of urinary tract infectious bacteria and the effect of different antibiotics
(Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 2013)
Introduction: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) defines a condition in which the urinary tract is infected
with a pathogen causing inflammation which is a common, distressing and occasionally life threatening
condition. UTI ...
Knowledge and perceptions on malaria and its association with aquatic habitats
(East African Medical Journal, 2013)
An analysis of pregnancy-related mortality in the KEMRI/CDC health and demographic surveillance system in western Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
Background: Pregnancy-related (PR) deaths are often a result of direct obstetric complications occurring at childbirth.
Methods and Findings: To estimate the burden of and characterize risk factors for PR mortality, we ...
Effectiveness of antenatal clinics to deliver intermittent preventive treatment and insecticide treated nets for the control of malaria in pregnancy in Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
Background: Malaria in pregnancy can have devastating consequences for mother and baby. Coverage with the WHO
prevention strategy for sub-Saharan Africa of intermittent-preventive-treatment (IPTp) with two doses of ...
Comparison of empyema thoracis presentation between HIV infected and Non HIV infected Patients as Seen at a Tertiary Hospital In Kenya.
(Nairobi university, 2013)
Background: Emphysema thoracis accounts for 23% of chest related complications in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/ AIDS) and is a frequent complication of pneumonia in patients with ...
Effectiveness of Antenatal Clinics to Deliver Intermittent Preventive Treatment and Insecticide
(2013)
Background: Malaria in pregnancy can have devastating consequences for mother and baby. Coverage with the WHO
prevention strategy for sub-Saharan Africa of intermittent-preventive-treatment (IPTp) with two doses of ...
Spatial distribution and habitat characterization of schistosomiasis host snails in lake and land habitats of western K enya
(Wiley, 2013)
Intermediate host snails of schistosomiasis were surveyed in this study to determine their abundance and distribution in
the lake and land aquatic habitats of Lake Victoria basin of Kenya. Several sites were sampled at ...
Intentional Unilateral Epidural Block for Surgery in a Pregnant Patient
(AJOL, 2013)
Unilateral epidural block often results inadvertently during routine epidurals. It can however be used intentionally to provide analgesia selectively to the
limb being operated. We present an application of this approach ...
(−7402 T/G and -4729G/A) condition susceptibility to pediatric severe malarial anemia but not circulating IL-13 levels
(Bio Med Central, 2013)
In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < 6.0 g/dL, with any density parasitemia] is the most common clinical manifestation of severe ...