BACKGROUND In East Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, bacterial keratitis is a major cause of blindness. OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to identify risk factors of bacterial keratitis and the spectrum of bacterial etiologies, and to assess the in-vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of these bacterial isolates at Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. METHODS A prosp...

Background & Aim: Rubiatinctorum is one of the most well-known medicinal plants whose alizarin and other anthraquinones which are outstanding color agents with some trace of pharmaceutical properties are isolated from it. The objective of this study was to optimize alizarin production in intact plant of R.tinctorum by induction with biotic elicitors. ...

background & aim: rubiatinctorum is one of the most well-known medicinal plants whose alizarin and other anthraquinones which are outstanding color agents with some trace of pharmaceutical properties are isolated from it. the objective of this study was to optimize alizarin production in intact plant of r.tinctorum by induction with biotic elicitors. experimental: to increase the synthesis ...

Pin-track infection (PTI) is a common complication of external fixation. Antimicrobial dressings of the pin-site interface should reduce the severity and incidence of PTI. This study is aimed at determining the efficacy of 1 % silver sulphadiazine dressings in preventing PTI in external fixation. We compared the incidence of PTI between group A (dry sterile gauze dressing) and group B (1 % silv...

For several decades there has been a steady increase in the incidence of bacterial infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. Gram-positive infections have become a serious problem, especially in the nosocomial setting, and the treatment of these infections is complicated by the emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens. Staphylococci are among the most frequent causes of both communityand h...

The quality of smoke-dried fish can be enhanced by storing the products in good storage facilities. This research was carried out to determine proximate composition, microbiological and sensory properties Clarias gariepinus Chrysichthysis nigrodigitatus stored refrigerator kitchen cabinet during a 6-week period. Sensory were assessed using panel assessors. Bacterial load done plate count agar s...

Bulbine natalensis Baker has been acclaimed to be used as an antimicrobial agent in the folklore medicine of South Africa without scientific evidence to substantiate or refute this claim. In view of this, the in vitro antimicrobial activity of solvent fractions (ethanol, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water) from Bulbine natalensis Tuber against 4 Gram positive and 12 Gram negative bacteria as we...