Oluwatoyin I. Oyekale

Current Trend in the Antibiogram of Bacterial Pathogens of Adult Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital

Oluwalana T. Oyekale, Bola O. Ojo, Damilola E. Oguntunmbi & Oluwatoyin I. Oyekale · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2021

Background: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are among the commonest infectious diseases requiring hospitalization. There is an increasing resistance development of bacterial pathogens of LRTIs to the commonly prescribed antibiotics necessitating regular surveillance fo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2021/v8i330237

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Health Facility in Nigeria

Oluwalana Timothy Oyekale, Bola O. Ojo, Damilola E. Oguntunmbi & Oluwatoyin I. Oyekale · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2021

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonized healthcare workers (HCWs) constitute massive threat to the well-being of hospitalized patients due to their ability to transmit this multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria strain in hospital settings. Aim: To de...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631000

Carriage Rate of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Workers in Critical Care Units of a Tertiary Hospital in Southwestern Nigeria

Oluwalana T. Oyekale, Adewale T. Olajide, Bola O. Ojo, Tosin O. Babalola & Oluwatoyin I. Oyekale · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2021

Background: Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among Healthcare workers (HCWs) who serves as agent of pathogen transmission in hospital settings portends danger to critical care patients. Aim: To determine the carriage rate of MRSA among HCWs in the cr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1831049