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Fecal organisms in supplied and domestically treated waters in Dhaka: insights from Jatrabari, Bangshal, Khilgaon, and Wari
(Brac University, 2019-05)
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is the most densely populated city of the world. So, it is always a challenge to meet the ever increasing demand for pure drinking water of this huge population. This study aims to ...
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 ...
Comparative study on the antibacterial activities of four commercially available antiseptics- Dettol, Hexisol, Oralon and Betadine against staphylococcus aureus, klebsiella pneumoniae , bacillus cereus, and pseudomonas aeruginosa
(BRAC Univeristy, 2017-05)
The present study was carried out to determine the effectiveness of commercially available and common antiseptics that are used extensively in Bangladesh and other countries as well. Dettol, hexisol, oralon and betadine ...
Antibacterial resistance: A comparative study between clinical and environmental isolates based on whole cell protein profiling by SDS-PAGE
(BRAC University, 2015-08)
This study of comparison was conducted to examine the existence of antibiotic resistant
and sensitive bacteria in various environmental samples of Bangladesh with specific
clinical strain obtained from ICDDR,B. From the ...
Bacteriological profile and its antibiotic sensitivity in UTI patients in hospitals and diagnostic centers in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-09)
Among the common bacterial infection urinary tract infection is the common one in Bangladesh. Women are predominant to be infected by UTI, most commonly the women of reproductive age (18-40 years). This study was designed ...
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 ...
Chikungunya virus outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2017 - a seroprevalence study
(BRAC Univeristy, 2018-01)
Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by mainly Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. In 2017, Chikungunya virus was introduced into the Dhaka city of Bangladesh and triggered a massive outbreak which affected ...
In silico B-cell and T-cell epitope-based vaccine designing against Chikungunya virus
(BRAC Univeristy, 2018-05)
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arthropod-borne alphavirus, belonging to the Togavirus family. There is no commercial treatment or vaccine against CHIKV, despite the acute epidemics taking place in several events distributed ...
Isolation, biochemical characterrization and identification of microorganisms from spoilt tomatoes obtained from local markets of Dhaka city, Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2018-09)
Tomato is a fruit which has high nutritional value along with uses in different dishes. This study aimed at isolating, identifying, and investigating enzyme activity and temperature tolerance of bacterial isolates collected ...
Characterization of pseudomonas aeruginosa from hospital sewage water and nearby community water based on their multi-drug-resistant gene
(Brac University, 2023-06)
Introduction: Hospital wastewater is one of the most prominent sources of antibiotic-resistant
pathogenic bacteria. This study aims to find multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
from the hospital and nearby community ...