Background: Post-operative wound sepsis remains a surgical challenge of public health concern constituting approximately 20% of the health care-associated nosocomial infections. This study aimed at determining the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacterial path...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/41690
Sarcocephalus latifolius is reported to have a wide range of medicinal properties and it is commonly used in the treatment of malaria, hypertension, diarrhea, dysentery and dental problems. Considering its characteristics, it is important to identify the phytochemical constituent...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/41887
The preparation and fungal spoilage of “moi-moi” from Bambara groundnut were investigated. Its preparation followed the steaming of beans pudding. Pour plate technique was used to estimate the fungal population and isolates were identified using standard methods. The mean value o...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/37294
Aims: To find out the prevalence of multi-drug resistance pattern of Escherichia coli in urinary tract infected patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Study Design: The study was influenced by recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) and presence of high multi-drug resistant (MDR) E. co...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/41140
Aim: This study reports the production of cellulase by Bacillus licheniformis VVA21 isolated from hydrocarbon contaminated Kegbara-Dere mangrove in Ogoniland, Nigeria. Methodology: Baseline physicochemical characteristics of the hydrocarbon contaminated soil were established. Twe...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/41940
Canine herpesvirus (CHV) seems to be present worldwide in both domestic and wild dogs. Serologic surveys have shown a relatively high prevalence of CHV in household and colony-bred dogs. Blood samples were collected from dogs in dog shelters or dog collection centres in Konya and...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/41967
It is possible to be exposed to sub-inhibitory antibiotics concentrations due to either patients or physicians during antibiotic therapy. In this study, we aimed to examine the production of biofilm and acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates which were e...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/40822
Diarrhoea is the passing of loose or watery stools at least three times per day or more frequently than normal for an individual. It is closely associated with poor hygiene and under nutrition. Medicinal plants have been known to provide alternatives to orthodox medicine in the t...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/41575
Aim: Taking into account the rise in mortality rate due to multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria, we purposed to retrospectively analyze the susceptibility behavior of 74 carbapenem-resistant clinical isolates towards common antibiotic classes [Sulphomide, β-lactams (BL), β...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/38085
The study aims at accounting the prevalence of pathogenic bacteria within the family Enterobacteriaceae in retail meat samples. Eighty samples were collected from four different locations of Allahabad region. Isolation was done using selective plating according to ISO Standard; I...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/40767