Aim: This study aimed at describing the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of S. aureus isolated from clinical samples at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital from 2003 to 2012. Methods: This was a retrospective study that included clinical specimens cultured at the Microbiology la...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9751
Aim: To determine the prevalence and genotypic characterisation of extended spectrum beta-lactamases produced by gram negative bacilli isolated at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). Samples: Gram negative clinical isolates. Study Design: Laboratory-based descriptive cross...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9792
Background: Multi-drug resistant (MDR) Enterobacteriaceae are on the increase worldwide and their spread has become a global challenge. Escalating the challenge is the possibility that many of these are Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). This further complicates pa...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17055
Background: S. aureus is a frequent cause of human infections and is one of the most important nosocomial pathogens. Widespread antimicrobial resistance has limited therapeutic choices to treat S. aureus infections. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus has continued to cause significa...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/44939
Nambafu Joan, Musisi John Stephen, Mwambi Bashir, James Kiguli, Patrick Orikiriza, Joel Bazira, Herbert Itabangi & Iramiot J. Stanley·Microbiology Research Journal International·2015
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of bovine fasciolosis in indigenous cattle slaughtered in Kampala City abattoir and to compare the diagnostic efficiency of fecal and post mortem examination. The study also assessed the economic impact of bovine fasciol...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15274
Aims: The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Clindamycin (CL) resistance and antimicrobial susceptibility among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) from Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) in Southwestern Uganda. Study Design: Laboratory b...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/10572
Aim: To determine the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of clinical isolates of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. Method: A total of 400 S. aureus isolates recovered from various clinical specimens at Mbara...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9909