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Detection of multidrug-resistant organisms of concern including Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Burkholderia cepacia at a referral hospital in Kenya by Kimani, Racheal, Wakaba, Patrick, Kamita, Moses, Mbogo, David, Mutai, Winnie, Ayodo, Charchil, Suliman, Essuman, Kanoi, Bernard N, Gitaka, Jesse

“…Regular monitoring of bacterial susceptibility to antibiotics in clinical settings is key for ascertaining the current trends as well as re-establish empirical…”
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Establishing a cancer registry and baseline data for Nyandarua County, Kenya: A step towards establishing a central cancer registry by Kamita, Moses, Waweru, Harrison, Githinji, Mercy, Kibiro, Emma, Makokha, Francis

“…Cancer is a major global public health issue, causing a significant number of premature deaths worldwide. In 2020, the World Health Organization reported that…”
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Adaptive immune receptor features related to breast cancer tissue in Kenyan patients: high immunoglobulin gene expression and high levels of gamma-delta T-cells by Mwangi, Kennedy W., Kamita, Moses K., Waweru, Jacqueline W., Sayed, Shahin, Figueroa, Jonine D., Ambs, Stefan, Cios, Konrad J., Blanck, George, Makokha, Francis W.

“…Background Characterization of the breast cancer (BC) immune response may provide information for a point of intervention, such as application of…”
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Combating antibiotic resistance using guidelines and enhanced stewardship in Kenya: a protocol for an implementation science approach by Gitaka, Jesse, Kamita, Moses, Mureithi, Dominic, Ndegwa, Davies, Masika, Moses, Omuse, Geoffrey, Ngari, Moses, Makokha, Francis, Mwaura, Peter, Mathai, Ronald, Muregi, Francis, Mwau, Matilu

“…IntroductionAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing problem globally especially in Sub-Saharan Africa including Kenya. Without any intervention,…”
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A sample-to-answer COVID-19 diagnostic device based on immiscible filtration and CRISPR-Cas12a-assisted detection by Ngamsom, Bongkot, Iles, Alexander, Kamita, Moses, Kimani, Racheal, Wakaba, Patrick, Rodriguez-Mateos, Pablo, Mungai, Mary, Dyer, Charlotte E., Walter, Cheryl, Gitaka, Jesse, Pamme, Nicole

“…•Utilizing easily accessible filter for saliva collection in low-resource settings•Combining extraction, amplification and detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in one…”
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Application of Hybridization Chain Reaction/CRISPR-Cas12a for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Sagoe, Kate Obaayaa, Kyama, Mutinda Cleophas, Maina, Naomi, Kamita, Moses, Njokah, Muturi, Thiong'o, Kelvin, Kanoi, Bernard N, Wandera, Ernest Apondi, Ndegwa, Davies, Kinyua, Dickson Mwenda, Gitaka, Jesse

“…Globally, the emergence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had a significant impact on life. The need for ongoing SARS-CoV-2 screening employing…”
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Improving gonorrhoea molecular diagnostics: Genome mining-based identification of identical multi-repeat sequences (IMRS) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Shiluli, Clement, Kamath, Shwetha, Kanoi, Bernard N., Kimani, Racheal, Maina, Michael, Waweru, Harrison, Kamita, Moses, Ndirangu, Ibrahim, Abkallo, Hussein M., Oduor, Bernard, Pamme, Nicole, Dupaty, Joshua, Klapperich, Catherine M., Lolabattu, Srinivasa Raju, Gitaka, Jesse

“…Curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae), are a major cause of poor pregnancy outcomes. The infection is…”
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Exploring perspectives on antimicrobial stewardship: a qualitative study of health managers in Kenya by Mbugua, Samuel Mungai, Njoroge, George, Kijogi, Caroline, Kamita, Moses, Kimani, Rachel, Mwaura, Peter, Aidi, Bibianne Waiganjo, Gitaka, Jesse

“…Antimicrobial resistance is a significant public health concern with the establishment of antimicrobial stewardship in hospitals being increasingly obligatory…”
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The impact of measures to curb COVID-19 on patient attendance at 10 hospitals in Machakos County, Kenya by Gitau, Tabither, Kamita, Moses, Muli, Elizabeth, Mweni, Sharon, Waithanji, Rebeccah, Mutisya, Faith, Kirira, Peter, Nzioka, Ancent, Figueroa, Jonine, Makokha, Francis

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in both direct and indirect impacts on patients and population health. To better understand the impact of the measures put…”
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Leveraging technology for health services continuity in times of COVID-19 pandemic: Patient follow-up, and mitigation of worse patient outcomes by Muli, Elizabeth, Waithanji, Rebeccah, Kamita, Moses, Gitau, Tabither, Obonyo, Ishmael, Mweni, Sharon, Mutisya, Faith, Kirira, Peter, Nzioka, Ancent, Figueroa, Jonine D, Makokha, Francis

