Background: Salmonella enterica enterica serovar typhi/paratyphi is the causative agent of enteric (typhoid) fever, a life-threatening systemic illness, significantly impacting global health especially the developing nations. Although enteric fever can be treated effectively with...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i4299
Aims: This research aimed to evaluate and identify Streptococcus pneumoniae from nasopharynx samples of children and carry out antibiotic susceptibility assay on the isolates; being that pneumococci is well noted as a significant cause of invasive pneumonia in infants with the ch...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3281
Aim: To evaluate the in-vitro antifungal activities of garlic and ginger extracts against fungal isolates from Tinea capitis. Study Design: This was cross-sectional research. Place and Duration of Study: Scalp scrapping samples were collected from village primary school children...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i12404
Uzoamaka Charity Maduakor, Clara Idara Eleazar, Chidi George Mba, Chiamaka Cynthia Obodochukwu, Chioma Lily Eberechukwu & Cornelius Osinachi Ogu·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2024
Background: A potential threat to public health is the rapidly spreading enterobacteriaceae, especially Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae which produce metallo-beta-lactamases (MBL). This study evaluated the prevalence of metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) from clinical and no...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2024/v24i2791
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence as well as antibiotics susceptibility profile of Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp isolated from stool samples of asymptomatic students at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka campus. Study Design: This is a cross-sectional st...
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