Publications by authors named "Stella Chukwuma"
Understanding the interplay between infections and severe acute malnutrition is critical in attaining good clinical outcomes when managing malnourished children. However, review studies describing the profile of the associated pathogens in the malnourished African paediatric population are sparse in the literature. We aimed to identify the spectrum of pathogens from studies reporting infections in severely malnourished African children, as well as the antibiotic resistance pattern and clinical outcomes.
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- Surgical site infections (SSI) are a significant issue in healthcare, particularly in Nigeria, where limited research exists on the impact of anaerobic bacteria in SSIs.
- This study analyzed 438 patients from various surgical departments at Lagos University Teaching Hospital over six months, finding an overall SSI rate of 12.3%, with anaerobic infections at 1.1% mainly involving Bacteroides species.
- Factors that increased the risk of developing SSI included surgeries lasting longer than 2 hours and higher NNIS risk indices, indicating that surgery duration and risk levels are key predictors for SSIs.
Background: Neonatal sepsis remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in neonates, especially in developing countries.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence, common bacterial pathogens, and the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of neonatal sepsis at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos, Nigeria.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of neonates who presented at the facility with symptoms and signs of sepsis from January 2017 to October 2017.