1. A STUDY ON GARLIC (Allium sativum L.) MEAL AND ITS EFFECT AS A FEEDING INGREDIENT IN BROILER CHICKEN DIET
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Because of the alleged harmful consequences of antibiotic resistance on human health, there is growing demand to decrease or abolish the use of antibiotics in poultry feed (Javandel et al., 2008). A nationwide regulation prohibit...
2. DETTOL PRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Dettol is the trade name for a line of hygiene products manufactured by Reckitt Benckiser. It has been in use since before the 1980s (Devane, Nicol, Ball, et al 2021). Antiseptics anti, “against” “putrefactive are antimicrobial subst...
3. AN ANTIMICROBIAL ANALYSIS AND PHYTOCHEMICAL OF Mangifera indica AND Carica papaya LEAVES
BACKGORUND TO THE STUDY
It is well known that in order for a plant to protect itself, it creates certain compounds that can also protect humans from sickness. Today, there are approximately 4000 distinct phytochemicals that have the potential to alter disorders such as...
4. AN EVALUATION ON THE PRODUCTION OF DETTOL
INTRODUCTION
Reckitt Benckiser is the company that creates the Dettol brand of hygiene products and markets them under the brand name Dettol. It dates back to far before the 1980s when it was first implemented. Antiseptics are antimicrobial compounds that are administe...
5. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF CHLORINE AND ALCOHOL BASED DISINFECTANTS
Background of the study
In hospitals and other health care settings, antiseptics and disinfectants are utilized widely for a wide range of topical and hard-surface applications. In particular, they play an important role in the implementation of infection control proced...
6. EXAMINATION OF ALCOHOL FORMULATION AND PRODUCTIOIN FROM PALM WINE
INTRODUCTION
The production of alcohol through fermentation has been known since antiquity, with the primary goal of producing alcoholic beverages such as beer and wine. The raw material is palm wine and any feed stuffy rich in carbohydrates, such as wh...
7. PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR AFFECTING HEALTH PROMOTION IN DELTA STATE
Background of the study
Health, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is not only the absence of disease or the capability to carry out daily tasks without difficulty but rather a condition that encompasses one's whole mental, emotional...
8. STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF GARLIC AND HONEY ON SOME UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS
Background Of The Study
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, often known as URIs or URTIs, are a group of diseases that are brought on by an acute infection of the upper respiratory tract, which includes the nose, sinuses, pharynx, and larynx. Tonsilliti...
9. THE IMPORTANCE OF BLOOD CULTURES IN THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCESS OF SEPTICEMIA
ABSTRACT
A study of septicaemia was conducted in Enugu metropolis with a view to determine the relevance of blood culture to the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. The subjects comprised of Six hundred and fifty (650) children and adults of both sexes aged between one day to...
10. PROFILE OF ANTIBIOTIC USE AT THE HEALTH CENTRE OF DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY ABRAKA
ABSTRACT
The indiscriminate use of antibiotics has become a global problem with implications for effective therapy of infections and dose resistance. The objective of this study is to determine the profile of antibiotic use at the healt...
11. MICROBIAL FOOD SPOILAGE DISORDERS (DISEASES) AND ITS CONTROL
ABSTRACT
Foods and microorganisms have long and interesting associations which developed long before the beginning of recorded history. Foods are not only nutritious to consumers, but are also excellent sources of nutrients for microbial growth. Depending on the microor...
12. RELEVANCE OF BLOOD CULTURE TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SEPTICEMIA
ABSTRACT
A study of septicaemia was conducted in Enugu metropolis with a view to determine the relevance of blood culture to the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. The subjects comprised of Six hundred and fifty (650) children and adults of both sexes aged between one day to 70 ye...
13. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTIMICROBIAL STRENGTH OF THREE MOST COMMON ANTIBIOTICS USED IN ENUGU (CASE STUDY OF ANTIBIOTICS DRUGS BROUGHT IN OBIAGU.)
ABATRACT
In comparing the antimicrobial strength of three most common antibiotics, which includes: streptomycin chloranphenicol and gentarccin.
Samples of urine and high vaginal swab (H.V.S) were collected from park lane Enugu...
