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Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Drug Resistant Shigella Species Isolated from North-East, Nigeria

Yunusa Saheed, Mahmud Yerima Iliyasu, Inusa Titus, Bashar Haruna Gulumbe & Ahmed Faruk Umar · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2025

Nigeria’s high age-standardized AMR related mortality rate could lead to a 5-7% loss in GDP by 2050. This highlights the urgent need for coordinated efforts to develop effective tools to tackle the growing threat of AMR and address the rapid adaptation of Shigella spp. to changin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i101646

A Review on Antibiotic Resistance in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients Undergoing Dialysis

Noor-Ul- Ain, Ayesha Muzammil, Rana Muhammad Nabeel Aslam & Husnain Ali · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide health threat, especially within high-risk groups, including chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who are on dialysis. These patients are at high risk for developing the infections because of altered immunity, frequent contact with healthcare...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i31188

Comparative Antimicrobial Activity of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus rhamnosus on Clinically Isolated Escherichia coli: An In vitro Study

Nithyamol Kuriakose, Ananthu Raj, Anju Anil, Azhar M M, Sajmi Sathar, Anagha S & Harish Kumar K S · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2023

Aim: The aim of present study is to evaluate the comparative antimicrobial activity of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus rhamnosus on clinical isolates of Escherichia coli. Study Design:  Cross-sectional observational study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i11-121418

Methicillin and Inducible Clindamycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Clinical Samples in Abia State

A. C. Ifediora, R. N. Nwabueze, E. S. Amadi & C. I. Chikwendu · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2019

Staphylococcus aureus is a major bacterial pathogen that causes different community and hospital-acquired infections. S. aureus resistant to methicillin has become a big and expanding problem of concern in many developing countries. Clindamycin has also been discovered to be a pr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i430167

Multidrug Resistance Phenotype and Plasmid Profiling of Escherichia coli Isolates Causing Urinary Tract Infections in North East Part of Bangladesh

Md. Fazle Rabbee, Musammat Kulsuma Begum, Md. Jahidul Islam, Parveen Afroz Chowdhury, Osul Ahmed Chowdhury, Fatema Tuj Zohora, Pijush Sutradhar, Kamrul Islam & Abul Kalam Azad · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Aim: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by Escherichia coli have become a significant worldwide public health concern and the situation is now worsening by the ability of bacteria to develop resistance to antimicrobial agents. The main aim of our study is to determine the pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27393

Antibiotic Susceptibility Test of Klebsiella pneumoniae and K. oxytoca Isolated from Different Clinical Samples and Perform Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA among K. pneumoniae

Surya Subedi, Jyoti Maharjan & Bidya Shrestha · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Aims: To study the prevalence of MDR and ESBL producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella oxytocaand perform RAPD (Random amplified polymorphic DNA) by optimizing PCR among isolated ESBL producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Place and Duration of Study: This study was done to asses...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23376

Identification of Typical Class 1 and Class 2 Integron Gene Cassettes in Clinical Isolates of MDR Shigella flexneri in South Indian Population

M. S. Dhiviya Prabaa, Shalini Anandan, D. R. Naveen Kumar & V. Balaji · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aims: Shigellosis is an acute intestinal infection caused by Shigella spp. Treatment with most widely used antimicrobial drugs became limited due to the emergence of multi-drug resistance (MDR). In Shigella spp., antimicrobial resistance is often associated with the presence of t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/19498