Efficacy of Hexetidine, Thymol and Hydrogen Peroxide-Containing Oral Antiseptics in Reducing Sars-Cov-2 Virus in the Oral Cavity: A Pilot Study

Abstract: VOLUME 39, NUMBER 1 ISSN 0189 - 160X January 2022 WAJM WEST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE ORIGINALITY AND EXCELLENCE IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS www.wajmed.org WEST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS EDITORIAL NOTES ............................................................................................................................................................................. 1C 1F 1 ORIGINAL ARTICLES Clinical Significance of Elevated Levels of Cardiac Troponin T in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos ..................................................................................................................................................................... O. I. Ajie, E. C. Azinge, B. T. Bello, T. A. Oshodi, O. O. Soriyan, I. C. Udenze Clinical Audit of Low Dose Prophylaxis Programme for Nigerian Children with Haemophilia ................................................. T. U. Nwagha, H. C. Okoye, C. E. Udo, S. Yuguda, K. I. Korubo, T. A. Adeyemo Identifying the Clinical and Histological Risk Factors affecting Post-Biopsy Voiding Efficiency: An Observational Closed Cohort Study ......................................................................................................................................................................................... M. A. Tolani, B. K. Hamza, M. Awaisu, A. O. Afolayan, A. T. Lawal, A. Bello Maternal Outcomes of Eclampsia at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital: A Six-Year Retrospective Review .................... A. A. Oluwole, A. O. Ugwu, A. P. Soibi-Harry, S. R. Garba, K. S. Okunade, C. C. Makwe, E. Owie, S.I. Omisakin, N.K. Ani-Ugwu, I. T. Okafor, U. Ifezue, J. A. Olamijulo Prevalence of Needle Stick and Sharps Injury and Hepatitis B Vaccination among Healthcare Workers in a South-East Nigerian Tertiary Hospital .................................................................................................................................................................. C. U. Onubogu, E. I. Nwaneli, C. G. Chigbo, M. C. Egbuniwe, R. O. Egeonu, S. N. Chukwurah, N. P. Maduekwe, I. Onyeyili, C. P. UmobI, O. F. Emelumadu Principles of Manual Tissue Processing in an Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Laboratory in Lagos, Nigeria ..................... U. P. Egbunah, A. O. Akinshipo, O. F. Ajayi Multiple Blood Transfusion may contribute to Abnormal Liver and Endocrine Functions in Adults with Sickle Cell Anaemia O. A. Adeyeye, L. Salawu Evaluation of Asymptomatic Malaria Antigenaemia and Parasitaemia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children in Benin City, Nigeria ......................................................................................................................................................... M. O. Ibadin, N. Eghafona Etiology and Clinical Evaluation of Patients with Bronchiectasis in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria ............................................ V. A. Umoh, D. D. Alasia, E. E. Akpan, U. Ekrikpo, E. E. Ekpe, M. E. Ekwere, E. Peters Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria: The Hurdles, Struggles, and Successes ..................................................................................................................................................................... A...