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Kelechi Odinaka

Publications (3)

Contents and Quality of Referral Letters Received at the Emergency Paediatric Unit of a Tertiary Hospital in South East Nigeria

Kelechi Odinaka, Nwolisa Emeka, Ogbonna Ikechukwu, Onwukwe Uzoma, Asinobi Kingsley & Amamilo Ifeyinwa · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2023

Background: The referral letter is a document that contains vital medical information about a patient and also a means of transferring information about the care of patients from one healthcare worker to another. In developing regions of the world like Africa, where it may serve...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2023/v35i245338

Tuberculous Chylous Ascites in a HIV Infected Adolescent: Challenges of Management in a Low Resource Country

Kingsley Asinobi, Emeka Nwolisa, Udochikwuka Ikejiaku, Joseph Ezeogu & Kelechi Odinaka · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2023

Tuberculous chylous ascites is a challenging manifestation of tuberculosis which involves the accumulation of chyle, a milky fluid containing lymph and dietary fats, within the peritoneal cavity. It is an uncommon condition even in sub-Saharan Africa where the burden of tuberculo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2023/v35i245343

Antibiotic Prescribing Practice in a Paediatric Outpatient Clinic in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Emeka Nwolisa, Udochukwuka Ikejiaku, Joseph Ezeogu, Kingsley Asinobi, Kelechi Odinaka & Ezinne Nwankwo · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2023

Background: Antibiotics are amongst the most frequently prescribed drugs for children in outpatient clinics but irrational prescribing can cause medication errors, antibiotic resistance and treatment failure.  Examples of irrational prescribing includes poly-pharmacy, over use of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i211492