Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is one of the significant healthcare and hygienic-based diseases ravaging millions of people, especially in third world countries with poor hospital settings. This cross-sectional and laboratory investigation was done to determine the incidence of no...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v7i330183
Staphylococcus aureus is part of the normal bacterial flora of the skin, intestine and upper respiratory tract of both humans and animals and has the potential of causing staphylococcal infections if there is a breach in the hosts’ defense mechanism. These infections could range...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v7i230181
Anicet Luc Magloire Boumba, Sylvain Diembi, Boris. Otouana, G. C. Gouoni, A. B. Ecokounda Okoko, F. Itiere Odzili, Jean Felix Peko & Gottran Ondzotto·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2021
Introduction: Carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract have a tropism on the epidermoid mucosa. HPV infection remains one of the risk factors for this cancer. This work aimed to study the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in carcinomas of the VADS. Materials and Methods:...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v7i330182
Coronaviruses are closely related virus causing several types of respiratory tract infections ranging from common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). There are many other ways in which Covid-19...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v7i230179
Aim: This study was conducted to comparatively investigate the soil and air microflora of selected locations within the Federal University of Akure (FUTA), Ondo State, Nigeria. Study design: Experimental design Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at The Federal U...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v7i230178
Aim: The prevalence, sensitivity profile and resistance of Gram-positive bacteria in wounds to commercial antibiotics were ascertained in this study. Place and duration of study: University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Akure, Nigeria, between January and June 2019. Meth...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v7i230177
The current study evaluated the hematological changes in albino mice following infection with P. berghei and treatment with sodium bicarbonate; an alkaline substance intended to alkalinize the pH in the parasite environment. Twenty albino mice were randomly divided into five grou...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v7i230176
Background: Antibiotics once seen as miracle drugs are now becoming inefficient in treating various bacterial diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of vitamin and mineral supplements on the antibiogram profile of some of the multidrug-resistant bacteria, which the In...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v7i130175
Objective: The emergence and increasing spread of resistance to antibiotics in uropathogenic Enterobacteriaceae is a huge public health problem and increase the morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to produce scientific data on the virulence and level of resis...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v7i130174
The microbiome of the vagina is characterized by a community bacteria playing important roles in the overall health status of the female genital tract. This study was conducted to isolate and characterize bacteria from the female genital tract and as well evaluate the antibiotics...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v7i130173