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Antibiotic activity of garlic, ginger and tamarind crude extracts on methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
Introduction: Due to the increased resistance to antibiotics by bacteria like MRSA, antibiotics which were once used to treat these become less effective. As a result, medicinal plants could be a reliable alternative for ...
Validation of the simplified carbapenem inactivation method for detection of carbapenemase producing gram negative rods at the Medical Microbiology Laboratory
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to validate the simplified Carbapenem inactivation method by determining the sensitivity and the specificity, this test is more reliable and time consuming compared to the modified ...
Prevalence of SHV gene in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Microbiology Laboratory
(Makerere University, 2022-12-06)
Introduction: Antibiotic resistance due to beta lactamases is one of the most forms seen in many bacteria. Other forms of bacterial resistance include; limiting uptake of drugs modifying drug target, efflux of drugs through ...
Prevalence of CTX-M antimicrobial resistance gene in enterobacteraceae isolates that were collected in Microbiology Laboratory College of Health Sciences, Mulago.
(Makerere University, 2023-02-20)
Aim: To determine the prevalence of CTX-M antimicrobial resistance gene in enterobacteriaceae isolates collected from Microbiology laboratory, College of Health Sciences Mulago.
Samples: Archived Enterobacteriaceae ...