Publications by authors named "Willie Kipkemboi Sang"
The demand for drinking water has necessitated the proliferation of bottled water companies in Kenya. This study evaluated if retailed bottled water in Nairobi Kenya complies with both local and international reference criteria. A total of 42 different water brands (25 approved by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and 17 banned brands) were analyzed for both physicochemical and bacteriological quality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: A cross-sectional molecular epidemiological study of Entamoeba species was conducted among asymptomatic Kenyan children with (n = 123) and without (n = 111) HIV infection. The prevalence of E. histolytica was low (0.
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- Diarrhoea is a significant health issue for children in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in rural areas of Kenya, with antimicrobial resistance data remaining largely unshared and poorly defined.
- Stool samples from 651 children under five with diarrhoea were analyzed to identify bacterial causes and their resistance to antibiotics between 2007 and 2008.
- The study found high levels of resistance to common antibiotics such as ampicillin and trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole, with emerging resistance to quinolones and gentamycin among enteric pathogens being a growing concern.