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2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Current Issues on Monkey pox Infection among immunocompromised patients: African Perspectives

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu1, Godfred Yawson Scott2, Felix Amekpor2, Valerie Esame Njar3

2023 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 40-47

Monkey pox is more prevalent in a subgroup of people who also have HIV, most likely because to sexualtransmission and the level of immunosuppression that these patients may display at different stages of their illness.Although monkey pox can spread to everyon...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Comparative analysis of mineral constituents of ethanol leaf and seed extracts of Datura stramonium

Esther Ugo Alum 1,2 **, Mercy Theresa O yika 2 , Okechukwu P. C. Ugwu 1 , Patrick M. Aja 2 , Emmanuel I. Obeagu 1 Chinedu O. Egwu 3 and Michael Ben Okon 1

2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 143-151

Medicinal plants contain numerous biologically active compounds such as minerals which have physiological actions on the human body. This work was designed to analyse the mineral composition of Datura stramonium (D. stramonium) leaf and seed extracts. Dry lea...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Characterisation of HLA-DR antigen in patients type 1 diabetes mellitus in patient attending a tertairy hospital in Enugu, south-east Nigeria

Ijeoma Leticia Okoroiwu1, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu2 , Hilda González San Miguel3 , Sebastiana Arroyo Bote3 , Getrude Uzoma Obeagu4

2023 | Academic Journal of Health Science | Pp. 104-110

Antecedentes: Se estudió la asociación entre el antígeno HLA-DR y la diabetes mellitus en pacientes diabéticos conocidos quereciben medicación en el University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital de Enugu. El estudio se realizó para caracterizar el antígeno HLADRen...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Burden of nutritional anaemia in Africa: A Review

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu1,Derrick Opoku2 and Getrude Uzoma Obeagu3

2023 | International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences | Pp. 160-163

The condition of anaemia occurs when the concentration of haemoglobin which is needed to carry oxygen in the bodyis low.Nutritional anaemia is a pathological condition in which there is a drop in haemoglobin concentration due todeficiency in nutrients includi...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

BURDEN OF BREAST CANCER: DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PERSPECTIVE

Muhammad Aizaz1, Maria Khan2, Fahad Iftikhar Khan3, Asma Munir4, Shahbaz Ahmad5 and Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu6

2023 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 31-37

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer to be diagnosed in more than 100 nations and is the main reason why most women die from cancer. This article mainly reviewed the breast cancer in the worldwide and emphasizes on the burden of BC in developing count...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Biomakers of breast cancer: Overview

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu1,4, Yahye Abdi Ahmed1, Getrude Uzoma Obeagu2, Umi Omar Bunu3, P.C. Ugwu Okechukwu4, Esther U. Alum4,5

2023 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE | Pp. 8-16

Breast cancer management depends on biomarkers including estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and humanepidermal growth factor receptor 2 (ER/PR/HER2). Though existing scoring systems are widely used and wellvalidated, they can involve costly preparation...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

BARRIERS TO CONTINUITY OF PALLIATIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER IN BUSOGA SUB REGION EASTERN UGANDA.

HIBO ABDI ADAN, Emmanuel Obeagu

2023 | Kampala International University

Current evidence suggests that children and young people with cancer receiving specialist palliative care are cared for differently. However, little is understood about children’s views, and research is needed to determine whether specialist input improves qu...

2023 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

BACTERIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF UNUSED LITTERS OF POULTRIES IN UMUAHIA

Victoria Onyemankeya Ogwuegbu1, J.N. Dike-Ndudim2, Helen I. Udujih2, Ijeoma Joy Ogbonna3 and Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu4

2023 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 20-24

Bacteriological assessment of and associated antibacterial profile of poultries kept under different unused litter. Twenty four (24) unused litters) collected in Mc Cartney bottles were gently shook. stirred with sterile glass rod until the droppings mixed th...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Bacterial Meningitis in Paediatrics: A Review

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu1, Sowdo Abdirizak Mohamed2, Ugwu Okechukwu Paul-Chima3, Getrude Uzoma Obeagu4 and Chukwunalu Igbudu Umoke5

2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 130-134

Meningitis is a potentially life-threatening condition characterized by infection orinflammation of the central nervous system. It is classified as bacterial, viral, or aseptic.Delayed or untreated bacterial meningitis is associated with high morbidity and mo...

2023 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

BACTERIAL URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN PREGNANT WOMEN

SANDE, GEORGE BINNA, Emmanuel Obeagu

2023 | Kampala International University | Pp. 1-9

Urinary tract infection is widespread among pregnant women and is accompanying adversematernal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. Even so, no data exist regarding this problem inBushenyi, the catchment area for KIUTH to guide specific management and thus to avert...