Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear, characterized by inflammation of the mucosal lining, affecting individuals of all ages and genders. If left untreated, it can lead to significant consequences, including economic loss, impaired speech development, hearing impairment...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i21714
Background: In Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire, the sale of pork barbecues has increased markedly over the past five years. The production and sale chain for these barbecues involves multiple handling steps that can introduce critical contamination points. Pork and personnel participating i...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i111660
Ehiaghe, JI., Ogbebor, AO., Asiriuwa, I., Erhunmwunse, R.U., Ayanlere, KM., Amengialue, O.O, Ehiaghe F.A & Ogbodo, E.C.·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2025
Antibiotic resistance has emerged as a critical global health challenge, exacerbated by the widespread misuse and overuse of antibiotics. The aim of this research was geared to determine the pattern of multidrug resistance (MDR) isolates among patients with post-operative surgica...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i41216
Bruna Brasil Oliveira, Saul de Campos de Melo Almeida, Arthur Costa Pereira Santiago de Almeida, Lívia Ribeiro da Silva, Yamina Coentro Montaldo, Tania Marta Carvalho dos Santos & João Manoel da Silva·Microbiology Research Journal International·2025
Poultry farming in Brazil is one of the agricultural activities that is gradually evolving, making the country the third largest producer and exporter of chicken meat in the world. Antibiotic supplementation has traditionally been used to stabilize the intestinal microbiota, acce...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i41560
Aldijana Mahmutović Milićević, Lana Lekić, Halida Mahmutbegović Poljaković, Mehmed Salkić, Amir Kikanović & Nermina Zaimović Imamović·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2024
Aim: To indicate the importance of the use of probiotics and the factors that influence the use of probiotics during antibiotic therapy. Introduction: Antibiotics are pharmacological agents selectively toxic to bacteria, but non-toxic or acceptably toxic to humans, prescribed and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i111114
Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa usually cause nosocomial infections with concurrent morbidity and mortality and is generally resistant to many antibiotics. Aim: This study was aimed to determine the proportion of pan-drug-resistant (PDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR), and...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i11-121413
Introduction: Meningitis represents a major public health problem in the tropical countries. Objective: To determine the sensitivity to antibiotics of bacteria associated with meningitis in children at Donka National Hospital in Conakry. Methods: This is a prospective and descrip...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i71390
Acinetobacter species are aerobic gram-negative bacilli that can cause healthcare-associated infections and can survive for prolonged periods in the environment. Also on the hands of healthcare workers, infection due to Acinetobacter species is a major challenge within the health...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i530385
Aïkou Nicolas, A. Ahoyo Theodora, Degbe Sah Cyriaque, Coulibaly Founzégué Amadou, Sezan Alphonse, Edorh A. Patrick & R. A. Lapo·Microbiology Research Journal International·2020
Wound suppuration is the formation and accumulation of pus in the soft tissue of the wound. As a rule, the natural inflammatory reaction disappears within three to five days and later the wound heals without any character. During this time, in some cases the inflammatory reaction...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i930265
Background: In Kenya Food safety has been a subject of concern in the recent past due to an increase in chronic illnesses. This was triggered by challenges in quality control, unregulated trade of milk by hawkers, and a minimal level of safety awareness among the farmers. Objecti...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v12i230082
Aims: The aim of this study was to characterize bacteria isolated from circulating Kenyan banknotes and also antibiotic susceptibility profiles within Nyeri County. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study and simple random sampling was used to collect 25 of each paper cur...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v28i230125
The two heavy metal tolerant bacterial isolates L. fermentum SN_4 and L. rhamnosus SN_6 were identified (isolated from curd samples) which were found to be potentially resistant to Cr6+, Pb2+ and Cd2+ under study. Both the isolates were resistant to simulated gastric juices at pH...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/43480
Background: Post-operative wound sepsis remains a surgical challenge of public health concern constituting approximately 20% of the health care-associated nosocomial infections. This study aimed at determining the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacterial path...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/41690
Aim: Taking into account the rise in mortality rate due to multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria, we purposed to retrospectively analyze the susceptibility behavior of 74 carbapenem-resistant clinical isolates towards common antibiotic classes [Sulphomide, β-lactams (BL), β...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/38085
I. K. Kouadio, N. Guessennd, A. Dadié, A. Konaté, V. Gbonon, B. Tiékoura, S. Kpoda, M. B. Ouattara, F. Konan, A. Ajayi, M. Djè & M. Dosso·Microbiology Research Journal International·2017
Aims: The study was to evaluate the genetic potential of beta-lactam resistance in Escherichia coli strains producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) isolated from the faecal flora of piglets. Place and Duration of Study: National Reference Center for Antibiotics and Mole...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/38449