Aim: This study aims to analyze the microbiological profiles of bacterial infections in 516 patients, focusing on the distribution of pathogens, the prevalence of single vs. mixed infections, and the impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on treatment strategies. Study Design:...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i3362
Background and Objectives: Poliovirus, a highly infectious viral disease, has been a major public health concern in Nigeria. Despite the country’s successful eradication of wild poliovirus in 2020, outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 continue to pose signif...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i3360
Aim: This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and their resistant genes in African salad commonly consumed in West Africa. Background: The rising prevalence of foodborne infections poses a serious challenge due to the development of antimicr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i3359
Obiukwu, B. C., Okere, S. G., Agbugba, C. O., Merenini, I. F., Lela, J., Otty, N. U., Opara, M. C., Duru, C. C. & Evans, U. I.·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2025
This study was done to evaluate the level of compliance with good hygiene practices in slaughterhouses, to assess the microbiological quality and investigate the risk factors in some selected abattoirs in Owerri North L.G.A., Imo State. Standard microbiological techniques were ad...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i3358
Hepatitis B and C virus infections are one of the most widespread health problems in the world, especially in health care workers (HCWs), and constitute the major threat that challenges the health system in developing countries. Therefore, the present work aimed to find out the p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i2357
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection that affects approximately 70% of individuals during their lifetime, with approximately 47 million women aged 15 years and older at risk of developing the disease in Nigeria. Studies have revealed that HPV...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i2356
Aims: to refresh the memory regarding OHS implementation in the Parasiology clinical lab. Discussion: around 380,000 workers or 13.7% of the 2.78 million workers die from work-related accidents and diseases. Furthermore, >374 million people are injured, wounded or become ill a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i2355
Domestic water sources in off-campus student hostels around the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, harbor antibiotic-resistant and virulent bacteria with significant public health implications. Our study examined 72 bacterial isolates from six hostels in Choba, Aluu, Alakahia,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i2354
The rise of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Klebsiella pneumoniae presents a considerable challenge to healthcare systems globally, including those in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. This study aimed at determine the phenotypic and genotypic detection of extended spect...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i2353
Background: Listeria monocytogenes is an emerging food-borne pathogen and causative agent of listeriosis. Clinical manifestation of invasive listeriosis is usually severe and includes sepsis and meningoencephalitis. Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the preva...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i2352
Aim: To Molecularly Characterize Vibrio Species Isolated from Clinical Sources and Water Bodies in Buguma. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study with simple randomized sampling technique. Methodology: The study used a total of 80 samples comprising of 40 stool and 40 wat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i2351
Zichat Blessing Kuyet, Ahmed Akorede Zakarriyah, Adaobi Fiona Nwokeji, Faith Omosigho, Matthew Babalola, Fatimoh Ikeoluwa Egbinola, Miriam Amarachi Mike, Kelechi Emmanuel Amanze & Goodluck Chibunna Ogboenyie·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2025
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to health worldwide. Undermining decades of progress in medical science, pyocin, a bacteriocin synthesized by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, has caught the attention of academics as a viable alternative to conventional antibiotics. In...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i2350
Background: Oral intake of herbal medicinal products may ultimately lead to their interaction with the intestinal microbial community in which Klebsiella pneumoniae is a resident. Aim: This study investigated the effect of some herbal medicinal products consumed on beta-lactamase...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i2349
Dengue Fever is one of the neglected tropical diseases that results in case of approximately 100 million per year with over 5 billion individuals at risk of infection and re-infection. It is now one of the most prominent vector-borne diseases of humans in subtropical and tropical...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i2348
This review seeks to address the various approaches adopted to combat this phenomenon. With scientific facts, latter era has been proven that antibiotics have drastically transformed the way we treat infections nowadays due to several factors that strongly need to be carefully lo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i2346