Bachelor of Science in Microbiology: Recent submissions
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Wave-wise comparison of COVID 19 based on SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOCs) in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and the probable reasons behind the less devastating effects of Delta variant in Bangladesh: a review
(Brac University, 2022-01)Background: The world is currently facing the devastating effects of COVID-19. Increasing spread of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOCs) has an impactful effect on different waves of this pandemic. Every country tried to ... -
State of Thalassemia in Bangladesh: a review
(Brac University, 2020-01)This dissertation investigates what thalassemia is all about, what types of thalassemia there are seen, the causes of thalassemia and signs and symptoms of this disease. This article provides an overview of thalassemia in ... -
A review of sustainable biofuels from waste materials: development and challenges
(Brac University, 2021-12)Biofuel is a fuel derived from living things or their wastes (biomass) that is considered as the most potential and alternative energy source. It includes bioethanol biodiesel, biohydrogen, biogas, etc. Due to its environmental ... -
Bacteriophage mediated horizontal gene transfer
(Brac University, 2021-11)Bacteriophages are viruses which infect and replicates within the bacterial cell. Bacteriophage refers ‘bacteria eater’ that means the bacteriophages kill their host cell because bacteriophage is a bacteria-infecting virus. ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Comprehensive study of antibacterial activities of medicinal plants and essential oils against Staphylococcus aureus
(Brac University, 2021-10)Recently it has been observed that an increasing number of bacteria are building resistance to synthetic antibiotics which hampers controlling infective health conditions. It’s familiar to everyone that most antibiotics ... -
Drug resistant pathogens isolated from wound infection
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Drug resistant pathogens isolated from wound infection
(Brac University, 2021-06)For several decades antimicrobial resistance is growing rapidly and limiting the efficacy of antibiotics. Resistance to antibiotics can be accelerated by a variety of factors including human practices, drug tolerance, drug ... -
A review on emerging pathogenic bacteria in marine environment
(Brac University, 2021-07)Marine pathogenic bacteria possess significant public health risks due to bathing in coastal water and consumption of seafood. Different man-made and environmental factors help these pathogenic bacteria grow and survive ... -
Isolation of pathogens from tracheal infection of intensive care unit admitted patients and analysis of antibiotic susceptibility
(BRAC University, 2021-06)Being a highly vulnerable group, ICU patients are prone to be affected by infectious diseases due to various invasive, operation procedures as well as their critical health conditions. Tracheal specimens were tested ... -
Use of antibiotics leading the occurrence of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria on hydroponically grown Mung bean sprouts.
(BRAC University, 2021-06)Antibiotics are used to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria that can cause plant disease or associate to human disease during the development of food crops. The goal of this study was to observe the effect of ... -
Follow-Up of practiced treatment regimens & health conditions of recovered patients of COVID-19 residing in Dhaka city: A survey-based descriptive cross-sectional study
(Brac University, 2021-04)Background and aim: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread worldwide like wildfire since late December 2019. Caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus2 (SARS-CoV-2), this pandemic has induced a sense ... -
A review on association between respiratory infections and diabetes
(Brac University, 2021-05)Respiratory disease is a major cause of elevated morbidity and mortality worldwide. Between 1990 and 2017, the mortality rate from chronic respiratory diseases increased by 18%, from 3.32 million to 3.91 million. Several ... -
Isolation and characterization of high stress tolerance yeast from various sources in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-05)Bioethanol is becoming popular day by day because of its increasing demand as a renewable resource. A single celled eukaryotic living organism called yeast plays a vital role in producing alcohol. Though there are many ... -
A review on comparative analysis of antimicrobial activity of different metal and metal oxide nanoparticle-based fabric
(Brac University, 2020-12)Nanoparticles have managed to revolutionize many different sectors and industries, such as biomedicine, pharmaceuticals, electrical appliances, agriculture, food, biosensors, etc. Nanoparticles have also successfully ...