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Mar 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-16-1396
Yvonne Dabota BuowariCorresponding author
This is a short communication article on antibiotic resistance in the elderly. The elderly is prone to infections and therefore the use of antibiotics in the elderly is common. Literature review was done using Medline, Google and PubMed.
Mar 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-25-5429
Rasheed O. MakanjuolaCorresponding author
Malaria and bacteraemia are significant public health concerns and economic threats. In Africa, the intensity for simultaneous transmission and co-infection of Plasmodium spp and other bacteria pathogens are extremely high. It is believed that malaria suppress the immune system and enable the transl…
Jul 2024
Olivier Ndogo EtemeCorresponding author
Objectives Bacterial resistance to conventional antibiotics is a serious public health problem. Over the past decade, small proteins known as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), natural compounds produced by all prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have shown promising results in overcoming the growing probl…
Aug 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5526.jmid-20-3494
Salah I. KhederCorresponding author
Introduction Antimicrobial stewardship (ASP) is of the utmost importance as a way to optimize the use of antimicrobials to prevent the development of resistance and improve patient outcomes. So, it is worthwhile to assess the knowledge, attitude and awareness regarding antimicrobial stewardship in h…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2328-0182.japst-18-2495
Obioma AzuonwuCorresponding author
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Bacteriology / Virology / Parasitology Unit, Rivers State University, Nkpolu – Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Over the years, plants have been a major source of medicines, especially in the rural areas of the developing communities, with probably lack of functional health care facilities and trained health care personnel on hand for emergency medical response. However, with the dynamics and improvement in s…
Aug 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2690-4721.ijcm-18-2217
Shivanthi SamarasCorresponding author
Background Overuse of beta-lactam antibiotics has lead to selection for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae, a major cause of antibiotic resistant urinary tract infections (UTIs). Standard detection methods are time-consuming, with disputed accuracy. This study describe…
May 2018
Muhammad Ahsan NaeemCorresponding author
Microorganisms are the main cause of food-borne illness in humans that may occur by consuming unhygienic products from poultry and other sources. With the passage of time bacterial resistance to antibiotics is ever-increasing which necessitates development of new antibiotics. One of the most obvious…