Antibiotic susceptibility pattern among children admitted to a hospital in Nigeria: A retrospective study.

Background: The impact of antimicrobial resistance on children living in resource-limited countries has been underreported, despite its established global threat.

Objective: This retrospective study aimed to describe the trend of antibiotic susceptibility in the paediatric age group.

Methods: Sensitivity test report data consisting of 300 paediatric patients aged 18 hours to 192 months were retrieved from the microbiology laboratory records at a state-owned children's hospital in Nigeria over a period of 4 months starting from December 2021 to March 2022.

Prevalence of and risk factors for hepatitis B and C viral co-infections in HIV infected children in Lagos, Nigeria.

Introduction: The study was carried out to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for hepatitis B and C viral co-infections in HIV infected children in Lagos.

Method: A cross-sectional study conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis B and C viral co-infection in children aged 2 months to 13 years. There were 187 HIV infected and 187 HIV naïve age, sex-matched controls.

Recurrent abdominal pain and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings in children and adolescents presenting at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.

Introduction: Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) is a common reason for referral to the paediatric gastroenterology unit and the attending physician needs to be able to rule out an organic cause when evaluating any child with this condition. The aim of this study was to describe the endoscopic findings in children who presented to the paediatric gastroenterology unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) with RAP.

Methods: This was a prospective descriptive study which was conducted from January 2015 to July 2018 at the Paediatric Gastroenterology unit of the department of Paediatrics and the endoscopy unit of the LUTH, Lagos, Nigeria.