Publications

nosocomial bacterial infections among children with severe protein energy malnutrition.	the incidence of hospital acquired acute bacterial infections among 164 severely malnourished children admitted to the paediatric wards at the muhimbili medical centre in dar es salaam were studied. on admission, ninety two per cent of the patients had at least one form of bacterial infection. during the subsequent two weeks hospital stay, 49% of the patients acquired a new infection. septicaemia and urinary tract infection (uti) were the commonest infections. staphylococcus aureus was the commo ...	1992	1396209
evaluation of the hygienic quality and associated public health hazards of raw milk marketed by smallholder dairy producers in the dar es salaam region, tanzania.	a cross-sectional study was conducted to determine three parameters of the quality of the raw milk marketed by milk selling points (msps) in dar es salaam region. total bacterial count (tbc) was used as an indicator of the microbial quality of the milk; antimicrobial residues were determined; and the california mastitis test (cmt) was used to screen for milk somatic cells as an indication of the mastitis level in the cows that provided the milk. moreover, a water sample at each msp was taken for ...	2006	16986766