Gideon I. A. Okoroiwu

Haematological Indices and Predisposing Factors Associated with Tuberculosis at Federal Medical Center Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Gideon I. A. Okoroiwu & Leticia I. Ebere · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2020

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease caused by bacterium “Mycobacterium tuberculosis”. It is a systemic infection and has deleterious effect on both circulatory and respiratory systems, and thrives more in a society with little knowledge of its predispo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v40i230223

Effect of Anti-tuberculosis Drugs on Patients with Multi-drug Resistance Tuberculosis in Mainland Hospital Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria

Gideon I. A. Okoroiwu & Gloria I. Onokpise · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2019

Introduction: The occurrence of multi-drug resistance tuberculosis among tuberculosis patients has raised global public health concern, especially in Nigeria. The increase in the number of cases of resistance tuberculosis despite the effort and need to curb the menace in Nigeria...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v37i230158