Aims: With an escalating mortality rate reaching 50%, ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) continues to pose an enormous threat to ICU patients worldwide. Study Design: Prospective cohort study. Place and Duration: The study was conducted from March 2014 through February 2015 a...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24360
Investigation was carried out to assess the potential of some fungal species to tolerate and grow in biomassin vitro in the presence of some heavy metals (HMs) (Pb, Zn, Cr and Cd) from Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) effluent. This was done by subjecting all the...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22728
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...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23376
The study was aimed at investigating the heavy metal tolerance profile among bacteria from auto-mechanic workshop and pristine soil samples. Auto-mechanic workshop and pristine soil environments were randomly sampled within Calabar Metropolis. The research was undertaken within a...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23597
The causative agent of banana streak disease is Banana streak virus (BSV). In tropical countries, for example Kenya, the virus causes considerable damages to banana crop as well as banana production yields. Several mealy-bug species have been reported as vectors of BSV. However,...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/21574
A total of 105 samples were collected from Siganus rivulatus, Mulloidichthys vanicolensis, and Lethrinus lentjan, freshly captured from the Red Sea along Hurghada City coastline zone, Egypt. Clinical and post mortem findings revealed the presence of characteristic clinical signs...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24016
Aims: To compare between Toxoplasma IgG antibody seroprevalence in pregnancy-induced hypertensive females (cases) versus normotensive pregnant females (control), and to identify potential risk factors in Toxoplasma infected patients. Study Design: A prospective case-control study...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23770
The effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in deionized water, normal saline and phosphate buffered solution were investigated based on culture-dependent growth response. After 6 h incubation in phosphate buffered solution, the 10, 100 a...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23252
Background: Chlamydia trachomatis is a well- known sexually transmitted bacteria that is capable of damaging female reproductive tract leading to infertility. Chlamydia trachomatis infection in men can mechanically hinder sperm from reaching female reproductive tract. Aim: The ai...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23106
Objectives: This study aims at studying the effect of adult obesity on immunologic profile and susceptibility to microbial infections. Materials and Methods: This work was applied on 50 obese subjects visited to the Nutrition Center of Marjan hospital in Babylon province-Iraq fro...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23752