A. Lamikanra
Professor
B. Pharm. (Ife), Ph.D. (Manc.), MPSN

Email: alamikan@oauife.edu.ng

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
Pharmaceutical Microbiology
 

RESEARCH INTEREST:

1. Incidence and proliferation of antibiotic resistant organisms and the effect of antibiotic resistance on the pathogenicity of enteric organisms.

2. Antimicrobial activity of plants and plant products.

3. Epidemiological investigation of drug use in Nigeria.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Okeke IN, Fayinka ST, Lamikanra A (2000) Antibiotic resistance trends in Escherichia coli from apparently healthy Nigeria students, 1986-1998. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 393-396.

Okeke IN, Lamikanra A (2000) Quality and bioavailability of ampicillin capsules in a Nigerian semi-urban community. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 30: 47 – 51.

Okeke IN, Abdu AR, Lamikanra A (2001) Microbiological investigation of an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis in Niger State, Nigeria. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, :514 – 516.

Babalola OO, Lamikanra A (2002) Pattern of antibiotic purchases in community pharmacies in South Western Nigeria. Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 19: 33 – 38.

Okeke IN, Steinruck H, Kanak KJ, Elliot SJ, Sundstrom L, Kaper JB, Lamikanra A (2002) Antibiotic-resistant cell-detaching Escherichia coli strains from Nigerian children. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40(1): 301-5.