14. ISOLATION AND SENSITIVITY OF BACTERIA ISOLATE FROM VAGINAL DISCHARGE TO ANTIBIOTICS
ABSTRACT
Normal vaginal flora contains a wide range of microorganisms. Bacterial vaginosis BV is the main reason of vaginal discharge. Many gram positive and gram negative rods i.e. E.coli, Klebsiella, Proteus, Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas sp...
15. MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF YOGHURT
ABSTRACT
Generally, Yoghurt is made from a standardized mixture of milks. It has evolved over the years as smooth and fermented product. Micro-organisms play a vital role in the success or failure of Yoghurt. This study is therefore aimed at assessi...
16. ANTIBIOGRAM AND MICROBIAL CARRIAGE OF CAMPUS SHUTTLE DOOR HANDLES (A STUDY OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE.)
ABSTRACT
The transmission of infection via fomites constitutes a major threat to public health especially in the developing countries. This study was carried out to investigate the microbial carriage and antibiotics pattern of bacteria on the door handles of campus shut...
17. PRODUCTION OF DISINFECTANT
ABSTRACT
Disinfectants are antimicrobial agents that are applied to non-living objects to destroy micro-organisms that are living on the object. They are different from other antimicrobial agents like antibiotics which destroys micro-organisms within the body and antise...
18. THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY ON THREE TYPES OF MEDICATED SOAPS (DETOL, ISOL, TURA) ON STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS FROM WOUND INFECTION
ABSTRACT
This project work was carried out to determine the antibacterial activity of three types of medicated soap on Staphylococcus aureus isolated from wound infection. A total number of 20 sample were collected from different individuals with wound infecti...
19. ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF THE LEAF EXTRACTS OF ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA (Euphorbiaceae) AGAINST ISOLATES FROM PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION IN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL
ABTRACT
Many bacterial species have been reported to develop resistance to antibiotics commonly prescribed for respiratory tract infections. Therefore, the need to search for natural products for remedy of this problem cannot be overemphasized. One hundred and eighty (180) specimens wer...
20. ANTIBIOTICS SUSCEPTIBILITY AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF CLINICAL ISOLATES OF E. coli FROM UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Antimicrobial drug resistance is a global challenge with the emergence of resistant bacterial strains worldwide. This study was conducted to determine the incidence of E. coli in ABUTH Shika, Zaria (from March 2011 to February 2012), their antibiotics susceptibility pattern, mo...
21. ANTIBIOTICS SUSCEPTIBILITY STUDIES OF SOME BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM PACKAGED MILK MARKETED IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Milk contamination with antibiotic resistant bacteria can be a major threat to public health, as the antibiotic resistant determinants can be transferred to other pathogenic bacteria potentially compromising the treatment of severe bacterial infections. This study was conducted...
22. BACTERIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC WASTES ON RIVER SOKOTO
ABSTRACT
Bacteriological analysis of the water samples such as heterotrophic counts, coliform counts, Faecal Coliform/Faecal Streptococci (FC/FS) ratio were carried out following standard procedures. Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive Staphylococcal species were identified using I...
23. CHARACTERIZATION OF METHICILLIN - RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS FROM ORTHOPAEDIC PATIENTS IN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is now a threat to both the hospitalized patients and community globally. This work was aimed at detecting molecularly, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus from the orthopaedic patients in Ahmadu Bello University Teachi...
24. ASSESSING THE ORAL HEALTH RECORDS AND ANTIBIOGRAM OF ANAEROBIC BACTERIA ISOLATES FROM PATIENTS VISITING DENTAL UNIT OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, ZARIA
ABSTRACT
Oral health can be a good indicator of general health and has been linked to systemic diseases, therefore, maintaining good oral hygiene is important. Oral infections are polymicrobial with dental caries and periodontal disease being the major oral conditions affecting the publ...
25. ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY STUDIES OF ESCHERICHIA COLI, SALMONELLA SPP, PASTURELLA SPP ISOLATED FROM QUAIL EGG SHELLS IN SOME FARMS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken to highlight the detection and susceptibility of some bacterial associated with quail eggs. Quail egg shells from some farms in Kaduna State were screened for incidence of Escherichia coli, Salmonella species and Pasturella species using standard micro...
26. ASSESSMENT OF ANTIBIOTIC UTILIZATION PATTERN IN PAEDIATRIC HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The inappropriate use of antibiotics in children predisposes them to the adverse effects of these drugs. So it is important to carry out drug use study in children in order optimize antibiotic use. The aim of this study was to assess the utilization pattern of antibiotics in Ha...
27. ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINICS IN THREE HOSPITALS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy is the significant presence of bacteria in the urine of pregnant women without the clinical symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI). This study was designed to highlight the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women in K...
28. BIOFILM FORMATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN ISOLATES OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA FROM BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL MAKURDI, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the biofilm-forming bacteria implicated in infections such as, urinary tract infections, medical device infections, middle ear infections, cystic fibrosis, wounds etc. that pose serious threat to patients, resulting in prolong hospital stay, mor...
29. BIOFILM PRODUCTION AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF UROPATHOGENS ISOLATED FROM UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Biofilm Production on surfaces (animate and inanimate object) by microorganisms has become a major concern now in medical settings since it poses threat of induction and spread of resistance among pathogens. Uropathogens as associated with catheterization, ureter and bladder su...
30. ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE OF NOSOCOMIAL URINARY TRACT PATHOGENS IN SURGICAL PATIENTS OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPIAL, SHIKA-ZARIA, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Urinary tract infections is one of the common infectious diseases diagnosed both in community and hospital settings. Due to rising antibiotic resistance among the uropathogens, it is important to have (local) community and hospital-based knowledge of the organisms implicated an...
31. MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF LIVESTOCK-ASSOCIATED METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (LA-MRSA) FROM POULTRY IN EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is now a leading cause of staphylococcal infections in humans and animals. In this study, cloacae and nostrils of 1800 poultry birds selected at random in 9 farms spread across Ebonyi State and 19 poultry farm workers from thes...
32. MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) IN UNIVERSITY OF JOS COMMUNITY
ABSTRACT
Staphylococcus aureus is a virulent pathogen that is currently not only the most common cause of infections in hospitalized patients worldwide but increasingly also as a community associated pathogen. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of methicillin resistant S...
33. EVALUATING THE ANTIBACTERIAL EFFICACY OF HONEY AND LEMON JUICE AGAINST BACTERIA ISOLATES FROM RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS
ABSTRACT
The antibacterial effect of honey and lemon were investigated. Their use separately and in combination were compared with that of standard antibiotics against Klebsiellapneumoniae, Staphylococcusaureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Haemophilusinfluenzae and...
34. INCIDENCE OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AND ENTEROBACTERIACEAE FROM GROUNDNUT CAKES (KULI-KULI) AND ROASTED GROUNDNUTS OBTAINED FROM ZARIA METROPOLIS
ABSTRACT
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. Previous studies reported the identification of MRSA in food demonstrating that food can represent a source of Staphylococcus aureus which may carr...
35. ISOLATION AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS FROM POULTRY AND POULTRY FARM WORKERS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The increasing rate of drug resistance associated with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is not only a problem in the clinical sector but also in livestock disease treatment and management. Methicillin resistant Staph. aureus is now a leading cause of staphylococcal i...
36. EFFECT OF AQUEOUS ETHANOL LEAF EXTRACT OF COMBRETUM MICRANTHUM G. DON (COMBRETACEAE) ON SOME INDUCED SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY IMMUNE RESPONSE SYNDROMES IN MICE AND RATS
Abstract
The cellular immunity is often suppressed by infection, disease conditions and drug medication that are in continous association with mankind. Combretum micranthum is a plant known for its antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and various other properties of immune boos...
37. INCIDENCE OF SURGICAL SITE NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN FEMALE AND MALE SURGICAL WARDS OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ZARIA, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Incidence of surgical site nosocomial infections and antibiotics susceptibility profiles of bacterial isolates in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria Kaduna State, Nigeria were investigated. A 2- year retrospective study was carried out followed by 6-months prospec...
38. PREVALENCE OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AND ANTIBIOTICS SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE OF BACTERIA ISOLATES IN SOME HOSPITALS IN ILORIN, NIGERIA
Abstract
Prevalence of nosocomial infections and antibiotics susceptibility profiles of bacterial isolates in six private hospitals and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) in Ilorin town Kwara State, Nigeria were investigated. . A 1-year retrospective study of the private hosp...
39. SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILES OF SOME BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM STOOL OF DIARRHOEAL PATIENTS TO THE STEM AND ROOT BARKS EXTRACTS OF FICUS SYCOMORUS Linn (Moracae)
ABSTRACT
Effective antibiotic management of diarrhoea caused by bacterial organisms faces challenge of antibiotic resistance which combines to pose serious problems. Local people often use some plants to treat diarrhoea. The efficacy of one of such plant is the subject of this investiga...
