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Clinical and molecular evidence for a case of Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) in Kenya
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2009)
Mycobacterium ulcerans infection is an emerging disease that causes indolent, necrotizing skin lesions known
as Buruli ulcer (BU) and occasional contiguous or metastatic bone lesions. Buruli ulcer is named after Buruli ...
COMPLEMENT REGULATORY PROTEIN LEVELS IN CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL TRAIT
(Nairobi university, 2009)
Sickle cell disease refers to a collection of autosomal recessive genetic disorders characterized by the presence of HbS variant of the globin chain while “sickle cell anaemia” refers to individuals with two copies of the ...
Bullous erythema multiforme after treatment with Malarone®, a combination antimalarial composed of atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride
(SAGE Publications, 2008)
We report on a Kenyan woman who developed bullous erythema multiforme, in association with Malarone treatment.
Impact of RTS,S/AS02(A) and RTS,S/AS01(B) on genotypes of P. falciparum in adults participating in a malaria vaccine clinical trial.
(Pub Med Central, 2009-11-17)
OBJECTIVE:
RTS,S, a candidate vaccine for malaria, is a recombinant protein expressed in yeast containing part of the circumsporozoite protein (CSP) sequence of 3D7 strain of Plasmodium falciparum linked to the hepatitis ...
Pitting of malaria parasites and spherocyte formation
(Pub Med Central, 2006-07-31)
BACKGROUND:
A high prevalence of spherocytes was detected in blood smears of children enrolled in a case control study conducted in the malaria holoendemic Lake Victoria basin. It was speculated that the spherocytes ...
Reduced immune complex binding capacity and increased complement susceptibility of red cells from children with severe malaria-associated anemia
(The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, 2008-03)
Plasmodium falciparum malaria causes 1–2 million deaths per year. Most deaths
occur as a result of complications such as severe anemia and cerebral malaria (CM)(coma).
Red cells of children with severe malaria-associated ...
Medicinal plants used in the treatment of fungal and bacterial infections in and around Queen Elizabeth Biosphere Reserve, western Uganda
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2008-06-01)
In Uganda, bacterial and fungal infections are prevalent especially, the sexually
transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS. Because of low socio-economic empowerment,
traditional beliefs and cultural barriers, the ...
The oxytocic properties of Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem. and Bidens pilosa L., traditionally used medicinal plants from western Uganda
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007-12-01)
The usage of medicinal plants in childbirth in Uganda is a long standing tradition.
Over 80% of Ugandan women have childbirth at home and herbal remedies are
administered to complete the process of childbirth. The herbs ...
The pesticide heptachlor affects steroid hormone secretion in isolated follicular and luteal cells of rat
(Elsevier, 2006-09-01)
Heptachlor, a chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide, suppresses the production of
progesterone and estradiol in the female rat in vivo or in isolated ovaries in vitro. In this study
the effect of heptachlor on steroid ...