Detoxification of Aflatoxins in Fermented Cereal Gruel () by Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeasts with Differences in Amino Acid Profiles.

Toxigenic members of contaminate cereal grains, resulting in contamination by aflatoxin, a food safety hazard that causes hepatocellular carcinoma. This study identified probiotic strains as aflatoxin detoxifiers and investigated the changes to the grain amino acid concentrations during fermentation with probiotics in the presence of either La 3228 (an aflatoxigenic strain) or La 3279 (an atoxigenic strain). Generally, higher concentrations ( < 0.

Micronutrient and Trace Element Levels in Serum of Women With Uterine Fibroids in Lagos.

Background: Uterine fibroids significantly affect the quality of life of reproductive-age women. The socioeconomic cost and psychological strain on patients cannot be overemphasized. The role of diet and micronutrients on the onset and development of uterine fibroids has come under review in recent times.

Lessons From Rapid Field Implementation of an HIV Population-Based Survey in Nigeria, 2018.

Background: The need for accurate HIV annual program planning data motivated the compressed timeline for the 2018 Nigerian HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS). The survey team used stakeholder cooperation and responsive design, using survey process and paradata to refine survey implementation, to quickly collect high-quality data. We describe processes that led to generation of data for program and funding decisions, ensuring HIV services were funded in 2019.

COVID-19 in West Africa: regional resource mobilisation and allocation in the first year of the pandemic.

The world continues to battle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Whereas many countries are currently experiencing the second wave of the outbreak; Africa, despite being the last continent to be affected by the virus, has not experienced as much devastation as other continents. For example, West Africa, with a population of 367 million people, had confirmed 412 178 cases of COVID-19 with 5363 deaths as of 14 March 2021; compared with the USA which had recorded almost 30 million cases and 530 000 deaths, despite having a slightly smaller population (328 million).

First Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Strains Harbouring Beta-Lactamase Genes from Clinical Samples.

Recently discovered extraintestinal obtained from non-clinical samples has exhibited the potential for acquiring multiple beta-lactamase genes, just like many extraintestinal strains. Albeit, they are often omitted or classified as . This study aimed to, therefore, identify carbapenem-resistant extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing isolates from clinical samples, determine their evolutionary relatedness using 16S rRNA sequencing analysis and screen for beta-lactamase genes.