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Detection, isolation and molecular characterisation of shigatoxigenic O157 and non-O157 Escherichia coli in raw and fermented camel milk.
(2012-08)
Prevalence and distribution of Escherichia coli O157 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in samples collected along raw and fermented camel milk marketing chain was assessed. A combination of culture ...
Reconciling Incongruous Policy Objectives and Benchmarking Kenya’s Public Procurement Law: a Review of the Selex Case
(2011-12)
This article critically examines the policy objectives underlying Kenya's public procurement system, as set out in the country's Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 ("the Procurement Act" or "the Act"). The drafters ...
Loss to Follow-Up as a Competing Risk in an Observational Study of HIV-1 Incidence
(2013)
OBJECTIVE:
Conventional survival estimates may be biased if loss to follow-up (LTF) is associated with the outcome of interest. Our goal was to assess whether the association between sexual risk behavior and HIV-1 ...
Emergence of quinolone resistance and cephalosporin MIC creep in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from a cohort of young men in Kisumu, Kenya, 2002 to 2009.
(2011)
We evaluated antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from men enrolled in a randomized trial of male circumcision to prevent HIV. Urethral specimens from men with discharge were cultured for N. gonorrhoeae. ...
Design, synthesis and in vitro antimalarial evaluation of triazole-linked chalcone and dienone hybrid compounds
(2010-12)
A targeted series of chalcone and dienone hybrid compounds containing aminoquinoline and nucleoside templates was synthesized and evaluated for in vitro antimalarial activity. The Cu(I)-catalyzed cycloaddition of azides ...
Chloroquine Resistance: Proposed Mechanisms and Countermeasures
(2010-10)
Malaria has been, and remains, one of the biggest global health concerns as far as infectious diseases are concerned, with yearly incidence and mortality figures running into millions. One of the major drawbacks to the ...
Effect Of Lactoperoxidase-Thiocyanate-Hydrogen Peroxide System And Storage Temperature On Keeping Quality Of Raw Camel Milk
(2010)
The use of lactoperoxidase system (LP-system) in temporary preservation of raw milk
has been found useful particularly in places where refrigeration is not feasible. The
activity of this system, however, varies from ...
Recent Developments in Rationally Designed Multitarget Antiprotozoan Agents
(2013)
Protozoan infections are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among parasitic infections of humans, accounting for approximately 800 thousand mortalities and a loss of more than 30 million disability-adjusted life ...
The role of varietal traits in the adoption of improved dryland crop varieties: The case of pigeon pea in Kenya
(2011-09)
This study uses a multivariate probit model and the Poisson regression to examine the role of
varietal attributes in farmers’ adoption of improved pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) varieties in
Taita District, Kenya. It is based ...
Predicted HIV-1 coreceptor usage among Kenya patients shows a high tendency for subtype d to be cxcr4 tropic
(2012)
Background: CCR5 antagonists have clinically been approved for prevention or treatment of HIV/AIDS. Countries in
Sub-Saharan Africa with the highest burden of HIV/AIDS are due to adopt these regimens. However, HIV-1 can ...