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Aminu, A. I.

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Bayero University, Kano Nigeria.

aishatuaminuibrahim@gmail.com
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Publications 4

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Research Article Vol. 36, Issue 1

Antibacterial Activity of Black Soap (Sabulun Salo) against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Coagulase Negative Staphylococi (CoNS) Isolated from Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Yakubu, H., Aminu, B.M., Aminu, A. I.*

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Coagulase negative Staphylococci (CoNS) especially Staphylococcus epidermidis cause skin and soft tissue infections that are often challenging to treat. This study determines the antibacterial activity of locally made black soap on MRSA and CoNS isolated from skin and soft tissue infections. Tw...

DOI: 10.67614/njm.2022.5erbiup0
Jun, 2022 Vol. 36, Issue 1 73 views 52 downloads
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Research Article Vol. 35, Issue 1

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Rifampicin Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Presumptive Patients in Kano State, Nigeria

Mohammad A.B*, Ibrahim, A., Maifada A I, Balogun M S, Mohammed, Y., Fagge H S, Iliya S, Aminu, A. I., Mukhtar, M.D.

Rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is an emerging problem of great importance to public  health worldwide and together with multidrug-resistant TB causes higher mortality rates than drug sensitive tuberculosis. Data regarding drug-resistance and risk factors associated with rifampicin resistant  from Kano are lacking. The study therefore, deter...

DOI: 10.67614/njm.2021.q86ixeqm
Jun, 2021 Vol. 35, Issue 1 113 views 122 downloads
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Research Article Vol. 34, Issue 1

Occurrence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex among inmates in Kurmawa Prison, Kano, Nigeria

Chado, Y, M., Aminu, A. I.*

The occurrence of Tuberculosis (TB) in prisons is a major public health threat in Nigeria, where inadequate TB screening generates poor data of the infection. The study was aimed to determine the occurrence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among inmates in Kurmawa prison, Kano, Nigeria. A cross- sectional study was conducted among 150 inmates and sput...

DOI: 10.67614/njm.2020.i3dztvab
Jun, 2020 Vol. 34, Issue 1 104 views 88 downloads
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Research Article Vol. 33, Issue 1

The Role of MTBDR plus ver 2.0 in the Detection of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Kano, Nigeria

Abubakar D. Tukur.*, Aminu, A. I., Abdulhadi K. Sale., Jamiu O. Olabamiji., Umar A. Aliyu, Aminu M. Bashir, Bashir R. Usaini, Murtala Rabiu, Nafisatu Bello

The development of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug resistant  tuberculosis XDR-TB coupled with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Co-infection with TB has brought a major  setback in the tuberculosis control strategies worldwide including Nigeria. The Genotype MTBDR plus VER  2.0 is widely recognized for its excellent perfo...

DOI: 10.67614/njm.2019.lh4dv1bh
Jun, 2019 Vol. 33, Issue 1 101 views 88 downloads
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