C: Microbiology & Pathology (87)
GJMR: C
A Study on Cold Agglutinins in Malaria from a Tertiary Care Hospital of South India
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Background: Malarial infection associated with common hematological abnormalities like anemia, Thrombocytopenia, Hemolytic anemia. Hemolytic anemia is due to occurrence of cold agglutinins. This study throws light on the prevalence of cold agglutinins in patients with malarial infection and their detection. Method: About 150 patients diagnosed as having Malaria by Peripheral smear, QBC f...
Paper Information
Authors Venkatesh V.N, Ravish Kumar M, Nagendra Gowda M. R,Read Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 25 to 29
Determination of the Causative Agents of Bacteremia in Children under 5 Years and their Susceptibility Pattern to the Antibiotics
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Objective: To determine the causative agents of bacteremia in children under 5 years and their susceptibility to the commonly used antibiotics. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on children (aged from 1 day to 5 years) admitted to the paediatric ward. The patients included all newborn babies and children admitted with fever and suspected of having sepsis. All the included childre...
Paper Information
Authors Dr. Abhineet Mehrotra, Dr. Shailendra MishraRead Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 19 to 23
Diagnostic Role of the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Lesions: Effective Tool for Managing Thyroid Lesions
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Introduction: As Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is the primary investigation for the management of thyroid lesions, its interpretation is very crucial.The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) for clarity of communication recommends that each case should be reported in 1 of 6 general diagnostic categories facilitating communication among the managing team o...
Paper Information
Authors Dr. Vasudha M. Bhagat, Dr. Hemali J. Tailor, Dr.Kumar Bhargav R. Kaptan, Dr.Varsha Baladawa, Dr.Gunjan H. Prasad, Dr. Peeyush K. SainiRead Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 13 to 18
Degradation of Dimethoate by Cellulolytic Bacteria in Cotton Soils
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 14 Issue: 1 The present experience has been aimed to isolate bacteria specifically cellulolytic bacteria, normally found in cotton soils and determine their role in degradation of the specific pesticide. Two cellulolytic bacterial isolates k1 & k2 identified as Pseudomonas putida and Bacillus pumulus were capable of growing on dimethoate supplemented medium. P.putida exhibited maximum growth of 4.1x...
Paper Information
Authors Ravuri JayamadhuriRead Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 9 to 12
Isolation and Partial Characterization of Virulent Phage Specific against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen, frequently associated with nosocomial infections worldwide. Multiple drug resistance has been reported in previous studies against pathogenic P. aeruginosa and the biofilm which makes use of antibiotics futile. Bacteriophages specific for P. aeruginosa can prove to be a new therapeutic approach for controlling infections and biolfilm c...
Paper Information
Authors Zahra Zahid Piracha, Umar Saeed, Aqsa Khurshid, Waqas Nasir ChaudharyRead Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 1 to 8
Occupational Exposures to Blood and Body Fluids (BBFS) among Health Care Workers and Medical Students in University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest ofEthiopia
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Introduction: Occupational exposure to blood and body fluid is a serious concern for health care workers. The problem is more devastating in developing countries like Ethiopia with poor infrastructure and health setup. This study tried to assess the magnitudes of occupational exposure and its associated factors among HCWs and medical students to BBFs in University of Gondar Hospital. Met...
Paper Information
Authors Zeleke Yimechew, Gebeyaw Tiruneh, Tadese EjiguRead Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 17 to 23
Antioxidant Capacity and Microbial Attributes of Raw Cow Milk Fortified with Hypotrigona Squamuligera Honey
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Diseases such as diabetes, cancers, hypertension and obesity are problematic diseases in the adult population. The use of functional foods that consists of phytocompounds such as antioxidants that can act as prophylactics against such diseases has received considerable attention by the academia, food industry and the general public. The present study aimed at investigating antioxidant ca...
Paper Information
Authors Dzomba P, Ngoroyemoto N, Musarurwa RRead Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 9 to 12
Effect of Exercise on the Interleukin-10, White Blood Cells and Creatine Kinase in Sportsmen and Sedentaries
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an important anti-inflammatory cytokine increasing with exercise. It is stated in the literature that the increase of IL-10 after exercise may be related to muscle damage. Creatine kinase (CK) is a dimeric protein whose plasma levels are increasing especially in muscle pathologies. At the same time, it is known that it increases relating to the muscle damage cau...
