Aims: This study is aimed to ascertain the prevalence and antibiogram of bacterial isolates causing urinary tract infection in Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki I (FETHA I) with the view to establishing a base line for the cautious use of antibiotics in the hospital. Study Desi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16696
Aims: To investigate the impact of burning e-waste on soil physical, chemical and microbiological properties at sub-surface. Study Design: Soil samples from six different spots were collected at a depth of 0–6 cm from e-waste dumpsite where e-waste are burnt to disposed them. The...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16874
Aim: The antimicrobial effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts from leaves and stem of Sesbania grandiflora (L) against four clinical isolates, namely, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteric and Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the major aim of this research work....
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15672
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
Ebselen is a lipid-soluble seleno-organic compound whose benefits have been shown in a variety of diseases and in experimental studies including anti-inflammation, anti-proliferation, anti-angiogenesis, anti carcinogenesis and anti-oxidation properties. This study aimed to evalua...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17639
The present study was carried out to investigate the indoor and outdoor airborne fungi in the animal rearing houses viz., rabbit house, cow shed, poultry farm and swine house in Hessaraghatta village, Bangalore city was carried out by Andersen two stage sampler using an Malt Extr...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16698
Objective: To determine the effect of age on prevalence of malaria infection and oxidative stress in children. Study Design: One hundred and seventy children within the age range 0-5 years were recruited into this study from Specialist hospital, Ikare, Ondo state, Nigeria. The ch...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16204
Aims: This study was aimed at identifying and characterizing the different microbial groups that are involved in the composting process of household waste from the city of Dschang. Study Design: Three compost heaps of household wastes were studied, and a composite sample was coll...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16821
Canine distemper virus (CDV) is prevalent among domestic dogs and causes disease in various types of carnivores worldwide. In the present study, the genotype of two CDV strains, namely, ZJJ-SD and ZJJ-LN, were investigated based on the whole hemagglutininatinine (HA) antigen gene...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17349
Background: Tannery soils are very rich in keratinous materials such as fur, wool and hair that are by-products of the tanning industry where hides and skins are processed. A keratinase producing fungus belonging to the genus Penicillium was isolated from soils containing tannery...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16339