Claude Nangwat, Thierry Kammalac Ngouana, Aude Ngueguim Dougue, Cyrille Levis Kountchou, Alfred Itor Ekpo, Jean Paul Dzoyem & Christopher Bonglavnyuy Tume·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2020
Background: Studies on the assessment of the virulence factors of C. glabrata sensu stricto strains are on the rise. This is partly due to the increase in recurrent C. glabrata infections that have contributed to increased mortality rates. Published data on the virulence characte...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i330168
Aim: Comparison of various scoring systems and to find the better one for predicting the progression of disease in COVID-19 infection. Study Design: Observational. Place and Duration: Department of General medicine, Dhiraj hospital, a tertiary care center, located in Gujarat, Ind...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i330167
Ekpo Alfred Itor, Michel Noubom, Claude Nangwat, Dougue Aude Ngueguim, Cyrille Levis Kountchou, Ngouana Kammalac Thierry, Dzoyem Jean Paul & Tume Christopher·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2020
Background: Aspergillus section Nigri species are invasive opportunistic pathogens, seen in individuals with various immune disorders. The invasive capacity involves the production of varieties of enzymes such as lipases, phospholipase, proteases and hyaluronidase. The determinat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i330166
COVID-19 a pandemic due to novel corona virus emerged from Wuhan, China in December 2019 and now the whole world facing its threat. This is a disaster pandemic for almost every nation on the earth. Such novel corona virus impacts on every country in the world irrespective of ra...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i230165
Aims: Nanoparticles are gradually gaining wide scientific interest due to their various applications in catalysis, magnetism, medicine, optics, as antibacterial and nanolarvicidal agents. This research aimed at evaluating the larvicidal activity of green synthesized Ag/Ni BMNPs f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i230163
Aim: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the causative agent of tuberculosis, is a strictly aerobic bacterium that grows fastidiously and slow, which is among the top 10 causes of death globally and the leading cause from a single infectious agent (above HIV/AIDS). Among the deadly...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i230162
Tuberculosis is the oldest documented infectious diseases in humans and they still cause significant morbidity and mortality. Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a growing hazard to human health worldwide and threat to control of tuberculosis. WHO estimates 3.2% inciden...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i230161
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “Letter to the Editor: Neonatal Coronavirus Disease-2019: Presentation and Management”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i230164
Under-five mortality is among the major public health problems in developing countries, the rate of which is an important factor for a country’s development. For this reason, under-five mortality status is an important outcome to measure for children’s health. This study uses the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i130160
Background: The emergence and the spread of the novel coronavirus or the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a devastating impact on the economy and has become a pressing issue globally. Due to the significant increase in the number of confirme...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i130159
Enterococci despite being a normal commensal is of great health concern since it can become virulent. Hence the study investigated the prevalence of Enterococci infection and two tertiary health institutions (Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT) Teaching Hospital, Parklane...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i130158
A. S. M. Sarwar, Khandaker Sabit Bin Razzak, Anika Bushra, Mohammad Nabil Hossain, Md. Moshiur Rahman, Shirin Tarafder, Ashfa Mahjuba, Sabrina Rahman, Md. Evangel Islam Anik & Tah-Ima-Tabassum .·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2020
Identifying the effects of temperature on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is essential for modelling studies and guiding intervention strategies all over the world. The aim of the study is to understand the effect of temperature on global epidemic trends, geographic distr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i130156
Background: The sanitary state of the environment and general hygiene has long been known to play a critical role in the cause and spread of infectious diseases, be it directly or indirectly. Objective: This study was aimed at exploring the implications of some WASH practices...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i130157
Malaria is a life threatening infectious disease that has affected economic development in many parts of the world. Although preventable, malaria has claimed the lives of thousands of individuals in endemic African countries. Antimalarial drug resistance, lack of vaccines in clin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i430155
Background: Safe and appropriate feeding is a key intervention that can prevent mother to child transmission of HIV. This study aimed at determining the level of knowledge, attitude and current practice of primary health care (PHC) workers in Uyo of the recommended infant feeding...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v4i430154