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Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Kenya
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, 2021)
Introduction: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPECs) are a significant cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs).
In Kenya, UTIs are typically treated with b-lactam antibiotics without antibiotic susceptibility testing, ...
Novel biomarkers with promising benefits for diagnosis of cervical neoplasia: a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2020)
Background: Cervical cancer screening is slowly transitioning from Pappanicolaou cytologic screening to primary
Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) or HPV testing as an effort to enhance early detection and ...
Factors Associated with Substance Abuse by Students in Medical Training Colleges in South Nyanza Region, Kenya
(British Journal of Medical Health Research, 2020)
Substance abuse is a worldwide public health challenge with college youth being among those
affected. An estimated 10-15 % of students in medical training institutions risk substance abuse
in their lifetime as they are ...
Epidemiological patterns and antimicrobial resistance of bacterial diarrhea among children in Nairobi City, Kenya
(Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 2020)
Aim: Determine the prevalence of enteric bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance among diarrheic children in Nairobi
City, Kenya.
Background: Regardless of enteric bacterial pathogens being a major cause ...
Persistence of oncogenic and non-oncogenic human papillomavirus is associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Kenyan women
(Sage, 2020)
Objectives: Cervical cancer is caused by persistent infection with oncogenic, or “high-risk” types of human papillomaviruses,
and is the most common malignancy in Kenyan women. A longitudinal study was initiated to ...
Assessment of molecular markers of anti-malarial drug resistance among children participating in a therapeutic efcacy study in western Kenya
(Springer, 2020)
Background
Anti-malarial drug resistance remains a major threat to global malaria control efforts. In Africa, Plasmodium falciparum remains susceptible to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), but the emergence of ...
Complement component 3 mutations alter the longitudinal risk of pediatric malaria and severe malarial anemia
(SAGE Publications, 2021)
Severe malarial anemia (SMA) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission regions. To gain enhanced understanding of predisposing factors for SMA, we explored ...
2020-04-15 DAILY UNM GLOBAL HEALTH COVID-19 BRIEFING
(HSC Institutional and Academic Materials, 2020)
NM highlights. Immigration detention centers. US outbreak perceptions. States lockdown protests. Drones sample transport. Black market antivirals. NZ eases lockdown. Germany partial reopening. Low temperature/humidity ...
The Potential of Differentiation-Related Gene-1 (DRG1) as a Biomarker for Metastasis of Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer
(Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research(JAMMR), 2021)
Breast cancer is major burden worldwide and the majority of breast cancers express
estrogen receptors (ER) suggesting a high dependence on estrogen hormone. Age is among the
major determinants of breast cancer development, ...
A Comprehensive COVID-19 Daily News and Medical Literature Briefing to Inform Health Care and Policy in New Mexico: Implementation Study
(JMIR Publications Inc., Toronto, Canada, 2022)
Background:
On March 11, 2020, the New Mexico Governor declared a public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The New Mexico medical advisory team contacted University of New Mexico (UNM) faculty to form ...