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Molecular detection and antibiotic resistance pattern of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria
Abstract Background The use of antibiotic agents in the treatment of infectious diseases has greatly contributed to the decrease in …
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Emergence of colistin resistance in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli strains isolated from cancer patients
Abstract Background Colistin resistance is mainly driven by alterations in the Gram-negative outer membrane lipopolysaccharides and is caused, in most …
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Detection and molecular characterization of urinary tract HIV-1 populations
BACKGROUND: Identification of all possible HIV reservoirs is an important aspect in HIV eradication efforts. The urinary tract has however …
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Nasal colonization of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of a medically important Gram-positive bacteria, which can be harboured majorly in the …
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Prevalence of Shigella species and its drug resistance pattern in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Shigella species are a major cause of dysentery and may attribute for death worldwide. Currently antibiotic resistance became the …
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Plasma cell-free DNA: a potential biomarker for early prediction of severe dengue
BACKGROUND: Considerable progress has been made in dengue management, however the lack of appropriate predictors of severity has led to …
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The effect of malaria rapid diagnostic tests results on antimicrobial prescription practices of health care workers in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) are widely used in endemic areas in order to comply with the recommendation that …
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Streptococcus agalactiae from Ethiopian pregnant women; prevalence, associated factors and antimicrobial resistance: alarming for prophylaxis
Maternal Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) colonization rates and its antibiotic resistance patterns provide important information useful in guiding …
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Mycetoma: a clinical dilemma in resource limited settings
BACKGROUND: Mycetoma is a chronic mutilating disease of the skin and the underlying tissues caused by fungi or bacteria. Although …
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Predictor of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in southwestern part of Ethiopia: a case control study
BACKGROUND: Curable disease tuberculosis is becoming incurable or difficult to treat due to drug resistance. Multi drug resistance tuberculosis is …
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Quality control of malaria microscopy reveals misdiagnosed non-falciparum species and other microscopically detectable pathogens in Senegal
In developing countries, malaria diagnosis relies on microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests. In Senegal, national malaria control program (NMCP) regularly …
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Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, and associated factors of Salmonella and Shigella infections among under five children in Arba Minch, South Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Diarrheal diseases continue to be the major cause of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years. Salmonella and …
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Prevalence of current patterns and predictive trends of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhi in Sudan
BACKGROUND: Enteric fever has persistence of great impact in Sudanese public health especially during rainy season when the causative agent …
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Vancomycin heteroresistance in coagulase negative Staphylococcus blood stream infections from patients of intensive care units in Mansoura University Hospitals, Egypt
BACKGROUND: Vancomycin heteroresistance in coagulase negative Staphylococci (CoNS) is a recent health concern especially in serious infections like bloodstream infections …
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Molecular determination of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from raw meat in Addis Ababa and Bishoftu, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Consumption of meat contaminated by E. coli causes a serious illness and even death to affected individuals. Recently the …
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Parasitological and biochemical studies on cutaneous leishmaniasis in Shara’b District, Taiz, Yemen
BACKGROUND: The leishmaniasis is a group of diseases caused by intracellular haemoflagellate protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. Leishmaniasis has …
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Tuberculosis arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint after uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a case report
BACKGROUND: Malaria and tuberculosis are co-endemic in many developing countries. However their associations are rarely reported. Yet, it has been …
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Profiling of antibiotic resistance of bacterial species recovered from routine clinical isolates in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: With the alarming rise in antibiotic resistance in African countries, the need for a surveillance system in the region …
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Vitamin D deficiency among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients and their tuberculosis negative household contacts in Northwest Ethiopia: a case–control study
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that increases the immunity against tuberculosis (TB), decreases the re-activation of latent TB …
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The emergence of a novel sequence type of MDR Acinetobacter baumannii from the intensive care unit of an Egyptian tertiary care hospital
Acinetobacter baumannii is known for nosocomial outbreaks worldwide. In this study, we aimed to investigate the antibiotic susceptibility patterns and …
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