Browsing by Author "Azeez, A."

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Correlation of intraoperative cytological and final histological diagnoses
(Wiley, 2014) Salami, A.; Adeleye, A.; Ogun, G.; Adeoye, A.; Adeolu, A.; Okolo, C.; Eze, U.; Abdullahi, Y.; Lawan, A.; Ogunbiyi, J.; Akang, E.; Shokunbi, M.; Azeez, A.; Malomo, A.
Objective: Intraoperative cytology is a cost-effective, rapid, and easy technique, and studies have shown good correlation between intraoperative cytology and histology. We undertook this study to compare the intraoperative cytology diagnoses of brain lesions made in our unit over a 10-year period with the definitive histological diagnoses. The aim was to determine the degree of accuracy of this procedure. Study design: This is a retrospective study of intraoperative neuropathology consultation cytology smears or imprints and histology of 69 cases obtained over a 10-year period. Cytology smears were stained using both Papanicolaou and Giemsa. Histology sections were prepared from routine formalin-fixed paraffin- embedded tissue and stained using H and E method. Each of the smears and histology samples were assessed by at least two pathologists. Cytological diagnosis was correlated with final histological diagnosis. The sensitivity and specificity of cytological diagnosis was evaluated using final histological diagnosis as gold standard. Results: Correlation was strongest with inflammatory lesions followed by low-grade neoplasms. High-grade neoplasms also showed good concordance, but the degree of correlation was lower than in the other categories. Misdiagnosis was commonest with benign tumors. Conclusion: Intraoperative cytology is a relatively simple, reliable, and accurate diagnostic technique and should be more commonly used, particularly in low-resource settings. Diagn. Cytopathol.
Wildlife market and predisposition to zoonotic disease in Ibadan, South-Western Nigeria.
(Society for Public Health Professionals of Nigeria (SPHPN), 2020) Omonona, A. O.; Jubril, A. J.; Salami, K. K.; Coker, O. M.; Olumide, A. O.; Omobowale, M. O.; Azeez, A.; Adetuga, A. T.; Ayegboyin, M.; Oyetunde, O. I.
Background: Recent cases of global epidemics rooted in zoonotic diseases' transmission engendered the exploration of wildlife beliefs and practices toward disease transmission among vendors in wildlife markets. Objectives: The study explored the wildlife market practices in order to understand how the markets, attitudes and behaviours of traders can potentially influence the transmission of zoonotic diseases in Nigeria. Methods: The study employed a qualitative research method, involving non-participant observation and interviews of 22 consented vendors from five wildlife markers in Ibadan, Nigeria. Results: Wildlife vendors were neither grounded about animal-human transmission of diseases, nor hardly suspected their stock as a route or gateway for zoonoses' transmission to humans. They also embraced metaphysical explanation of disease aetiology among them. Conclusion: Holistic and culturally-designed sensitisation about zoonoses targeting the wildlife vendors could facilitate the adoption of healthy practices when handling wildlife among them.