Oluchi Mary Okeh

Isolation and Identification of Bacterial Contaminants in Selected Soup Thickeners: Achi (Brachystegia eurycoma) and Cocoyam Powder (Colocasia esculenta) from Markets in Enugu Metropolis, Nigeria

Ogechukwu Calista Dozie-Nwakile, Ferdinand Chinwetalu Onwuka, Oluchi Mary Okeh, Eze Anita Chiamaka, Aghatise Kevin Erhamwonyi & Seto Tunrayo Aladenika · Asian Journal of Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2026

Background: Traditional Nigerian soup thickeners Achi (Brachystegia eurycoma) and cocoyam powder (Colocasia esculenta) are widely consumed yet are often produced, processed, and marketed under conditions of limited hygiene control. Consumer complaints of gastrointestinal disturba...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i2391

Isolation and Prevalence of Aeromonas hydrophila in Domestic Water Sources in Enugu Metropolis, Nigeria

Ogechukwu Calista Dozie-Nwakile, Ferdinand Chinwetalu Onwuka, Oluchi Mary Okeh, Rita Chidimma Joseph & Seto Tunrayo Aladenika · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2026

Background of the Study: Aeromonas hydrophila are gram negative bacilli. They are mostly found in aquatic environments like fresh water, lakes, wastewater, mud water and even drinking water. Aeromonas species are considered as opportunistic waterborne pathogens responsible for ac...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i3535

Urinary Lipocalin-2 Levels in Pregnant Women with Asymptomatic Fungal Urinary Tract Infection: A Cross-sectional Study from Enugu Metropolis, Nigeria

Ogechukwu Calista Dozie-Nwakile, Ebere Adaeze Onyebueke, Ferdinand Chinwetalu Onwuka, Oluchi Mary Okeh, Aghatise Kevin Erhamwonyi & Seto Tunrayo Aladenika · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2026

Background: Fungal urinary tract infection (UTI) during pregnancy is an under-appreciated clinical challenge, with most cases presenting asymptomatically and therefore often undetected. Lipocalin-2 (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; NGAL) is an acute-phase protein and a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i5552