Aim: To determine the sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus to commonly used antibiotics in patients with skin, soft tissue and upper respiratory tract infections. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Samples were obtained from Ruiru District Hospital, Kenya...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/16516
Malaria prevalence, the use of intermittent preventive therapy (IPT) and long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) was studied among pregnant women in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria. Peripheral blood were obtained from 204 pregnant women and examined microscopically for malaria par...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/16630
Judith Lum Ndamukong-Nyanga, Helen Kuokuo Kimbi, Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele, Yannick Nana, Sunjo Cyrilla Bertek, Kenneth J. N. Ndamukong & Leopold Gustave Lehman·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2015
Aims: Malaria and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are parasitic diseases afflicting populations that are impoverished and malnourished. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of altitude and urbanisation on Co-infection of malaria and soil-transmitted helmin...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/17926
Malaria is a deadly disease that needs proper and prompt diagnosis in order to treat its symptoms as early as possible. Rapid diagnosis test is a pre-requisite for the effective treatment of malaria in other to reduce the mortality and morbidity of the disease especially at the P...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/17725
Hypertension is a chronic medical condition where the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. It is taken as blood pressure reading greater than or equals to 140/90 mmHg systolic and greater than or equals to 90 mmHg diastolic. Recently, there is an upsurge in the diagnosis...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/17474
Aim: Typhoid fever is a life-threatening infection caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi occurring frequently in underdeveloped regions of the world due to overcrowding and poor sanitation. However, the biochemical changes induced by typhoid fever have not be...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/17322
Camilla Pinheiro de Menezes, Felipe Queiroga Sarmento Guerra, Lilian Sousa Pinheiro, Vinícius Nogueira Trajano, Fillipe de Oliveira Pereira, Valmir Gomes de Souza, Fábio Santos de Souza & Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2015
Cladosporium carrionii is considered the most important pathogenic species of genus because of the numerous cases of disease which causes in the world. Due to its antifungal resistance, these fungal infections are difficult to treat. Given the broad biological activity displayed...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/17841
Background: In HIV –infected individuals, anti-HBc which is an indicator of occult hepatitis B is a common phenomenon Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the sero-epidemiology and associated risk factors among HIV-infected individuals in Ikole Ekiti, Nigeria. Study Populat...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/17400
Objectives: This work was done to detect the best cut-off values for IL-8 to diagnose CNS infections (meningitis and meningio-encephalitis), to differentiate septic from aseptic types, and to predict mortality. Methods: A case- control series design was chosen, where 42 patients...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/17884
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic helminth eggs in the fingernails of “Almajiris” in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area in Jigawa State, Nigeria and to determine the source of the infection as an indicator of the overall hygienic standard...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14186