Detection of tem-1 and class-1 integrons in multidrug resistant uropathogens from HIV patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria in a Tertiary Care Hospital, SouthWest Nigeria.

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals are at increased risk of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) due to immune suppression. The increasing resistance of uropathogens necessitates the need for regular monitoring of their profile to reduce drug resistance.

Objectives: We determined the prevalence of ASB and the characteristics of antibiotic-resistant uropathogens isolated from HIV patients.

Prevalence, diversity of diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli and associated risk factors in well water in Ile-Ife, Southwestern Nigeria.

Background: Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) strains are common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Waterborne DEC could pose a health risk to humans through domestic use of contaminated water. However, epidemiological studies on DEC in well water are scarce in Nigeria.

Two new biologically active steroids from Costus lucanusianus (Costaceae).

A phytochemical investigation of the leaf extract of Costus lucanusianus J. Braun & K. Schum (Family Costaceae) a tropical African medicinal plant known for curing several infectious diseases such as venereal disease, cough and urinary tract infection led to the isolation of two new steroids.

NASAL CARRIAGE OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN POSITIVE IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS OF TUDUN-WADA, GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA.

Background: Panton-Valentine Leucocidin (PVL)-producing strains have been implicated in serious community-associated invasive infections and their increasing multidrug resistance is a major global health concern. Thus, we investigated the prevalence of the PVL gene and the antimicrobial resistance profile of nasal isolates from healthy adults in Tundu-Wada, Gombe State of Nigeria.

Methods And Materials: A total of 262 nasal samples from healthy adults were obtained and cultured.

Modelling spatial variations of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Africa.

Clinical and epidemiological evidence has been advanced for human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus rampaging the world since late 2019. Outliers in the human-to-human transmission are yet to be explored. In this study, we examined the spatial density and leaned statistical credence to the global debate.