Background: Cryptosporidium species are intestinal parasites that infect both humans and animals; it causes cryptosporidiosis which usually resulted to diarrhea especially among those with impaired immunity. It was observed that enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) be ascert...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i1430513
Aim: This study was aimed at determining the frequency of occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the susceptibility pattern of isolates to antibiotics. Place of Study: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Nigeria. Methodology: On...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/44610
Aims: This study was carried out to analyze the plasmid profile of multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated among catheterized patients attending the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Place of Study: Department of Medical Microbiology (Laboratory Section), Uni...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2018/v1i21270
Isyaka M. Tom, E. B. Agbo, Umar A. Faruk, Askira M. Umoru, Muhammad M. Ibrahim, Jidda B. Umar, Ali B. Haruna & Abdullahi Aliyu·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2018
Aims: To determine the infection rate and antibiogram of Proteus spp among hospitalised patients suffering from wound infection in Maiduguri. Methodology: A total of 320 wound swab samples were collected from August 2016 to June 2017, and processed via microscopy, culture and fu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2018/v1i21258
Isyaka M. Tom, E. B. Agbo, Umar A. Faruk, Muhammad M. Ibrahim, Askira M. Umoru, Jidda B. Umar, Abdullahi Aliyu & Ali B. Haruna·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2018
Aims: We analysed the prevalence of plasmid mediated multidrug resistance among Proteus spp isolated from wound infection patients attending healthcare centers in Maiduguri. Methodology: 320 wound swab samples were collected from August 2016 to June 2017, and investigated via mic...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2018/v1i21245
B. A. Haruna, F. Tahir, A. F. Umar, Mohammad M. Ibrahim, H. J. Balla, Askira M. Umoru, Isyaka M. Tom, Abdullahi Aliyu & Abdurrahman Abubakar·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2019
Aim: We determine the prevalence of TB and MDRTB within the study population. Methodology: The sampling consists of 192 (54.4%) males and 161 (45.6%) females. Ziehel Neelsen staining method was used for the detection of Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) in the sputum samples collected. Ri...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2018/v1i329618