Resistance bacteria may be transferred to humans through the consumption of fishes and shellfishes. Hence, this study characterised E. coli isolates from fishes and shellfishes in Creek Road/Bonny Estuary, with the use of molecular techniques. Seventy two (72) fishes and shellfis...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i630392
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
Caleb Ndako Angulu, Nasiru Usman Adabara, Godiya Peter Mamman, Lucy Fatima Olusola, Innocent Apameio Jesse, Agholor Kin & Oleghe Omoikhudu Peace·Microbiology Research Journal International·2022
Typhoid fever continues to be a major health problem despite the use of antibiotics and the development of newer antibacterial drugs. This study aim was to isolate fluoroquinolones resistant Salmonella spp from stool samples of informed and consenting patient attending General Ho...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i230368
Campylobacter is the most frequent bacteria implicated in acute gastroenteritis in the industrialized world and is considered as a major public health problem. The aim of this review is to improve our knowledge on the bacteriological profile of Campylobacter isolated from pigs. P...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i1230283
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
Microbial resistance to antibiotics and biofilm formation ability of food-borne pathogens are major global health challenges. Most milk and milk products (Madara and Nono) could be vehicles for the transmission of multidrug resistant genes among any community. This study was aime...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i830253
Marie N. Tuo, Augustin E. Anoh, Zéphirin O. Wayoro, Baba Coulibaly, Pacome Monemo, Nadine F. Wohi, Eloise Mueller- Schulte, Simon-Pierre A. N’guetta, Sören L. Becker & Chantal Akoua- Koffi·Microbiology Research Journal International·2020
Aims: The aims of the present study were to investigate the presence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance (PMQR) determinants and the association of these determinants with Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBLs) genes in ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from T...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i630232
Background: This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine prevalence, causative agents and their drug susceptibility patterns of chronic osteomyelitis children among 766 children attending orthopedic services at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital between October 2016 and...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v28i530144
Objectives: The present study reports extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production in E. coli isolates from poultry droppings from selected poultry farms in Keffi, Nigeria. Methods: Seventy-five (75) samples of poultry droppings were collected, and E. coli was isolated usin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v15i430131
Aims: This study aims to isolate and identify the aerobic bacterial pathogens of sterile body fluids and to determine their susceptibility to various antibacterial agents. Study Design: This study was a retrospective observational study conducted in a tertiary care hospital. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v28i130123
Aim: The oodles raising of zoonotic multi-drug resistance (MDR) Salmonella spp. during the last decade, especially in developing countries by repeated challenges resulting from increased and indiscriminate use of antimicrobials in food animals, fish and crop production, and human...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2018/v26i630083
This study investigated the antibiogram of bacteria isolated from effluent and waste dump site soil of selected hospitals in Calabar Metropolis, Nigeria. The bacterial isolates were identified on the basis of standard cultural, morphological and biochemical characteristics. Antib...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/44932
Aim: This study was aimed at determining the frequency of occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the susceptibility pattern of isolates to antibiotics. Place of Study: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Nigeria. Methodology: On...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/44610
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
Aim: This study assessed age group related level of infection and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Staphylococcus aureus strains from a clinical specimen. Study Design: This is a prospective cross-sectional study conducted among in-patients and out- patients suspected of...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/39731