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Survival rates and blood meal patterns of aedes aegypti and aedes simpsoni mosquitoes in Kerio Valley and Rabai Arbovirus Ecologies, Kenya
(Kenyatta university, 2022)Understanding the vectorial capacity for arboviruses transmission can allow for improved prediction and of arboviral disease outbreaks and control. Like other vector-borne diseases, transmission of arboviruses is influenced ... -
Survival Rates and Blood Meal Patterns of Aedes aegypti and Aedes simpsoni Mosquitoes in Kerio Valley and Rabai Arbovirus Ecologies, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Understanding the vectorial capacity for arboviruses transmission can allow for improved prediction and of arboviral disease outbreaks and control. Like other vector-borne diseases, transmission of arboviruses is influenced ... -
Acute Viral Respiratory Infections in Intensive Care Unit and Ventilator Support Patients in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are among the five most common causes of morbidity and mortality globally, accounting for approximately 3.9 million deaths annually. Most of these deaths occur among young children ... -
Blood Cell Count Changes and Haemoglobin Genotypes in Children with Malaria and Bacteraemia in Siaya County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Malaria and bacteraemia co-infection in children, normally produce changes in blood cellular components. Full blood count results from children whose haemoglobin genotypes and bacteraemia is not known can greatly influence ... -
Effects of Schistosomiasis on Haemoglobin Concentration and Nutritional Status in Children under 5 Years, Taita/Taveta County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Bilharziasis is a common parasitic disease caused by flatworms called schistosomes. Generally, this infection is common and prevalent disease in Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East, Asia and the Caribbean. With slowed down ... -
Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus among Healthy Blood Donors in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Hepatitis E disease is caused by Hepatitis E virus (HEV). The virus is an enteric virus that is transmitted via fecal contaminated food, water, blood transfusion, and organ transplants. HEV causes approximately twenty ... -
Genotypic Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus among Voluntary Blood Donors in Nairobi Regional Blood Transfusion Centre, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the smallest DNA viruses that infects humans. Because of its ability to cause hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver cirrhosis and hepatitis, HBV is one of the global causes of a high ... -
Group B Streptococcus Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Risk Factors for Colonization among Antenatal Women at Mbagathi Hospital, Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Group B Streptococcus is recognized as the leading cause of neonatal sepsis as well as a significant cause of maternal post-partum sepsis globally. Maternal genitourinary colonization with the bacteria in pregnancy is the ... -
Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Bacteria Isolated from Wards, Operating Room and Post-Operative Wound Infections among Patients Attending Mama Lucy Hospital, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Surgical site infections are a worldwide problem in the field of surgery contributing to increased mortality and morbidity. However, despite advances in the control of surgical site infections, the risk of acquiring these ... -
Prevalence, Knowledge and Risk Factors of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Infections among Voluntary Blood Donors in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Hepatitis disease is caused by hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis B (HBV) viruses. The two viruses are a problem to public health in countries that are developing. Voluntary blood donation and blood transfusion are procedures ... -
Zoophilic Mosquitos Diversity, Blood-Meal Sources and Arbovirus Carriage at Wildlife-Human Interfaces in Masai Mara and Shimba Hills National Reserves, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Zoophilic mosquitoes transmit arthropod-borne viruses of medical importance to humans. These mosquito vectors are understudied with surveillance efforts focused mostly on anthropophilic mosquitoes. The primary objective ... -
Surveillance of the Community Acquired Septicaemia among Children in Mbita Subcounty, South Nyanza, Kenya
(kenyatta University, 2021)Septicaemia is a systemic disease associated with presence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood. Septicaemia remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and ... -
Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Enteric Bacteria and Antibiotic Sensitivity among Symptomatic Males Visiting Special Treatment Center, Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-10)Urinary tract infections are not as common in men as they are in women. However, when present, they are considered to be indicative of serious urological abnormalities and thus considered to be complicated infection in ... -
Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Rubella Virus Infection in Pregnancy and New Born Infants at Kerugoya Level 5 County Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Infection with Rubella virus is a public health concern because it may lead to serious consequences such as Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) during early pregnancy. Introduction of the rubella virus vaccine in developed ... -
Culicine Mosquito Species Diversity, Host Feeding Preferences and Insecticide Resistance Status in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Culicine mosquitoes are vectors of human disease-causing pathogens like lymphatic filariasis and several arboviruses such as dengue fever, chikungunya virus and so on. Due to intensifying land use land cover (LULC) with ...
