Browsing by Author "Okumu, Wilson"
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Factors associated with non-adherence to Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) to malaria in a rural population from holoendemic region of western Kenya
Onyango, Elizabeth O; Ayodo, George; Watsierah, Carren A; Were, Tom; Okumu, Wilson; Anyona, Samuel B; Raballah, Evans; Okoth, John M; Gumo, Sussy; Orinda, George O; Ouma, Collins (National Library of Medicine, 2012-06-24)Background: Over the years, reports implicate improper anti-malarial use as a major contributor of morbidity and mortality amongst millions of residents in malaria endemic areas, Kenya included. However, there are limited ... -
Factors associated with non-adherence to Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) to malaria in a rural population from holoendemic region of western Kenya
Onyango, Elizabeth O; Ayodo, George; Watsierah, Carren A; Were, Tom; Okumu, Wilson; Anyona, Samuel B; Raballah, Evans; Okoth, John M; Gumo, Sussy; Orinda, George O; Ouma, Collins (National Library of Medicine, 2012-06-24)Background: Over the years, reports implicate improper anti-malarial use as a major contributor of morbidity and mortality amongst millions of residents in malaria endemic areas, Kenya included. However, there are limited ... -
Factors associated with non-adherence to Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) to malaria in a rural population from holoendemic region of western Kenya
Onyango, Elizabeth O; Ayodo, George; Watsierah, Carren A; Were, Tom; Okumu, Wilson; Anyona, Samuel B; Raballah, Evans; Okoth, John M; Gumo, Sussy; Orinda, George O; Ouma, Collins (National Library of Medicine, 2012-06-24)Background: Over the years, reports implicate improper anti-malarial use as a major contributor of morbidity and mortality amongst millions of residents in malaria endemic areas, Kenya included. However, there are limited ... -
Interleukin (IL)-13 promoter polymorphisms (-7402 T/G and -4729G/A) condition susceptibility to pediatric severe malarial anemia but not circulating IL-13 levels
Okeyo, Winnie A; Munde, Elly O; Okumu, Wilson; Raballah, Evans; Anyona, Samuel B; Vulule, John M; Ong’echa, John M; Perkins, Douglas J; Ouma, Collins (BMC Immunology, 2013-03-25)In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < 6.0 g/dL, with any density parasitemia] is the most common clinical manifestation of severe ... -
Interleukin (IL)-13 promoter polymorphisms (-7402 T/G and -4729G/A) condition susceptibility to pediatric severe malarial anemia but not circulating IL-13 levels
Okeyo, Winnie A; Munde, Elly O; Okumu, Wilson; Raballah, Evans; Anyona, Samuel B; Vulule, John M; Ong’echa, John M; Perkins, Douglas J; Ouma, Collins (BMC Imunology, 2013-03-25)n holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < 6.0 g/dL, with any density parasitemia] is the most common clinical manifestation of severe malaria ... -
Interleukin (IL)-13 promoter polymorphisms (-7402 T/G and -4729G/A) condition susceptibility to pediatric severe malarial anemia but not circulating IL-13 levels.
Okeyo, Winnie A; Munde, Elly O; Okumu, Wilson; Raballah, Evans; Anyona, Samuel B; Vulule, John M; Ong’echa, John M; Perkins, Douglas J; Ouma, Collins (BMC Immunology, 2013-03-13)In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < 6.0 g/dL, with any density parasitemia] is the most common clinical manifestation of severe ... -
Polymorphisms in the Fc Gamma Receptor IIIA and Toll-Like Receptor 9 Are Associated with Protection against Severe Malarial Anemia and Changes in Circulating Gamma Interferon Levels
Munde, Elly O.; Okeyo, Winnie A.; Anyona, Samwel B.; Raballah, Evans; Konah, Stephen; Okumu, Wilson; Ogonda, Lilian; Vulule, John; Ouma, Collins (ASM Journals, 2012-11-12)An understanding of the immunogenetic basis of naturally acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum infection would aid in the designing of a rationally based malaria vaccine. Variants within the Fc gamma receptors (FcγRs) ... -
The role of mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen specific cytokines in determination of acid fast bacilli culture status in pulmonary tuberculosis patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus
Kisuya, Job; Chemtai, Alex; Raballah, Evans; Okumu, Wilson; Keter, Alfred; Ouma, Collins (The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018-11-08)Introduction: the interaction between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV leads to rapid progression of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-induced immunosuppression. Diagnosis of TB in these patients ...