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M O Njoku

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Articles 7
Citations 69
Followers 0
Related Specialties
General Medicine
Tropical Medicine
Parasitology
Top 10 Co-Authors
C J Uneke
N D Sirisena
K K Iloh
G C Njoku
C O Okike
D Jelpe
B A F Ngwu
N C Ojinnaka
D D Duhlinska
J A Idoko
Published In
Niger Postgrad Med J
Afr J Med Med Sci
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
Niger J Clin Pract
Parassitologia
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Recent Articles
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Intestinal Helminthiasis: Risk factors and relationship with Nutritional status and Anaemia among Institutionalised Children in three States of South-East Nigeria
Njoku M, Iloh K, Okike C, Njoku G, Iloh O, Ojinnaka N
West Afr J Med . 2023 Dec; 40(11):1262-1273. PMID: 38099563
Background: Intestinal helminthiasis occurs in sub-optimal living conditions with poor hygiene practices and is more prevalent in rural, suburban and institutionalized centres. Heavy helminthic burden negatively affects the nutritional status...
2.
The prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminths among institutionalized children in three states of South-East Nigeria
Njoku M, Iloh K, Okike C, Njoku G, Ojinnaka N
Niger J Clin Pract . 2022 May; 25(5):718-724. PMID: 35593618
Background: Intestinal helminthiasis is one of the most common and neglected diseases affecting all age groups, especially among school children. It is a disease condition of suboptimal environment and poor...
3.
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in Kwal, a rural distriction of Plateau-Nigeria
Uneke C, Duhlinska D, Ngwu B, Njoku M
Afr J Med Med Sci . 2009 Feb; 36(2):109-13. PMID: 19205571
Toxoplasma gondii infection has become a major public health concern in recent times due to the ravaging HIV/AIDS pandemic. The seroprevalence of T. gondii infection was determined in Kwal, a...
4.
Seroprevalence of acquired toxoplasmosis in HIV-infected and apparently healthy individuals in Jos, Nigeria
Uneke C, Duhlinska D, Njoku M, Ngwu B
Parassitologia . 2005 Oct; 47(2):233-6. PMID: 16252478
Toxoplasma gondii IgG antibody seroprevalence was studied in two different populations of 219 HIV-infected patients and 144 apparently healthy individuals (AHIs). Clinical toxoplasmosis was assessed among the HIV-infected patients. Antibodies...
5.
Prevalence of hepatitis-B surface antigen among blood donors and human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in Jos, Nigeria
Uneke C, Ogbu O, Inyama P, Anyanwu G, Njoku M, Idoko J
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz . 2005 May; 100(1):13-6. PMID: 15867956
Information is very scarce on the prevalence of hepatitis-B virus (HBV) infection among blood donors and patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Nigeria. Hepatitis-B surface antigen (HBsAg) ELISA...
6.
CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts in patients with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and healthy population in Jos, Nigeria
Njoku M, Sirisena N, Idoko J, Jelpe D
Niger Postgrad Med J . 2003 Dec; 10(3):135-9. PMID: 14692053
This study was undertaken to establish local CD4+LC standards, which could be used as indicators of immune deficiency or monitor progress of HIV therapy, instead of relying on Caucasian standards,...
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Carriage rate of hepatitis-B surface antigen (HBsAg) in an urban community in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Sirisena N, Njoku M, Idoko J, Isamade E, Barau C, Jelpe D, et al.
Niger Postgrad Med J . 2002 Apr; 9(1):7-10. PMID: 11932753
The carriage rate of Hepatitis-B surface antigen (HBsAg) in an urban community in Jos, the Plateau State capital, was studied to obtain the pattern of Hepatitis-beta virus (HBV) spread within...