Aquaculture has emerged as one of the world's fastest-growing food industries in recent
years, helping food security and boosting global economic status. The indiscriminate …

Background: Travelers' diarrhea causes significant morbidity including some sequelae, lost
travel time and opportunity cost to both travelers and countries receiving travelers. Effective …

This study set out to evaluate self-medicated antibiotics and knowledge of antibiotic
resistance among undergraduate students and community members in northern Nigeria …

Resistance to fluoroquinolones (FQ) is being increasingly reported and found to be
mediated by efflux pumps, plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes (PMQR) and …

According to the WHO,“Self-medication is an element of self-care based on selection and
use of medicines by individuals to treat self-recognized illnesses or symptoms.” Antibiotics …

Background Wide-ranging evidence on the occurrence of fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance
genetic determinants in African Salmonella strains is not available. The main objectives of …

Salmonella is a major cause of foodborne disease globally. Pigs can carry and shed non-
typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) asymptomatically, representing a significant reservoir for these …

Background Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis is a cause of both poultry-and egg-
associated enterocolitis globally and bloodstream-invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella (iNTS) …

Escherichia coli bloodstream infections are typically attributed to a limited number of
lineages that carry virulence factors associated with invasiveness. In Nigeria, the identity of …

Background Antimicrobial resistance among pathogens of public health importance is an
emerging problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Unfortunately, published information on the …