Aliu Akanbi II

• University of Ilorin

Background: Prostate biopsy is one of the most performed urological procedures. It is a generally safe procedure, however, there has been increasing incidence of life-threatening infective complications such as sepsis due to a global rise in antibiotic resistance. Methodology: This study aimed to determine whether targeted antibiotic prophylaxis us...

Vertical transmission of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection can occur as demonstrated by the established association between a maternal history of genital warts and the development of laryngeal papillomas in children less than 2 years of age. Also there has been reported cases of infants who had genital warts present at the time of delivery. The...

In this retrospective study, we determined the incidence, serovars, and antibiogram of Vibrio cholerae isolated from 102 clinical stool samples collected from rice water diarrheic patients during an outbreak (May - July 2017) in Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria. The culture positive rate of the V. cholerae isolates was 41.2%, with 41 and 1 isolates from...

The study was a cross-sectional study of indoor hospital surfaces within paediatric wards to determine the pattern of pathogenic aerobic bacterial contaminants on non-critical surfaces within paediatric wards of UITH, Ilorin. A total of 201 surface swab samples were collected, using sterile ethylene oxide sterilized swab sticks premoistened with st...

Hospital cleaning and disinfection is the hallmark of infection control, over the past decade substantial scientific evidences has accumulated indicating that contamination of environmental surfaces in hospital rooms play an important role in the transmission of several key healthcare-associated pathogens. A cross-sectional study of indoor surfaces...

Hospital cleaning and disinfection is the hallmark of infection control, over the past decade substantial scientific evidences has accumulated indicating that contamination of environmental surfaces in hospital rooms play an important role in the transmission of several key healthcare-associated pathogens. A cross-sectional study of indoor surfaces...

The study was a cross-sectional study of indoor hospital surfaces within paediatric wards to determine the pattern of pathogenic aerobic bacterial contaminants on non-critical surfaces within paediatric wards of UITH, Ilorin. A total of 201 surface swab samples were collected, using sterile ethylene oxide sterilized swab sticks premoistened with st...

As the lumen of the prostatic urethra becomes compromised by fibroadenomatous growth in the periurethral region of the prostate of men with Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), urine outflow is obstructed progressively resulting in incomplete bladder empting causing stasis and may pre-dispose patients to infection. Mid stream urine samples were coll...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a progressive condition characterized by prostate enlargement. It has an estimated prevalence of 50% in men aged 50-60 and 90% in men over 80 years. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, using urodynamic techniques, revealed significant underlying lower urinary tract abnormalities, mainly involving bladder out...

Background Microsporidiasis, which is of great concern for immunocompromised patients, is poorly studied in developing countries. Objectives A study was carried out amongst HIV-positive hospital patients and HIV-negative hospital controls in Ilorin, Nigeria, between January 2009 and July 2010 to determine the prevalence and intensity of Microspori...

Three trials were carried out in this study. In the first trial raw cow's milk with 6% sodium chloride was processed into cheese. In the second and third trials pasteurization temperatures of 72°C/1 min and 63°C/30 min and 2%, 4% and 6% sodium chloride and 0.02% and 0.04% calcium chloride were used in each treatment respectively. Results showed tha...

nosocomial pneumonia (NP) has been observed to complicate the course of management of some elderly patients in medical wards and this impacts negatively on the outcome of care of this group of patients. to determine the relationship of pre-treatment performance status (PTPS) on the risk and outcome of NP in elderly patients admitted to an open medi...

This study aim to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in a tertiary health institution in the middle belt of Nigeria. Stool samples of six hundred females, consisting of three hundred each of pregnant women and nonpregnant ladies (controls) were collected and screened for intestinal paras...

Problem statement: Methicilin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Nosocomial Infection (NI) outbreaks and prevalence among various populations are well reported in literature particularly for developed countries. NI due to MRSA is a known cause of increased hospital stay, cost, morbidity and mortality especially among the critically ill. There i...

The prevalence rate of Entamoeba histolytica and other intestinal parasites in patients presenting to the various hospitals in Ilorin, Nigeria with acute and persistent diarrhoea was determined by microscopic examination of patients' stool specimens, and ELISA antigen detection technique. Of the 300 patients comprising of 150 each of diarrhoeic and...