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Comparative study of the presence of stx1 and stx2 genes from clinical and environmental samples of Shigella
(BRAC University, 2017-03)
Shigellosis, a disease caused by Shigella spp. occur because of the presence of stx1 and stx2
genes. Shigellaspp. Sometimes escapes detection by the traditional culture methods. Bacterial
isolates were chosen on the basis ...
Screening for silver resistant silE gene in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from wound and burn patients
(BRAC Univeristy, 2017-11)
Background: Bacteria are one-celled organisms cause various infectious disease. Wound site is more susceptible to the pathogenic bacteria and those bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotic day by day, a serious threat to ...
Isolation of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus from the environmental samples in Dhaka City
(BRAC University, 2017-03)
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus have emerged over more than 50 years ago. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics is responsible for its prevalence. This comparative study has been carried out to show the ...
Prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility and plasmid profile of bacteria from door knobs of female restrooms in BRAC University, Dhaka
(BRAC University, 2017-10)
Non-porous environmental surfaces such as door knobs of restrooms are routinely touched with
hands and can serve as vehicles for transmitting infectious diseases. This study aimed at isolating,
identifying the bacterial ...
Combination of several therapeutic drugs with tetracycline to combat highly drug resistant urinary tract infection pathogens
(BRAC University, 2017-12)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most frequent bacterial infections worldwide. Presently, the most crucial factor of treating UTI is antibiotic resistance. The overutilization of antibiotics has become the ...
Comparative study on the antibacterial activities of neem oil, mustard oil and black seed oil against staphylococcus aureus, klebsiella pneumoniae, bacillus cereus, salmonella typhi and pseudomonas aeruginosa
(BRAC Univeristy, 2017-05)
The study was aimed to determine the antimicrobial activity of commercially available Neem oil, Mustard oil and Black seed oil against some disease causing organism such as Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae , ...
A prospective study on the efficiency of ciprofloxacin in combination with chloramphenicol and probiotics against multiple antibiotics resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
(BRAC University, 2017-12)
Pneumonia is the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide. Not only children but also adult from all age groups can be suffered from pneumonia. Pneumonia is a form of acute respiratory infection that ...
Rapid identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae using PCR based method targeting 16S rRNA gene
(BRAC University, 2017-10)
Background of the study: Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPN) is a gram negative and one of the most pathogenic bacteria of Klebsiella species which accounts for a significant proportion of pneumonia, nosocomial infections, urinary ...
Rapid identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains using 16S rRNA gene based PCR method.
(BRAC University, 2017-10-26)
Streptococcus pneumoniae strains are responsible for severe diseases, including pneumonia, bronchitis, otitis media, septicemia, meningitis. Early identification of etiologic agent of pneumococcal diseases is essential and ...
Isolation of stx1 and stx2 genes from clinical and environmental samples of Escherichia coli
(BRAC University, 2017-03)
E. coli O157:H7, a Shiga toxin producing microbe was first acknowledged as a virulent organism
in 1982 during an analysis of an outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis associated with consumption of
hamburgers from a fast food ...