Browsing by Subject "E. Coli"
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Antimicrobial activity of aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of Psidium guajava against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Current strategies to overcome the global problem of antimicrobial resistance include research in finding new antimicrobials from plants. This study screened for the phytochemical profile and determined the antibacterial ... -
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli and practices relating to pork handling at Wambizzi Abbatoir, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Antimicrobial resistance has become a global public and animal health threat. Its development is demonstrated by microorganisms such as bacteria. The aim of this study was to investigate antimicrobial susceptibility patterns ... -
Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Escherichia coli isolated from selected commercial broiler chicken farms in Luwero Town Council, Luwero District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)This baseline study employed a purposive random sampling strategy from 18th to 24th October, 2021 on commercial broiler chicken farms in Luwero town council, Luwero district. The objectives were; to identify the most common ... -
Assessment of water quality and community perceptions in Northern division, Soroti Municipality
(Makerere University, 2020-11)Background: Access to safe water is greatly lacking in many villages and urban areas of Uganda. The water sources that exist are often severely contaminated, making cyclical bouts of severe illness and premature death ... -
Co–resistance between Flouroquinolones, Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (SXT), and aminoglycosides with extended spectrum B–lactameses (ESBLS) in Eschericia coli isolated from blood, pus and urine specimens at Makerere University Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
(Makerere University, 2023)Background The global emergence and spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) producing Enterobacteriaceae have been threatening the ability to treat an infection. Hence, this study aimed to determine co – ... -
Development of a herbal oral suspension from combined ethanolic extracts of Tamarindus indica and Phyllanthus niruri against uropathogenic Escherichia coli
(Makerere University, 2022-09)Introduction Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most frequent causes of morbidity (Moyo et al., 2010). Global disease burden study of 2019 reported a 48.57% increase in UTIs incidence rate compared to 1990. ... -
E. Coli contamination of consumable ice sold in Nakasero and Kololo Central Kampala City
(Makerere University, 2019-08)A survey on the microbial safety of consumable ice is a study held to assess the potential presence of hazardous microorganisms in both the ice and the consumables in which it dwells at a given point in time. Ice water ... -
Molecular characterization and prevalence of shiga toxigenic E. Coli isolated from children under 5 years in the Molecular Laboratory, Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2020-12)Background: Foodborne infections are a public health concern Worldwide. Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is one often most important strain of threat in the food system particularly in children where diarrheal ... -
Prevalence of CTXM gene in isolates of enterobacteriaceae collected from the Microbiology Laboratory
(Makerere University, 2022)Multi drug resistance in Enterobacteriaceae is a common cause of hospital and community acquired infections. Enterobacteriaceae are gram negative bacteria like E. coli, Klebsiella Pneumoniae are pathogenic organisms causing ... -
Prevalence of extended spectrum beta lactamase resistance genes (CTX-M and TEM) among Escherichia coli isolates from Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-02)Introduction ESBL producing bacteria prevalence is on the rise and ESBL producing E.coli have been implicated in many urinary tract infections as well as septicemia. Such infections may result in prolonged hospital stays, ... -
The resistance pattern of enterobacteriaceae to beta-lactam drugs among pregnant woman attending antenatal care at Lubaga Hospital Outpatient Department
(Makerere University, 2022)Enterobacteriaceaeare a large family of gram-negative bacteria that are responsible for causing many Nosocomial infections and less commonly community-acquired infections, including urinary tract infections. This study was ...