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Human campylobacteriosis in developing countries by Coker, Akitoye O, Isokpehi, Raphael D, Thomas, Bolaji N, Amisu, Kehinde O, Obi, C Larry

“…Campylobacteriosis is a collective description for infectious diseases caused by members of the bacterial genus Campylobacter. The only form of…”
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Activity profiles of fourteen selected medicinal plants from Rural Venda communities in South Africa against fifteen clinical bacterial species by Samie, A, Obi, CL, Bessong, PO, Namrita, L

“…Fourteen plants used in traditional medicine in the Venda region of South Africa were screened for activity against fifteen bacterial species. Methanol,…”
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Novel Mycobacterium avium Complex Species Isolated From Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) in South Africa by Kabongo‐Kayoka, P. N., Obi, C. L., Nakajima, C., Suzuki, Y., Hattori, T., Eloff, J. N., Wright, J., Mbelle, N., McGaw, L. J.

“…Summary A study was undertaken to isolate and characterize Mycobacterium species from black wildebeest suspected of being infected with tuberculosis in South…”
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A survey of indigenous herbal diarrhoeal remedies of O.R. Tambo district, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Bisi Johnson, M, A, Obi, C, L, Kambizi, L, Nkomo, M

“…Indigenous health system and the use of herbal plants have been recognized as pivotal in primary health care and a system to reckon with in achieving one of…”
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PCR Detection of Clostridium difficile Triose Phosphate Isomerase (tpi), Toxin A (tcdA), Toxin B (tcdB), Binary Toxin (cdtA, cdtB), and tcdC Genes in Vhembe District, South Africa by Samie, Amidou, Obi, Chikwelu L, Franasiak, Jason, Archbald-Pannone, Laurie, Bessong, Pascal O, Alcantara-Warren, Cirle, Guerrant, Richard L

“…Specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocols were used to determine the prevalence of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in Vhembe, South Africa. Of 322…”
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Evaluation of selected South African medicinal plants for inhibitory properties against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase and integrase by Bessong, Pascal Obong, Obi, Chikwelu Larry, Andréola, Marie-Line, Rojas, Luis B., Pouységu, Laurent, Igumbor, Eunice, Meyer, J.J. Marion, Quideau, Stéphane, Litvak, Simon

“…Seventeen aqueous and methanol extracts from nine South African medicinal plants, ethnobotanically selected, were screened for inhibitory properties against…”
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Antibacterial activity of honey and medicinal plant extracts against Gram negative microorganisms by Ramalivhana, JN, Samie, A, Iweriebor, BC, Uaboi-Egbenni, P, Idiaghe, J.E, Momba, M. N. B, Obi, CL

“…There has been a steady rise in antibiotic resistance of bacteria and this urgently calls for the discovery of alternative therapeutic agents. Honey possesses…”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Campylobacter jejuni and coli isolated from diarrheic and non-diarrheic goat faeces in Venda region, South Africa by Uaboi Egbenni, P, O, Bessong, Samie, A, Obi, C, L

“…A total of 200 freshly voided goat faeces samples were collected in the study and were examined for the presence of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. The samples…”
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Cryptosporidium species: Preliminary descriptions of the prevalence and genotype distribution among school children and hospital patients in the Venda region, Limpopo Province, South Africa by Samie, A., Bessong, P.O., Obi, C.L., Sevilleja, J.E.A.D., Stroup, S., Houpt, E., Guerrant, R.L.

“…In the present study, the prevalence and species distribution of Cryptosporidium among school children and hospital patients in the Venda region of South…”
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Uropathogens isolated from HIV-infected patients from Limpopo Province, South Africa by Iweriebor, B C, Obi, CL, Akinyemi, O, Ramalivhana, N J, Hattori, T, Okoh, AI

“…The primary aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of uropathogens isolated from HIV-infected patients in…”
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Prevalence and temporal distribution of Schistosoma haematobium infections in the Vhembe district, Limpopo Province, South Africa by Samie, A, Nchachi, D J, Obi, CL, Igumbor, E O

“…The aim of the present study iwas to determine the trend, current prevalence and contributing risk factors of Schistosoma haematobium infections in the Vhembe…”
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Survey of disinfection efficiency of small drinking water treatment plants : challenges facing small water treatment plants in South Africa by Thompson, P., Momba, M.N.B., Obi, C.L.

“…A survey involving 181 water treatment plants across 7 provinces of South Africa: Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and…”
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Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli in Venda, South Africa: distribution of virulence-related genes by multiplex polymerase chain reaction in stool samples of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative individuals and primary school children by Samie, Amidou, Obi, Chikwelu Larry, Dillingham, Rebecca, Pinkerton, Relana C, Guerrant, Richard L

“…We used a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and a quantitative real-time PCR to determine the distribution of three enteroaggregative Escherichia coli…”
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The interesting cross-paths of HIV / AIDS and water in Southern Africa with special reference to South Africa by Green, E., Lukoto, M., Momba, M.N.B., Ramalivahna, J., Mulaudzi, T.B., Van Rensburg, E.J., Onabolu, B., Igumbor, J.O., Bessong, P.O., Obi, C.L.

“…HIV / AIDS and water-borne diseases account for a substantial degree of morbidity and mortality in different age groups across the globe, but their ripple…”
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Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance profiles of Listeria monocytognes from various foods in Gaborone, Botswana by Morobe, I, C, Obi, C, L, Nyila, M, A, Gashe, B, A, Matsheka, M, I

“…Listeria monocytogenes is known to cause epidemic and sporadic cases of listeriosis. The present study investigated the occurrence, antibiograms and molecular…”
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Focus on 14 sewage treatment plants in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa in order to gauge the efficiency of wastewater treatment; Focus on 14 sewage treatment plants in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa in order to gauge the efficiency of wastewater treatment by Samie, A, Obi, CL, Igumbor, JO, Momba, MNB

“…In order to identify the treatment methods used in different sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the Mpumalanga Province and to determine the efficiency of…”
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Ethnopharmacology of human immunodeficiency virus in South Africa-a minireview by Bessong, PO, Obi, CL

“…Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the etiologic agent of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), continues to pose an unprecedented…”
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Plesiomonas shigelloides in stool samples of patients in the Venda Region: Possible considerations on pathogenicity and antibiogram profiles by Ramalivhana, N, J, Obi, C, L

“…This study determined the haemolytic, haemagglutinating and antibiotic susceptibility activities of Plesiomonas shigelloides isolated from stool samples of…”
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Diversity and Antibiograms of Bacterial Organisms Isolated from Samples of Household Drinking-water Consumed by HIV-positive Individuals in Rural Settings, South Africa by Samie, A, Mashao, M.B, Bessong, P.O, NKgau, T.F, Momba, M.N.B, Obi, C.L

“…Diarrhoea is a hallmark of HIV infections in developing countries, and many diarrhoea-causing agents are often transmitted through water. The objective of the…”
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Diarrhoeagenic Bacterial Pathogens in HIV-positive Patients with Diarrhoea in Rural Communities of Limpopo Province, South Africa by Obi, Chikwelu Larry, Bessong, Pascal Obong

“…Potential enteric bacterial pathogens in 60 HIV-positive patients with chronic diarrhoea in rural communities of the Limpopo Province, South Africa, were…”
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