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Screening of some Kenyan Medicinal Plants for Antibacterial Activity
(2006)
This study reports on the bioactivity and in vitro
antimicrobial action of methanol extract of Withania
somnifera using in vitro cultures of Staphylococcus
aureus,Escherichiacoli,Candidaalbicans,Salmonella
typhimurium ...
Genetic diversity and phylogeography of cassava mosaic viruses in Kenya
(2006)
Cassava is a major factor in food security across sub-Saharan Africa. However, the crop is
susceptible to losses due to biotic stresses, in particular to viruses of the genus Begomovirus
(family Geminiviridae) that cause ...
Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of PCR products amplified from 18S ribosomal RNA gene of Trypanosoma congolense
(2006)
Oligonucleotide primers were designed from the conserved nucleotide sequences of 18S ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) gene of protozoans: Trypanosoma brucei, Leishmania donooani, Triponema aequale and Lagenidium gigantum. The ...
Mushroom polysaccharide extracts delay progression of carcinogenesis in mice
(2006)
Hepatocellular carcinoma results when cancerous cells are localized in the liver. It is distributed globally with high prevalence in sub-Saharan African, southern Asia, China and Japan. Diagnosis is experimental and in ...
Prevalence of trachoma in six districts of Kenya
(2006)
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of active trachoma (TF) in children aged one to nine years and potentially blinding trachoma (TT) in adults aged 15 years and older in six known trachomaendemic districts in Kenya.
Design: ...
Bacterial vaginosis: risk factors among Kenyan women and their male partners
(Kenya Medical Research Institute, 2006)
To simultaneously examine associations of bacterial vaginosis (BV) with potential risk factors in both the female and her male partner.
We recruited women 18-45 years of age and their male partners from clinics in ...
Politics, donors and the ineffectiveness of anti-corruption institutions in Uganda
(Cambridge, 2006)
Elite corruption in Uganda constitutes an essential means of consolidating the present government in power. Political leaders have therefore shown little commitment to act to curb practices that could affect their political ...
Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection seen at two hospitals in Kenya
(2006)
To estimate the prevalence and pattern of conjuctival squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) in patients with HIV infection.
DESIGN:
A hospital based cross sectional study.
SETTING:
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and Kikuyu ...
Neutralization escape variants of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 are transmitted from mother to infant
(University of Nairobi., 2006-01)
Maternal passive immunity typically plays a critical role in protecting infants from new infections; however, the specific contribution of neutralizing antibodies in limiting mother-to-child transmission of human ...
The effect of abdominal obesity on insulin sensitivity and serum lipid and cytokine concentrations in African women.
(university of Nairobi, 2006-05)
Objectives Studies have shown clear associations of abdominal obesity with lipid and glucose metabolism and cytokine levels in a number of different population groups. However, no such studies have been performed in an ...