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Streptococcus Pneumoniae Serotype Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Associated Risk Factors among Children Attending Gertrudes Children’s Hospital in Nairobi City County-Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-06)Pneumococcal disease remains the biggest killer of children living in Kenya. This is true despite inclusion of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the Kenya Expanded Program on Immunization. Serotype replacement, ... -
Spatial and temporal distribution of Aedes mosquitoes, Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses and their Phylogeny along the Coastline of Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-07)There are arthropod-borne disease outbreaks as a result of pathogen influx including arboviruses which are transmitted by strains of Aedes species that occur periodically in varying spots in Kenya. However, there has ... -
Aflatoxins in peanuts and the prevalence of aflatoxin induced hepatocellular carcinoma in Busia and Kisii Central Districts, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-12)Aflatoxin is a carcinogenic toxin produced mainly by Aspergillus jlavus and contaminates foods including peanuts. Aflatoxin is associated with liver failure, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and death. Many people are ... -
Analyses of class and subclass antibody of circulating immune complexes in children with severe Plasmodium Falciparummalaria in endemic regions of Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2010-06)Plasmodium falciparum infection is characterized by deadly complications such as severe malaria-associated anaemia (SMA) and cerebral malaria (CM).The exact mechanisms underlying pathogenesis of these severe forms of ...
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Streptococcus Pneumoniae Serotype Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility and Associated Risk Factors among Children Attending Gertrudes Children’s Hospital in Nairobi City County-Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-06)Pneumococcal disease remains the biggest killer of children living in Kenya. This is true despite inclusion of the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the Kenya Expanded Program on Immunization. Serotype replacement, ... -
Spatial and temporal distribution of Aedes mosquitoes, Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses and their Phylogeny along the Coastline of Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-07)There are arthropod-borne disease outbreaks as a result of pathogen influx including arboviruses which are transmitted by strains of Aedes species that occur periodically in varying spots in Kenya. However, there has ... -
Aflatoxins in peanuts and the prevalence of aflatoxin induced hepatocellular carcinoma in Busia and Kisii Central Districts, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-12)Aflatoxin is a carcinogenic toxin produced mainly by Aspergillus jlavus and contaminates foods including peanuts. Aflatoxin is associated with liver failure, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and death. Many people are ... -
Analyses of class and subclass antibody of circulating immune complexes in children with severe Plasmodium Falciparummalaria in endemic regions of Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2010-06)Plasmodium falciparum infection is characterized by deadly complications such as severe malaria-associated anaemia (SMA) and cerebral malaria (CM).The exact mechanisms underlying pathogenesis of these severe forms of ...
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