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    Management of haemorrhoid in a tropical .country
    (2004) Agbakwuru E.Aug.; Adesunkanmi A.R.K; Ujba A.F; Fadiora S.O.; Ademola S.A; Ogunrombi A.B.
    To appraise the pattern of presentation and management of Haemorrhoids in Ile-Ife. Setting: State Hospital and Wesley Hospital, Ilesa 2 major units of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Design: Retrospective Study. January 1990 to December, 2001 Patients and Method. 70 patients who presented with prolapsed (second and third degrees), over 11 years period were studied. Results Age Range was 10-80 years (average 27.8 + 1.9) with a male preponderance. Sixty-seven percent had prolapsing pile; 61.4% had open .excisional haemorrhoidectomy. Conclusion: It is felt that the late presentation was mainly due to fears, false belief and quackery often associated with the disease and its treatment. It was therefore suggested that more effort be made towards education of population in other to reduce above problems and encourage early presentation so that less invasive costly techniques could be used.
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    Pattern of Bacterial Pathogens In Burn Wound Infections In Ibadan, Nigeria
    (2004) Kehinde A.O; Ademola S.A; Okesola A.O; Oluwatosin O.M; Bakare R.A.
    A retrospective study of 85 patients with burn wound infections was carried out in University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, between April 1998 and March 2001. A total number of 85 specimens consisting of 35 wound swabs (41.2%) and 50 wound biopsies (58.8%) were processed during the period. Burn wound infections were significantly more frequent in children and adolescents (5-20 yr) than in adults (p < 0.05). Klebsiella species was the pathogen most commonly isolated, constituting 34.4%. This was closely followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (29.0%) and Staphylococcus aureus (26.8%). The rate of isolation of Gram-negative organisms was more than twice that of Gram-positive organisms. More than 75% of the Gram negative isolates were resistant to gentamicin, a commonly used antibiotic for Gram-negative infections, but sensitive to ceftazidime and pefloxacin. Gram-positive isolates were predominantly Staphylococcus aureus sensitive to azithromycin and pef- loxacin. This study highlights the predominant bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial profile among infected burn wounds in our centre.