Lucy Eberechukwu Yaguo Ide

Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis in Children in Port Harcourt – A Worrisome Trend

Lucy Eberechukwu Yaguo Ide, Nsirimobu Ichendu Paul & Rosemary Ogochukwu Ugwu · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2019

Background: Drug-resistant tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in particular represent a major threat to the fight against tuberculosis globally. MDR-TB presents with similar features and is transmitted in the same way as drug sensitive TB but its progressi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v37i330166

Prevalence of Tuberculosis among Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition at Ola during Children’s Hospital in Freetown Sierra Leone

Lucy Eberechukwu Yaguo Ide · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Prevalence of Tuberculosis among Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition at Ola during Children’s Hospital in Freetown Sierra Leone. Worldwide, pediatric tuberculosis account for about 1million cases, annually, accounting for 10-15% of all tuberculosis; with more than 100,000 est...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i330179

Antibiotic Susceptibilities and Plasmid Profile of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase- producing Escherichia coli from Community Acquired Urinary Tract Infection at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Abimbola Temitayo O. Awopeju, Lucy Eberechukwu Yaguo Ide & Orikomaba K. Obunge · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Background: Globally, the emergence of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli has been noted in community acquired strains as against the hospital acquired origin. This study was designed to assess antibiotic susceptibilities and plasmid profile of ext...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/19045