| bacteriological investigation of infected root canals in benin city, nigeria. | possible viable bacteria were isolated and determined through culture based on paper point inoculation from infected root canals of 50 patients who presented for endodontic therapy at the school of dentistry, university of benin teaching hospital and central hospital, benin city. eighty-one strains of bacteria were isolated from 50 patients. the bacterial isolates were streptococcus species, (51), klebsiella species (17), e. coll (5), staphylococcus aureus (3), micrococcus species (2), neisseria ... | 1992 | 1476964 |
| incidence of penicillinase producing neisseria gonorrhoeae (ppng) strains and susceptibility of gonococcal isolates to antibiotics in benin city, nigeria. | of 53 strains of neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in benin city, nigeria, in february 1983 to october 1984, 46 (87%) produced penicillinase. the minimum inhibitory concentrations (mics) of penicillin g and ampicillin for these isolates were between 1 mg/l and and 50 mg/l. about 48% (22/46) of the penicillinase producing strains were also resistant to streptomycin, cotrimoxazole, and ampicillin and cloxacillin. all 53 isolates were sensitive to tetracycline, erythromycin, amoxycillin and clavulanic ... | 1985 | 3936776 |
| audit of antibiotic therapy in surgical neonates in a tertiary hospital in benin city, nigeria. | to report the outcome of commonly used antibiotic combinations in surgical neonates in sub-saharan african settings. | 2011 | 21478582 |
| indications for lumbar puncture in children presenting with convulsions and fever of acute onset: experience in the children's emergency room of the university of benin teaching hospital, nigeria. | a total of 522 children, aged 1 month to 6 years, who presented with convulsions and fever of acute onset at the children's emergency room of the university of benin teaching hospital over a 1-year period, were prospectively evaluated. bacterial meningitis was diagnosed in 22 (4.2%) on bacteriological and/or biochemical evidence. the causative organisms were cultured from the csf in 13 (neisseria meningitidis = 7, streptococcus pneumoniae = 5 and haemophilus influenzae = 1) and identified by gra ... | 1992 | 1283667 |
| [female sex workers in benin, 2002. behavioural survey and hiv and other sti screening]. | as part of an hiv prevention program aimed at female sex workers (fsws) and their male clients in benin, we conducted a survey combining laboratory testing and a behavioural questionnaire in 2002 to estimate the prevalence of hiv, neisseria gonorrhoeae (ng) and chlamydia trachomatis (ct) and to determine the social, demographic and behavioral factors associated with these infections. the study provided a follow-up of the epidemiological situation in cotonou, benin's largest city, where the inter ... | 2007 | 18180215 |
| prevalence of asymptomatic genital infection among pregnant women in benin city, nigeria. | the prevalence of asymptomatic genital infection among pregnant women and their susceptibility to antibacterial agents was investigated to provide baseline data on common asymptomatic genital microorganisms and identify potentials for development of clinical disease among this cohort of patients. high vaginal swabs were obtained from five hundred consecutive and consenting pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of the university of benin teaching hospital (ubth) and the central hospital, ... | 2002 | 12685413 |
| decline in the prevalence of hiv and sexually transmitted diseases among female sex workers in cotonou, benin, 1993-1999. | within an ongoing hiv/std prevention project aimed at female sex workers (fsw) in cotonou, benin, we evaluated time trends in hiv and std prevalences from 1993 to 1999. | 2002 | 11834959 |
| childhood bacterial meningitis beyond the neonatal period in southern nigeria: changes in organisms/antibiotic susceptibility. | of 253 culture proven cases of bacterial meningitis in infants aged over a month and children up to one year old in benin city, nigeria, from 1985-1990, 49.8% were due to n. meningitidis, 21.4% s. pneumoniae, 15.4% h. influenzae and 13.4% other organisms, including s. aureus and enterobacteriaceae. compared to the period 1974-1984 in southern nigeria, n. meningitidis has replaced s. pneumoniae as the commonest organism. n. meningitidis was relatively infrequent below two years of age while h. in ... | 1994 | 8055756 |