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A familiar insight into the use of bibliometric terms Nnodim, Johnkennedy; Vitus, Onyeze; Amarachi, Ikem Promise
Magenta Journal De Healthymedi Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): Magenta Journal De Healthymedi (MJDH)
Publisher : Generasi Sains Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37899/mjdh.v2i2.160

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The quantitative approach of citation and content analysis for academic journals, books, and researchers is known as bibliometrics. The number of times a specific work is mentioned by other resources is used to estimate the quantitative effect of a given publication. Inferentially, you can gauge the impact that a particular study has on the remainder of the academic literature. A compelling case for impact in a personal statement and qualitative peer review should always be added to bibliometrics. The foundation of bibliometrics is statistical sampling. It is predicated on a few presumptions. Each appraisal must take these presumptions into consideration. The essential tools that enable a user to comprehend the influence of a single published paper or of a researcher's body of work are citation databases and alternative metrics tools. citation databases and altmetrics tools can be used  for the following things: to demonstrate the influence of a piece of writing by displaying how many times it has been referenced since it was published as well as assemble the sources that the publication's author used. It is used to locate and read the most important works in a specific topic and to research related literature and follow the progress of a certain publication.
Age-Related and Pathogen-Specific Variations in C-Reactive Protein Levels Among Urinary Tract Infection Patients Nnodim, Johnkennedy; Itunu, Adepoju Olorunfemi; Amarachi, Ikem Promise
Magenta Journal De Healthymedi Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): Magenta Journal De Healthymedi (MJDH)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37899/mjdh.v2i1.159

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This study evaluated serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels among urinary tract infected patients attending Madonna University Teaching Hospital in order to determine inflammatory response patterns associated with urinary tract infections. A cross-sectional experimental design was employed involving 105 participants comprising 52 urinary tract infected patients and 53 apparently healthy controls. Serum CRP concentrations were measured using the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay method, while statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 26. The findings demonstrated that UTI patients exhibited significantly higher CRP concentrations compared to healthy controls. Age-related analysis further revealed elevated inflammatory responses among children and adolescents relative to adults. Comparative bacterial analysis showed that Escherichia coli infections produced the highest CRP levels, followed by Proteus mirabilis and Klebsiella pneumoniae. The novelty of this study lies in its integrated evaluation of age-dependent and pathogen-specific inflammatory responses among UTI patients within a Nigerian tertiary healthcare setting. The findings provide important evidence supporting the clinical relevance of CRP as a rapid biomarker for assessing inflammatory severity and host-pathogen interactions in urinary tract infections. The study further contributes to improving biomarker-based infection assessment and inflammatory monitoring in resource-limited clinical environments.