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Bacterial contamination of stethoscopes used by health workers: public health implications

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010
Background: This study was designed to assess both the potential for bacterial transmission by stethoscopes used by health-care workers in Nigeria and the implications for patient safety and control of hospital-acquired infections.
Chigozie Jesse Uneke, Annayo Ogbonna, Patrick G Oyibo, Christian M Onu   +3 more
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Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria and Fungi Associated With Biodegradation of Municipal Solid Wastes in Abakaliki Metropolis, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2017
Microorganisms involved in the biodegradation of municipal solid waste (MSW) in Abakaliki dumps were isolated and characterized using standard microbiology technique. Five municipal solid waste dumpsites located within Abakaliki metropolis, Ebonyi State,
Chika, E. (Ejikeugwu), Chike, O. (Onochie), Chinyere, N. (Nwachi), Emmanuel, U. (Ugwu), Ifeanyichukwu, I. (Iroha)   +4 more
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Exploring the Critical Environmental Optima and Biotechnological Prospects of Fungal Fruiting Bodies

Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2025.
Mechanisms and strategies for fungal fruiting body development (FBD) are reported. The critical optima for the relevant environmental cues regulating FBD were synthesised. Fruiting body biotechnological applications and recent advances in designed approaches are elucidated.
Amechi S. Nwankwegu, Sinang Hongsanan, Uzoma P. Nwankwegu, Ning Xie   +3 more
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Profile and microbiological isolates of asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women in Abakaliki, Nigeria

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2015
Fidelis Agwu Onu,1 Leonard Ogbonna Ajah,1 Paul Olisaemeka Ezeonu,1 Odidika Ugochukwu Joannes Umeora,1 Perpetus Chudi Ibekwe,1 Monique Iheoma Ajah2 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Teaching Hospital, 2Department of Microbiology, Ebonyi ...
Onu FA, Ajah LO, Ezeonu PO, Umeora OUJ, Ibekwe PC, Ajah MI   +5 more
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Improving Maternal and Child Healthcare Programme Using Community-Participatory Interventions in Ebonyi State Nigeria [PDF]

, 2014
In Nigeria, the government is implementing the Free Maternal and Child Health Care Programme (FMCHCP). The policy is premised on the notion that financial barriers are one of the most important constraints to equitable access and use of skilled maternal ...
Ezeoha, Abel, Ezeonu, Chinonyelum, Ndukwe, Chinwendu, Uneke, Chigozie Jesse, Urochukwu, Henry   +4 more
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Predicting the depositional environments and transportation mechanisms of sediments using granulometric parameters, bivariate and multivariate analyses [PDF]

, 2019
Grain size distribution and classes present in sedimentary rocks are responsive to the physical changes of the transporting media and the basin of deposition.
Ikhane, Phillips R., Oladipo, Olajide Vincent, Oyebolu, Olalekan Olayiwola   +2 more
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Polymorphic Distribution of Human Homeostatic Iron Regulator Gene H63D rs1799945 and Clinico‐Hematological Parameters of Sickle Cell Anemia Patients: A Case‐Control Study in Northern Ghana

Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim The study assessed the polymorphic distribution of H63D rs1799945 of HFE gene and clinico‐hematological parameters of SCA patients. Methods Sixty sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients and 30 healthy controls without sickle cell disease between the ages of 2–38 years were selected for this case‐control study from March to July ...
Samuel Kwasi Appiah, Charles Nkansah, Samira Daud, Gabriel Abbam, Felix Osei‐Boakye, Larry Adom, Rekhiatu Oboirien Abdul Rauf, Godfred Takyi Addae, Lydia Sarpong, Godfred Amoah Appiah, Charles Agnaatah Derigubah, Jennifer Obeng Mensah, Onwuka Chima Kalu, Victor U. Usanga, Boniface Nwofoke Ukwah, Ejike Felix Chukwurah   +15 more
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Prevalence of antibodies to Hepatitis C virus among Nigerian patients with HIV infection [PDF]

, 2005
Nigeria belongs to the group of countries highly endemic for viral hepatitis; unfortunately information on the prevalence of hepatitis C amongst patients with HIV in Nigeria is very scarce.
Chigozie Jesse Uneke, Greg Ike Anyanwu, John Alechenu Idoko, Julia Hauwa Idoko, Okonkwo Moses Njoku, Petrus Uchenna Inyama   +5 more
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Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of female African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora Harris and Gagné, to host plant volatiles [PDF]

, 2017
African rice gall midge, Orseolia oryzivora Harris and Gagné, is a major pest of rice in Africa. Depsite its economic importance, its chemical ecology is not well understood. Here, we assessed behavioral and electrophysiological responses of O. oryzivora
Birkett, Michael A., Bruce, Toby J., Caulfield, John C., Nwilene, Francis E., Ogah, Emmanuel O., Pickett, John, Smart, Lesley E., Woodcock, Christine M.   +7 more
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Quantitative genetic analysis reveals potential to genetically improve fruit yield through selection in Solanum lycopersicum × Solanum pimpinellifolium crosses under humid condition

Agrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2025.
Abstract Despite the enormous achievements recorded in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) breeding using traditional and molecular approaches, most cultivars find humid environments highly unfavorable. As a result, fruit production cannot meet the rapidly increasing global demand.
Chikezie Onuora Ene, Wosene Gebreselassie Abtew, Happiness Ogba Oselebe, Temesgen Matiwos Menamo, Friday Ugadu Ozi, Chibueze Kelechi Ene, Nnamdi Ogwo   +6 more
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