Browsing by Subject "Drug resistance"
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Antibiotic resistance, virulence and biofilm forming capacity of acinetobacter baumannii isolated from Goranchatbari sub-catchment in Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2023-08)The presence of ESBL producing Acinetobacter baumannii is a major concern for various hospital and community healthcare settings, often being linked to an increased incidence of nosocomial infections. The biofilm formation ... -
Assessment of the antimicrobial sensitivity of Acinetobacter baumannii collected from the environment of neonatal ward of a rural hospital of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2024-08)Background: Healthcare associated infection caused by multi drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is not only becoming increasingly prevalent in hospital settings but also becoming a huge challenge for the healthcare ... -
Comparative analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from hospital wastewater & community tap water: investigating antibiotic resistance and AMR genes
(Brac University, 2023-08)Antibiotic resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) has emerged as important nosocomial pathogen associated with various infections in clinical settings. It has the ability to persist in the environment for prolonged ... -
Current Antibiotic-resistant crisis and initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance: A review from global perspective
(Brac University, 2022-05)Anti-microbial resistance is rising as one of the worldwide threats all over the planet due to microorganisms' regular hereditary transformation as well as restricting acknowledgment of a medication. In addition, ... -
Detection of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in chicken samples collected from wet markets of Dhaka City
(Brac University, 2023-06)In both humans and animals, antibiotics are often used as a kind of treatment and to prevent illness. Antibiotic resistance may, however, also increase due to broad antibiotic usage. This study aimed to investigate the ... -
Drug repurposing: search for targeted drug candidates in the treatment of HER2 positive breast cancer
(Brac University, 2023-09)According to GLOBOCAN data, 2020, breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer-related mortalities worldwide, with HER2 positive breast cancer being very prevalent. The rising incidence of HER2 positive breast cancer ... -
Drug resistance in respiratory infections and Lysin as a Potential Therapeutics: A review
(2022-07)The emergence and spread of respiratory drug-resistant bacteria that have gained novel resistance mechanisms, resulting in antimicrobial resistance, continues to pose a danger to our capacity to treat common respiratory ... -
Identification of Acinetobacter baumannii from clinical ACB complex isolates of nine sentinel surveillance sites of IEDCR: focus on their distribution and antibiotic susceptibility pattern
(Brac University, 2024-02)ACB complex, a major concern in hospitals, particularly in intensive care unit (ICU), causes nosocomial infections & is multidrug-resistant (MDR), making infection management practices more challenging. (Acb) complex ... -
Identification of Bacillus cereus and Cronobacter sakazakii on food products consumed by infants and children in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2022-08)Dried manufactured food products like baby formulas are often contaminated with various pathogenic bacteria. Bacillus cereus, which is widely known for foodborne intoxication, is a frequently observed contaminant. On the ... -
In vitro antimicrobial, antihemolytic potential of gallic acid and its combined effect with metronidazole against pathogenic bacteria
(Brac University, 2022-11)Multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensive drug-resistant (XDR) pathogenic bacteria pose a grave threat to human and animal health on a global scale. Plant-derived phytochemicals including alkaloids, flavonoids, and terpenoids ... -
In vitro collateral sensitivity: a potential approach against multiple antibiotic resistant bacteria
(Brac University, 2023-07)Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has long been recognized as a major issue. With the emergence and rapid spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the world's stock of viable antibiotics is rapidly depleting. In this regard, ... -
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 ... -
Isolation of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli from hospital wastewater and adjacent community water samples in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2023-06)"Background: The emergence and spread of multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli (MDR E. coli) is a growing public health concern worldwide, including developing countries such as Bangladesh. Hospital wastewater and ... -
A landscape view on antimicrobial resistance pattern of Acinetobacter baumannii and Vibrio cholerae in hospital wastewater and adjacent household water
(Brac University, 2023-06)Global threats to public health are growing from carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, particularly the Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex and Enterobacteriaceae- Vibrio cholerae. Numerous multidrug-resistant ... -
Parameters of clozapine treatment in patients with treatment-resistant Schizophrenia
(Brac University, 2022-11)Treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) is familiar to one in three schizophrenia patient and clozapine is referred as only drug which has the approval for the remedy of TRS. After identifying TRS, clozapine treatment ... -
The prevalence of multi-drug-resistant staphylococcus aureus and klebsiella pneumoniae in cooked meat samples collected from hospital cafeterias in the Dhaka city corporation area
(Brac University, 2024-05)Foodborne diseases are a common threat in Bangladesh since study showed that 30 million people suffer from food poisoning in our country annually. One of the most favorite and nutritious food items in Bangladesh is chicken ... -
Prevalence of Tuberculosis and associated factors in Sylhet, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-08)In recent years, tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) are increasing in several areas of this world. This study was conducted to provide a brief of recent findings and solutions for the underlying causes ... -
A review of Breast Cancer risk factor assessment on women in developing countries, cancer drug resistance, and Breast Cancer treatment in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2023-11)Cancer stands among the most serious causes of mortality internationally. These therapies are one of the most tough in today's globe. As a result, it has a unique complexity, risk factors, and changes in the modern person's ... -
A review paper on developing novel antiviral strategies against pathogenic RNA viruses
(Brac University, 2021-02)Human disease causing RNA viruses are a major concern for people worldwide as many of the diseases caused by pathogenic RNA viruses pose great threat to health and exhibit significant mortality. Some of the dangerous RNA ... -
Serum bactericidal activity against multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(Brac University, 2022-06)Antibiotic resistance has become a matter of utmost concern. Many disease-causing pathogens are becoming resistant to multiple antibiotics, referred to as multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria. The purpose of this study ...
