This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminthes among 347 students of Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology Port Harcourt aged 16-35 years. The study was carried out using both direct wet preparation and formal/ether concentrati...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/39463
Background: Amoebic infections is a prevalent infection in Nigeria. Currently, there is paucity of data on sero-epidemiology of Entamoeba histolytica in calabar. This research investigated the sero-epidemiology and risk-factors of E. histolytica infection among dysentery patient...
Aims: The study was carried out to determine organisms present during early onset of neonatal sepsis (EONNS), late onset of neonatal sepsis (LONNS) and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. Methodology: This study is a retrospective evaluation of 453 neonatal blood cultures...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i630249
Schistosomiasis is a chronic disease caused by parasitic flat worms also known as trematodes, which belongs to the genus Schistosoma. Schistosomiasis is considered to be the third most acute tropical illnesses globally, after malaria and helminthiasis as it is a main origin of mo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1430642
Several diagnostic approaches are available for the detection of Helicobacter pylori The aim of this study was to evaluate the non-invasive and invasive methods of diagnosing H. pylori infections. A total of three hundred (300) samples each for stool and blood were subjected to n...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i12695