Paper Information
Authors Aynur Otau00c4u0178, Durmuu00c5u0178 Deveci, u00c4u00b0lhan Otau00c4u0178, u00c4u00b0lkay Kou00c5u0178arRead Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 1 to 4
Prevalence of Resistance among Salmonella Typhi Isolates in Ekiti- State, Southwestern Nigeria 2009-2011
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 13 Issue: 3 The prevalence of Sal typhi in the various locations in Ekiti state over the years of 2009 -2011 was investigated. The highest number of the isolates from 50 samples was found at Ikere-Ekiti, Ikole- Ekiti and Ifaki Ekiti at a total number of 131 respectively, this was followed by Ado- Ekiti with an isolate number of 130. The lowest number of isolate was recorded at Ido Ekiti with 78 isol...
Paper Information
Authors Ajibade, V.ARead Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 5 to 8
In-Vitro Susceptibility of Fluoroquinolone Resistance Escherichia Coli to Alkaloid Extracted from Phyllanthusniruri
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 13 Issue: 3 The antibacterial potency of alkaloid extracted from Phyllanthus niruri was examined on Fluoroquinolone resistant Escherichia coli isolated from different clinical samples using disk diffusion method. Different concentrations (0.1 – 5mg/ml) of the alkaloid were used. It was observed that at 0.5mg/ml the extract showed more potency on Escherichia coli isolated from urine ...
Paper Information
Authors Ajibade, V. A., Ajenifuja, O. A.Read Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 13 to 16
More...
An Investigation of the Factors that Influence Maternal Encouragement of Healthy Diets for their Preadolescent Daughters
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Childhood overweight has reached epidemic levels in the United States. Twenty percent of U.S. children are overweight or obese. This problem is likely to carry into adulthood with increased risk of certain cancers and cardiovascular problems. It has also been demonstrated that diets of preadolescent girls are strongly influenced by their mothers in terms of communication, modeling, and r...
Paper Information
Authors Dr. Lauren M. Hamel, Prof. Sandi W. SmithRead Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 25 to 33
Efficacy of Chlorhexidine in Reduction of Microbial Contamination in Commercially Available Alginate materials – in-Vitro Study
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of contamination, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of chlorhexidine against the isolated microbes and also to assess the surface activity of chlorhexidine in three commercially available alginate impression materials. Materials and Methods: Twelve sealed packets of three different routinely used alginate impression materials were used. Three 0....
Paper Information
Authors Sunitha Kollu, Veena Hegde, Kalyana Chakravarthy PentapatiRead Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 19 to 23
Trade of threatened Himalayan medicinal and aromatic plants-socioeconomy, management and conservation issues in Garhwal Himalaya, India
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Collection and trade of medicinal and aromatic plant species (MAPs) is age old practice throughout the world to increase household income. Over harvesting decreased their populations and a number of species became threatened in natural habitat. Survey was conducted on trade of such threatened MAPs from wild in Garhwal Himalaya (Uttarakhand), India. Information’s were col...
Paper Information
Authors R. S. Chauhana, B. P. Nautiyala,b, M. C. NautiyalaRead Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 9 to 17
Bioburden of Human Amniotic Membranes and Inhibition of the Associated Bacteria using Antibiotics and Gamma-Radiation
Published In: GJMR Part: C: Microbiology & Pathology Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Present studies were conducted to estimate the bioburden level of human amniotic membranes; and to detect inhibitory effects of antibiotic and radiation on the bacterial flora associated with amniotic membrane. Bacterial counts per gram of the samples (25) were found 5.42×102 to 8.87×106 CFU/gm. Fifteen different colonies were isolated from the samples and identifie...
Paper Information
Authors Nabangshu Shekhar Das, Janmajoy Dey, Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Hasan M. Zahid, Azizun Nessa, AshrafHossain TalukdarRead Journal Click Here
Read Paper Click Here
Page No. 1 to 7