Elizabeth N. Mbim

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Bacteria Isolated from the Environment of two Tertiary Hospitals in Calabar Metropolis, Nigeria

Elizabeth N. Mbim, Clement I. Mboto & Uwem O. Edet · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2016

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the susceptibility pattern of the bacterial isolates obtained from the environment of two hospitals (General hospital – GH and infectious disease hospital – IDH). Methods: A total of 240 swabs and air samples were collected...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29316

Plasmid Profile Analysis and Curing of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria Isolated from Two Hospital Environments in Calabar Metropolis, Nigeria

Elizabeth N. Mbim, Clement I. Mboto & Uwem O. Edet · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2016

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the plasmid profile and curing of environmental isolates from General and Infectious Disease hospitals showing multi-drug resistance. Methods: Isolates were obtained from air and surfaces of two hospitals using standard micr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2016/28587

A Review of Nosocomial Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa

Elizabeth N. Mbim, Clement I. Mboto & Bassey E. Agbo · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Nosocomial infections are a major public health problem globally and are on the increase despite efforts in hospital infection control measures and contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality.  Naturally, any micro-organism has the potential to cause infection in hospital...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25895