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Trends in the susceptibility to antimicrobial drugs of common pathogens in childhood septicaemia in Nigeria: experience at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, 1991-1994.

International journal of antimicrobial agents

Akpede GO, Adeyemi O, Ambe JP.
PMID: 18611691
Int J Antimicrob Agents. 1995 Dec;6(2):91-7. doi: 10.1016/0924-8579(95)00023-9.

From 1991 to 1994, Staphylococcus aureus, untyped Coliform spp. and Salmonella spp., other Enterobacteriaceae and other bacteria were isolated from 40.7%, 37.6%, 19.5% and 2.2%, respectively, of 225 confirmed cases of septicaemia in postneonatal infants and children. Overall, 98.9%,...

Sensorineural hearing loss in Lassa fever: two case reports.

Journal of medical case reports

Okokhere PO, Ibekwe TS, Akpede GO.
PMID: 19178735
J Med Case Rep. 2009 Jan 29;3:36. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-3-36.

INTRODUCTION: Lassa fever is an acute arena viral haemorrhagic fever with varied neurological sequelae. Sensorineural hearing loss is one of the rare complications which occur usually during the convalescent stage of the infection.CASE PRESENTATION: The cases of two female...

52 Years of Lassa Fever Outbreaks in Nigeria, 1969-2020: An Epidemiologic Analysis of the Temporal and Spatial Trends.

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Agbonlahor DE, Akpede GO, Happi CT, Tomori O.
PMID: 34460421
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Aug 30;105(4):974-985. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1160.

The year 2020 made 52 years since the first report of Lassa fever (LF) outbreaks from Nigeria, but what progress has been made in its control? We sought to answer this through an epidemiologic analysis of the temporal and...

Aseptic Meningitis Caused by Lassa Virus: Case Series Report.

Case reports in neurological medicine

Okokhere PO, Bankole IA, Iruolagbe CO, Muoebonam BE, Okonofua MO, Dawodu SO, Akpede GO.
PMID: 27957363
Case Rep Neurol Med. 2016;2016:1978461. doi: 10.1155/2016/1978461. Epub 2016 Nov 13.

The Lassa virus is known to cause disease in different organ systems of the human body, with varying clinical manifestations. The features of severe clinical disease may include bleeding and/or central nervous system manifestations. Whereas Lassa fever encephalopathy and...

Acute Lassa Virus Encephalitis with Lassa Virus in the Cerebrospinal Fluid but Absent in the Blood: A Case Report with a Positive Outcome.

Case reports in neurology

Okokhere PO, Erameh CO, Alikah F, Akhideno PE, Iruolagbe CO, Osazuwa OO, Bankole IA, Adomeh DI, Odia I, Aire CO, Oyakhilome J, Agbukor J, Atafo RO, Asogun DA, Happi CT, Sabeti PC, Günther S, Akpede GO.
PMID: 30057542
Case Rep Neurol. 2018 Jul 03;10(2):150-158. doi: 10.1159/000490374. eCollection 2018.

It is rare both to have the central nervous system (CNS) as the main focus in the acute phase of Lassa fever infection without associated bleeding, and to find Lassa virus (LAV) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) but not...

Corrigendum: Caseload and Case Fatality of Lassa Fever in Nigeria, 2001-2018: A Specialist Center's Experience and Its Implications.

Frontiers in public health

Akpede GO, Asogun DA, Okogbenin SA, Dawodu SO, Momoh MO, Dongo AE, Ike C, Tobin E, Akpede N, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Adewale AE, Ochei O, Onyeke F, Okonofua MO, Atafo RO, Odia I, Adomeh DI, Odigie G, Ogbeifun C, Muoebonam E, Ihekweazu C, Ramharter M, Colubri A, Sabeti PC, Happi CT, Günther S, Agbonlahor DE.
PMID: 31544101
Front Public Health. 2019 Sep 13;7:251. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00251. eCollection 2019.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00170.].

Caseload and Case Fatality of Lassa Fever in Nigeria, 2001-2018: A Specialist Center's Experience and Its Implications.

Frontiers in public health

Akpede GO, Asogun DA, Okogbenin SA, Dawodu SO, Momoh MO, Dongo AE, Ike C, Tobin E, Akpede N, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Adewale AE, Ochei O, Onyeke F, Okonofua MO, Atafo RO, Odia I, Adomeh DI, Odigie G, Ogbeifun C, Muebonam E, Ihekweazu C, Ramharter M, Colubri A, Sarbeti PC, Happi CT, Günther S, Agbonlahor DE.
PMID: 31294014
Front Public Health. 2019 Jun 25;7:170. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00170. eCollection 2019.

No abstract available.

The Origins and Future of Sentinel: An Early-Warning System for Pandemic Preemption and Response.

