Is there still yaws in Nigeria? Active case search in endemic areas of southern Nigeria.

Autor: Ngozi Ekeke, Francis S Iyama, Joseph N Chukwu, Kingsley Asiedu, Michael Marks, Babatunde Omotowo, Olanike Agwu-Umahi, Victor O Nvene, Shiloh Paul, Charles C Nwafor, Anthony O Meka, Chinwe C Eze, Okechukwu E Ezeakile, Martin I Njoku, Ngozi N Murphy-Okpala

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 11, p e0011753 (2023)

BackgroundYaws is a disease caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, which is most commonly seen among children below 15 years. In the twentieth century yaws was endemic in Nigeria but eradication strategies markedly reduced the

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/01756d727c1249d58ddeb4d35b32f4f6

Does intensified case finding increase tuberculosis case notification among children in resource-poor settings? A report from Nigeria

Autor: Daniel C Oshi, Joseph N Chukwu, Charles C Nwafor, Anthony O Meka, Nelson O Madichie, Chidubem L Ogbudebe, Ugochukwu U Onyeonoro, Joy N Ikebudu, Ngozi Ekeke, Moses C Anyim, Kingsley N Ukwaja, Emmanuel N Aguwa

Publikováno v: International Journal of Mycobacteriology, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 44-50 (2016)

Objective/Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Passive case detection in national TB programmes is associated with low case notification, especially in children. This study was undertaken

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/6c48df2f551d437dbbf1ff0f18677c1f

Sputum conversion at the end of 8 weeks among category 1 tuberculosis patients: How reliable are the peripheral laboratory results?

Autor: Moses C Anyim, Daniel C Oshi, Joseph N Chukwu, Emmanuel N Aguwa, Inyang N Johnson, Charles Nwafor, Anthony O Meka, Chidubem Ogbudebe, Nelson O Madichie, Ngozi Ekeke, Samuel B Olanisebe

Publikováno v: International Journal of Mycobacteriology, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 178-183 (2014)

Objective: To assess the quality of week 8 sputum smear AFB microscopy performed by peripheral TB laboratories in Nigeria. Method: A cross-sectional review was performed of all week 8 tuberculosis sputum smear slides reported for the first quarter of

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/7a9a87450dd54f7c8775db548e0ce0bc

Efficacy and Safety of 'Fixed Dose' versus 'Loose' Drug Regimens for Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Two High TB-Burden African Countries: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Autor: Abraham Aseffa, Joseph N Chukwu, Mahnaz Vahedi, Emmanuel N Aguwa, Ahmed Bedru, Tesfamariam Mebrahtu, Oliver C Ezechi, Getnet Yimer, Lawrence K Yamuah, Girmay Medhin, Cathy Connolly, Wasima Rida, Getachew Aderaye, Alimuddin I Zumla, Philip C Onyebujoh, FDC Study Group

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 6, p e0157434 (2016)

BACKGROUND:There are limited data on the performance of the use of fixed-dose combination (FDC) TB drugs when used under programmatic settings in high TB-endemic countries. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of FDC versus loose formulation (LF) TB

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/d3d0e5524d0542e8a5e5c15c99d18602

Measuring endemicity and burden of leprosy across countries and regions

Autor: Christa Kasang, Eva-Maria Schwienhorst-Stich, Wim H. van Brakel, Joseph N. Chukwu, Saskia Kreibich, Karl Philipp Puchner, Jan Hendrik Richardus, David J. Blok, Sandra Parisi, Dorcas O. Ogunsumi, Vivek Lal

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(9):e0009769. Public Library of Science
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 9, p e0009769 (2021)
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Background Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, the annual new case detection in 2019 was 202,189 globally. Measuring endemicity levels and burden in leprosy lacks a uniform approach. As a result, the assessment of

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::5ac39c432e634245315dfcff41527656
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009769