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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 ...
Microbial prevalence of Kaptai lake from two different spots
(Brac University, 2023-01)
Kaptai Lake one of the largest artificial freshwater lakes in South-east Asia which is situated in
Rangamati district of Bangladesh. The people of Rangamati are greatly dependent on Kaptai Lake
for their food source, ...
A review on the causative agents, risk factors and management of ventilator associated Pneumonia: from South Asian perspective
(Brac University, 2021-09)
Ventilator Associated Pneumoniae (VAP) is a common hospital acquired pneumoniae in ICU patients. Patients with pneumoniae after 48 hours of mechanical ventilation is considered VAP. INICC found that VAP rates between 2003 ...
Isolation and characterization of Bacteriophages from surface water specific for Vibrio Cholerae
(Brac University, 2020-01)
The severe diarrheal disease cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholera. Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae strains belonging to O1 and O139 serogroups are the causative agents of epidemic and pandemic cholera. The Vibrio ...
Correlation of cancer types with stages and symptoms: analysis-based descriptive cross-sectional study
(Brac University, 2023-05)
Background and aim: One of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide is Cancer
which accounted for nearly 10 million deaths in recent years. Cancer arises from the transformation of
normal cells into tumor ...
Presence of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in drinking water of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2022-02)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen and is responsible for nosocomial infections. It is notorious bacteria and can even survive in distilled water. Its presence in drinking water can be dangerous as it can ...
Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance pattern of staphylococcus aureus in the hospital waste water and adjacent community water in Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2023-02)
Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen that has the potential to cause infections both in nosocomial and community settings. In terms of morphology, Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive bacteria that causes ...
Study of antibacterial activities of the extracts of Neem, Pomegranate, and Tulsi and essential oils against Salmonella Typhi
(Brac University, 2022-01)
The microorganism occupied for this research wasSalmonella,itisa gram-negative, rod-shaped,
facultative anaerobic bacteriumthat belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae.
Recently it has been observed that an increasing ...
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 ...
Prevalence and application of an evolving genome editing tool “CRISPR/Cas System” in cancer research and treatment
(Brac University, 2022-12)
One of the biggest causes of mortality worldwide is cancer. Cancer is one of the most challenging
diseases to cure because of its capacity to spread quickly, metastasis, and create diverse tumors as
a result of mutagenesis ...