CBD resistant strains are susceptible to epsilon 34 phage tailspike protein.

The rise of antimicrobial resistance is a global public health crisis that threatens the effective control and prevention of infections. Due to the emergence of pandrug-resistant bacteria, most antibiotics have lost their efficacy. Bacteriophages or their components are known to target bacterial cell walls, cell membranes, and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and hydrolyze them.

Epidemiology and public health implications of parasitic contamination of fruits, vegetables, and water in Kwara Central, Nigeria.

Fruits and vegetables are sources of parasitic infections in humans. This study was designed to determine the epidemiology of parasitic contamination of fruits, vegetables, and water, as well as the perception of retailers, buyers, and consumers about its contamination in Kwara Central, Nigeria. A cross-sectional study design was employed for this study.

Quercetin mitigates memory deficits in scopolamine mice model via protection against neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.

Aims: Neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease (AD) are outcomes of neuroinflammatory processes that result in memory impairment. Quercetin (QT), a plant based flavonoid, has demonstrated notable effects against neurodegeneration and inflammation in models of dementia. However, the underlying mechanisms have not been well elucidated.

Quercetin mitigates scopolamine-induced memory dysfunction: impact on oxidative stress and cholinergic mechanisms.

Despite the promising neuroprotective activities of quercetin (QT), its' effect on cholinergic neurotransmission needs further elucidation. In this study, we explored the impact of QT on oxidative stress and cholinergic neurotransmission with emphasis on the possible involvement of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) as a potential mechanism of QT on memory function at the hippocampal sub-regions and prefrontal cortex of mice brains. Mice were administered orally with QT (12.

Systemic infections associated with tattoos or permanent makeup: A systematic review.

Introduction: The aim of this article is to summarize published information on systemic infective complications of tattoos to gain an update of the current picture.

Methods: A literature search was performed in PubMed database (2009-2019), and compared with a search without year restriction. Eligibility criteria were studies on systemic tattoo-related infections, including case reports, case series, outbreak investigations, reviews, and systematic reviews.

Risk factors for maternal mortality associated with eclampsia presenting at a Nigerian tertiary hospital.

Background: Eclampsia remains a leading contributor to maternal mortality, particularly in developing countries, and remains a challenge even to the most experienced obstetrician. We aimed to determine the factors associated with maternal mortality in eclamptics at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Nigeria, in order to suggest ways to prevent this avoidable tragedy.

Materials And Methods: Data were prospectively collected with the aid of a specially designed proforma from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012.

Preliminary experience with laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a nigerian teaching hospital.

Background: Presently many centers have facilities for laparoscopic surgery in Nigeria, but the practice is just evolving in most of these centers. This article presents the preliminary experience of the endoscopic surgery unit (general surgery) at the University College Hospital Ibadan Nigeria. The University College Hospital is the premier Nigerian teaching hospital and is located in the south-western part of the country.

Orofacial injuries associated with eclampsia in patients presenting at a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital.

A prospective study was conducted to determine the incidence and pattern of orofacial injuries among eclamptic patients at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital between December 2008 and November 2009. The incidence of orofacial injuries was 42%. Most injuries were due to bite and forceful insertion of hard objects into the patient's mouth by relatives during convulsive episodes.

Oxford House: deaf-affirmative support for substance abuse recovery.

Deaf individuals seeking substance abuse recovery are less likely to have access to treatment and aftercare services because of a lack of culturally and linguistically specific programs and insufficient information about existing services. Previous research indicates that Oxford House, a network of resident-run recovery homes, serves a diverse group of individuals in recovery. However, research has not addressed the experiences of Deaf Oxford House residents.

"Echocardiography in Nigeria: use, problems, reproducibility and potentials".

Background: Although echocardiography is a useful and cost-effective technique for the detection of morphological and functional cardiac abnormalities, it has a main limitation in its subjectivity. Therefore the aim of the present study was to assess the intra-observer reproducibility and validity of 2-dimensional guided M-mode echo measurements at a Nigerian metropolitan Hospital.

Methods: Standard echocardiographic examination was performed on twenty randomly selected patients (11 men and 9 women) aged 59.

Evaluation of some fungi and bacteria for biocontrol of anthracnose disease of cowpea.

The efficacy of some fungal and bacterial isolates obtained from cowpea phylloplane in inhibiting the in vitro and in vivo growth of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, causal agent of anthracnose of cowpea was investigated. Inhibition of growth of the pathogen with production of zones of inhibition was observed for Aspergillus flavus, A. ochraceus, Penicillium aurantiogriseum, Bacillus subtilis-BS21, B.

Varix of the external jugular vein.

A case of varix involving the left external jugular vein is presented. The pathogenesis of the unusual condition is discussed and the attention of practising physicians drawn to the new differential diagnosis of swelling in the neck.

Evidence for a strong non-adrenergic component in the motor transmission to the rabbit vas deferens.

Isolated vas deferens preparations from 16 rabbits of the New Zealand white strain were subjected to electrical and chemical excitability under physiological conditions and under the influence of drugs. Such smooth muscle fibres were strictly confined to the terminal 3 cm. segments of the distal 'urethral' portions of the vasa deferentia.

Adrenergic contribution to the motor transmission in the dog vas deferens.

Isolated vas deferens preparations from 9 dogs were subjected to electrical stimulation and chemical excitation under physiological conditions. The experimental smooth muscle cylinders were confined to the terminal 3 cm portions of either the distal 'urethral' segment or the proximal 'epididymal' segment. Intermittent field stimulation, at 60 sec intervals, was provided by a stimulator of low output impedance under constant parameters of frequency and voltage and an occasionally varied pulse width.