Browsing by Author "Omalu, I.C.J."

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    CD4+ count AIDS patient infected, with pathogenic microsporidiosis in Benue State, Nigeria
    (Department Of Zoology, Faculty Of Natural And Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2006-09-12) Andrew, Yako B.; Duhlinska, D.D.; Molta, N.B.; Omalu, I.C.J.
    Pathogenic microsporidian was established among 96 AIDS-infected individuals where 966,42 (2.1%) males were confirmed positive with CD4+ count less than <335 cell/mm3 and-in the female category 1,042,54 (5.7%) had infection with CD4+ count less than <420 cell/mm3 at the first CD4+ count. Because of the pathogenic strain of microsporidiosis, diarrhoea was observed alongside other clinical symptoms at the second CD4+ count after 90 days, among the age of . 30-39 years old, the CD4+ count gradually droped to less than <200 cell/mm3 indicating high risk, of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and opportunistic infection established. However, there was no significant relationship among sexes given that, Z=1.039 <± 1.96 in other words, microsporidian was depended on age which shows a very close significant relationship among age groups (p- 815 > 0.05).
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    HELMINTHOSIS AND INTESTINAL PROTOZOANS AMONG HIV/AIDS INDIVIDUALS IN JOS COMMUNITY, NIGERIA
    (Department Of Zoology, Faculty Of Natural And Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2003-09-03) Andrew, Yako B.; Duhlinska, D.D; Omalu, I.C.J.
    A careful Case Study Was Carried Out On Helminthosis And Intestinal Protozoans Among 800 Individuals With Defined HIV Seropositive And Were Examined With The Following Parasitic Ova And Oocysts Which Were Recovered From Their Facial Matter:
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    Seroprevalence of Microsporidiosis in Inumunocompromised Patients in Kano, Nigeria
    (Department Of Zoology, Faculty Of Natural And Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2007-04-13) Omalu, I.C.J.; Duhlinska, D.D; Anyanwu, G.J.; PAM, V.A.; Inyama, P.U.; Andrew, Yako B.
    Microsporidial infections have- been, recognized as an increasingly important in immuncompromised patients, particularly those infected with Hiv/Aids. Stool Samples were examined for microsporidial spores by modified Giemsa staining technique and IgG antibodies to Microsporidia in Sora samples were detected by ELISA. Fcncal examination showed that M/192 (7.29%) oflilV/AIDS patients.hr.d microsporidia, comprising-IintcrQcytozoon biancusi 8/14 (57.-14%), Encephaljtozoon intestinalis 5/M (35.71 %) and mixed infection of.batli 1/14 (7.14%), while 0/50 of HIV-negative patients had microsporidia, The difference between them was not significant (x*> p>0.05). Enterocytozooh bicncusi Was detected, in 3/23 (13.04%) and 3/35 . (8.57% ) of TB/HIV/AIDS and TB/HIV-ncgativc patients. Serologioal evaluation showed that 22/168 (13.1.0%) of TIIV/ AIDS and 2/60 (3.33%) of HIV-negative patients were seropositive. There was n significant difference ; (X2* p<0.05) in Jreir infection rates. 0/30 of TB patients were seropositive. There wins a significant association • (p<0.05) bom con patients with Miorosporidiu and CD4 lymphocytes counts of $50 colls pL"1 and also with • diaiyhoea. This study aims at investigating Ihe occurrence of Mioronporidia in immunocompromised patients in order to provides baseline information on the status of Microsporidiosis in Kano-Nigeria. Detection of Microsporidia in immunocompromised patients has not been described previously in this area.