Salmonella is one of the most common zoonotic bacteria that cause foodborne illness in humans. An investigation was conducted to determine the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Salmonella isolates from chicken eggs in the Naogaon district, Bangladesh. Salmonell...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i230187
Aims and Objective: Many diseases have a high prevalence in India, accounting for one-fourth of the Tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world. In our study, we aimed to find the prevalence of Pre XDR-TB and XDR-TB amongst newly diagnosed cases of pulmonary MDR-TB who had never been pr...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i230186
Aims: The contamination of sea fish and seafood by bacteria of fecal origin along with various pathogenic drug-resistant microorganisms are widely documented as the cause of several human diseases. Our present studies aim to determine the comparative microbiological quality among...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i130185
Introduction: Escherichia coli (E. coli) is considered one of the most frequent intestinal and extraintestinal pathogen. Methods: A total of 49 isolates of E. coli were collected from different clinical samples, from different hospitals in Northern West Bank-Palestine, during Ja...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i130183
Samya Said Rashid, Elizabeth Matey, Tokoro Masaharu, Ichimura Hiroshi, Andrew Nyerere & Willie Sang·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2019
Background: Diarrhoea is the second disease killer after respiratory diseases in children. Globally, there are nearly 1.7 billion cases of diarrheal disease every year. In developing countries, enteric bacterial pathogens are most common causes of morbidity and mortality in child...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i130184
Background: Efficient tuberculosis (TB) control is based on an early diagnosis followed by the rapid identification of drug resistance, in order to treat patients adequately, break the chain of transmission, and avoid the spread of resistant strains. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Myc...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i130181
G. O. Daramola, T. A. Kumoluyi, H. A. Edogun, A. Fadeyi, A. Awosanya, F. O. Adewumi, E. F. Akerele, O. Ogunfowokan, A. O. Ojerinde & A. A. Shittu·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2019
Life on earth is practically impossible without water, in fact, the presence of water on our planet is one of the critical factors that make life possible on earth. Apart from commercial, agricultural, industrial, domestic and sundry uses of water, humans, like other living organ...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i130180
Aim: To analyse the potential risk of hydrocarbon polluted surficial soil, from a heavy-duty generator plant at Delta Campus, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Study Design: Conceptual site model (CSM). Methodology: A CSM was designed and applied prior to sample collection i...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i430182
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and antibiogram characteristics of bacteria and fungi in urine samples of some selected towns in Ondo State, Nigeria. Study Design: Experimental design. Study Location: Urine samples were collected from patients visiting...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i430178
A. N. T. Koné, N. K. N’gbesso, B. K. Guédé, M. B. Ouattara, F. K. Konan, A. Dadié & N. K. Guessennd·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2019
Aim: The current study was aimed at evaluating the antibiotic resistance profile of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp isolated from post-weaned piglets treated with penicillin-streptomycin combination therapy. Study Design: Bacteriological study. Place and Duration of Study: L...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i430177