| tinea capitis in awka local government area of anambra state. | between january and august 1984, a total of 1,555 primary school children aged 4-18 years were surveyed for tinea capitis in awka local government area of anambra state, nigeria. specimens for mycological investigations were aseptically collected from 300 children showing evidence of tinea capitis and processed by standard method. a total of 158 (10.2%) mycologically proven cases of tinea capitis were detected. prevalence of tinea capitis was higher in younger children (12.0%) aged 4-10 years th ... | 1990 | 2268566 |
| pollution status of swimming pools in south-south zone of south-eastern nigeria using microbiological and physicochemical indices. | microbiological and physicochemical characteristics of swimming pools in south eastern states of nigeria (akwa ibom and cross river) were investigated. the bacterial isolates included enterococcus faecalis, clostridium perfringens, bacillus cereus and escherichia coli. others were pseudomonas aeruginosa, staphylococcus aureus, proteus vulgaris and staphylococcus epidermidis, while fungal isolates were penicillium sp, rhizopus sp, aspergillus versicolor fusarium sp, trichophyton mentagrophytes, m ... | 2004 | 15691161 |
| tinea capitis among primary school children in anambra state of nigeria. | tinea capitis continues to be a common problem of infancy and childhood, particularly among those living in unhygienic crowded conditions. the prevalence and aetiology of tinea capitis have not been well defined in anambra state of nigeria - hence the need to undertake this study. a total of 47,723 primary school children residing in different regions of the state was screened for tinea capitis between 2002 and 2005. of this number, 4498 (9.4%) had tinea capitis. the highest prevalence of the di ... | 2008 | 18422917 |