Objectives: The present study reports extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production in E. coli isolates from poultry droppings from selected poultry farms in Keffi, Nigeria. Methods: Seventy-five (75) samples of poultry droppings were collected, and E. coli was isolated usin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v15i430131
In recent research work bacteria were isolated from samples of leucorrhea patients admitted in Lady Wellington hospital Lahore (gynae ward) and Basheer welfare hospital Shahdara Lahore. The sampling was done from pregnant and non-pregnant leucorrhea patients aged 18 to 30 years b...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v28i130124
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria and fungi isolated from wounds of in-patients with road traffic accidents at four General hospitals in Niger State. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Fe...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i530111
Aim: This study aim to determine the antimicrobial properties of the Parkia biglobosa (Jacque Benth.) effluents (waste water from the preparation of Parkia biglobosa). The effluents were tested against some typed and clinical pathogenic microorganisms for their antimicrobial prop...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i430105
Background: It is important to maintain primary dentition in the dental arch to facilitate the development of permanent teeth, in spite of teeth with infected root canals. Antimicrobial agents have been used, but, even a broad spectrum antibiotic could not eradicate all the bacte...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i130088
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the antibiogram of Klebsiella pneumonia (K. pneumoniae) among pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) suspected patients attending IDH Kano, Kano metropolis, Nigeria. Study Design: The study is descriptive cross sectional study. Place and Duration o...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/44507
Background: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common health problem among women and pregnancy is a predisposing factor. Aims: To determine the prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection among pregnant women in Ogun State, Nigeria. Study Design: This is a prospective, analytical and I...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/43736
Aims: The aim of this study was to propose a model describing the relationship between the antimicrobial concentration and the inhibition zone diameter during antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology of the University of Yaound...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/39218
Aim: This study assessed age group related level of infection and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Staphylococcus aureus strains from a clinical specimen. Study Design: This is a prospective cross-sectional study conducted among in-patients and out- patients suspected of...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/39731
Aims: The objective of the study is to determine the effect of storage on the physicochemical parameters of honey samples and their combined effect with antibiotics on clinical isolates from wound swab. Study Design: It is a retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: The m...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/35420
Aim: To determine the antibacterial activity of Annona muricata fruits against some human pathogens, the fungi associated with deterioration of Annona muricata fruits and the chemical compositions of the fruits. Study Design: The study was designed to test the inhibitory ability...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/31927
Aims: To investigate and compare the antibacterial effect of Curcuma longa with Zingiber officinale rhizome ethanolic extracts against five bacterial species which include three gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Proteus mirabilis) and two gram-po...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/31551
A total of 347 clinical wound swabs were obtained in Ondo State Specialist Hospital. Isolated pure cultures of bacteria were subjected to various morphology and biochemical tests. The isolates were identified using Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Ten antibiotics (Oxoi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30973
Aims: The problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now recognized as a major threat to the health and development in all countries. This study was conducted to determine pathogenic bacteria associated with clinical cases of bovine mastitis and their antimicrobial resistance p...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28838
Aims: The study aims to determine the antibiotic susceptibility pattern, incidence of β-lactamase and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from surgical wounds. Study Design: A cross-sectional study designed to evaluate the incidence o...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27848