[HTML][HTML] Partnering with the private laboratories to strengthen TB diagnostics in Nigeria

T Ali, U Singh, C Ohikhuai, T Panwal, T Adetiba… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite being curable and preventable, tuberculosis (TB) affected 10 million people
worldwide in 2020. In the seven highest TB burden countries, private providers account for …

Prevalence of hypertension among antiretroviral therapy naïve patients in Lagos, Nigeria

O Odubela, N Odunukwe, N Peer, AZ Musa… - Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Background The gains from successful antiretroviral therapy (ART) roll-out could be
compromised by the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases, particularly …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and treatment outcomes of childhood tuberculosis in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BM Ukoaka, FM Daniel, PM Wagwula… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a leading cause of
infection-related deaths worldwide. Children with underdeveloped immune systems are …

Triazole susceptibility of Aspergillus species: environmental survey in Lagos, Nigeria and review of the rest of Africa

CA Campbell, II Osaigbovo… - … Advances in Infectious …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Triazole resistance is an emerging problem in the management of human
aspergillosis globally and can arise in Aspergillus species which have been exposed to …

Tuberculosis treatment outcomes among pulmonary TB patients attending public hospitals in Kebbi State, Northern Nigeria: a four-year retrospective study

MB Danlami, A Basiru, Y Tajjudeen, AY Bazata… - Bulletin of the National …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background In Nigeria, effective case management and evaluation of pulmonary
tuberculosis treatment outcomes are an integral part of controlling the spread of infectious …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing the capacity of primary health care centres to provide tuberculosis services in Kaduna State, North-Western Nigeria

AG Suleiman, SS Umar, ZS Babandi… - Int J Commun Med …, 2021 - academia.edu
Background: Despite earlier successes achieved in combating it, cases of tuberculosis in
Nigeria are now on the increase, affecting more people and communities. Primary health …

The association and interactions of malnutrition, micronutrients, and drug therapy in the management of tuberculosis

M Maaz, MT Sultan, SIR Okoduwa… - World …, 2024 - worldnutritionjournal-org.wphna.org
Tuberculosis is an infectious lung disease that is the leading cause of death worldwide.
Globally, over 3,500 people lose their lives to tuberculosis each day–totalling 1.3 million …

Evaluation of the multidrug-resistant tuberculosis surveillance system in Maputo City, Mozambique in the period 2017-2018

DA Balate, I Manhiça, B Macuacua, B José… - Pan African Medical …, 2022 - ajol.info
Introduction: multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains a public health problem
worldwide. In Mozambique, cases of MDR-TB have increased annually. In 2018, 1,206 …

Treatment outcome of tuberculosis patients at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

A Adeoti, J Fadare, T Elebiyo, A Seluwa - Ethiopian Medical Journal, 2020 - emjema.org
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health challenge in developing countries.
Clinical audit of treatment outcome is a major indicator of the performance of the TB control …

Tuberculosis and associated risk factors: A 5-year review in a tertiary hospital, Kaduna, northwest Nigeria

MA Ogunsina - Nigerian Health Journal, 2022 - ajol.info
Background: There has been different strategies in the eradication of tuberculosis worldwide
and the different risk factors contributing to its occurrence need to be identified and …