September 2012

Molecular detection of Chlamydia trachomatis among gynecological patients attending Khartoum Teaching Hospital

  To perform moleular detection of Chlamydia trachomatis among gynecological patients attending Khartoum Teaching Hospital. 200 endocerical smears were collected randomly from out-patient infertile women attending the Department of Obsetrcs and Gyencology, Khartoum Teaching Hospital (Sudan). Detection of C. trachomatis was performed by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique....

Author(s): Mohammed A. Mohammed and Al Fadhil A. Omer

September 2012

Characterization of antibiotic resistance in environmental enteric pathogens from Kibera slum in Nairobi-Kenya

  Kibera slum is characterized by poor sanitation hence the frequent outbreaks of diarrheal diseases. Emergence of antibiotic resistance by diarrhoea-causing bacteria is an inevitable challenge in the area. Diarrhea-causing bacteria were isolated from water, soil, vegetables, meat and dry foods samples and their antibiotic susceptibility was characterized. 237 samples were aseptically collected and...

Author(s): Muhonja Christabel, Nancy Budambula, John Kiiru and Samuel Kariuki