Bachelor of Science in Microbiology: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Isolation, characterization and comparative analysis of multi-drug resistant acinetobacter baumannii & vibrio cholerae from hospital wastewater and its adjacent community supply water in Dhaka north
(Brac University, 2023-06)Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacillus which shows characteristics of obligate aerobe. It is pleomorphic and non-motile. An opportunistic and nosocomial pathogen, A. baumannii has been designated as “red alert”. ... -
Characterization of pseudomonas aeruginosa from hospital sewage water and nearby community water based on their multi-drug-resistant gene
(Brac University, 2023-06)Introduction: Hospital wastewater is one of the most prominent sources of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria. This study aims to find multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from the hospital and nearby community ... -
Isolation of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii from street vended cut fruits sold in Dhaka city of Bangladesh and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern
(Brac University, 2023-01)The consumption of street vended ready-to-eat cut fruits is very common in Dhaka City. Since fresh produce is eaten raw, it can also pose a public health risk. So, this study was undertaken for the isolation and ... -
Covid-19 disease effects on pregnancy: a review
(Brac University, 2023-03)The objective of this review was to identify the most significant characteristics and outcomes of the pregnant individual infected with COVID-19 and to provide an overview during the perinatal period. Pregnant women are ... -
Characterization of acinetobacter baumannii from hospital-adjacent waterbodies in Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2023-06)Acinetobacter baumannii has become a significant pathogen over the last few decades. It is naturally found in food, soil, and surface water but in clinical settings, it has demonstrated increasing health problems and ... -
Trends of multidrug resistance phenotypes in vibrio cholerae causing cholera in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2023-06)Antibiotic resistance is a growing global concern, posing significant challenges in the treatment of bacterial infections. Vibrio cholerae, a gram-negative bacterium responsible for the severe diarrheal disease cholera, ... -
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 ... -
Synergistic effect of iron-oxide NPs conjugated with antibiotics against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
(Brac University, 2023-06)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a worldwide public health issue. Pathogenic bacteria are gradually developing novel antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Enhanced treatment strategies, such as alternative drugs or ... -
Isolation of antibiotic resistant salmonella spp. from chicken samples collected from local wet markets of Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2023-05)In Bangladesh poultry chicken is popular as a great protein source but it contains Zoonotic disease called Salmonellosis causing bacteria like Salmonella spp. Salmonellosis is a foodborne illness that is brought on by a ... -
Antibacterial and antioxidant properties of Crateva magna bark crude extract
(Brac University, 2023-06)Chemical compounds derived from plants have been used to treat several diseases all over the world since the dawn of human civilization. Many of the drugs that are currently on the market have either been directly or ... -
Assessment of multidrug resistant bacterial load in cosmetics bought from local markets of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2022-02)A total of 27 brands of commercially available lipsticks, powders and creams were collected from different parts of Dhaka, in order to test their level of contamination. Organisms were detected from 85.2% of the cosmetic ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) study for thalassemia: a cross-sectional study at BRAC University, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2023-04)Thalassemia is the most common non-communicable autosomal recessive blood disorder posing major public health concerns in many parts of the world including Bangladesh. Having definitive treatments remained largely inaccessible, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Determination of isolation & antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Salmonella spp. from fresh vegetables collected from local markets of Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2023-04)Many outbreaks of food-borne Salmonella have been connected to raw vegetables; however, very little information is known on Salmonella contamination of raw vegetables in Dhaka's local wet markets. In this research, ... -
Pan-genome analysis of Alistipes Genomes: Exploration of diversity and pathogenicity
(Brac University, 2023-01)Alistipes, a recently identified and comparatively unexplored bacterial genus of the Bacteroidetes phylum, has several species isolated from both healthy and diseased individuals. This gram negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped ... -
Isolation and characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae from medical waste and adjoining community water
(Brac University, 2023-03)This study is designed to conduct an experiment by following a standard protocol established according to the lab facilities and resources which is focused on the highly rising cause of respiratory infection of humans as ... -
Isolation of Staphylococcus spp. from hospital wastewater and adjacent community household water: Special focus on their antibiotic resistance
(Brac University, 2023-01)Staphylococcus spp. is a leading cause of human bacterial infections. These infections can damage the skin, soft tissues, bones, circulation, and respiratory system. It has the unusual capacity to rapidly develop ... -
Omicron, delta, and beta, deadliest among SARS-CoV-2 variants: an in silico analysis
(Brac University, 2023-01)SARS-CoV-2 has a higher mutation rate since it is emerging in Wuhan, China, and has a high propensity for mutation as it contains RNA as its genome. Because of its high transmissibility and new variants constantly mutating, ...
