A 40 year old woman presented to the medical outpatient clinic of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu with an acute febrile illness. She had blood film malaria parasitaemia of 2,400 parasites/μl, and tested positive to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1 & 11 using...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/26995
Objective: To determine the rate, pattern and outcome of higher order caesarean section (HOCS) in a tertiary health facility. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of 182 women who had undergone three or more caesarean sections at the obstetric unit of the University of Po...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27126
Introduction: Nosocomial infection (hospital acquired infections) poses a significant burden and threat for public health. Treatment of such infections is becoming difficult due to resistance of antibiotics to the bacteria that circulate in the Hospital environment. The aim of th...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27253
Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common nosocomial and antibiotic-associated diarrheal disease of different severity. Patients of immunocompromised status were observed to be particularly at risk of complications and severe disease in the Western cult...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27298
This study investigated the prevalence of taeniasis among school-aged children in Odeda area of Ogun state, Nigeria. Four hundred and twenty-eight school-aged children were recruited and demographic information were obtained using a simple questionnaire. Faecal samples were also...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27084
Aims: Water-borne diseases have been a major cause of morbidity in most developing countries including Nigeria mainly due to poor quality of water used for domestic and industrial purposes. This study was on the parasitological assessment and public health implications of water u...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27040
Amoebiasis is a parasitic disease with significant public health concerns in the Tropics. Metronidazole which is the first line most common prescribed medicine has shown a number of side effects difficult to tolerate by some patients, and many cases of true or erroneous treatment...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27075
Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) a herpes virus known for latency after primary infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV/AIDS patients. It is reported to enhance HIV replication and acceleration of HIV infection to AIDS. Aim: There is a dearth of published in...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27030
Vincent K. Payne, Mbong E. Malla, Cedric Yamssi, Romeo N. Ghislain, Lontuo F. Robertine, Leonelle Megwi, N. Etung Kollins, Aime T. Ngouateu & Mpoame Mbida·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2016
Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of ectoparasites of inmates in the Bamenda Central Prison, Mezam Division, North West Region of Cameroon. Methods: Three hundred and ninety three (385 males and 8 females) inmates aged 16 to 84 years were physi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/23122
Introduction: Urinary and intestinal Schistosomiasis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in various countries, especially in Subsaharan Africa. However, the importance of periodic administration of Praziquantel 600 mg has been confirmed by the WHO. In the Senegal Riv...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27007