Background: Malaria remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Zimbabwe due to transmission of Plasmodium parasite by the Anopheles mosquitoes. Globally, several species of Plasmodium parasite have been identified, but only P. falciparum, P. ovale, P. vivax, P. malariae...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i230167
Background and Objective: Extended Spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is an important public health issue due to lack of therapeutic antibiotic options and the danger it portends to the pregnant woman. This study was carried out to determine the p...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i230166
Wassiyath Moussé, Haziz Sina, Ibrahima A. Mama-Sirou, Eugénie Anago, Durand Dah-Nouvlessounon, Christine N’Tcha, Farid Bade, Sévérin Anagonou, Adolphe Adjanohoun & Lamine Baba-Moussa·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2019
Aims: The aim of this work was to determine the resistance profile and to investigate the production of extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) by clinically relevant Gram-negative Bacillus (GNB) strains. Methodology: About 191 strains were isolated from 1823 samples collected at t...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i230158
Aim: To study the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) contamination among dyspeptic patients in Damaturu and report on the relationship between H. pylori predominance and different age groups in the population under study. Methods: A sum of 229 volunteers with dyspeptic...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i230159
Background: Enteric fever is a global disease. In India, Enteric fever is endemic with Salmonella enterica serovar typhi being the predominant etiological agent. Due to changing antimicrobial resistance patterns, knowledge of local epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance pattern h...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i130157
Introduction: The idea that certain plants had healing potential was known long before human beings discovered the existence of pathogens. Methodology: The crude methanolic leaf extract of Prosopis africana was assayed for antimicrobial potency using Agar-well diffusion technique...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i130156
This study aimed at determining the impact of Carbofuran and Paraquat use on soil microbial biomass and microbial population as soil health index. Pot experiment, set-up as a randomized block design with replicates was done, with both pesticides applied at recommended rates for e...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i130155
Background/Purpose: Based on fact there is high urinary tract infection and increasing treatment failure among pregnant women and this has led to increased mortality and morbidity among pregnant women, and increased stay in the hospital. This study was conducted to evaluate the p...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i130154
I. H. Nkene, Y. B. Ngwai, E. B. Bassey, G. R. I. Pennap, M. D. Makut, R. H. Abimiku, T. Ibrahim & P. A. Tsaku·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2019
Aims: This study investigated the antibiotic resistance profile of Escherichia coli from the urine of patients with suspected urinary tract infections in Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Sample was obtained...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i130153
Amaranthus viridis is known to have excellent nutritional value because of its high content of essential micronutrients which are considered heat labile, thus little or no heat is applied during its preparation to destroy microbial contaminants acquired during planting, harvestin...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i130152
Background: The microbial ecosystem in the human intestine is complex and it plays a great role in health and nutrition. Cultural techniques have been used over the years to study the gut microbiota but studies suggest that a greater percentage of these bacteria found in the gut...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v17i430151
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of CHROMagar ESBL in comparison with Double Disc Synergy Test (DDST) for the detection of ESBL producing uropathogens. Methods: Six hundred and sixty urine samples were collected from pregnant women atten...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v17i430150
Background: Antibiotic resistance is a growing global healthcare challenge and efforts to contain it are being outpaced by rapid emergence of resistant microbes. Common environmental pathogens have been reported to be manifesting resistance to several antibiotics to which they we...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v17i430148
Motasem Al-Masri, Ghadeer Omar, Adham Taha, Amira Abu Alsoud, Eman Tawafsha, Reem Basheer, Manar Al-Akhras & Rashad Taradeh·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2019
Aim: To determine antimicrobial activity of Teucrium creticum (T. creticum) leaves extract against bacterial and fungal reference strains and multidrug resistant bacteria isolated at an oncology ward. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v17i430149
The enzymatic potentials of microorganisms isolated from retting cassava were evaluated for the purpose of pectinase, cellulase and amylase activities. Cassava tubers of 12 months old were collected from 3 different sources: Ahieke, Ndoru and Umuariga in Abia State. They were han...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v17i430147