Microbiological evaluation of the indigenous fermented condiment available at various retail markets in the south-eastern region of Nigeria.

In Africa, indigenous fermented condiments contribute to food security as a low-cost source of protein. is an indigenous fermented condiment produced from seeds. The reliance on spontaneous fermentation processes and unhygienic practices during production often results in the contamination of the final product with microbial hazards.

Proximate composition and anti-nutritional factors in (velvet bean) seed flour as affected by several processing methods.

seed being an underutilized legume with antinutrients was processed to reduce antinutrients and improve nutritional quality. The seeds were cleaned, washed and subjected to single treatments of soaking (24 h, 48 h, 72 h), cooking (20 min, 40 min, 60 min, 80 min), roasting (10 min, 15 min, 20 min), germination (24 h, 48 h, 72 h) and fermentation (24 h, 48 h, 72 h). Combined treatments: soaking (72 h) + cooking (60 min); germination (48 h) + roasting (15 min); germination (48 h) + cooking (60 min); fermentation (72 h) + roasting (15 min) were also separately carried out.

Building a multicultural peer-consultation team: Planning, implementing, and early sustainment evaluation.

This article represents an implementation-focused evaluation of a multicultural peer-consultation team situated within a psychiatry department in a large academic medical center in the Southern United States. The evaluation comprised anonymous self-report questionnaires ( = 14) as well as individual ( = 3) or group interviews ( = 10) conducted by outside independent evaluators. Participants were current and former team members (i.

Morphometric study of post menarcheal nulliparous breasts, their clinical relevance and relationship with body size indicators in a Nigerian population.

Background: The female breast is a symbol of femininity and aesthetics having a great psychosocial impact on the woman's sense of wellbeing and self-esteem. To optimize satisfaction of patients in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgeries, there is a need to define the dominant breast size and shape that connotes feminine attractiveness. This necessitates the knowledge of ideal data for normal nulliparous female breast parameters and volume for various body sizes in the particular population, nationality, and race.

Overview of the Role of Pharmacological Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remains a prominent disease state characterized by the recurrent collapse of the upper airway while sleeping. To date, current treatment may include continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), lifestyle changes, behavioral modification, mandibular advancement devices, and surgical treatment. However, due to the desire for a more convenient mode of management, pharmacological treatment has been thoroughly investigated as a means for a potential alternative in OSA treatment.

Socio-demographic and environmental determinants of child mortality in rural communities of Ogun State, Nigeria.

Nigeria's under five-mortality was 132 per 1000 in 2018. The statistic makes Nigeria the country with the third-highest under-five mortality globally. It implies that the government may not achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of 25 per 1000 births by 2030.

Carotid artery dissection: a case of recurrence.

A 53-year-old healthy man with history of left internal carotid artery dissection in 2006 presented with right-sided facial pain with paraesthesia associated with taste and speech disturbances. A CT angiogram was done without further delay considering the patient's history of dissection, and revealed a non-occlusive right-sided internal carotid artery dissection at the skull base level. The neurologist, neurosurgeons and stroke team were involved in the care, and the patient was immediately moved to a tertiary hospital for further intervention.

Evaluation of Vocal Cord Function Before Thyroidectomy: Experience from a Developing Country.

Vocal cord palsy (VCP) is a major complication of thyroidectomy. Some patients have preexisting VCP prompting the need for routine or selective preoperative evaluation of the vocal cords. The study aims at ascertaining the prevalence of preoperative VCP and making appropriate recommendations.

Hearing thresholds in adult Nigerians with diabetes mellitus: a case-control study.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence, types and severity of hearing loss and associated factors in a hospital population of adult Nigerians with diabetes mellitus.

Subjects And Methods: This study was a prospective hospital-based study conducted at the Otorhinolaryngology and Diabetic Clinics of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, for a period of 12 months. Consecutively presenting eligible adult diabetics and their age- and sex-matched healthy controls were recruited.

The Value of Internet Tools in Undergraduate Surgical Education: Perspective of Medical Students in a Developing Country.

Objective: Advances in information technology (IT) in the past decade present opportunities and challenges in undergraduate surgical education. There may be need to evaluate the knowledge base and the use of Internet tools among medical students in settings where traditional mode of education is preeminent. This may help to establish a conceptual framework for integrating e-learning into the traditional teaching to enhance learning experience.

The clinical and radiological predictors of pulmonary hypertension in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy.

Unrelieved upper airway obstruction from highly prevalent adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) has the potential of producing structural remodelling of the pulmonary vascular bed with resultant pulmonary hypertension (PH) and cor pulmonale. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the local prevalence of PH and examine its clinical and radiological pointers among children with ATH. The airway obstruction was evaluated clinically by grading the nocturnal and daytime symptoms of ATH.

Complications following nasotracheal intubation using cuffed polyvinyl chloride tube: a prospective cross sectional study.

