Publications by authors named "Theophilus Aladekomo"
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in asphyxiated newborns. Recent research suggests serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (sNGAL) as an early biomarker of AKI in newborns with perinatal asphyxia. The prospect of sNGAL is yet to be studied in Nigeria, with a huge burden of asphyxia-related neonatal deaths.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Neonatal Sepsis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates despite great advances in antimicrobial therapy and life support measures.
Objectives: To compare the aetiology, risk factors, presentation and outcomes of care between early onset neonatal sepsis (EOS) and late onset neonatal sepsis (LOS).
Methods: Bacterial isolates were identified using blood cultures and antibiotic susceptibility testing was done using disc diffusion method.
Background: Childhood hypertension has been associated with target-organ damage in young adults. It is often asymptomatic in both children and adolescents; when persistent, and long-standing, it could be a significant risk factor for kidney damage and increased glomerular permeability.
Objectives: Burden of hypertension and its impact on glomerular permeability were prospectively determined in randomly recruited primary school children.
Introduction: Due to dearth of data, chronic kidney disease (CKD) outcome in African children has been dismal owing to poor understanding of its etiology, manifestations and management.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the records of 154 CKD children and adolescents who were managed at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex between 2000 and 2009 to evaluate the epidemiology and clinicopathologic outcome of pediatric CKD in Nigeria.
Results: Overall mean incidence was 11 (6-20) per million children population (pmcp)/year while prevalence averaged 48 (8-101) pmcp.