Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Muna, Kennedy K."
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Analgesic Activity of Conyza Floribunda Extracts in Swiss Albino Mice
Opiyo, Sylvia A.; Muna, Kennedy K.; Ndirangu, Ephantus G. (2021-06-30)Traditional medicine still plays an important role in managing infections especially in Africa. Extracts of Conyza floribunda Kunth are used to treat sore throat, ringworm and other skin related infections, toothache and ... -
Association Between Socioeconomic Factors And Tuberculosis Infection Among Diabetic Patients Attending JM Kariuki County Referral Hospital, Nyandarua County, Kenya
Macharia, E.; Muna, Kennedy K.; Onyuka, J. (2021-03)Approximately 1.2 million individuals die of TB-associated health complications annually. Diabetes coexistence with TB accelerates TB disease, complicates treatment, hence aggregating the possibility of poor TB outcome. Methods: ... -
Bacteria Contamination and Distribution in Patient Care Environment at Mbagathi Hospital Surgical and New-born Units
Magori, E. O.; Kang'ethe, S. K.; Muna, Kennedy K.; Revathi, G.; Omuse, G. (2021-03)Background: Hospital environment can serve as an important reservoir and thus a critical element in the transmission of bacterial infections especially in critical care settings such as Surgical and new-born units. Contact ... -
Bacteriological Profile of Healthcare Workers and Patients’ Hands at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi Outreach Centres
Wamalwa, M. W.; Muna, Kennedy K.; Omuse, G.; Kamwati, S. K.; Revathi, G. (2021-03)Background: Hand hygiene is the precursor to improved health standards among healthcare workers and patients seeking outpatient services. Unhygienic hands may escalate the transmission of multi-drug resistance bacteria ... -
Brine Shrimp Lethality Test of Soluble Proteis from Biomphalaria pfeifferi Snail as Preliminary for Vaccine Development for Schistosoma mansoni
Muna, Kennedy K.; Yole, D. S.; Suleiman, M. A. (2015-06)The study tested for in vivo Brine Shrimp Lethality Test (BSLT) of soluble protein extracts from Biomphalaria pfeifferi snail. The proteins from foot and digestive gland were processed and their concentration determined ... -
Cellular responses against Schistosoma mansoni in immunized Balb/c mice with soluble proteins from intermediate host, Biomphalaria pfeifferi
Muna, Kennedy K.; Waihenya, R.; Kutima, H.; Njoki, P.; Yole, D. S. (2012-10)Scores of millions of people around the world are infected by Schistosoma mansoni causing considerable morbidity, mortality and loss of productivity. Safe chemotherapeutic agents have been used though there are challenges ... -
Hepatitis E Virus Prevalence Amongst Blood Donors in Kenya
Mutai, A.; Songok, E.; Muna, Kennedy K.; Langat, B.; Boriang, J.; Andonov, A. (2022-10-01)Introduction: Hepatitis E (HEV) is an emerging cause of viral hepatitis mainly transmitted through the fecal-oral and parenteral routes. It has greatly affected populations in many parts of Kenya due to declined sanitation ... -
The Heterogeneity and Prevalence of ABO and RH D Antigens in the Voluntary Blood Donors of Kenya
Githiomi, R.; Muna, Kennedy K.; Waiganjo, N. (2017-09)Blood groups (antigens) are proteins, glycoproteins or glycolipids inherited surface markers on the red blood cell membranes, which determine the blood phenotypes of human beings. There are 36 blood group systems with over ... -
Immunopathological effects of some Biomphalaria pfeifferi proteins against Schistosoma mansoni infection in BALB/c mice
Muna, Kennedy K.; Suleiman, M. A.; Yole, D. S. (2019-04)Intestinal schistosomiasis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in most parts of the world, despite decades of widespread chemotherapy use. The present study determined the intermediate host proteins expressing ... -
Molecular characterisation of Duffy (FY) red blood cell variants among voluntary blood donors at the National Blood Grouping Testing Laboratory, Kenya
Githiomi, R. N.; Muna, Kennedy K.; Mbaruk, S. A.; Yegon, C. K.; Chege, E.; Obiero, C.; Lopez, G. H.; Roulis, E. V.; Hyland, C. A.; Flower, R. L. (2022-07)A variant is an alternative nucleotide located at a specific region of a gene. 48 genes encode for human red cell blood group systems. Variants within these genes encode for alleles, which can be highly polymorphic. The ...