Public Knowledge and Opinion on Childhood Routine Immunizations in Two Major Cities of Anambra State, Nigeria.

Background: Immunization programs suffer recurrent setbacks in developing countries.

Purpose: We evaluated the knowledge and opinion of parents towards childhood immunization.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 2400 parents/guardians in two major Anambra cities.

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Posing a Dilemma in Effective Healthcare Delivery.

The emergence and spread of Carbapenem-resistant (CRE) is seriously posing threats in effective healthcare delivery. The aim of this study was to ascertain the emergence of CRE at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) Awka. Biological samples were collected from 153 consenting patient from 5 clinics in the hospital.

Winning the War against Multi-Drug Resistant Diarrhoeagenic Bacteria.

Drug-resistant-diarrhoeagenic bacteria are currently emerging healthcare challenge. This study investigated the effects of , , tetracycline and metronidazole combinations on such bacteria. Agar well diffusion method was employed to determine the inhibitory effects of the herbal extracts on diarrhoeagenic bacteria while Time-Kill Assay was used to determine bactericidal effects of the extracts against test isolates.

The Bacteriology and Its Virulence Factors in Neonatal Infections: Threats to Child Survival Strategies.

Background: Neonatal infection refers to the infection of the newborn during the first twenty-eight days of life. It is one of the causes of infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. The aim of the study is to determine the relative contribution of the different pathogens to the overall disease burden.