Browsing by Subject "Antibiotic"
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Bacterial etiology and antibiotic resistance pattern of adult pneumonia in South Asia: a review
(Brac University, 2023-05)This article reviews literature focused on Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP), Hospital Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) and Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in adults published over the years of 2004 to 2021. The review ... -
Carbapenem resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in community wastewaters of Dhaka, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-12)Background: Carbapenems are beta-lactams that include some of the most widely used antibiotics worldwide, with inhibition of its treatment posing an alarming risk to healthcare. Resistance to this drug is determined by the ... -
Degrading Vibrio cholerae Biofilms with Bacteriophage and potential combined effect of phage and antibiotic on biofilms
(Brac University, 2022-11)Vibrio cholerae is a gram-negative coccobacillus known as the causative agent of cholera- a gastrointestinal disease endemic to developing and underdeveloped countries, Bangladesh being one of them. The ability to form ... -
Determination of prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the bacterial isolates collected from different parts of domestic refrigerators
(BRAC University, 2018-07)Refrigerator form an important link in wide chain of cross contamination which leads to the outbreak of domestic food borne disease.In this study samples were obtained from various parts (drawer,handle,egg tray,surface) ... -
Determination of the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the members of Enterobacteriaceae family from the urine samples of UTI suspected patients from a diagnostic center in Dhaka city
(BRAC Univeristy, 2018-03)Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) defines a condition in which the urinary tract is infected with a pathogen causing inflammation which is a common, distressing and occasionally life threatening condition. UTI affects people ... -
A generalized overview of antibiotic resistance on the context of South Asian countries
(Brac University, 2022-07)Antibiotic resistance has become a global health concern, marking its prevalence in the South Asian countries as well due to a number of underlying factors. With its manifold effects in the public health sector, it’s ... -
Influencing factors of antibiotic resistance
(Brac University, 2022-02)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the path in which microbes tends to support its survival. It is always not only about microbes there are bacteria as well for which antibiotic was invented. Then again there is also ... -
Potential use of Vibriophage in association with antibiotic to treat the vibrio Cholerae biofilm
(Brac University, 2021-08)In cholera prevalent areas, Vibrio cholerae in the aqueous environment can exist in a cell aggregated form covered by an extra polysaccharide matrix called Biofilm. These type of cells are named as VBNC (viable but non ... -
Prevalence and diversity of antimicrobial resistant pathogens from medical and community wastewater in Dhaka City
(Brac University, 2022-05)Background: Uncontrolled and excessive exposure of antibiotics in the medical waste poses a selective pressure to acquire and disseminate highly antibiotic resistance genes to common pathogenic bacteria. This study is ...
