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Effectiveness of water filters used in the households of Dhaka city
(Brac University, 2023-07)
This research aims to determine the microbiological quality of tap and filtered water and figure out the efficiency of filters used in the households of Dhaka city. To start, 51 individual samples of tap and filtered water ...
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 ...
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 ...
Determination of prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the bacterial isolates collected from different parts of restaurant refrigerators of Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2018-09)
Refrigeration is an essential food storage technique and an important link in wide chain of cross contamination which leads to the outbreak of many food borne disease. In this study samples were obtained from various parts ...
Prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility and plasmid profile of bacteria isolated from door handles of washrooms of a hospital in Dhaka
(BRAC University, 2017-10)
ABSTRACT:
Background: The fomites can serve as vehicles in transmission of pathogens. This study was conducted to determine the bacterial contamination in door handles of washrooms of a hospital, to determine the prevalence ...