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Longitudinal comparison of chemokines in breastmilk early postpartum among HIV-1-infected and uninfected Kenyan women
(University of Nairobi., 2007-09)
Breastmilk chemokines have been associated with increased HIV-1 RNA levels in breastmilk and altered risk of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission. To characterize CC and CXC chemokines in breastmilk postpartum, we collected ...
Atypical dermatophilosis of sheep in Kenya
(2007)
An outbreak of an atypical form of ovine dermatophilosis affecting the lips and muzzle with
a very high morbidity in weaners and hoggets in Kenya is reported. Clinical diagnosis of
ovine dermatophilosis was made and ...
A Comparison of the Reverse Passive Latex Agglutination and Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay Techniques for Detection of Staphylococcal Enterotoxins
(2007)
A study was carried out to compare the Reverse Passive Latex Agglutination (RPLA) and Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) techniques for detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs). One hundred and one Staphylococcus ...
C-methylated and C-prenylated isoflavonoids from root extract of Desmodium uncinatum
(University of Nairobi, 2007-03-05)
A pterocarpan, 1,9-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-2-methylpterocarpan (named uncinacarpan) and two isoflavanones, 5,7-dihydroxy-2′,3′,4′-trimethoxy-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)isoflavanone (named uncinanone D) and 5,4′-dihydroxy-7,2′-dim ...
Combined Solvent Extraction
(2007)
Microbial contamination of multi-use ophthalmic solutions in Kenya
(2007)
Contaminated ophthalmic solutions represent a potential cause of avoidable ocular infection. This study aimed to determine the magnitude and pattern of microbial contamination of multi-dose ocular solutions at the Department ...
Streptomycin and chloramphenicol resistance genes in Escherichia coli isolates from cattle, pigs, and chicken in Kenya
(2007)
The aims of this study were to determine the genetic basis of streptomycin and chloramphenicol resistance in 30 Escherichia coli isolates from food animals in Kenya and the role of plasmids in the spread of the resistance. ...
Species richness of the genus Molgolaimus (Nematoda) from local to ocean scale along continental slopes
(2007)
This study investigated the distribution of Molgolaimus species (Nematoda) at different hierarchical spatial scales and observed the turnover of species along bathymetrical transects and among transects in two separate ...