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Key Words: psoas, abscess, review
African Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Microbiology Jan 2004 Vol.5 No.1 55-63
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Key Words: psoas, abscess, review
African Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Microbiology Jan 2004 Vol.5 No.1 55-63
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Key Words: Asymptomatic bacteriuria, urinary tract infections, pregnant women
African Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Microbiology Jan 2004 Vol.5 No.1 64-77
Since the first report in 1967, the incidence of Penicillin Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcus) has risen steadily worldwide, and now complicates diagnostic and treatment strategies for infections due to this organism. More worrisome is the fact that in areas where Penicillin Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRSP) has become established, resistance to other antimicrobial agents such as cephalosporins, sulphonamides and macrolides is also common. This development has a grave implication for therapy of life threatening pneumococcal infections like meningitis and septicaemia, with the extended spectrum cephalosporins, such as ceftriaxone and cefotaxime, and the newer macrolides, azithromycin and clarithromycin. The mechanism of resistance to β-lactam antibiotics is decreased binding of drug to the bacteria cell wall brought about by genetic transformation in bacterial chromosome. Recently, using molecular techniques that can index overall relatedness of the drug resistant pneumococcal isolates, it has been possible to establish clonal dissemination of drug resistant pneumococci across continents, with acquisition of additional drug resistance determinants as a result of “local” antibiotic selective pressures. This is a review of literature on the epidemiology, mechanism of resistance, laboratory identification, treatment, prevention and control of Penicillin Resistant Pneumococci (PRP), with emphasis on the problems of identification and reporting in developing countries.
Key Words: penicillin, Streptococcus pneumoniae, resistant, extended spectrum cephalosporins.
African Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Microbiology Jan 2004 Vol.5 No.1 78-107
African Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Microbiology Jan 2004 Vol.5 No.1 108-118
Keywords: Diarrhoea, Children, Care, Rural
African Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Microbiology Jan 2004 Vol.5 No.1 119-125
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CARE SEEKING PRACTICES ON DIARRHOEA IN A RURAL COMMUNITY IN NIGERIA
African Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Microbiology Jan 2004 Vol.5 No.1 126-130
Key Words: dyspepsia; Helicobacter pylori serology; gastroduodenal disease
African Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Microbiology Jan 2004 Vol.5 No.1 131-138
Keywords: Pityriasis versicolor, Hereditary, Treatment
African Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Microbiology Jan 2004 Vol.5 No.1 139-147
(Af J Clinical & Exp Microbiology: 2003 4(2): 2-10)
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Fifty-nine Agro farm workers, 265 inmates from Jos main prison, 60 hair weavers and 40 car washers were examined in Jos for dermatophyte infections. Dermatophyte isolates included Trichophyton and Microsporum species. The highest infection rate of 75% was recorded among the farm workers with toeweb infections due to T. mentagrophytes and M. canis. 25% of the other infections were from the groin region due to T. tonsurans and T. mentagrophytes. Fifty-nine percent of infection by T. mentagrophytes in prison inmates was restricted to the groin region. Other species of fungi isolated from the inmates were Trichosporon cutaneum and Aspergillus niger. Among the car washers, tinea manum, ringworm of the hand, and interdigital infections due to T.mentagrophytes were observed. There was no visible infection among either the female hair weavers or the female prison inmates.
Keywords: Dermatophytosis, T. mentagrophytes, T. tonsurans, M. canis, Tinea pedis, Tinea cruris.
(Af J Clinical & Exp Microbiology: 2003 4(2): 11-17)
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INCIDENCE OF DERMATOPHYTE INFECTIONS AMONGST SOME OCCUPATIONAL AND SELE(1)