Campylobacteriosis is a leading foodborne zoonosis worldwide, and is frequently associated with handling and consumption of poultry meat. Various studies indicate that Campylobacter causes a substantial human disease burden ...

Despite extensive efforts to promote Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) and Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnancy (IPTp), utilization rates among pregnant women remain suboptimal. Leveraging Kenya's extensive mobile ...

BACKGROUND Infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa present a huge treatment challenge due to the high antibiotic resistance. The rapid development of carbapenem resistance is alarming and calls for implementing ...

Abstract – Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) is the practice of testing babies for the HIV virus within the first 4–6 weeks of life or at the earliest opportunity thereafter. In order to correctly inform caregivers the HIV ...

S. aureus, particularly methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) remains an important pathogen, but little is known about its circulation among student populations in Kenya. This study was conducted to determine the ...

Objective: To determine the carriage, antimicrobial susceptibility profiles and genetic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA isolates recovered from students in a Kenyan University. Study design: A cross sectional ...

Influenza causes severe morbidity and mortality. It is also responsible for high rates of absenteeism, societal disruption and economic loss. There is still not enough evidence of the groups that can benefit from influenza ...

Background Globally, an estimated 1.9 million stillbirths occur annually, yet significant knowledge gaps exist regarding the causes of stillbirths, particularly in high-burden regions. We investigated fetal and maternal ...