Serum Immunoglobulin E Level and Its Relationship with Eosinophil Count among Patients with Allergic Rhinitis in Tertiary Hospital in Bauchi, Northeastern Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Allergic rhinitis is an immunoglobulin E-mediated hypersensitivity disease of the mucous membrane of the nasal airway. There is a paucity of information regarding serum immunoglobulin E level and its relationship with eosinophil count among patients with allergic rhinitis in our facility and Northeastern Nigeria.

Aim: To determine serum immunoglobulin E level and its relationship with eosinophil count among patients with allergic rhinitis.

SEVEN-YEAR REVIEW OF PAEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENTS HIV CARE SERVICES AT ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL BAUCHI, NIGERIA.

Introduction: Although the global morbidity and mortality rates associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are decreasing, this improvement is slow in Sub-Saharan Africa. The treatment of HIV in children and adolescents is associated with high failure and mortality. The objectives of this study are to describe HIV treatment regimens and case fatality rates for paediatric and adolescent patients.