Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are prevalent health issue, with Escherichia coli being the primary causative agent. This study aimed to isolate, identify, and evaluate the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of uropathogens Escherichia coli (UPEC) from ambulatory patients with sus...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i1337
Escherichia coli is the most frequently isolated pathogen of urogenital infections. Its virulence gives it the ability to evade host defences and develop resistance to antibiotics. The aim of this work is to detect virulence factors and correlate them with antibiotic resistance....
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i1336
The study was carried out to evaluate the water quality of some selected boreholes and river, in Awo Mmama Local Government Area of Imo State with respect to microbial and physicochemical parameters. Water samples were collected and analyzed using microbiological protocols. Resul...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i1335
This comprehensive review examines the critical issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a growing global concern with profound societal implications. This article presents an overview of the causes of AMR, including the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in healthcare, agricultur...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i6334
Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has made it possible for treating HIV/AIDS as a chronic and manageable infection. HIV patients who receive effective therapy and adhere to it have similar survival rates as people who are not infected. People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i6333
Rashida Saheed-Alimi, Suleiman Adebayo Nassir, Leonard Ona Ehigie, Kikelomo Olayemi Oyeleke, Caleb Oladele Adegoke & Amudalat Adedokun·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2024
The emergence of resistance to existing antimalarial drugs has intensified the search for novel, effective, and affordable treatments for malaria. The sensitivity of strains of Plasmodium spp. to the commonly known antimalarial drugs over time undermines the effectiveness of trea...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i6332
Background: Pseudomonas species and Acinetobacter baumannii are uncommon opportunistic pathogens in our environment, they recently emerged as significant aetiological agents in healthcare associated infections particularly in immunocompromised individuals and have become increasi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i6330
Klebsiella pneumoniae is considered as the second leading cause of hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections globally and antibiotic resistance which has contributed to the high motality rate. This research focused on the isolation and antibiogram of Klebsiella pneumoni...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i6331
Shigella has settled on extremely sophisticated mechanisms to disrupt host cell progressions to endorse infection, escape immune exposure, and avoid bacterial clearance. The design of new therapeutic targets for the optimal management of Shigella infection must give a follow-up a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i6329
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, of urinary quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli from selected General Hospitals in Abuja Municipal, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Mic...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i6328