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R. K. Obi

Publications (4)

Hepatocarcinogenic Properties of Hepatitis B Virus

R. K. Obi, B. O. Oke, A. A. Anjorin, I. K. Bidmos, O. B. Salu & S. A. Omilabu · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2016

Approximately two billion people are infected with hepatitis B (HBV) worldwide. Infection due to the virus can be influenced by host immune status, age, and vigorosity of viral replication. Majority of patientsre cover from acute infection while a larger percentage of new infecti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2016/17067

The Isolation of Antimicrobial Resistant Aeromonas spp. from Aquaculture Samples and their Susceptibility to Medicinal Plant Extracts

C. I. Chikwendu, R. K. Obi, K. C. Ibe & J. C. Orji · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Aeromonas spp, ubiquitous in both terrestrial and aquatic environments are becoming renowned as enteric pathogens of serious public health concern as they have a number of virulence and resistant determinants that are linked to both human and aquatic diseases due to consistent an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i430213

Detection of Hepatitis E Virus RNA in Chicken Droppings and Pig Feces in Ogun and Lagos States, South Western, Nigeria

E. E. Ogbolu & R. K. Obi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Background/Aim: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of sporadic and epidemic cases of enteric non-A non-B hepatitis in humans. It estimated that 14 million symptomatic cases of HEV infection, with 300,000 deaths and 5,200 stillbirths occur annually worldwide, with developing...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/15467

The Effect of Moringa oleifera and Ocimum gratissimum Essential Oils and Extracts on Antimicrobial Resistant Enterobacteriaceae from Environmental Sources

C. I. Chikwendu, C. E. Okere, R. K. Obi & N. U. Nwogwugwu · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2020

The continuous increase in resistance to antimicrobials amongst the Enterobacteriaceae constitutes a growing public health threat and thus has necessitated the need to continuously search for alternative antimicrobial chemotherapy. This study was aimed at evaluating the effects M...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i430202