The multidrug-resistant rate of K. pneumoniae has risen rapidly and is a major challenge. Since their description, the extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing organisms have become recognized as a worldwide problem. ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of hospital infections and is intrinsically resistant to most antimicrobials. Emergence of multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been reported and poses a great challenge ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat to public health and particularly to children. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of multidrug resistance of fecal Klebsiella spp on selected beta-lactam (3rd ...

Increased urbanization, industrialization as well as population growth in cities has led to an increase in consumption of food in public eating-places. Over 40% of Nairobi residents consume foods made outside their homes, ...

The genus Tephrosia is rich in flavonoids and isoflavonoids including rotenoids. In the search for compounds with antiplasmodial and larvicidal activities from medicinal plants, the seedpods of Tephrosia elata and Tephrosia ...

Fire safety is an essential aspect in each workplace, its efforts are geared to preservation of life and protection of property. Petroleum dispensing stations handle highly flammable and combustible substances that ignite ...

Globally, 10.5 million children under five years die annually. Approximately 6 million of Kenya’s population are children under five years with a child mortality rate of 74 per 1000 live births. The morbidity pattern of ...

Home based testing and counseling is an innovative strategy geared to increase access and uptake of HIV testing services by the population by reaching those who for various reasons have not had a chance to test for HIV. ...

Irrational use of drugs is a major health problem whose consequences include ineffective treatment, unnecessary prescription, development of resistance to antimicrobials, adverse effects and economic burden to the patients. ...

Rodents are one of the major postharvest pests that affect food security by impacting on both food availability and safety. However, knowledge of the impact of rodents in on-farm maize storage systems in Kenya is limited. ...