Browsing Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Microbiology) by Title
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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 ... -
A review on Mucormycosis in view of COVID-19, Diabetes and the role of Iron
(Brac University, 2021-10)COVID-19 has made people all over the world susceptible to other diseases caused by various microorganisms. One of them is caused by a fungus called mucormycosis or black fungus. Together with diabetes and COVID-19, it ... -
Review on signs and symptoms of Chikungunya disease and individual health economic loss associated with the outbreak in Dhaka
(BRAC University, 2018-11)Over the most recent couple of decades, chikungunya infection transmitted by Aedes spp mosquitoes has re-emerged in Africa, southern and southeastern Asia, and the Indian Ocean Islands as the reason for substantial flare-ups ... -
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 ... -
Safety Assessment of Citrobacter freundii Bacteriophages for Use in Phage Therapy in the Face of Antibiotic Resistance
(Brac University, 2020-02)Citrobacter freundii is a species of bacteria in the Enterobacteriaceae family that is known to cause hospital-acquired infections in the respiratory tract, urinary tract, blood, and other normally sterile sites in ... -
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 ... -
Screening of gram-positive opportunistic bacteria from oral cancer infection and their antibiotic resistance pattern
(BRAC University, 2018)The immune compromised patients after treatment of oral cancer may have a chance of infection by drug-resistant opportunistic microbes. This study investigated the gram-positive opportunistic bacteria found in the oral ... -
Screening of silver resistance gene in clinical isolates and determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) for silver nitrate
(BRAC University, 2017-07)Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has increased rapidly within recent years and has become a serious threat to public health. Ionic silver exhibits antimicrobial activity against a broad range of micro-organisms. As a ... -
Seroprevalence and clinical characteristics investigation of Dengue virus infection in rural Bangladesh during 2019 Dengue outbreak
(Brac University, 2021-01)Dengue virus (DENV), a single-stranded RNA virus belonging to Flaviviridae family member, is transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has become more ... -
State of Chikungunya in various countries: a review
(BRAC University, 2018-09)In the last few decades, chikungunya virus transmitted by Aedes spp mosquitoes has reemerged in Africa, southern and southeastern Asia, and the Indian Ocean Islands as the cause of large outbreaks of human disease. The ... -
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 study comparing the prescribing pattern of antibiotics for fever between Dhaka City and different villages in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-09)The study “A Study Comparing the Prescribing Pattern of Antibiotics for Fever between Dhaka city and Different Villages in Bangladesh” was done with the aim to do a survey on the differences in antibiotic use pattern between ... -
Study of antibiotic resistance gene transfer between isolates from patients with urinary tract infection via conjugation
(BRAC Univeristy, 2018-05)The Urinary Tract Infection is caused recurrently by Escherichia coli and also by Proteus spp., Klebsiella spp., Enterococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp. etc. [3, 11] Recently, UTIs are considered a severe public health ... -
A study of prevalence and antimicrobial resistance and pathogenic activity of bacteria in the air of certain areas of Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2022-04)The economic hub of Bangladesh, it’s capital city Dhaka is subject to a high level of pollution all year round, which makes the air harmful to breathe. On average, around 14 m3 of air is inhaled by an individual every ... -
Study of the antimicrobial activities of the bark extract of cinnamomum verum on multi drug resistant klebsiella pneumoniae and enterobacter agglomerans
(BRAC University, 2015-08)Infections caused by Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) organisms cause to stand a worldwide pandemic. MDR bacteria are an emerging threat with limited therapeutic options. Without having information about these strains, morbidity ... -
Study of the microbiological status of mineral drinking water of Dhaka city
(BRAC University, 2016-06)The objectives of this study were to assess the overall quality of mineral water quality samples that obtained from different sources in and around Dhaka city. For achieving the above mentioned objectives, standard ... -
A study on relationship of Plasmids with Azithromycin and Ciprofloxacin Resistance in isolates causing Urinary Tract Infection
(BRAC Univeristy, 2018-07)The urinary tract infection is caused by the members of Enterobacteriaceae family. The emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria is a great challenge and concern worldwide. The aim of this research was to determine the ... -
Synthesis and antibacterial activities of silver nanoparticle
(BRAC University, 2019-01)Antibiotic resistance is on the rise for the last few decades. As commercial antibiotics are failing to combat microbes, alternative methods are being investigated. The properties of silver as disinfectant have been known ... -
Understanding the effect of exposure of human pathogens to polluted surface water: Salmonella as a model organism
(BRAC Univeristy, 2018)Unplanned urbanization often results in the surface waters getting contaminated with industrial and faecal pollutants. The wide spectrum of industrial pollutants put pressure on the faecal organisms during their survival ... -
Understanding the effect of exposure of human pathogens to polluted surface water: Vibrio cholerae as a model organism
(BRAC University, 2018)Urbanization and industrialization results in the fecal organisms contaminating the water-bodies which are important sources of recreational activities. This eventually increases the risk of humans getting infected during ...
