Kenneth Ikenna Onyedibe

Plasmodium knowlesi Infection: Should Africa be Prepared for a New Human Malaria Threat?

Kenneth Ikenna Onyedibe, Michael O. Iroezindu, Emmanuel Tumininu Obishakin, Mark Okolo Ojogba, Emmanuel Olushola Shobowale, Ita Okokon Ita, Ubong Aniefiok Udoh, Samson Ejiji Isa & Daniel Z. Egah · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2016

Background: Human malaria was always believed to be caused by any of four species of Plasmodium namely; Plasmodium vivax, P. falciparum, P. ovale and P. malariae. However, a few years ago, it was observed that Plasmodium knowlesi could naturally infect humans especially in South...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2016/29180

Bacteriologic Profile, Antibiotic Regimen and Clinical Outcome of Neonatal Sepsis in a University Teaching Hospital in North Central Nigeria

Kenneth Ikenna Onyedibe, Fidelia Bode-Thomas, Tolulope Olumide Afolaranmi, Mark Ojogba Okolo, Edmund B. Banwat & Daniel Zanyu Egah · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Background and Aims: Neonatal sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria and in most parts of the world. Consequently, we determined the prevalence of the common bacterial pathogens of neonatal sepsis, their antibiotic susceptibility profiles, antibiotic r...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16150

In-vitro Antibiotic Susceptibility Tests of Bacterial Isolates from Abdominal Wound Infection in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Adeyinka Ayodele Adejumo, Sunday Kelvin Obiano & Kenneth Ikenna Onyedibe · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Aims: The trend of increasing antibiotic resistance has been reported from various centres. The aim of this study was to look at the pattern of resistance of bacterial isolates from abdominal wound infections and determine its magnitude in a bid to establish appropriate antibioti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23202