The effect of health education and antibiotic use on the prevalence of Trachoma in school children in Borno State of Northern Nigeria

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Pilot study on multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Nigeria

Background: Drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) has lately emerged and it represents a serious public health problem. We set out to determine drug resistance among TB patients. Methods: Using automated BACTEC cultures, multidrug resistant-tuberculosis (MDR-TB) was investigated in 117 diagnosed cases in Abuja, Nigeria. Results: Ten (31%) of 32 culture-positive patients were resistant to at least one and four (13%) to all of the four drugs tested. No association between drug resistance and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection was found. Conclusions: MDR-TB is present in Nigeria and larger studies are urgently required. TB clinical management and control efforts should be improved.Arri\ue8re-plan: R\ue9sistant aux m\ue9dicament de la tuberculose (TB) est apparu r\ue9cemment et il repr\ue9sente un probl\ue8me s\ue9rieux pour la sant\ue9 publique. Nous exposons \ue0 afin de d\ue9terminer la r\ue9sistance aux m\ue9dicaments parmi les tuberculeux. M\ue9thodes: Utilisation automatis\ue9e BACTEC cultures Multi-drug r\ue9sistant-la tuberculose (TB-MR) a \ue9t\ue9 \ue9tudi\ue9e dans 117 cas diagnostiqu\ue9s \ue0 Abuja, Nig\ue9ria. R\ue9sultats: 10 (31%) des patients de la culture-positif 32 \ue9taient r\ue9sistants au moins et 4 (13%) \ue0 l\u2019ensemble des quatre m\ue9dicaments test\ue9s. Aucune association entre l\u2019infection par le virus d\u2019immunod\ue9ficience humaines (VIH) et de r\ue9sistance aux m\ue9dicaments a \ue9t\ue9 trouv\ue9e. Conclusions: TB-MR est pr\ue9sent au Nigeria et grandes \ue9tudes sont n\ue9cessaires de toute urgence. Efforts de gestion et de contr\uf4le cliniques TB devraient \ueatre am\ue9lior\ue9es

Pilot study on multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Nigeria

Background: Drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) has lately emerged and it represents a serious public health problem. We set out to determine drug resistance among TB patients. Methods: Using automated BACTEC cultures, multidrug resistant-tuberculosis (MDR-TB) was investigated in 117 diagnosed cases in Abuja, Nigeria. Results: Ten (31%) of 32 culture-positive patients were resistant to at least one and four (13%) to all of the four drugs tested. No association between drug resistance and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection was found. Conclusions: MDR-TB is present in Nigeria and larger studies are urgently required. TB clinical management and control efforts should be improved.Arrière-plan: Résistant aux médicament de la tuberculose (TB) est apparu récemment et il représente un problème sérieux pour la santé publique. Nous exposons à afin de déterminer la résistance aux médicaments parmi les tuberculeux. Méthodes: Utilisation automatisée BACTEC cultures Multi-drug résistant-la tuberculose (TB-MR) a été étudiée dans 117 cas diagnostiqués à Abuja, Nigéria. Résultats: 10 (31%) des patients de la culture-positif 32 étaient résistants au moins et 4 (13%) à l’ensemble des quatre médicaments testés. Aucune association entre l’infection par le virus d’immunodéficience humaines (VIH) et de résistance aux médicaments a été trouvée. Conclusions: TB-MR est présent au Nigeria et grandes études sont nécessaires de toute urgence. Efforts de gestion et de contrôle cliniques TB devraient être améliorées

Effect of vinyl acetate effluent in reducing heat of hydration of concrete

Waste generation especially in surface coating industries is a potential pollutant to the environment globally. Waste disposal in the form of recycling or reused has gained some recognition as a raw material in many kind of interested fields. This study is therefore, aimed at utilizing Vinyl acetate effluent generated from manufacturing process of paint as polymer modifier in concrete. The research highlights the influence of Vinyl acetate effluent on setting time and control of heat of hydration in concrete. Three specimens containing 0%, 2.5% and 5% of Vinyl acetate effluent by weight of cement were prepared in cubic moulds. The temperature rises due to heat of hydration in all mixes were recorded. Finding shows that incorporating Vinyl acetate effluent considerably delayed the setting time in cement paste and reduced the total temperature rise in polymer modified concrete. Therefore, addition of Vinyl acetate effluent polymer in concrete may improve the properties of concrete to some extent particularly in mass concrete production