B. A. Haruna

Adaptive Mechanisms of Listeria monocytogenes to Stressors: An Overview

B. A. Haruna, A. S. Kumurya & A. H. Musa · South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology · 2019

Listeria monocytogenes is a food borne pathogen which usually infects individuals with impaired cellular immunity and the healthy. Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of the humans has lots of defensive mechanisms placed to prevent pathogens from establishing themselves and cause infect...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajrm/2019/v4i430111

Detection of Multi-drug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among Suspected Patients in Northeastern Nigeria

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpr/2018/v1i329618

Clinical Background and Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis Antigen among Infertile Women Attending University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

A. S. Kumurya, M. Usman, S. J. Sheriff, H. Ngabra, M. A. Umar, A. Abdulsalam, A. Nura, M. U. Askira & B. A. Haruna · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2020

Background: Chlamydia trachomatis infection is an established cause of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain and infertility among women. It is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the world. The infection is largely asympt...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2020/v5i430173