“…Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China, which has now spread globally, the health systems continue to face challenges in the provision of…”
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Abstract 5722: Preclinical activity of CDK4/6 inhibitor alone or in sequential combination with chemotherapy using breast cancer cell line-derived organoid culture by Kamita, Moses, Ali, Haythem, Jiagge, Evelyn, Bensenhaver, Jessica, Walker, Eleanor

“…Abstract Breast cancer ranks as the most prevalent cancer globally, with lung and colorectal cancers following closely. Dysregulation of the cyclinD:CDK4/6:Rb…”
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Development and Clinical Validation of Iso-IMRS: A Novel Diagnostic Assay for P. falciparum Malaria by Kolluri, Nikunja, Kamath, Shwetha, Lally, Patrick, Zanna, Mina, Galagan, James, Gitaka, Jesse, Kamita, Moses, Cabodi, Mario, Lolabattu, Srinivasa Raju, Klapperich, Catherine M

“…In many countries targeting malaria elimination, persistent malaria infections can have parasite loads significantly below the lower limit of detection (LLOD)…”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health care services in Kiambu County, Kenya by Kamondo, Davis, Mwancha-Kwasa, Magoma, Kamita, Moses, Mwangi, Caroline, Murage, Maxwell, Juttla, Prabhjot K., Gicheru, Daniel, Gitaka, Jesse

“…The global response to COVID-19 undermined established public health goals. This study investigated the impact of COVID-19 on reproductive, maternal, neonatal,…”
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Detection of multidrug-resistant organisms of concern including Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Burkholderia cepacia at a referral hospital in Kenya by Racheal Kimani, Patrick Wakaba, Moses Kamita, David Mbogo, Winnie Mutai, Charchil Ayodo, Essuman Suliman, Bernard N Kanoi, Jesse Gitaka

“…Regular monitoring of bacterial susceptibility to antibiotics in clinical settings is key for ascertaining the current trends as well as re-establish empirical…”
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Point prevalence survey to assess antibiotic prescribing pattern among hospitalized patients in a county referral hospital in Kenya by Kamita, Moses, Maina, Michael, Kimani, Racheal, Mwangi, Robert, Mureithi, Dominic, Nduta, Cynthia, Gitaka, Jesse

“…Antibiotic resistance causes higher morbidity and mortality and higher healthcare costs. One of the factors influencing the emergence of antibiotic resistance…”
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Cancer referrals at African Inland Church Kijabe Hospital, Kiambu County (2014–2020) and the impact of COVID-19 by Kamita, Moses, Bird, Peter, Akinyi, Beryl, Kamau, Rosemary Wangari, Carter, Robert, Muma, Sarah, Adam, Mary, Makori, Timothy, Figueroa, Jonine D, Makokha, Francis

“…Abstract In Kenya, cancer is the third leading cause of death. The African Inland Church Kijabe Hospital (AICKH) is a level 4 missionary hospital. The hospital…”
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Analysis of cancer diagnoses from 2015-2019 within Machakos County, Kenya, support establishment of Cancer Centre in 2019 likely changing referral patterns by Kamita, Moses, Mweni, Sharon, Nzioka, Ancent, Figueroa, Jonine D., Makokha, Francis

“…Background: In Kenya, cancer is an increasing public health challenge, with an estimated 48,000 new cancer cases and over 33,000 deaths recorded each year…”
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A survey on knowledge, attitude, and practice about antibiotic prescribing and resistance among medical practitioners in Kenya by Kamita, Moses, Mutungi, Joe Kimanthi, Mungai, Samuel, Mureithi, Dominic, Kijogi, Caroline, Kimani, Racheal, Ndegwa, Davies, Maina, Jeremiah, Gitaka, Jesse

“…Background Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health threat worldwide and especially in developing countries. Irrational antibiotic prescription as well…”
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Abstract A060: Organoid Culture as a Unique Resource for Studying Aggressive Triple Negative Breast Cancer in African American by Kamita, Moses, Fernando, Kurt, Antwi, Sylvester, Amponsah-Manu, Forster, Nsaful, Josephine, Akakpo, Kafui, Bensenhaver, Jessica, Agbedinu, Kwabena, Nortey, Michael, Affram, Nelson, Sheriff, Mohammed, Mills, Cassandra, Mremi, Alex, Aja, Jieoma, Dokurugu, Moses, Ali, Haythem, Walker, Eleanor, Wicha, Max, Jiagge, Evelyn

“…Abstract Introduction Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) among women with African ancestry has been shown to be more aggressive than in women of European…”
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Multi-repeat sequences identification using genome mining techniques for developing highly sensitive molecular diagnostic assay for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by Shiluli, Clement, Kamath, Shwetha, N Kanoi, Bernard, Kimani, Racheal, Maina, Michael, Waweru, Harrison, Kamita, Moses, Ndirangu, Ibrahim, M Abkallo, Hussein, Oduor, Bernard, Pamme, Nicole, Dupaty, Joshua, M Klapperich, Catherine, Raju Lolabattu, Srinivasa, Gitaka, Jesse

“…( ) is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI). In 2019, the World Health Organization reported about 131 million infections. The majority of infected…”
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