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In this research, the mean total bacteria counts were 32.0 × 104 cfu/ml in Borehole water at Hall 1, indicating high level of pollution of the Borehole water due to human and animal activities (Table 1). These counts are higher than the acceptable count...
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This study was carried out to examine bacteriological analysis of water in halls of residence in University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study aimed at attaining the total bacterial count of the water samples, determine the colifor...
INTRODUCTION
Water is essential and inextricably linked to life; without water, there is no life. This is why water must be given the proper care at all times. Good drinking water is not a luxury; it is one of life's most basic necessities. As a res...
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In spite of the varying levels of contamination widely reported, sachet water is still well accepted. This study therefore assessed social perception of people on the most popular sachet water brands, conducted sensory evaluation, quality certification and...
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In spite of the varying levels of contamination widely reported, sachet water is still well accepted. This study therefore assessed social perception of people on the most popular sachet water brands, conducted sensory evaluation, quality certification and...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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An integrated geological, geophysical and hydrogeological studies were carried out to investigate the groundwater potential and quality in part of Makurdi, North Central Nigeria. The study area is entirely sedimentary and is dominantly fine to coarse grained sandstone with vary...
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This work assessed the impact of anthropogenic activities on water quality and its health implications in parts of Minna Metropolis. The study analyzed physicochemical and bacteriological parameters of water from various sources which include Boreholes, Hand Dug Wells and Water...
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In spite of the varying levels of contamination widely reported, sachet water is still well accepted. This study therefore assessed social perception of people on the most popular sachet water brands, conducted sensory evaluation, quality certification and pack...