Background: To examine the complications following nasotracheal intubation by documenting the nasal traumas observed with the use of untreated cuffed polyvinyl chloride tube in unprepared nostrils.

Methods: Patients who had maxillofacial surgeries under general anesthesia, muscle relaxation and nasotracheal intubation were included in the study. Nasotracheal intubation was carried out after induction of anesthesia was effected with intravenous propofol and suxamethonium by an Anesthetist using well lubricated cuffed polyvinyl chloride tube.

C-termini are essential and distinct for nucleic acid binding of human NABP1 and NABP2.

Background: Human Nucleic Acid Binding Protein 1 and 2 (hNABP1 and 2; also known as hSSB2 and 1, respectively) are two newly identified single-stranded (ss) DNA binding proteins (SSB). Both NABP1 and NABP2 have a conserved oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding (OB)-fold domain and a divergent carboxy-terminal domain, the functional importance of which is unknown.

Methods: Recombinant hNABP1/2 proteins were purified using affinity and size exclusion chromatography and their identities confirmed by mass spectrometry.

Nasalseptal hematoma/abscess: management and outcome in a tertiary hospital of a developing country.

Background: Nasal hematoma/abscess is an uncommon entity, but capable of leading to serious consequences if not handled meticulously, and with urgency.

Objective: To present the management, and outcome of nasal septal hematoma/abscess in a Nigerian tertiary institution.

Method: Consecutive patients diagnosed with nasal septal hematoma/abscess over a 10-year period, treated at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria, were prospectively studied.

Oesophageal atresia and tracheooesophageal fistula: a 12 years experience in a developing nation.

Objective: To document our 12 years experience in the management of oesophageal atresia and tracheooesophageal fistula.

Method: The study was carried out at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu Nigeria between January 1997 and December 2008. The paediatric ward and theatre records of patients with oesophageal atresia and trachea oesophageal fistula were reviewed.

Ear trauma in orlu, Nigeria: a five-year review.

To review the presentation, types and aetiology of ear trauma and various factors affecting ear trauma in our patients over a 5 year period. All patients treated for ear trauma over a 5 year period were studied using their clinical records. Data extracted were analysed using SPSS version 11 software.

Postoperative vomiting and fever following tonsillectomy in Enugu, Nigeria.

Objective: To determine the incidence of postoperative vomiting and fever in patients that had tonsillectomy in our centre over a five year period.

Methods: The hospital records (case files) of patients that had tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy under general anaesthesia at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria from January 2004 to December 2008 were retrieved and analyzed. Patients that had an adenoidectomy only were excluded.

Protein improvement in Gari by the use of pure cultures of microorganisms involved in the natural fermentation process.

The ability of microorganisms involved in cassava mash fermentation to produce and improve protein value by these microorganisms during fermentation was studied. Standard microbiological procedures were used to isolate, identify and determine the numbers of the organisms. Alcaligenes faecalis, Lactobacillus plantarum, Bacillus subtilis, Leuconostoc cremoris, Aspergillus niger, A.

CD248+ stromal cells are associated with progressive chronic kidney disease.

Stromal fibroblasts are the primary cells of the kidney that produce fibrotic matrix. CD248 is a stromal marker expressed on fibroblasts and pericytes within the human kidney. Here, we tested whether CD248 expression in the kidney colocalizes with fibrosis and if it is associated with known determinants of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Mortality pattern in the surgical wards: a five year review at Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Nigeria.

Objective: To identify deaths in the surgical wards, elicit the cause of death and suggest changes that will ensure improved surgical care of patients and outcome.

Study Design: Retrospective.

Methods: Records collected from the theatre operation registers, ward registers and case notes of all patients who were admitted into the surgical wards Federal Medical Centre, Owerri whether elective or emergency from January 1997 to December 2001 were reviewed.

Ugba, the fermented African oilbean seeds; its production, chemical composition, preservation, safety and health benefits.

Ugba is the Ibo name of the fermented African Oilbean seeds (Pentaclethra macrophylla, Benth). It is a traditional food condiment generally produced by natural (local) fermentation in homes as a small family business. It is an important and cheap source of protein for people whose staple foods are deficient in proteins.

Echocardographic features of papillary fibroelastoma and their consequences and management.

Thirty-five percent of patients (5 of 15) were diagnosed with ischemic stroke from left-sided papillary fibroelastomas by diagnosis of exclusion, whereas 40% of patients (6 of 15) did not have ischemic stroke.

Anthropometric estimation of basal metabolic rate in Nigeria children and adolescents of Niger delta region of Nigeria.

Most data on basal metabolic rates (BMR) obtained are from developed countries of the world and a few from Asian countries. No literature is available on BMR in Nigerian children, hence this investigation was carried out in a total of 801 randomly sampled human subjects 606 of whom are children (ages 6 to 17 years) and 195 adolescents' (ages 14 to 19 years). Among the children, 264 were boys while 342 were girls.