Browsing Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Microbiology) by Title
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The landscape of drug resistant Tuberculosis in South-East Asia (SEA) region: a burden of disease and challenges in detection
(Brac University, 2021-10)Tuberculosis, mainly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a serious bacterial infection that primarily infects the respiratory system but can spread to other organs of the body. Approximately one-third of the world’s ... -
Local varieties of Allium Sativum has more effective antimicrobial property compared to imported variety
(BRAC University, 2018-07)Natural antibiotics or commonly known as herbal plants are used against various small diseases throughout the history of mankind. Now we use synthetic antibiotics. However, these antibiotics are very much ineffective ... -
Malaria: transmission, diagnosis and treatment: A Review
(Brac University, 2021-11)Malaria is an ancient vector-borne human diseases that is caused by the plasmodium parasite. Anopheles mosquitoes are the vector that contains the plasmodium parasite sporozoites. There are 5 most common Plasmodium parasite ... -
Medicinal plants: an alternative source for antimicrobials against emerging pathogens
(BRAC University, 2014-08)Tagetes erecta, an extensively used medicinal plant is a small shrub which grows up to 1-2 mm. The present study was aimed to investigate the antibacterial activity of this locally available plant. Antimicrobial activity ... -
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevalence in clinical and hospital environmental samples: a review
(Brac University, 2023-06)The potential function of polluted ambient surfaces as a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) reservoir in medical facilities is the topic of discussion in this paper review. The Staphylococcus aureus ... -
Microbial quality of selected sandwiches sold at fast food shops in Dhaka city
(BRAC University, 2014-08)The project was designed to undertake a study on the microbiological status of the different types of sandwich e.g. egg salad sandwiches, chicken salad sandwich, beef sandwich and vegetable sandwich taken from seven ... -
Microbiological status of ice cream and tamarind juice (tok) collected from various locations of Dhaka city
(BRAC University, 2016-08)The project was designed to take on a study on the microbiological status of the ice cream and tamarind juice (tok) samples taken from different shops and street vendors that are located in different areas of Dhaka city. ... -
The mutagenic effects of pesticides on enteric bacterial pathogens: a scoping review
(Brac University, 2022-07)Background: Pesticides are chemical substances that are being extensively used worldwide leading to the contamination of environment, particularly in soil and aquatic systems. Thus, enteric bacterial pathogens living in ... -
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, ... -
Osteoarthritis: a multi-disciplinary factual review
(Brac University, 2021-09)Osteoarthritis is a complex multimodal disease. It requires the involvement of different discipline of science to better define and explain the pathobiology and also to design the best treatment method reducing drug toxicity ... -
Overview of Listeria monocytogens and its epidemiology : a potential threat for pregnant women
(Brac University, 2021-12)Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive intracellular, aerobic, and facultative anaerobic bacteria that is mostly transferred to humans through food. Thousands of people have died as a result of listeriosis outbreaks. ... -
Overview of the antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of the clinical isolates collected from patients at intensive care unit of a private hospital in Dhaka
(BRAC University, 2018-07)Antibiotic resistance is one of the significant threat to public health. Every time a person takes an antibiotic, sensitive bacteria gets killed, resistant ones survive and then multiply. This may happen even more if the ... -
An overview on the prevalence and diagnosis of dengue
(BRAC University, 2018-09)Dengue viral contamination has become greater in size, global health concern with over twofifths of the world's population at risk of infection. This paper provides a brief review of the history of dengue research. It ... -
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 ... -
Peripheral neuropathy and diabetes: severity, management and future perspectives
(Brac University, 2022-04)Diabetic neuropathy is a heterogeneous gathering of problems with very complicated pathophysiology furthermore, influences both physical and autonomic parts of the sensory system. Neuropathy is the most common persistent ... -
Phenotypic and molecular detection of Acinetobacter baumannii retrieved from the environmental surfaces
(Brac University, 2023-08)𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝: Hospital Associated Infections (HAI) pose a great deal of risk to those with impaired immune system, especially Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patients. Among the ... -
Plasmid profile analysis and curing of plasmids in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from patients of Urinary Tract infection
(BRAC Univeristy, 2018-07)Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most frequent bacterial infections worldwide. It is caused recurrently by Escherichia coli and also by Klebsiella spp., Enterobacter spp., Shigella spp. etc. Theyshow resistance ... -
Polymorphisms in glucocorticoid receptor gene: a susceptibility factor to Guillain-Barré syndrome in a Bangladeshi population
(Brac University, 2018-12)Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system with a greater variable clinical progression, severity, and outcome. Infectious agent ... -
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 ...