April 2019

Studies on the physicochemical and bacteriological properties of some semi-public Swimming pools in Makurdi, Nigeria

Recreational waters are routes of transmission for most water-related illnesses. In this study, the water quality of five selected swimming pools (SP) was examined after disinfection prior to bathing and after bathing by swimmers. SP sampling was carried out weekly for 4 weeks between August and September in Makurdi, Nigeria. Bacterial loads and physicochemical parameters were determined using standard and standard...

Author(s): Victor Taghoghor Omoni, Doosuur Naomi Torjir and Stephen Efe Okekporo

April 2019

Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from human dental infection

Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen causing dental infection and systemic infections in human body. This organism decreases susceptibility to several types of antibiotics every day and becomes more resistant which is a growing sense of concern in this era. Considering this fact, the study was attempted to characterize the S. aureus from human dental infection and to determine the antibiogram profile of...

Author(s): Manisha Das, Abdullah Al Momen Sabuj, Zobayda Farzana Haque, Nanda Barua, Amrita Pondit, Md. Muket Mahmud, Md. Ferdousur Rahman Khan and Sukumar Saha