Applied Microbiology: Open Access
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Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Biography

JANET FUNMILAYO AKINSEYE is a researcher in medical science at Afe Babalola University,
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
 

Publications

• Research   
  Incidence of Bacterial Conjunctivitis among Patients attending Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
  Author(s): Akinseye Janet Fumilayo, Obebe Olusola, AO Komolafe, Agunlejika Richard Adedokun and Ayuba Sunday Buru*
  
  Conjunctivitis infection is associated with purulent discharge, swelling of the eyelid and itching. In the bacteria infection, a crust of sticky muco-purulent discharge is present. Here we highlight the aetiological agent of bacterial conjunctivitis and their antibiogram pattern. About 120 patients were examined for bacterial conjunctivitis at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex Ile-Ife. 90 of the patients had bacterial conjunctivitis indicating a prevalence rate of 75%, male patients had prevalent of (76.4%), while female patients (73.8%). In relation to age group of patients, 11-20 years (25.6%) had the highest prevalence of bacterial conjunctivitis followed by age <12 months (22.2%), while the prevalence for other ages were 1-10 years (17.7%), 21-30 years (16.7%), 31-40 years and 41-50 years (5.6%) each, 51-60 years (4.4%) and 61-70 years (2.2%), bacterial isola.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2471-9315.20.6.166

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