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Systematic review of surveillance systems for AMR in Africa (2022)
Journal Article
Okolie, O., Igwe, U., Ismail, S., Uzairue, L., & Adukwu, E. C. (2022). Systematic review of surveillance systems for AMR in Africa. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 78(1), 31-51. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkac342

AIMS: Surveillance is a useful tool for tracking antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends, patterns, therapeutic and policy interventions. Proper correlation of surveillance data gives meaningful insight into the underlying epidemiology and facilitates... Read More about Systematic review of surveillance systems for AMR in Africa.

Effectiveness of the human oral microbe identification microarray in identifying periodontal pathogens: A Systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Udoh, S., Adukwu, E., Varadi, A., & Saad, S. (2022). Effectiveness of the human oral microbe identification microarray in identifying periodontal pathogens: A Systematic review. Applied Microbiology, 2(3), 614-625. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol2030047

The aim of this review was to investigate the effectiveness of the Human Oral Microbe Identification Microarray (HOMIM) in identifying and quantifying bacterial species of the oral microbiome in periodontal disease. The search for articles was conduc... Read More about Effectiveness of the human oral microbe identification microarray in identifying periodontal pathogens: A Systematic review.

Recent advances in the application of essential oils as potential therapeutic candidates for Candida-related infections (2022)
Journal Article
Tran, H., Udoh, S., Russell, G., Okeyoyin, O. R., Aftab, S., Rodriguez, I., …Adukwu, E. C. (2022). Recent advances in the application of essential oils as potential therapeutic candidates for Candida-related infections. Applied Microbiology, 2(2), 397-413. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol2020030

Candidiasis (oral, vulvovaginal, or systemic bloodstream infections) are important human fungal infections associated with a high global prevalence in otherwise healthy adults but are also opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. With... Read More about Recent advances in the application of essential oils as potential therapeutic candidates for Candida-related infections.

How are turmeric and its derivative products beneficial for intestinal health? (2022)
Journal Article
Russell, G., Rolfe, V., & Adukwu, E. (2022). How are turmeric and its derivative products beneficial for intestinal health?. Modern Journal of Medicine and Biology, 1(2),

Turmeric is the common name for the rhizome of Curcuma longa L., and has been used as a curative and digestive aide in both Chinese and Indian traditional medicine since ancient times. Investigations into the physiological actions of this particular... Read More about How are turmeric and its derivative products beneficial for intestinal health?.