June 2010

Intestinal helminth infection and anaemia during pregnancy: A community based study in Ghana

Intestinal helminths are among the most common and widespread of human infections, contributing to poor nutritional status, anaemia and impaired growth. Anaemia and iron deficiency in pregnancy is a major public health problem in developing countries, but their causes are not always known. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of anaemia and iron deficiencyand their association with...

Author(s): S. E. Baidoo, , S. C. K. Tay, K. Obiri-Danso and H. H. Abruquah

June 2010

Asymptomatic bacteriuria in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus

This study was to investigate the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) in patients clinically diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus and to determine the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of bacterial isolates. One hundred and thirty type 2 diabetics comprising 56 males and 74 females (aged between 30 - 59 years) attending the Central Hospital, Benin- City, Nigeria were studied. Mid-stream urines were collected...

Author(s): E. A. Ophori, P. Imade and E. J. Johnny