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Aweb-based Distributed Health Information System to Cater for Patients With Chronic Ailments
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Distributed Systems today are rising dynamically in terms of new applications, hardware and network components, users, workload changes and in various research applications. A distributed dataset is having its importance ... -
Aweb-based Distributed Health Information System to Cater for Patients With Chronic Ailments
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Distributed Systems today are rising dynamically in terms of new applications, hardware and network components, users, workload changes and in various research applications. A distributed dataset is having its importance ... -
The baboon (papio anubis) –plasmodium knowlesi model for placental malaria
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Pregnant women and foetal well-being are compromised by malaria due to downregulation of normal maternal immune response during pregnancy. Consequently cell mediated immunity (Th1) is suppressed and as a result, the ... -
The baboon as preclinical model for assisted reproduction
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Bacillus sphaericus granules, Bacillus thuringiensi, thuringiensis var. israelensis, wettable granules,Culex quinquefasciatus,Dar es Salaam,Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2009)The microbial larvicides Bacillus sphaericus and Bacillus thuringiensis have recently proven to be effective tools for integrated mosquito control programmes in Africa. This study assessed the efficacy and duration of ... -
Background Music, Mood, Personality, Work Behaviour and Performance of Garment Manufacturing Factories at Athi River Export Processing Zone in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The general objective of this study was to determine the role of background music, mood, personality, work behaviour and performance of tailoring workers at the EPZ in Athi River, Kenya. The specific objectives were to ... -
Background to environmental law and institutions in Burkina Faso and Sao Tome & Principe. -
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Bacteraemia and urinary tract infection complicating malarial infection in children admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of paediatrics, University of Nairobi, 2001)Background: Morbidity and mortality from malaria remains high, even with appropriate treatment. Complicating pathologies may contribute to this state. There is laboratory evidence of altered immune function at different ... -
Bacteria, Aflatoxins And Fluoride Levels In Locally Processed Herbal Medicines From Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The increased use of herbal medicines has come with challenges of safety, quality and efficient utilization. This study assessed the safety of the herbal medicines with regards to microbial contamination, aflatoxins and ... -
Bacterial and Fungal Isolates From Operating Theatres at Kenyatta National Hospital
(university of nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Hospital operating theatre equipment and the environment air may harbour bacteria, viruses, yeasts, and fungal spores. Susceptible patients undergoing surgery in such an environment may develop post-operative ... -
Bacterial Carriage And Respective Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles, With Respect To Indigenous Chickens Marketed In Nairobi, Kenya; After Heavy Rains
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Indigenous chickens are mostly raised free-range, where they scavenge around, picking their food from the environment with little or no supplementation. During periods of heavy rains, the flooding water carries different ... -
Bacterial colonization profile in endo-tracheally intubated patients in the intensive-care unit,Kenyatta National Hospital, and the rationale for antibiotic therapy
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993)A prospective study on the bacterial colonization profile of the respiratory tract was carried out on fifty-six (56) patients admitted to the Kenyatta National Hospital, Intensive- Care unit, and intubated for at least ... -
Bacterial Contamination of Surfaces and Equipment and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria in Newborn Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)BACKGROUND Nosocomial infections in newborn units pose a great challenge to health care systems. They have been linked to contaminated surfaces and equipment in neonatal wards. The sources and spread of the infections ... -
Bacterial enteropathogens in adult acute diarrhoea: a retrospective survey at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Study Type: Retrospective cross - sectional study that involved the review of laboratory reports on stool culture of adults at KNH microbiology laboratory from ~ᄋI;t January 2005 to 31 st December 2009 Objectives: To ... -
Bacterial infections in children in sickle cell crisis at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, 1989)This is a prospective study of forty children in sickle cell crisis with suspected bacterial infections seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. Eighteen of these children were found bacteriologically positive ... -
Bacterial Infections In Neonates In The Kenyatta National Hospital Nursery, May-July 1981, A Prospective Study
(University of Nairobi, 1982)The pattern of neonatal bacterial infections in the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH nursery was analysed over a three month period with a view of finding out the causative organisms and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern. ... -
Bacterial Pathogens and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns Among Neonates With Sepsis at Kenyatta National Hospital, Newborn Unit
(UON, 2021)Background Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among neonates more so in low- and middle-income countries. There is variability of causative pathogens in neonatal sepsis between as well as within ... -
Bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of isolates causing urinary tract infections in intensive care unit patients at Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common types of nosocomial infections encountered in the inpatient settings including intensive care unit (ICU). Amongst patients ix admitted to ICU, studies have revealed ... -
Bacterial vaginosis: prevalence and value of different diagnostic tests among prenatal women at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is defined as an imbalance in the normal vaginal flora with a reduced level of the usual predominant lactobacilli and the proliferation of various anaerobic bacteria. 79 BV is associated with ... -
Bacteriological Contamination of Farm and Market Kale in Nairobi and Its Environs; Pathogenicity and Antibiotic Sensitivity of Isolated Salmonellae
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)This study aimed at determining the microbiological safety of kale (Brassica oleracea Acephala), a green leafy vegetable produced and sold in Nairobi. The assessment was carried out on kale and water (used for irrigation ...