Publications by authors named "John Tampuori"
Background: Seventy percent of ureteric injuries result from iatrogenic causes with about 75% of these diagnosed in the postoperative period. It may have fatal complications such as sepsis and or renal functional damage increasing morbidity and treatment cost.
Objective: The study aimed to identify the risk factors for iatrogenic ureteric injuries from open surgical procedures and the intervention outcome in a resource-poor setting.
Background: Over 90% of severe malaria (SM) cases occur in African children. Parenteral artesunate is currently the recommended treatment for SM. Studies of parasite clearance in paediatric SM cases are needed for assessment of therapeutic outcomes but are lacking in Africa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis among pregnant women in the Ho municipality, Ghana: species identification and antifungal susceptibility of Candida isolates.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
May 2020
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) among pregnant women, finding a prevalence rate of 30.7% and identifying Candida glabrata as the most common species.
- It involved analyzing 176 high vaginal swab samples from pregnant women using culture and susceptibility tests for various antifungal drugs, assessing resistance patterns.
- Results demonstrated that 50% of Candida species were susceptible to voriconazole, while resistance was notably high for fluconazole and nystatin, suggesting a need for effective treatment strategies.
Background: Prompt diagnosis and effective treatment of malaria cases with efficacious drugs is an important strategy in the management and control of malaria in endemic populations. As part of a study investigating the factors modulating the development of gametocytes in the human host, we assessed the rate of RDT positivity of patients in different departments of the Ho Teaching Hospital and the relation with age and anaemia.
Materials And Methods: Eight-hundred and ten individuals attending clinic at various departments within the Ho Teaching Hospital were screened for malaria antigenaemia using RDT as a point-of-entry investigation.
Background: Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and microscopy are routinely used for the diagnosis of malaria in Ghana. DNA-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is not yet used routinely. We compared diagnostic methods and tested the sensitivities of different malaria diagnostic methods against PCR.
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