Olukayode Oshatuyi

Seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum Antibodies among Blood Donors in a Tertiary Hospital in South-South Nigeria

Kingsley Akaba, Olukayode Oshatuyi, Marcus Inyama, Obinna Iheanacho, Freeman Jabengo, Chisom Ntomchukwu, Essien U. Ekpeyong, Offiong A. Bassey & Anthony N. Kokelu · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2018

Background: Treponema pallidum is well-known for its immune-evasiveness and invasiveness, its spirochaete has a long latent period in which individuals present no signs or symptoms and still could be infectious. In spite of the available effective treatment, the development of su...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41574

Case Report: Successful Management of Opioid Abuse and Addiction in a Known SCD Patient at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria

Kingsley Akaba, Iquo Ibanga, Olukayode Oshatuyi, Ofonime Essien, Ebere Onyeulor, Chisom Ntomchukwu & Usen Ekpeyong · International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology · 2018

Background: Opioids are a group of potent analgesic with mixed receptor activities. Pain related symptom accounts for the main reason for substance dependence among sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. Aims: The report aims to elucidate the adverse effects of opioid and its compli...

Open access Research Article

Demographics and Overall Survival Pattern of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in a Tertiary Hospital in South-South Nigeria: The Calabar Experience

Akaba Kingsley, Marcus Inyama, Anthony Kokelu & Olukayode Oshatuyi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2022

Background: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a bi- or triphasic disease comprising of the chronic phase (present at diagnosis in approximately 85% of patients) which can easily be controlled with conventional chemotherapy, followed by unstable accelerated phase and terminating i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2022/v37i1130546

Cervical Smear Analysis of Women in Cross River State, Nigeria

Ayodele Omotoso, Patience Odusolu, Godstime Irabor, Olukayode Oshatuyi & Wilson Nnenna · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2017

Background: Cervical cancer is the most common genital malignancy and one of the leading causes of death among the female population. Cervical cancer continues to be with high prevalence among the populace in Africa. It is one of the cancers whose incidence has been drastically r...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JABB/2017/37620

Prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease and Other Haemoglobin Variants in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

Akaba Kingsley, Ofem Enang, Ofonime Essien, Annette Legogie, Omini Cletus & Olukayode Oshatuyi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2019

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the commonest genetic disorder worldwide with a global prevalence of 20-25 million. About 12-15 million affected persons are in Sub-Sahara Africa with Nigeria bearing the highest burden of people living with sickle cell disease. SCD is a d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2019/v33i530132

Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Cervical Cancer Specimens in Calabar, Nigeria

Godstime I. Irabor, Dominic Akpan, Kenneth A. Omoruyi, Martin A. Nnoli, Edoise M. Isiwele, Uche Amaechi & Olukayode Oshatuyi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2018

Aim: To determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) deoxyribonucleic acid in cervical cancer specimens in Calabar, Nigeria. Study Design: This is a retrospective prevalence, a cross-sectional study on archival cervical cancer specimens. Place and Duration of Study: Thi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMMR/2018/38971