[HTML][HTML] Presenting symptoms and predictors of poor outcomes among 2,184 patients with COVID-19 in Lagos State, Nigeria

…, O Onasanya, E Erinosho, J Obasanya… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Lagos state remains the epicentre of COVID-19 in Nigeria. We describe the
symptoms and signs of the first 2,184 PCR-confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted at COVID-19 …

National tuberculosis prevalence surveys in Africa, 2008–2016: an overview of results and lessons learned

…, J Mutsvangwa, W Nkhoma, J Obasanya… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective and methods Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a
single infectious agent. In many countries, national TB prevalence surveys are the only way to …

The Nigeria centre for disease control

AM Njidda, O Oyebanji, J Obasanya, O Ojo… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Only a few African countries like Ethiopia and Mozambique have long standing National
Public Health Institutes (NPHI). However, since the large 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) …

[HTML][HTML] Doing no harm? Adverse events in a nation-wide cohort of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Nigeria

…, A Osakwe, O Oladimeji, G Akang, JO Obasanya… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Adverse events (AEs) of second line anti-tuberculosis drugs (SLDs) are
relatively well documented. However, the actual burden has rarely been described in detail in …

Testing pooled sputum with Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis to increase affordability in low-income countries

…, O Oladimeji, M Blakiston, J Obasanya… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health problem, with the highest burden occurring in low-income
countries. In these countries, the use of more sensitive diagnostics, such as Xpert …

[HTML][HTML] Prioritization of zoonotic diseases of public health significance in Nigeria using the one-health approach

…, S Omilabu, J Kabir, GAT Ogundipe, O Ojo, O Joshua… - One Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Nigeria, with a population of over 190 million people, is rated among the 10 countries with
the highest burden of infectious and zoonotic diseases globally. In Nigeria, there exist a sub-…

[HTML][HTML] Morbidity and mortality outcomes of COVID-19 patients with and without hypertension in Lagos, Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study

…, O Onasanya, E Erinosho, J Obasanya… - Global Health Research …, 2021 - Springer
Background The current pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has shown epidemiological and …

Prevalence of subclinical pulmonary tuberculosis in adults in community settings: an individual participant data meta-analysis

…, HV Nguyen, HB Nguyen, J Obasanya… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Subclinical pulmonary tuberculosis, which presents without recognisable
symptoms, is frequently detected in community screening. However, the disease category is …

Antimicrobial use and resistance in Nigeria: situation analysis and recommendations, 2017

A Egwuenu, J Obasanya, I Okeke, O Aboderin… - 2018 - proceedings.panafrican-med-journal …
Introduction: it is projected that by 2050, 40% of 10 million deaths from Antimicrobial Resistance
(AMR) will occur in Africa. Understanding the AMR situation in Nigeria will provide an …

[HTML][HTML] Mycobacterial etiology of pulmonary tuberculosis and association with HIV infection and multidrug resistance in Northern Nigeria

…, C Brown, KJ Tracy, J Obasanya… - Tuberculosis …, 2013 - hindawi.com
Objective. Data on pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)
complex in Nigeria are limited. We investigated species of MTB complex in TB cases from …