40. ISOLATION AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF ESCHERICHIA COLI ISOLATES FROM STOOLS OF DIARRHOIEC CHILDREN BELOW 5 YEARS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
E. coli has become widespread in distribution and recognised both as harmless commensal and a versatile pathogen. It has emerged as an important cause of diarrhoea illness with diverse phenotypes and pathogenicic mechanisms. E. coli and other members of the family enterobacteri...
41. KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF ANTIBIOTICS PRESCRIPTION AMONG RESIDENT DOCTORS IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (ABUTH) ZARIA, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Background: Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes and practice of resident doctors and medical officers in ABUTH Zaria, on antibiotics prescription in order to develop interventions to improve antimicrobial resistance. Methods: A total of 309 respondents was surveyed using a 3...
42. PREVALENCE AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE OF BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM CASES OF BACTERIURIA IN ABUJA AND ENVIRON
ABSTRACTS
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are systemic infections that pose great problem to the health care delivery system worldwide. More importantly, the uropathogenic isolates are becoming more resistant to commonly used antimicrobial agents. In order to evaluate the extent of signi...
43. ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE PROFILE OF ESCHERICHIA COLI ISOLATED FROM APPARENTLY HEALTHY DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK IN AKURE, ONDO STATE
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to determine the antibiotic resistance profile of Escherichia coli isolated from apparently healthy domestic livestock viz, cow, goats, and chicken from Akure, Ondo State Nigeria, E...
44. ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS OF HONEY AND ITS SPECIFIC ACTIONS ON CELL WALLS, MEMBRANES AND ENZYMES OF SOME MICROBIAL PATHOGENS
ABSTRACT
Antimicrobial agents of plant origin have enormous therapeutic potentials. Honey, which is a product of plant, is a sugary substance produced by bee from the nectar of flower. It has been an age long antimicrobial therapy for wounds and burns. The aim of this study was to deter...
45. A STUDY OF BACTERIAL AGENTS ASSOCIATED WITH DIARRHOEAL CASES IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA.
ABSTRACT
One hundred and six faecal samples were analyzed to detect the sporadic involvement of E. coli O157:H7, other Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli and common bacterial pathogens in enteric infections within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Enrichment culture in modified peptone wate...
46. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS FROM WOUND INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS ATTENDING SELECTED HOSPITALS IN MINNA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study determined the antibiotic sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from wounds samples in patients attending General Hospital (GH), Minna and IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna, Niger State. Wounds samples from two hundred (200) patients were collected and analyzed...
47. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CARBON SOURCES ON THE GROWTH OF ANTIMICROBIAL PRODUCING Bacillus Species IN Citrillus vugaris.
ABSTRACT
Effect of different carbon sources on the growth of antimicrobial producing Bacillus species in ogiri-egusi sold in Ogbeta, Orie, Artisian, Kenyatta, Enugu State were evaluated using standard microbiological and analytical methods. 12 bacteria were isolated and identified such...
48. SUSCEPTIBILITIES OF Salmonella typhi AND OTHER BACTERIAL PATHOGENS TO ANTIBIOTICS AND HOT AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF Hibiscus sabdariffa
ABSTRACT
The susceptibilities of Salmonella typhi and other pathogens to antibiotics and hot aqueous extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa were investigated using agar diffusion and agar well diffusion methods respectively. Salmonella typhi was sensitive to ampicillin, cetriaxone, ciprofloxaci...
49. MICROBIAL BURDEN AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF ISOLATES FROM BEAN CAKES SOLD IN MINNA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Bean cakes are ready-to-eat deep-fried cowpea paste. It is commonly known as àkàrà (in Yoruba language) or kosai (in Hausa language) in Nigeria. The objectives of this study was to isolate and characterize the microorganisms associated with bean cake sold i...
50. EVALUATION OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL, ANTIOXIDANT AND STAINING PROPERTIES OF SIX INDIGENOUS PLANTS EXTRACTS COLLECTED FROM SOUTHERN NIGERIA
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Due to increase in development of resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobial drugs in recent time, search for plants with antimicrobial activity have gained increasing importance. Globally, the last two decades have witnessed an unprecedented increase of drug res...
