Carriage

Impact of Empirical Antibiotic Therapy on the Carriage and Acquisition of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Paeditric Department of Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital, Lomé, Togo

Fiali Ayawa Lack, Koffi Mawuse Guédénon, Mawussi Godonou, Novissi Tsogbale, Rogatien Comlan Atoun, Anoumou Yaotsè Dagnra & Mounerou Salou · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Background: Antibiotic resistance in Enterobacteriaceae is a major global threat, particularly in hospitalized children, where it leads to difficult-to-treat infections and prolonged hospital stays. The gastrointestinal tract serves as a key reservoir for transmission, and limite...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i41736

Investigating Carriage, Contamination, Antimicrobial Resistance and Assessment of Colonization Risk Factors of Campylobacter spp. in Broilers from Selected Farms in Thika, Kenya

Mwajuma K. Abubakar, Anne W. T. Muigai, Perpetual Ndung’u & Samuel Kariuki · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2019

Aims: To investigate carriage and contamination rates of chicken broiler meat, the factors that are associated with Campylobacter spp. colonization and its phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance from Thika small-scale poultry farms. Study Design: The study design was c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i630119