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While I was away from X. We were busy cooking ๐งโ๐ณ
Official music video ๐ youtu.be/J8S-m7tautU?si=R4YFโฆ
This is absolutely great because the cost of โRespiratory BioFireโ panels come at such a high cost of patient with most private insurance not accepting it as outpatient cover. The season of the viruses is upon us. Will definitely be sending referrals!
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๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐โ๏ธIDENTIFYING THE CAUSE OF THE FLU SYMPTOMS USING MULTIPLEX PCR HELPS GUIDE TREATMENT โ TESTING OPTIONS AT DKL COMPETITIVELY LOW PRICING, RESULTS WITHIN A FEW HOURS ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ท
Influenza and other respiratory viruses, including RSV and SARS-CoV-2, circulate year-round in Kenya. Seasonal increases vary by virus, year and region, with influenza peaks documented around to start from October and November.
Similar symptoms can have different causes. Influenza, RSV, COVID-19 and other respiratory infections can all cause cough, fever, sore throat and body aches. Symptoms alone may not reliably distinguish them.
Knowing the cause helps guide management. Antiviral medicines may be appropriate for certain viral infections, particularly influenza and COVID-19, when clinically indicated. Antibiotics treat bacterial infectionsโthey do not treat influenza or other viral infections. Viral and bacterial infections can also occur together, so test results should be interpreted alongside clinical findings.
๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น (๐ฅ๐๐ ๐-๐) ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐
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๐ฏ Detects Influenza A/B, RSV and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
โ๏ธ Focused viral testing at less than half the cost of our broader panel.
โฑ๏ธ Typically 4โ8 hours, depending on sample numbers.
๐ก ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น (๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐-๐๐
) ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐
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๐ฏ ๐ฏ ๐ฏ Detects a wider range of respiratory viruses and selected bacteria, including influenza, RSV, SARS-CoV-2, other coronaviruses, adenovirus, parainfluenza, rhinovirus, Mycoplasma and Bordetella, among others.
โ๏ธ Broader coverage in a single test run.
โฑ๏ธ Typically 2โ4 hours.
WHY KNOWING THE CAUSE MATTERS
๐ฉบ Helps clinicians make informed treatment decisions, including targeted antiviral therapy when indicated.
๐ Supports appropriate antibiotic useโantibiotics do not treat viruses, and unnecessary use contributes to antimicrobial resistance.
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Helps guide infection-control precautions to protect family, colleagues and vulnerable people.
๐๐๐ง๐๐ก, ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ก - ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐? Co-infections can occur. A positive viral result does not exclude bacterial infection. Each panel detects the pathogens included in that test, and results should be interpreted alongside clinical findings.
Nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swabs accepted; self-collected samples welcome. Contact DKL for collection instructions.
Samples to DKL @DKLDrKalebiLabs can be referred from across Kenya through our Designated Service Partners (DSP) and Roaming Phlebotomy Partners (RPP).
๐ Home sample collection available.
Book online, through the DKL App or WhatsApp 0750 333 000.
๐ฒ Transparent pricing: dkl.co.ke/labtests
The DKL App is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
๐ Central Referral Lab Located Next to KNH, Upper Hill, Nairobi | Open 24/7 ๐ซ Accessible to Walk-in patients and referred samples.
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ISO 15189-accredited Class G National and International Reference Laboratory.
#DrKalebiLabs #DKL #RespiratoryPCR #FluTesting #Influenza #RSV #COVID19 #AntimicrobialStewardship
That new Anderson Paak and Cordae is straight flames! Havenโt been in my music bag for a minute this might be the catalyst I needed.
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There are healthcare, airline and airport workers who have spent weeks in mandatory quarantine terrified that they may have ebola, a few healtcare have tested positive..... Can you imagine what it's like to have strangers call your personal nightmare a hoax?
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Q-Tip made the "Electric Relaxation" beat in Phife Dawg's grandmother's basement. She'd given him a key.
Phife came home, heard Ronnie Foster's "Mystic Brew" drifting up from below and ran downstairs without even saying hi to grandma: โYo, what the hell is that?!โ
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๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง : ๐ก๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ข ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ'๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ง
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About the ebola in NIG & KEN, these are the main schools of thought I have gathered today:
1) "The cases are made up so that individuals in the government can get money from donors and WHO (to pocket)"
2)"The cases are made up so that the government in power can interfere with the upcoming elections (3 months away in NIG, 10 months in KEN)"
3) "The cases are real but they were deliberately imported for same reasons above"
Whatever the reason, the dominant feeling is that our political class is so thuggish and can do anything, including tanking the economy as long as they benefit financially and politically.
My take?
Two things can be true at the same time: that our politicians can be thugs but the cases are real.
While you are here......
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Can someone explain to me what a government has to gain by lying to the world that it has Ebola cases??
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Is this the plan?
1. Kill agriculture
2. Kill the informal economy
3. Kill SMEs
4. Defund education and health
5. Kill the people
6. Share land and loot with foreign corporates.
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Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen: Apparently, there were 67 workers at the site. One was injured, while the other 66 escaped unharmed. The shops in the basement and on the ground floor are also believed to have been occupied by about 11 people who are yet to be accounted for.
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๐ข The first participant was vaccinated today in Tumaini, a CEPI-funded pivotal Phase 2/3 clinical trial of vaccine candidates against Bundibugyo virus (BDBV).
The trial is part of the Democratic Republic of the Congoโs response to the devastating outbreak which has claimed more than 4,500 lives.
There is currently no approved vaccine to protect against BDBV. Tumaini, which means โhopeโ in Swahili, aims to close that gap. The trial will generate robust evidence about the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of multiple vaccine candidates that could contribute to curtailing the epidemic, saving lives, and strengthening preparedness for future BDBV outbreaks.
โThere is still no licensed vaccine against Bundibugyo virus, and the cost of that absence is being counted in the DRC every day, in lives lost and in health workers who go to work without protection. Tumaini aims to change thatโ, explains @DrRHatchett , CEO of CEPI.
The first candidate to enter the trial is Ervebo. Preparations are underway for two CEPI-funded BDBV-specific vaccine candidates, under development by @moderna_tx and by the @UniofOxford in collaboration with @SerumInstIndia, to enter the trial shortly.
The @inrb_kinshasa and @UAntwerpen Global Health Institute co-lead and co-sponsor the trial, under the leadership and oversight of @MinSanteRDC.
Tumaini is supported by strategic, technical, scientific and operational leadership and expertise from partners including @AfricaCDC @WHO @MSF @Epicentre_MSF @ITMantwerp.
The trial is funded by CEPIโs Bundibugyo virus vaccine development programme, which, to date, is backed by @EU_Commission @StateDept, Fund for Science and Technology, Republic of Korea and CEPIโs core funding.
Read the full press release: cepi.net/first-participant-vโฆ
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Promising action against building owners, but conveniently forgetting the City Hall Department of Planning that approved, inspected, or looked the other way. In Nairobi, buildings collapse, owners get blamed, and the people who were supposed to prevent it develop amnesia.
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CCTV footage captures Muslim worshippers who were preparing for Friday prayers beside the collapsed building fleeing for safety and triggering a stampede.
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Nelson Amenya: A new president will not fix Kenyaโs broken system zurl.co/b7WI2
Na hiyo 300k ni gross! ROI doesnโt make any sense being employed as a consultant.
