Publications by authors named "Chinelo Igweike"
Introduction High consumption of alcohol has an enormous toll on the health status of individuals. A direct affectation of cardiac integrity concerns cardiologists, primary care physicians, and the healthcare system because this increases the disease burden. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) results from the enormous consumption of alcohol over a long period of time.
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- The study examines the impact of COVID-19 on the antibiogram patterns of a rural hospital, focusing on changes in bacterial sensitivity and antimicrobial susceptibility over a five-year period.
- The research highlighted significant shifts in the susceptibility to various antibiotics, particularly noting an increase in susceptibility to nitrofurantoin and imipenem, while gentamicin sensitivity decreased.
- Findings indicate that the pandemics led to changes in hospital policies and patient management, emphasizing the importance of understanding how infectious disease patterns can affect healthcare outcomes.