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Survival rates and blood meal patterns of aedes aegypti and aedes simpsoni mosquitoes in Kerio Valley and Rabai Arbovirus Ecologies, Kenya
(Kenyatta university, 2022)Understanding the vectorial capacity for arboviruses transmission can allow for improved prediction and of arboviral disease outbreaks and control. Like other vector-borne diseases, transmission of arboviruses is influenced ... -
Survival Rates and Blood Meal Patterns of Aedes aegypti and Aedes simpsoni Mosquitoes in Kerio Valley and Rabai Arbovirus Ecologies, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Understanding the vectorial capacity for arboviruses transmission can allow for improved prediction and of arboviral disease outbreaks and control. Like other vector-borne diseases, transmission of arboviruses is influenced ... -
Acute Viral Respiratory Infections in Intensive Care Unit and Ventilator Support Patients in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are among the five most common causes of morbidity and mortality globally, accounting for approximately 3.9 million deaths annually. Most of these deaths occur among young children ... -
Blood Cell Count Changes and Haemoglobin Genotypes in Children with Malaria and Bacteraemia in Siaya County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Malaria and bacteraemia co-infection in children, normally produce changes in blood cellular components. Full blood count results from children whose haemoglobin genotypes and bacteraemia is not known can greatly influence ... -
Effects of Schistosomiasis on Haemoglobin Concentration and Nutritional Status in Children under 5 Years, Taita/Taveta County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Bilharziasis is a common parasitic disease caused by flatworms called schistosomes. Generally, this infection is common and prevalent disease in Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East, Asia and the Caribbean. With slowed down ... -
Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus among Healthy Blood Donors in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Hepatitis E disease is caused by Hepatitis E virus (HEV). The virus is an enteric virus that is transmitted via fecal contaminated food, water, blood transfusion, and organ transplants. HEV causes approximately twenty ... -
Genotypic Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus among Voluntary Blood Donors in Nairobi Regional Blood Transfusion Centre, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the smallest DNA viruses that infects humans. Because of its ability to cause hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver cirrhosis and hepatitis, HBV is one of the global causes of a high ... -
Group B Streptococcus Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Risk Factors for Colonization among Antenatal Women at Mbagathi Hospital, Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Group B Streptococcus is recognized as the leading cause of neonatal sepsis as well as a significant cause of maternal post-partum sepsis globally. Maternal genitourinary colonization with the bacteria in pregnancy is the ... -
Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Bacteria Isolated from Wards, Operating Room and Post-Operative Wound Infections among Patients Attending Mama Lucy Hospital, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Surgical site infections are a worldwide problem in the field of surgery contributing to increased mortality and morbidity. However, despite advances in the control of surgical site infections, the risk of acquiring these ... -
Prevalence, Knowledge and Risk Factors of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Infections among Voluntary Blood Donors in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Hepatitis disease is caused by hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis B (HBV) viruses. The two viruses are a problem to public health in countries that are developing. Voluntary blood donation and blood transfusion are procedures ... -
Zoophilic Mosquitos Diversity, Blood-Meal Sources and Arbovirus Carriage at Wildlife-Human Interfaces in Masai Mara and Shimba Hills National Reserves, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Zoophilic mosquitoes transmit arthropod-borne viruses of medical importance to humans. These mosquito vectors are understudied with surveillance efforts focused mostly on anthropophilic mosquitoes. The primary objective ... -
Surveillance of the Community Acquired Septicaemia among Children in Mbita Subcounty, South Nyanza, Kenya
(kenyatta University, 2021)Septicaemia is a systemic disease associated with presence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood. Septicaemia remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and ... -
Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Enteric Bacteria and Antibiotic Sensitivity among Symptomatic Males Visiting Special Treatment Center, Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-10)Urinary tract infections are not as common in men as they are in women. However, when present, they are considered to be indicative of serious urological abnormalities and thus considered to be complicated infection in ... -
Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Rubella Virus Infection in Pregnancy and New Born Infants at Kerugoya Level 5 County Hospital, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Infection with Rubella virus is a public health concern because it may lead to serious consequences such as Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) during early pregnancy. Introduction of the rubella virus vaccine in developed ... -
Culicine Mosquito Species Diversity, Host Feeding Preferences and Insecticide Resistance Status in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Culicine mosquitoes are vectors of human disease-causing pathogens like lymphatic filariasis and several arboviruses such as dengue fever, chikungunya virus and so on. Due to intensifying land use land cover (LULC) with ... -
Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile of Enteric Bacterial Isolates from Stool in Children below Five Years with Diarrhoeal Disease in Muranga County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Diarrhoea is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Bacterial agents are among pathogens implicated to cause diarrhoea in children and are of major concern in public health. Antibiotic use has ... -
Prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori Infection Among Patients With Peptic Ulcers and The Associated Risk Factors in Mbagathi Level V Hospital, Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)H. pylori is a microaerophilic organism and a gram negative bacterium which is found in the alimentary canal. It causes chronic gastritis and gastric ulcers. It is also linked to the development of duodenal ulcers and ... -
Prevalence of Bacteriuria and Antibiotic Sensitivity Profile of Bacterial Isolates among Sexually Active Nonpregnant Women Attending Thika Level 5 Hospital
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Bacteriuria is commonly found in women and about thirty three percent (33%) of adult women have encountered an incidence of symptomatic cystitis at least once in their life time. In case the uropathogens are unidentified ... -
Isolation, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Molecular Characterization of Resistance Genes in Pseudomonas Isolates from Selected Hospitals in Mombasa County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2018-09)Pseudomonas species are common causes of nosocomial infections. Globally nosocomial infections are among the most important problems complicating health care provision since they are caused by bacteria exhibiting resistance ... -
Comparative Study of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Viruses Among Hiv-1 Infected Intravenous Drug Users and Non-Users in Mombasa County
(Kenyatta University, 2017-09)HIV/AIDS is a debilitating disease associated with high mortality and morbidity globally. In Kenya, it is the major cause of mortality across all gender and age groups, in effect, putting a huge demand on the healthcare ...
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