Background: HIV poses a substantial global health challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where Nigeria grapples with a disproportionate burden. Three Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria, known for distinctive HIV patterns, are the focus. In Nigeria, South-South...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i4295
Boniface Oke, Ikemesit Udeme Peter, Chukwuemeka Odi Love Chinenye, Awoke Obinna Okpaga, Nwiboko Michael Chukwuemeka, Beatrice Ngozi John-Onwe, Nwankwo Fidelis Mbam & Ifeanyichukwu Romanus Iroha·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2024
Enterobacteriaceae as an indicator of water sanitary quality and their frequency of occurrence as antibiotic-resistant microbial pathogens in water remain a threat to humans and the environment. This research work aimed to determine the distribution and antibiotic resistance prof...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i4294
Plant materials are repositories of bioactive compound of medicinal values. Traditional medicines relies on the therapeutic potential of herbal plants. This study aimed to assess the antimicrobial effects of Aloe vera, Psidium guajava and Hibiscus sabdariffa extracts on Salmonell...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i4293
Background: The global efforts concertedly endorsed towards eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health challenge necessitate the provision of adequate and pertinent information related to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infectivity, which will help in tackling the lingering chronicit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i4292
Aims: Epidemiology of naturally occurring gastrointestinal (GI) helminths was studied in buffalo of New Alluvial Zone of West Bengal and the role of different factors such as season, age, sex and rearing practices on prevalence was also recorded in the present study. Methodology...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3291
A cross-sectional study was conducted on the prevalence of intestinal parasites among children residing in Eagle Island in Port Harcourt Local Government Area and Wiiyaakara in Khana local government all in Rivers State, Nigeria. A total of two hundred and twenty (220) faecal spe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3290
Aims: intended to deepen our knowledge to date regarding parasites that might found in urine sediment as consequences of vaginal or fecal contamination during voiding Discussion: Urine in the bladder is a sterile waste product composed of water soluble nitrogen products. But duri...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3288
Aims: This study aimed to identify and determine the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Candida species causing UTI among patients attending a tertiary Teaching Hospital, in southwest Nigeria. Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Lag...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3289
Community acquired pneumonia is a major global public health concern given its substantial contribution to the mortality and morbidity associated with infectious diseases, the huge losses in human and economic resources and the increasing challenges in treatment due to multidrug...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3287
Aims: To rectify the application of negative staining using India Ink dye in order to visualize the opportunistic yeast, Cryptococcus neoformans and its capsule. Discussion: The yeast C. neoformans is generally considered an opportunistic fungal pathogen due to its propensity to...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3286
Background: Schistosomiasis is a disease of medical importance caused by the parasitic worm Schistosoma haematobium. It is responsible for morbidities such as blood and protein deficiency in those infected. The study on the prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis and contributor...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3285
In this study, we assessed the water and microbial qualities of major water sources in nine sites within three Local Government Areas (LGAs-Otukpo, Ohimini and Apa LGAs) in Benue South between January and March, 2023. Water samples were collected monthly for the analyses of selec...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3284
Aims: to revisited hospital route of infection transmission in patients under medical care with its related problems and re-focus on some important MDR nosocomial infection agents route of transmission to vulnerable patients. Discussion: Accidental infections acquired in hospital...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3283
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common problem in women at all stages of life; this is particularly true of pregnant women. UTIs are especially important topics in pregnancy, as this may cause complications such as pyelonephritis and hypersensitive disease of pregnancy, ane...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3282
Aims: This research aimed to evaluate and identify Streptococcus pneumoniae from nasopharynx samples of children and carry out antibiotic susceptibility assay on the isolates; being that pneumococci is well noted as a significant cause of invasive pneumonia in infants with the ch...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3281