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Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli strains in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya
(Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2016-04-04)
This study aimed to determine prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility profile and the genetic basis to antimicrobial resistance, targeting blaTEM gene expression of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli among patients suffering ...
Association Between Visual Acuity, Ocular Pathology and Refractive Error with Computer Vision Syndrome: Cross Sectional University Study in Kenya
(Research squire, 2020)
Background: Numerous factors have been shown to reduce symptomatic and non-symptomatic forms for
computer vision syndrome. However, little is known on the impact among computer users diagnosed with
severe symptoms of ...
Determinants of adoption of household drinking water treatment methods in Winam Division, Kisumu East District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This research project report is about the study of determinants of adoption of household drinking water treatment methods in Winam Division, Kisumu East District, Kenya. In many parts of the developing world, drinking water ...
Prevalence Of Porcine Cysticercosis And Risk Factors For Taenia Solium Cysticercosis/taeniosis In Three Divisions Of Homa Bay District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
A cross sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Cysticercus cellolulosae in three
divisions of Homa Bay District. Pig farming in the district is mainly by free-range, with most farmers
keeping ...
Association of Fcγ receptor IIA (CD32) polymorphism with malarial anemia and high-density parasitemia in infants and young children
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2006)
Protective immunity against Plasmodium falciparum is partially mediated through binding of malaria-specific IgG antibodies to Fcγ receptors. Polymorphic variability in Fcγ RIIa (H/R-131) is associated with differential ...
Occurrence of Trypanosoma in Nile tilapia in Lake Victoria, Kenya
(Sokoine university of agriculture, 2008)
Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia) and Lates niloticus (Nile perch) are the most abundant species and economically important fish in Lake Victoria. The former are omnivores and the latter are carnivorous. The carrier ...
Measurement of improvement achieved by participation in international laboratory accreditation in sub-Saharan Africa: the Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi experience
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
As part of the ISO 15189:2007 accreditation process, the Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi laboratory became the first internationally accredited hospital laboratory in sub-Saharan Africa outside South Africa in 2011 ...
Growth and Gas Exchange Responses of Maize and Banana Plants in an Intercrop with Agroforestry Tree Species in Vihiga County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science, 2021)
Agroforestry trees have been reported to improve soil fertility through nitrogen fixation, coupled with leaves and twig decomposition. High human population pressure in Vihiga County has led to reduced land area under ...
Multidrug resistance of Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Typhimurium isolated from clinical samples at two rural hospitals in Western Kenya
(The journal of infection in developing countries, 2008-04-01)
The threat to human health posed by antibiotic resistance is of growing concern. Many commensals and pathogenic organisms have developed resistance to well established and newer antibiotics. This is a cross-sectional study ...
Tetracycline efflux pump in different Salmonella enterica isolated from diarrhea patients in two rural health centers in Western Kenya
(Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, 2011)
Tetracyclines (TCs) are a type of broad-spectrum bacteriostatic antibiotics used for treatment of a wide
variety of infections. These antibiotics eventually reach terrestrial and aquatic environments via application of ...