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Bacterial contamination

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Detection of Health Risk Indicators Related to the Consumption of Cola nitida Nuts in Côte d'Ivoire

Comoé Koffi Donatien Benie, Solange AKA-GBEZO, Moussa Konate, Koffi Maïzan Jean Paul Bouatenin, Kraidy Athanase Otchoumou, Aya Carole Bonny, Kossa Marie Josée Yao, Anoh Xavier Kouamelan, Nohya Delvina Okondza, Dissinviel Stéphane Kpoda, Koua Atobla, Nathalie Guessennd, Camara Fatoumata Épouse Fadika & Adjéhi Dadie · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

The production and marketing of kola nuts are affected by health-related constraints despite their socio-economic and cultural importance. This study aimed to identify health risk indicators associated with Cola nitida nuts consumed in Côte d’Ivoire. A total of 150 nuts, comprisi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91786

Assessment of Associated Sanitary Practices and Bacterial Contamination of Cooked Ready-to-eat street-foods Sold in a Kenyan Rural Center

Sharzlyn I. Kanari & Michael N.I. Lokuruka · Asian Food Science Journal · 2026

Aim: This study aimed at assessing the nature and application of sanitary practices at food handling and the extent of bacterial contamination of cooked ready-to-eat street-foods in a Kenyan rural, commercial and residential center. Study Design: It was a descriptive cross-sectio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i1845

Bacterial Contamination and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Healthcare Workers' Mobile Phones in Hospitals at Khartoum City

Mansour Awad Mansour EL Jelani, Husham M Taha Aloob, Samia S Mohamed Ismail, Amira H Arman, Ahmed AbdElhadi Abdlhamed Ibrahem & Abdelhakam H. Ali · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2025

Background: Mobile phones used by healthcare workers (HCWs) have emerged as potential reservoirs for pathogens, posing a risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of bacterial contamination on HCWs' mobile phones, determine th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i21538

Isolation of Bacterial Contaminants from Operating Theatres in EnNahud City, West Kordofan State – Sudan

Mohmmed Abd Alrhman Algubarh, Enas A. NaemAllah, Esraa A. Y. Musbah, Abubakr Hamed Abdallh Elsheikh, Mazin Babekir Musa Bashir, Ghanem Mohammed Mahjaf & Babbiker Mohammed Taher Gorish · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2022

Background: The prevalence of nosocomial infections has continued to rise due to microbial contamination of the hospital environment. Operating room contamination, on the other hand, is one of the most common and life-threatening sources of nosocomial infections. Objective: The g...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i730396

Traditional and Molecular Identification of Bacterial Contamination from Honey (Processed and Unprocessed) and Their Control by Phytotherapy

Nazish Mazhar Ali, Saiqa Andleeb, Bushra Mazhar, Shaukat Ali, Rozina Ghulam Mustafa, Irsa Shafique, Anum Naseer, Hira Shahzad & Sadia Nazir · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2017

Honey used as a potential source of medicine traditionally. Today honey is contaminated due to improper handling which leads to cause various infections. So, the aim of current study was to isolate and identify the bacterial contamination from both commercial (processed) and natu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2017/33389