November 2013

Detection of anti-salmonella antibodies by Immunochromatographic assay at Rajshahi Medical College, Bangladesh

The public health burden of typhoid fever can be substantially reduced by early diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic therapy. This study was conducted in an attempt to assess the reliability of immunochromatographic test (ICT) for the early diagnosis of typhoid fever. Immunochromatographic test to detect IgM, IgG or combined IgM/IgG in serum in 1st week of fever was done for the diagnosis of typhoid fever. Blood samples...

Author(s): Bulbul Hasan, Sabera Gul Nahar, A. K. M. Shamsuzzaman, Sharmina Aftab and Abdullah Yusuf

November 2013

The effect of chloroquine phosphate on the pharmacodyanmic activity of ampicillin trihydrate against Staphylococcus aureus

The effect of chloroquine phosphate on the pharmacodyanmic activity of ampicillin trihydrate against Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 6571 was investigated using physicochemical and microbiological assay techniques. The physicochemical method was thin layer chromatography and ultraviolet spectrophotometry in a condition simulating normal body temperature and pH. The microbiological assay compared the zones of inhibition of S....

Author(s): Awofisayo Oladoja Abosede and Igbeneghu Oluwatoyin Abimbola