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Temporal and spatial trends of plasmodium falciparum multi-drug resistance protein 1 gene mutations during implementation of artemisinin combination therapies between 2008 and 2019 in Kenya
(Maseno university, 2021)Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the Plasmodium falciparum multi-drug resistance protein 1 (Pfmrp1) gene have previously been associated with conferring resistance against artemisinin and its partner drugs in ... -
Trends in age of children of < 10 years with severe malarial anaemia in western Kenya, and their caregivers-associated factors
(Maseno University, 2023)Severe malarial anaemia (SMA) in young children is the most common presentation of P. falciparum in western Kenya and accounts for 20% of inpatient admissions. The high morbidity and mortality caused by severe malaria has ... -
Use of conventional and molecular techniques to Determine the prey alence of shigella and Enteroinv asive escherichia coli strains from Diarrhoea patients in selected health facilities in Rural western Kenya
(Maseno university, 2009)Diarrhoea is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. It accounts for 1.6- 2.5 million deaths annually and each child in the developing world experiences an average of three episodes of diarrhoea per ... -
Use of recombinant protein fragments from Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. Mycoides sc to jmprove Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) t cell And antibody based assays
(Maseno university, 2010)Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides biotype Small Colony type (MmmSC), is a highly contagious respiratory disease that causes significant losses of cattle ... -
Validation of Gene xpert and lam using urine from Hiv patients with clinical signs for diagnosis of Tuberculosis attending the Moi teaching and referral hospital Eldoret Kenyan
(Maseno University, 2016)Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infections have a global prevalence with high morbidity and mortality and Africa is the worst hit. The HIV and AIDS has profound impact on the TB epidemic in Kenya, where up to 60% of TB patients ... -
Voluntary medical male circumcision program: evaluating technical efficiency, factor productivity and service quality in Nyanza, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Health service delivery across Africa is characterised by widespread inefficiency and low service quality. In Kenya, factors that closely influence performance and the critical quality measure items of medical male ...