Department of Biological Science: Recent submissions

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SEROPREVALENCE OF SYPHILIS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN RECEIVING ANTENATAL CARE AT MEDICAL CENTRE, MARARABA, NASARAWA STATE

Adogo, L.Y; ANADUAKA, C.E; Ajide, A.B (Asian Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2018)

This study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of syphilis among pregnant women receiving antenatal care (ANC) at the Medical Centre, Mararaba, Nasarawa State. Three hundred (300) pregnant women were recruited ...
Serological Screening of Hepatitis B Virus Among Pregnant Women Receiving Antenatal Care At Medical Center Mararaba, Nasarawa State

ADOGO, Lillian Y.; ABIOYE, Joshua O. K. (International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 2016)

Hepatitis B virus is a major public health problem worldwide and is more prevalent in developing countries which Nigeria is one. It is commonly transmitted during pregnancy, as it has been shown to pose substantial risk ...
Sero Prevalence of Salmonella typhi among Pregnant Women in Niger State

Adogo, L.Y; Samuel, G; Abalaka, M (Journal of Microbiology Research, 2015)

This study reports the prevalence of typhoid fever among pregnant women in Niger state. The study was carried out among pregnant women at the antenatal care unit of nine General Hospitals, in Niger State. Questionnaires ...
Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen among HIV Patients Attending Limi Hospital, Abuja

ABIOYE, Joshua O. K.; Akpan, I; ADOGO, Lillian Y. (International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2017)

Hepatitis B (HBV) is one of the commonest and wide spread infections of humans and it is most prevalent in developing countries, including Nigeria. The disease is closely related to HIV, with one influencing the other ...
POLIO ERADICATION PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA: THE CURRENT SITUATION

Adogo, L.Y; MIBWALA, L.H; AKOR, E.D (Asian Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2019)

Transmission of wild poliovirus (WPV) continues uninterrupted in only three countries (Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan). Nigeria is one of the remaining 3 endemic countries in the world that has never interrupted ...
Yellow fever in Nigeria: a review of the current situation

Adogo, L.Y; Ogoh, M.O (African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology, 2020)

Several African countries including Nigeria have been battling with public health challenges for decades. Nigeria is currently facing several public health emergencies including cholera, circulating vaccine-derived ...
The Ebola virus saga in Nigeria; the view point of a microbiologist

Adogo, L.Y; Aleruchi, C; Ajide, B (GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Science, 2019)

The largest Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in history exploded across West Africa. The World Health Organization reported a total of 21,296 Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases, including 13,427 laboratory confirmed EVD cases ...
EPIDEMICS AND SUSCEPTIBILITY OF DRUGS USED ON VULVOVAGINITIS IN WOMEN IN FOUR STATES OF NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA

Aleruchi, C; Adogo, L.Y; Nfongeh, J.F; Ajide, B (Nigerian Journal of mycology, 2019)

The occurrence of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC) and antifungal resistance to antifungal agents during the last two decades has increased.This study determined the specie distribution and their antifungal susceptibility ...
Isolation and Antifungal Effects of Plants Extracts on Malassezia species Isolated from Scalps of Primary School Pupils and Bingham University Students

MAIKENTI, James Ishaku; EGAH, Ruth Grace; ADOGO, Lillian Yami; KOGGIE, Amos Zamfara (ANNUAL RESEARCH & REVIEW IN BIOLOGY (ARRB) 36(1), 2021-03-05)

Aim: The aim of the research was to evaluate the antifungal activities of the leaf extracts of Senna alata and Lawsonia inermis on Malassezia spp. isolated from the scalps of primary school pupils and Bingham University ...
The Antibacterial Effect of Three Mouthwashes on Common Microbial Flora of the Oral Cavity

KOGGIE, Amos Zamfara; ADOGO, Lilian Yami; GANRANWEI, Dubaimowei (JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (JABB) 19(1), 2018-10-04)

