Prevalence of Concomitant Bacteria among malaria Patients attending Government Hospitals in Ondo State, South-West Nigeria: Prevalence of Concomitant Bacteria among malaria Patients in Ondo State, Nigeria

Kehinde Ajayi; Oladejo B. O.; Funmilola Omoya; Kolawole Oladunmoye

doi:10.55940/medphar202216

Authors

Kehinde Ajayi Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology Akure
Dr. B. O. Oladejo Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology Akure
Prof. F. O. Omoya Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology Akure
Prof. M. K. Oladunmoye Department of Microbiology Federal University of Technology Akure

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55940/medphar202216

Keywords:

Malaria, Bacteria concomitant, Prevalence, Bacteremia

Abstract

Patients with severe malaria are at increased risk of developing concomitant bacterial sepsis. Bacteremia and malaria co-infection have a higher case fatality compared to those with malaria infection only. The existence of concomitant bacterial infections can further complicate the manifestation of malaria and increase the morbidity and mortality. Therefore this study was carried out to determine the relationship between bacteremia concomitant among malaria patients in Ondo State, Nigeria. A cross sectional study was conducted among febrile patients in selected government Hospitals in Ondo State. One milliliter of blood of patients confirmed to be malaria positive with microscopic examination of Giemsa stained thick and thin blood films and RDT kit was cultured for enumeration of bacterial concomitant. All data obtained were statistically analyzed using Chi-square and correlation test with a

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