Worldwide, cervical cancer is the second-most common cancer and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in developing countries. Epidemiological and biological studies have identified Human papillomavirus (HPV) as etiological agent for cervical cancer. Currently, it’s widely acc...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22176
Aim: To determine the prevalence rate and severity of haemoparasitic infections in small ruminants, using age and sex as associating factors. Study Design: This research study was done using random sampling technique. Place and Duration of Study: Karu Local Government Area abatto...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22358
Aims: This study was undertaken with the aim of establishing whether irrigation reduces aflatoxigenic fungal and aflatoxin contamination of maize samples purposefully selected from two regions practicing rain-fed and irrigation farming systems Kenya. Place and Duration of Study: ...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/18051
Aim: The primary aims of this study were to investigate antibiotic resistance patterns and plasmid profile of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli isolated from clinical specimens, and to find out a possible correlation between plasmids and antibiotic sensitivity patterns. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22367
In this study, the trend of colonization of e-waste soil polluted fish aquaria by Rhodotorula sp was monitored. The aquaria containing the specie Oreochromis niloticus were polluted separately with different quantities of soil from e-waste dumpsite and the soil without e-waste. T...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/20411
Serge Ngekeng, Benjamin Thumamo Pokam, Henry Dilonga Meriki, Anna Longdoh Njunda, Jules Clement Nguedia Assob & Irene Ane-Anyangwe·Microbiology Research Journal International·2015
Aim: To investigate the prevalence of non AFB (acid fast bacilli) bacterial pathogens among HIV positive and HIV negative TB suspected patients. Study Design: A cross sectional laboratory based study was used. Place and Duration of Study: Tuberculosis Unit, Buea Regional Hospital...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22426
Aim: Bacillus anthracis causes anthrax in which the pxo gene and its associated plasmids, pXOP1and pXO2, encode toxin and capsule proteins, both of which are involved in the pathogenicity of anthrax. The possibility of transferring the pxo gene to other bacilli has recently been...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/19130
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and molecular characterization of AmpC β-lactamases and extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESβLs) among E. coli isolates. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biology and Biotechnology, An-Najah National University, P...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22631
Background: In recent time Staphylococcus aureus has been implicated not only in hospital-acquired but also in community-acquired infections. Some clonal types of S. aureus that produce β-lactamase have evolved. Panton-Valentine leukocidine (pvl) gene among β-lactamase-producin...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/18278
Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria (CIU) manifested by weal eruptions of unknown cause lasting for more than six weeks induced by histamine hyper-secretion due to immunological and non-immunological factors. Hernando-Harder et al. [1] as many other studies supported the possibility o...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/17664