The study was based on determining the efficacy of three different mouthwashes, containing different classes of chemical agents. A random collection of 30 samples were obtained from Bingham University students in which ...
Antibacterial Activities of Annona senegalensis Pers. (Annonaceae) Extracts on Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis and Klebsiella pneumonia

KOGGIE, Amos Zamfara; IHUMA, Jerome Obo; NYIKWAGH, Pamela Hembadoon (ASIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY (AJOB) 14(2), 2022-02-28)

This study investigated the presence of phytochemicals in the stem bark of Annona senegalensis. Phytochemicals extracted were alkanoid, flavonoid, tannin, saponin, and phenol, and the three extracts were: Cold Water Extract ...
Phylogenetic Diversity and Susceptibility of Candida Species from Women using Contraceptive Devices in Central Nigeria

Adogo, L; Chuku, A; Joseph, N; Ajide, B; Reuben, R; Akwashik, O (International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022)

Purpose: The use of contraceptive devices predisposes women to vulvovaginal candidiasis globally. Despite the high incidence of vulvovaginal candidiasis and antifungal resistance to azoles, the ge- netic diversity and ...
Occurrence and Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida Species Isolated from Pregnant Women in a Tertiary Hospital

Adogo, L.Y; Julia, K.M; Joshua, P.D (Lafia Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research, 2023-10-31)

Candida is the leading cause of infection among pregnant women. This study was aimed to determine the occurrence and antifungal susceptibility of Candida species isolated from apparently healthy pregnant women receiving ...
MENINGITIST; THE RESIDENT GUEST AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN NIGERIA (A CASE OF 2017)

ALERUCHI CHUKU, BUKOLA AJIDE AND LILLIAN ADOGO (2019)

This article seeks to review the preparedness of the health care system in the last outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria that has come to be our residential guest. Nigeria is one of the 26 countries within the extensive ...
Incidence, Virulence Markers and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Candida Species among Contraceptive Users in Benue and Niger States, Nigeria

Adogo, L.Y., Aleruchi, C. and Nfongeh, J.F. (2020)

Candida species are responsible for vulvovaginal candidiasis and resistance to antifungal drugs is a challenge. This study determined the incidence of vaginal candidiasis, antifungal susceptibility pattern and virulence ...
Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in North Central Nigeria

Ajide, B., Chuku, A., Lawson, L., Orole, K. and Adogo, L (2020)

Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is on the increase in developing countries especially in Nigeria despite the availability of short course therapy that are inexpensive and effective. This study was carried out ...
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines–induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia: should we consider immuno-hypersensitivity?

Rine Christopher Reuben, Lillian Yami Adogo (2021)

Th coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is signifiantly causing unprecedented clinical, socioeconomic, and public health challenges globally. The successful global administration of effctive, safe and sustainable ...
Diabetes and COVID-19 comorbidity: Matters arising and public health implications

Hafsat Abdulkarim, Jamil Hassan Abdulkarim, Faisal Muhammad, Aliyu Yakubu, Lillian Yami Adogo, Rine Christopher Reuben (2021-02)

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant public health emergency globally. Although the clinical manifestation of COVID-19 is heterogeneous with flu-like symptoms to acute pneumonia ...
Probiotics potentials in mitigating coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

Rine, C.R; Makwin, M.D; Adogo, L.Y (Pan African Medical Journal, 2021-02-18)

Despite the adoption and use of different infection prevention and control measures, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic keeps surging on with globally increasing morbidities and mortalities. The lack of a ...
Pharmaceutical Pollution: Azole Antifungal Drugs and Resistance of Opportunistic Pathogenic Yeasts in Wastewater and Environmental Water

Mzimkhulu E. Monapathi, Joseph C. Oguegbulu , Lilian Adogo ,Michael Klink , Bamidele Okoli ,Fanyana Mtunzi , and Johannes S. Modise (Hindawi, 2021)

)e occurrence of residual antifungal agents through indiscriminate prophylactic use and inappropriate disposal has been reported in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), surface water, and groundwater environments. ...

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