Oluwabusola Oluwakorede Asenuga, James Ponman Sargwak, Emmanuel Chimeh Ezeako, Matthew Babalola, Faith Omosigho, Eberechukwu Osinachi Azubuike & Chibuzo Valentine Nwokafor·Microbiology Research Journal International·2024
Background: The continuous evolution of drug-resistant Tuberculosis strains around the globe, particularly in West Africa, continues to be a major public health problem and poses serious threats to the actualization of the ”End Tuberculosis Strategy” projected by 2030. Hence, a c...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i111504
Background: The present study was carried out in order to detect the production of ESBLS in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and their susceptibility pattern against different antibiotics. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 isolates of P. aeruginosa was analyzed for the production of ES...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i101408
Charles Kouanfack, Mathurin Kowo, Emmanuel Sako Haddison, Veronica Matehbi Aletum, Desire Takou, Patrick Awoumou, Serge Christian Tchokonte, Samuel Sosso, Njoya Oudou & Judith Ndongo Torimiro·Microbiology Research Journal International·2018
Background: During antiretroviral therapy (ART), resistant HIV-1 variants may be selected resulting in clinical failure. Co-infection rate of Hepatitis B virus in AIDS patients in Cameroon is 11.8%, but few studies have described the profile of resistance associated mutations (RA...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/40801
Aim: To detect Mtb rifampicin drug resistance mutations in Zimbabwe by rpoB gene sequencing. Study Design: This was a retrospective study. Place of Study: The study was conducted in Zimbabwe in 2015 using archived Mtb isolates previously isolated throughout Zimbabwe during a nat...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28510
Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a significant hospital pathogen because of the increasing number of infections and the global spread of strains with resistance to multiple antibiotic classes. An important contribution to the epidemiology of infections with A. baumannii has...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/20193
Victor A. Amadi, Ulrike Zieger, Ozioma A. Onyegbule, Vanessa Matthew-Belmar, Ravindra Sharma & Harry Hariharan·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2015
Aim: To determine the occurrence of the E. coli including the O157:H7 serotype in mongooses and their antimicrobial drug resistance in Grenada. Study Design: Experimental based study of feces of mongooses captured from six parishes of Grenada from April 2011 to March 2013 during...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/18143
Victor A. Amadi, Estefania Avendano, Ozioma A. Onyegbule, Zachary Pearl, Stratton Graeme, Ravindra Sharma & Harry Hariharan·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2015
Aim: To determine: the occurrence of Escherichia coli including the O157:H7 serotype in feces of healthy goats in 10 randomly selected farms in Grenada and the antimicrobial drug resistance in E. coli isolated from feces of the tested goats. Study Design: During the period of May...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/17129
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine etiology and drug resistance pattern of most frequency isolates of microorganisms responsible for VAP in an Iranian 1000-bed tertiary care hospital in Tehran Iran. Place and Duration: This study was conducted in microbiology laboratory...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/7543
Aims: To investigate emergence of cephalosporin resistance and clonal relatedness among clinical Salmonella isolates recovered from patients in Lagos, Nigeria. Study Design: It is an investigative study. A total of 300 patients who presented with various types of medical conditio...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/8507