Viruses

Botti-Lodovico Y, Nair P, Nosamiefan D, Stremlau M, Schaffner S, Agignoae SV, Aiyepada JO, Ajogbasile FV, Akpede GO, Alhasan F, Andersen KG, Asogun DA, Ayodeji OO, Badiane AS, Barnes K, Bauer MR, Bell-Kareem A, Benard ME, Benevolence EO, Blessing O, Boehm CK, Boisen ML, Bond NG, Branco LM, Butts MJ, Carter A, Colubri A, Deme AB, DeRuff KC, Diédhiou Y, Edamhande AP, Elhamoumi S, Engel EJ, Eromon P, Fallah M, Folarin OA, Fry B, Garry R, Gaye A, Gbakie M, Gevao SM, Gionet G, Gladden-Young A, Goba A, Gomis JF, Happi AN, Houghton M, Ihekwuazu C, Iruolagbe CO, Jackson J, Jalloh S, Johnson J, Kanneh L, Kayode A, Kemball M, Kingsley OC, Koroma V, Kotliar D, Mehta S, Metsky HC, Michael A, Mirhashemi ME, Modjarrad K, Momoh M, Myhrvold CA, Naregose OG, Ndiaye T, Ndiaye M, Ndiaye A, Normandin E, Odia I, Oguzie JU, Okogbenin SA, Okokhere PO, Okolie J, Olawoye IB, Olumade TJ, Oluniyi PE, Omoregie O, Park DJ, Paye MF, Petros B, Philippakis AA, Priscilla A, Ricks A, Rimoin A, Sandi JD, Schieffelin JS, Schreiber M, Seck MC, Siddiqui S, Siddle K, Smither AR, Sy M, Sy N, Tomkins-Tinch CH, Tomori O, Ugwu C, Uwanibe JN, Uyigue EA, Victoria DI, Vinzé A, Vodzak ME, Welch N, Wurie HI, Zoumarou D, Grant DS, Ndiaye D, MacInnis B, Sabeti PC, Happi C.
PMID: 34452470
Viruses. 2021 Aug 13;13(8). doi: 10.3390/v13081605.

While investigating a signal of adaptive evolution in humans at the gene LARGE, we encountered an intriguing finding by Dr. Stefan Kunz that the gene plays a critical role in Lassa virus binding and entry. This led us to...

Tension Pneumatocele due to Enterobacter gergoviae Pneumonia: A Case Report.

Case reports in medicine

Kesieme EB, Kesieme CN, Akpede GO, Okonta KE, Dongo AE, Gbolagade AM, Eluehike SU.
PMID: 23056055
Case Rep Med. 2012;2012:808630. doi: 10.1155/2012/808630. Epub 2012 Sep 29.

Pneumatocele formation is a known complication of pneumonia. Very rarely, they may increase markedly in size, causing cardiorespiratory compromise. Many organisms have been implicated in the pathogenesis of this disease; however, this is the first report of tension pneumatocele...

A standardised Phase III clinical trial framework to assess therapeutic interventions for Lassa fever.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Olayinka AT, Bourner J, Akpede GO, Okoeguale J, Abejegah C, Ajayi NA, Akude C, Ayodeji O, Bausch DG, de Clerck H, Dan-Nwafor C, Dunning J, Erameh C, Eze JN, Formenty P, Gillesen A, Jalloh S, Jaspard M, Jegede T, Maikere J, Malvy D, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Ojo OE, Okogbenin S, O'Neill K, Orji ML, Owhin SO, Ramharter M, Samuels RJ, Shehu N, Merson L, Salam AP, Kayem ND, Horby P, Ihekweazu C, Olliaro P.
PMID: 34990453
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Jan 06;16(1):e0010089. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010089. Epub 2022 Jan 06.

BACKGROUND: Only one recommendation currently exists for the treatment of Lassa fever (LF), which is ribavirin administered in conjunction with supportive care. This recommendation is primarily based on evidence generated from a single clinical trial that was conducted more...

Mitigating lockdown challenges in response to COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

Mboera LEG, Akipede GO, Banerjee A, Cuevas LE, Czypionka T, Khan M, Kock R, McCoy D, Mmbaga BT, Misinzo G, Shayo EH, Sheel M, Sindato C, Urassa M.
PMID: 32437938
Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jul;96:308-310. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.018. Epub 2020 May 11.

No abstract available.

52 Years of Lassa Fever Outbreaks in Nigeria, 1969-2020: An Epidemiologic Analysis of the Temporal and Spatial Trends.

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Agbonlahor DE, Akpede GO, Happi CT, Tomori O.
PMID: 34460421
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Aug 30; doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1160. Epub 2021 Aug 30.

The year 2020 made 52 years since the first report of Lassa fever (LF) outbreaks from Nigeria, but what progress has been made in its control? We sought to answer this through an epidemiologic analysis of the temporal and...

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