Publications

pattern of widal agglutination reaction in apparently healthy population of jimma town, southwest ethiopia.	typhoid fever is leading cause of morbidity in developing countries including ethiopia. isolation of salmonella typhi by culturing, from blood or other source, is the surest way of making laboratory diagnosis. however, in resource-limited countries, the widal agglutination test provides cheaper and easy alternatives, though inappropriate technique and interpretation continue to cast a shadow on its usefulness.	2007	17642160
the invitro assessment of antibacterial effect of papaya seed extract against bacterial pathogens isolated from urine, wound and stool.	carica papaya family caricaceacae is one of the herbal remedies, which has recently become a subject of research focus. it is used in traditional medicine for variety of purposes in treating infectious and noninfectious diseases.	2008	18711992