Background: Oral intake of herbal medicinal products may ultimately lead to their interaction with the intestinal microbial community in which Klebsiella pneumoniae is a resident. Aim: This study investigated the effect of some herbal medicinal products consumed on beta-lactamase...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i2349
Background: Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) species are the major cause of foodborne infection. Aim: To analyze antimicrobial-resistant genes found in non-typhoidal Salmonella species in food and stool samples in Port Harcourt using molecular methods. Study Design: This was a cros...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i3424
Coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS) are important reservoirs of antibiotic-resistance genes and associated mobile genetic elements, with potential relevance to the emergence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcal clones. This study determined antibiotic resistance and molecu...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2026/v20i8521
Aim: This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and their resistant genes in African salad commonly consumed in West Africa. Background: The rising prevalence of foodborne infections poses a serious challenge due to the development of antimicr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i3359
Aim: To assess the prevalence of Vibrio species isolated from water bodies and stool samples in Buguma community in Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study with simple randomized sampling technique. Methodology: The study used a total of 80 samples c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i6318
Aim: To assess the prevalence of Non-Typhoidal Salmonella spp isolated from food and stool samples in Port Harcourt. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study with simple randomized sampling. Methodology: In this study, 210 stool samples and 210 food samples collected from D...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10380
Background: Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is a rare form of infection that is characterized by the presence of replication-competent HBV DNA in the liver but without detectable HBsAg in the serum. Aim: This study aimed to determine the comparative levels of immunological var...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i830474
Background: Co-morbidity of infections and non-infectious diseases is increasing in developing societies with little effort in identifying these trends. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, malaria infections, and high ser...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i21515