Introduction: Failure to treat microscopy-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (MPT+) poses a risk to public health through the spread of infection and could be a gateway to anti-tuberculosis drug resistance. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological characteristics of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i130568
Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health challenge with numerous implications. A growing number of infections are becoming harder to treat due to resistance to the antibiotics used to treat infectious diseases leading to multidrug resistant strains as typically seen in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i130566
Soil transmitted helminths and Helicobacter pylori are well-known for their high prevalence worldwide. In developing countries, Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and H. pylori infectionis highly prevalent especially in human populations with low socioeconomic status and personal...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i130567
Aims: Scrub typhus is a life-threatening infectious disease and always creating a diagnostic dilemma in terms of rapid turnaround time and accuracy, qRT PCR can become a very good option to achieve the desired result. This study was performed to evaluate the performance of qRT PC...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2430572
Background: Leptospirosis, a zoonosis, is a worldwide public health problem. The incidences ranges from 0.1–10 per 100 000 per year globally and may reach over 50 per 100 000 during outbreaks. It’s reported in a number of countries of the South-East Asia Region from time to time....
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2430573
Background: Gunshot injuries constitute significant contributor to morbidity and mortality of the healthcare in most societies. The global burden of gunshot injuries seems to be on the rise with the increase in violent crimes and unrest across the world. Aim: The aim of this stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2430564
Splenic rupture is a potentially life-threatening condition associated with acute abdominal pain. Although rare, atraumatic spleen rupture (ASR) has been reported. It is not usually considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen so often missed in emergency leading to...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2430571
Malaria is a major public health problem and cause of suffering and premature death in tropical and subtropical countries. The population groups considered to be at a higher rate of contracting malaria and developing severe include infants, children under 5 years of age, pregnant...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2430565
Aim: This study was undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice towards neonatal jaundice among pregnant women. Study Design: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the antenatal clinic of the Rivers St...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2330559
Background and Aims: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is defined as a bacterial infection of the ascitic fluid (AF) that arises in individuals without an intra-abdominal source of infection that is surgically curable. SBP is a unique complication in cases with cirrhosis-li...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2330560
In Nigeria infection with onchocerciasis has been under control with the introduction of ivermectin in most affected communities for a decade. To assist ‘stop mass drug administration (MDA)’ decision, a cross-sectional survey evaluated the impact of ivermectin on onchocercal Skin...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2330561
This study employed multiple regression analysis to evaluate the impact of weather variables (relative humidity, rainfall amount and maximum temperature) on the reported number of Lassa fever cases and to assess the strength of relationship between same for thirteen states in nor...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2330562
Enteric infections and diarrheal diseases (EIDD) pose serious threats to human health globally, closely associated with poor environmental sanitation, poor water supply and unhygienic nature of individuals, which are common in developing countries. Viruses and Parasites are the m...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2330563
The formation of fungal biofilm in drinking water storage containers has not been giving considerable attention over the years despite the challenges posed by bacterial biofilms. Hence, the study aimed to determine the fungal occurrence and the associated biofilm formation capaci...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2230555
Background: Understanding demographics and collection characteristics of Convalescent Plasma (CP) donors is the corner stone for maintaining a viable inventory of high titre CP products in an acute-crisis setting. The Specific objectives of this study were to find a correlation b...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i2230556