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Identification and Susceptibility Profile of Vaginal Candida Species to Antifungal Agents among Pregnant Women Attending the Antenatal Clinic of Thika District Hospital, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2013)Fungal infections have emerged as a world-wide health care problem in recent years, owing to the extensive use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. We screened 104 pregnant women with symptoms of vaginal candidiasis in the ... -
Immune Complex Levels in Children with Severe Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria.
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine, 2000-05)Malaria infection leads to the formation of circulating immune complexes. However, it is unclear whether these complexes play a role in the pathogenesis of complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. This study aimed at ... -
Immunization of Mice and Baboons with the Recombinant Sm28GST Affects Both Worm Viability and Fecundity after Experimental Infection with Schistosoma Mansoni.
(PubMed, 1991-09)A member of the glutathione S-transferase family, Sm28GST has previously demonstrated a good ability to protect rodents against experimental infection with Schistosoma mansoni. In order to evaluate its efficacy in a model ... -
Impact of Community Strategy Package on Uptake of Reproductive Tract Infections Health Services Among Young Street Females in the Municipality of Eldoret, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2023)Background: Despite the intervention of free medical care services for street children by a dedicated clinic in Eldoret municipality, health care service of young street females (YSFs) is still deficient. The present study ... -
Impact of sanitation improved school latrine on latrine-related practices, perceptions attitude and occurrence of diarrhoea in children in Mwea Division, Kirinyaga District, Central Kenya
(Kenyatta University School of Medicine, 2015)Background: School latrines in Mwea irrigation regions are unsanitary and unhygienic. School children who are the end point users of the latrines are exposed to the unhygienic conditions of the latrines and are likely ... -
In vitro activity of aqueous and methanol extracts of Callistemon citrinus (Family Myrtaceae) against Leishmania major.
(African Forum for Health Sciences, 2014-04-29)Leishmania major is a protozoan parasite that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis and the standard drugs are expensive and toxic. Cheaper and safer natural drugs are therefore needed. In this study, the in vitro efficacy of ... -
In Vitro and in Vivo Activities of Blends of Crude Aqueous Extracts from Allium Sativum L, Callistemon Citrinus (Curtis) Skeels and Moringa Stenopetala (Baker F) Cufodontis against Leishmania Major.
(Open Access Science Research Publisher, 2013-06-18)Leishmania major caused cutaneous leishmaniasis leads to painful skin sores in humans and usual drugs are expensive, toxic, and require prolonged use. The in vitro and in vivo efficacy of aqueous crude extracts from ... -
In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-Trypanosomal Activities of Methanol Extract of Azadirachta Indica Stem-Bark
(https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321102140, 2017)Background: Current chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of African trypanosomiasis have become largely ineffective, necessitating the search for alternative compounds. The objective of this study was to evaluate in ... -
Incidence of perineural invasion in prostate adenocarcinoma: Rural Kenyan population experience
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Introduction: Prostate cancer appears to be more aggressive amongst patients of African descent, a condition which could be associated with the presence of perineural invasion and higher Gleason scores of the ... -
Individual-level Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake among Women in Kirinyaga County in Kenya
(Editon Consortium Publishing, 2021)This study aimed to assess the determinants of uptake of cervical cancer screening among women in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. The study adopted a randomised control trial study design with a sample size of 206 women aged ... -
Injury Pattern among Non-fatal Road Traffic Crash Victims
(East African Orthopaedic Journal, 2007)Objective: To study and analyse the pattern of injuries among non-fatal road traffic crash victims. Design: Retrospective analytical study. Setting: Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi over a six-month period from February ... -
International League against Epilepsy Classification And Definition of Epilepsy Syndromes with Onset in Childhood: Position Paper by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions
(Wiley online library, 2022-03)The 2017 International League Against Epilepsy classification has defined a three-tier system with epilepsy syndrome identification at the third level. Although a syndrome cannot be determined in all children with epilepsy, ... -
Interventional studies for preventing surgical site infections in sub-Saharan Africa - A systematic review.
(International journal of surgery, 2012)There is a great need for safe surgical services in sub-Saharan Africa, but a major difficulty of performing surgery in this region is the high risk of post-operative surgical site infection (SSI). We aimed to systematically ... -
Investigation of Selected Pathogenic Microorganisms and Toxic Elements in Herbal Materials Used in Management of Oral Health in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences, 2013)Traditional medical practitioners in Kenya have used herbal materials to treat oral diseases for several years.However data on contamination of the herbal medicine with microbial pathogens and toxic metals is lacking.The ... -
Iron deficiency and acute seizures: results from children living in rural Kenya and a meta-analysis.
(Public Library of Science, 2010-11)Background: There are conflicting reports on whether iron deficiency changes susceptibility to seizures. We examined the hypothesis that iron deficiency is associated with an increased risk of acute seizures in children ... -
Isolation and Antiproliferative Characterisation of Bergenin from Root Extract of Uvariodendron Anisatum Verdec (Annonaceae)
(Drug Discovery, 2019)Uvariodendron anisatum (annonaceae) is a rare, endemic and indigenous medicinal plant in Kenya. The plant root decoction is used to remove placenta in women if it is retained during child deliveries. It is also known to ... -
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers in the newly discovered invasive fruit fly pest in Africa, Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae).
(Molecular Ecology Resources, 2008-11)We describe the isolation and characterization of 11 polymorphic microsatellite loci from the recently discovered fruit fly pest, Bactrocera invadens. The polymorphism of these loci was tested in individual flies from two ... -
Kenyan Traditional Medicine: Exploring Solutions to the Modern Antibacterial Crises through Natural Products Chemistry
(2023)Background: Medicinal plants are used to treat various ailments in Kenya. This study describes the antibacterial activity of medicinal plant extracts used in traditional medicine in Kenya. Seven medicinal plants were ... -
Key bottlenecks to the provision of safe obstetric anaesthesia in low- income countries; a cross-sectional survey of 64 hospitals in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background: Despite recent advances in surgery and anaesthesia which significantly improve safety, many health facilities in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain chronically under-resourced with inability to ... -
Knowledge and Attitude of Women Utilizing Focused Antenatal Care and Maternal Complications in Public County Hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of Eastern and Central Africa, 2020)Introduction: Focused Antenatal Care is antenatal care that provides individualized counseling, targeted assessment and provides safe, cost effective, and evidence-based intervention. Aim: This study aimed at investigating ...
