Street food vending in urban centres is important because it provides low-income urban residents with an affordable and accessible food option. However, inadequate hygiene during preparation and sale can contribute to foodborne illness. This study evaluated food safety knowledge...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i9908
Background: This study reports a high prevalence of intestinal carriage of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDR-E) in the rural district of Touboro in Northern Cameroon. Methodology: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 29 to December 30, 2024. Fe...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i21711
Aïssatou Ahmet NIANG, Amadou DIOP, Baïdy DIEYE, Fatoumata DIALLO, Habibou SARR, Madiagne DER, Niokhor Ngobe SENE, Papa Lat Coumba SECK, Pape Daouda CISSE, Aminata Jeanette BADJI, Sekhou Cisse, Roughyatou KA, Mouhamadou Lamine DIA & Seynabou LO·Microbiology Research Journal International·2025
Introduction: Urinary tract infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae) are a public health problem in the world. This study aims to determine the prevalence and resistance profiles of ESBL-producing Enteroba...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i121673
Aims: Molecular phylogenetic profiling of Klebsiella aerogenes in diabetic foot ulcers and estimating the relationship of infection to some related risk factors. Study Design: The current study designed to indicate the implication of K. aerogenes in foot ulcers of diabetic patien...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i91620
Background and Objective: Foods of animal origin are considered a major source of foodborne illness. Resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains pose a serious threat to public health due to the consumption of feed contaminated with antibiotics used to treat various bacterial infections...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i81606
Aim: To evaluate the microbiological safety of traditionally processed fish products in Chad, with a focus on identifying and characterizing potential pathogenic and indicator bacteria. Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Conducted at the...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i71591
Enterobacteriaceae are among the most pervasive bacteria globally and are the most commonly identified in clinical consultations. It is unfortunate that these disease-causing germs are now increasingly resistant to the standard antibiotics that are generally used. In order to pro...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i121522
Milk has an outstanding nutritional quality but it is also an excellent medium for bacterial growth and an important source of bacterial infection when consumed without pasteurization. This study aimed at establishing the prevalence of Total Viable Count (TVC), Escherichia coli,...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i12688
Chemicals, bacteria, viruses, and parasites can cause contamination of food. The general signs and symptoms of food poisoning include vomiting, diarrhea, headache, abdominal cramps, and fever. Paralysis and death could occur in severe infection. Most cases of food poisoning in Sa...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i630312
Aims and Objectives: This study was undertaken to highlight the resistance pattern of Nitrofurantoin among 5162 UTIs causing isolates at Microbiology Department of Dr. Lal Path Labs between April to June 2019. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was performed in Depar...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i130134
The study aims at accounting the prevalence of pathogenic bacteria within the family Enterobacteriaceae in retail meat samples. Eighty samples were collected from four different locations of Allahabad region. Isolation was done using selective plating according to ISO Standard; I...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/40767
Recently, a number of Saudi studies have indicated the emergence of a new genetic mutation in gram-negative bacteria (GNB) strains, particularly in extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing isolates, which accounts for about 8% to 38% of the total GNBs detected at Saudi h...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41280
Background: The Sır Dam Lake is located on the Ceyhan River and provides a major water-supply to agricultural fields in Southern Turkey. However, it has so far received various industrial and household wastes in excessive amounts. Aims: This study aims to analyze Gram negative ba...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/32773
Background: The early detection of extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producers in clinical microbiology is now of great importance to optimize appropriate therapeutic schemes and to improve the patient outcome. The ESBL NDP (Nordmann/Dortet/Poirel) test has been recently devel...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/31689
Aims: The present study was conducted aiming at the isolation of the pathogenic bacteria from the family enterobacteriaceae in raw, edible and apparently healthy fishes, from different fish markets of Allahabad. Study Design: Forty fish specimens were collected from eight differe...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28284