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Effects of Allium Sativum Ethanolic Extract on Trypanosoma brucei brucei Parasites’ Morphometric Parameters and Clinical Outcome in White Albino Laboratory Rats
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 2021)
Background: Trypanosomosis affects humans as well as wild and domestic vertebrates, yet has no successful prophylaxis, chemotherapy nor cure.
Objectives: The study was to investigate the effects of Allium sativum extract ...
Intensity, duration and frequency of exercise needed to achieve change in metabolic profiles in prediabetes at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Uasin Gishu County in Kenya
(East African Medical Journal, 2021)
Objective: To establish the intensity, duration and frequency of exercise needed to achieve change in metabolic profiles of pre-diabetes at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya.
Design: A randomized ...
Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2021)
Objective
To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted <48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria.
Study design
In a network of seven secondary and tertiary ...
Clinical laboratory hematology reference values among infants aged 1month to 17 months in Kombewa Sub-County, Kisumu: A cross sectional study of rural population in Western Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2021)
There is an urgent need for reliable region-specific hematological reference values for clinical monitoring. Laboratory reference ranges are important for assessing study participant eligibility, toxicity grading and ...
Case report: Acute Kidney Injury, Liver impairment, Severe Anemia in a child with Malaria and Hyperparasitaemia
(Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Report, 2021)
Severe Malaria is a medical emergency mainly because of its rapid progression to complications and death if not promptly and adequately treated. In 2018 WHO put the incidence of P. falciparum Malaria in the African region ...
Hepatitis B and C virus co-infections and genetic diversity among HIV-1 infected individuals in Siaya County, Kenya
(EAST AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2021)
Objectives: The present study determined the prevalence of HBV/HCV coinfections; genetic diversity and drug resistance of HBV among HIV infected
patients visiting Siaya County Referral Hospital, Kenya.
Design: This was ...
Molecular identification and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates from urine samples of African buffalo, eland and cattle
(International Journal of Applied Biology, 2021)
Presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in natural environment is an escalating risk of serious implication on human and animal health. Livestock and wildlife have been long recognized as reservoirs for antibiotic resistant ...
Feasibility and Acceptability of Smartphone-Based Cervical Cancer Screening Among HIV-Positive Women in Western Kenya
(Gynecologic Cancer, 2021)
PURPOSE
Adjunct cervical cancer screening methods are under evaluation to improve the diagnostic accuracy of human papillomavirus (HPV)-based screening in low- and middle-income countries. We evaluated the feasibility and ...
Patient care and clinical outcomes for patients with COVID-19 infection admitted to African high-care or intensive care units (ACCCOS): a multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study
(Elsevier, 2021)
Background
Molecular imaging is increasingly used to guide treatment decisions and planning in prostate cancer. We aimed to evaluate the role of 18F-fluciclovine-PET/CT in improving cancer control compared with conventional ...
A ten-year study of Retinoblastoma in Uganda: An approach to improving outcome with limited resources
(Elsevier, 2021)
Background: Survival of children with cancer in resource-limited regions is very poor compared to betterresourced regions. Retinoblastoma (RB) is a childhood cancer that is commonly reported in many regions of
Africa. RB ...