School of Medicine: Recent submissions
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Screening of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites from Sea Sponge (Clathria Indica) Against Bacteria Associated with Urinary Tract Infections
(Journal of the Open University of Tanzania, 2013)The marine sponge Clathria indica, collected from Thondi-Palk Strait region of Tamil Nadu, was studied for bacterial antagonistic activity. Sponge species were identified based on specula morphology. Ethyl Acetate extracts ... -
Antibacterial activity of Garlic, Tulsi, Bitter guard and Cinnamon extracts against wound pathogens
(Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research, 2015)In the present study antibacterial properties of fruits harvested from natural medicinal plants garlic, tulsi, bitter guard and cinnamon, were explored against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, ... -
Antimicrobial activity of Eugenia jambolana seeds against foodborne isolates
(Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research 2015;, 2015)Food borne diseases encompass a wide spectrum of illnesses associated with the ingestion of food contaminated by microbes. Many medicinal plants are considered to be potential antimicrobial crude drugs as well as a source ... -
A Unique Case of Ectopic Kidney with Variant Vasculature: A Congenital Anomaly Masquerading as Pyelonephritis
(Mara research journal, 2018)There are several documented cases of ectopic and kidneys with supernumerary vasculature. However, we report a unique case of ectopic kidney with the right renal vessels originating from the left common iliac arteries as ... -
Fusión de la Epífisis Clavicular Medial en las Poblaciones de Sudáfrica y Kenia
(Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía, 2019)Age estimation from clavicular ossification has been studied by many researchers based on the pattern and degree of the epiphyseal union through the use of dry bone specimens, radiographs, CT and MRI. These studies found ... -
Fusion of the Medial Clavicular Epiphysis in the South African and Kenyan Populations.
(International Journal of Morphology, 2019): Age estimation from clavicular ossification has been studied by many researchers based on the pattern and degree of the epiphyseal union through the use of dry bone specimens, radiographs, CT and MRI. These studies found ... -
Morphological variations of the lung fissure and lobes: A case study of a Kenyan female cadaver
(2019)Incidences of variations in the number of lung fissures and lobes have been documented. However, this case presents with a unique course and termination of the fissure of the left lung leading to changes in the morphology ... -
Health care seeking behavior among caregivers of sick children who 2 had severe malarial anaemia 3
(maseno university, 2015)Aims: The western region in Kenya is holoendemic to malaria and experience stable P. falciparum malaria transmission. The use of health care options has a direct influence on the outcome of severe malaria. As such, the ... -
Perspectives of Women on Strategies to Improve the Number of Male Partners Testing for HIV at the Antenatal Clinic in Western Kenya, 2015.
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications,, 2015)- Mother to child transmission of HIV (MTCT) remains a significant public health problem in Western Kenya. Male partner testing at the antenatal clinic (ANC) has been cited as a key strategy to reduce MTCT. The Western ... -
Complement receptor 1 polymorphisms associated with resistance to severe malaria in Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2005)Background: It has been hypothesized that the African alleles Sl2 and McCb of the Swain-Langley (Sl) and McCoy (McC) blood group antigens of the complement receptor 1 (CR1) may confer a survival advantage in the setting ... -
Association between sickle cell trait and low density parasitaemia among asymptomatic and parasitaemic individuals living in P. falciparum malaria Holoendemic region of Western …
(SDI, 2008)The frequency of the mutant gene for sickle cell is widely distributed in the sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. There is epidemiologic evidence that sickle cell trait confers a survival ... -
Distinct pattern of class and subclass antibodies in immune complexes of children with cerebral malaria and severe malarial anaemia
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2008)Plasmodium falciparum infection can lead to deadly complications such as severe malaria‐associated anaemia (SMA) and cerebral malaria (CM). Children with severe malaria have elevated levels of circulating immune complexes ... -
Bullous erythema multiforme after treatment with Malarone®, a combination antimalarial composed of atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride
(SAGE Publications, 2008)We report on a Kenyan woman who developed bullous erythema multiforme, in association with Malarone treatment. -
COMPLEMENT REGULATORY PROTEIN LEVELS IN CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL TRAIT
(Nairobi university, 2009)Sickle cell disease refers to a collection of autosomal recessive genetic disorders characterized by the presence of HbS variant of the globin chain while “sickle cell anaemia” refers to individuals with two copies of the ... -
Clinical and molecular evidence for a case of Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) in Kenya
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2009)Mycobacterium ulcerans infection is an emerging disease that causes indolent, necrotizing skin lesions known as Buruli ulcer (BU) and occasional contiguous or metastatic bone lesions. Buruli ulcer is named after Buruli ... -
The levels of CD16/Fc gamma receptor III A on CD14+CD16+ monocytes are higher in children with severe Plasmodium falciparum anemia than in children with …
(BioMed Central, 2010)Fc gamma receptor IIIA (CD16/FCγRIIIA) on monocytes/macro-phages may play an important role in the pathogenesis of severe malarial anemia (SMA) by promoting phagocytosis of IgG-coated uninfected red cells and by allowing ... -
Increased deposition of C3b on red cells with low CR1 and CD55 in a malaria-endemic region of western Kenya: Implications for the development of severe anemia
(BioMed Central, 2010)Severe anemia due to Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a major cause of mortality among young children in western Kenya. The factors that lead to the age-specific incidence of this anemia are unknown. Previous studies have ... -
The Levels of CD16/Fcγ Receptor IIIA on CD14+ CD16+ Monocytes Are Higher in Children with Severe Plasmodium falciparum Anemia than in Children with Cerebral or Uncomplicated Malaria
(American Society for Microbiology Journals, 2010)Fc gamma receptor IIIA (CD16/FcγRIIIA) on monocytes/macrophages may play an important role in the pathogenesis of severe malarial anemia (SMA) by promoting phagocytosis of IgG-coated uninfected red cells and by allowing ... -
The levels of CD16/Fc gamma receptor III A on CD14+CD16+ monocytes are higher in children with severe Plasmodium falciparum anemia than in children with …
(BioMed Central, 2010)Fc gamma receptor IIIA (CD16/FCgRIIIA) on monocytes/macro-phages may play an important role in the pathogenesis of severe malarial anemia (SMA) by promoting phagocytosis of IgG-coated uninfected red cells and by allowing ... -
Dual role of erythrocyte complement receptor type 1 in immune complex‐mediated macrophage stimulation: implications for the pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2011)iven the ability of erythrocytes to bind immune complexes (ICs), we postulated that they can serve a dual role during inflammatory or infectious processes. Erythrocytes could restrict stimulation of macrophages by free ICs ...