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O. N. Akoma

Publications (5)

Fungal and Mycotoxin Contamination of Stored Maize in Kogi, Northcentral Nigeria: An Implication for Public Health

O. N. Akoma, C. C. Ezeh, K. I. Chukwudozie, C. C. Iwuchukwu & D. O. Apeh · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2019

The maize value chain in the Kogi State and most parts of the country from where maize is purchased into the State lacks mechanisms that ensure grain quality and safety. Against the above-backdrop, this study was designed to evaluate toxigenic fungi and associated mycotoxins in m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2019/v9i330061

Microbial Assessment of Selected, Locally- Fermented and Ready-to-eat Cassava Products Sold in Lokoja, Nigeria

O. N. Akoma, C. M. Ononugbo, C. C. Eze, K. I. Chukwudozie & J. O. Ogwu · Asian Food Science Journal · 2019

This study was conducted to assess the microbiological safety of locally-fermented, ready-to-eat cassava products, namely garri and ‘fufu’, in Lokoja. A total of sixty samples comprising; twenty white garri, twenty yellow garri and twenty fufu were subjected to microbial analysis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2019/v8i429997

Assessment of Health Facilities Delivering HIV Services among Patients in Bonny, South-South Nigeria

A. J. Onoja & O. N. Akoma · International STD Research & Reviews · 2019

Background: The growing spread of HIV and AIDS among the people of Bonny Kingdom and capacity of medical facilities and service providers to respond to the dire situation have long posed public health concern of immeasurable proportion right from the inception of the Ibani-Se HIV...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ISRR/2019/v8i230099

Incidence of Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Uropathogenic Bacterial Isolates of Patients from Selected Hospitals in Nsukka, Nigeria

C. O. Aleke, K. O. Ugwu, O. N. Akoma & I. M. Ezeonu · International Journal of Pathogen Research · 2021

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is one of the significant healthcare and hygienic-based diseases ravaging millions of people, especially in third world countries with poor hospital settings. This cross-sectional and laboratory investigation was done to determine the incidence of no...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpr/2021/v7i330183

Antimalarial Drug Resistance: An Existential Burden for the Developing World

A. T. Amadi, I. M. Ezeonu & O. N. Akoma · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2019

Malaria has been a major epidemic that has ravaged millions predominantly in the developing countries of the world with variability in symptoms, causative agents and use of chemotherapy or vector control as preventive measures. Malaria transmission occurs primarily in tropical an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i430104