Publications

bacteriological evaluation of pre-cut fruits sold in kano metropolis, kano state, nigeria.	one hundred and fifty (150) pre-cut fruit samples comprising of pineapples (50), paw-paw (50) and watermelon (50) at the point of stand retail outlets were tested by standard bacteriological methods to determine bacterial contamination of the fruits. out of these 150 examined 136 (90.67%) were contaminated with bacteria. the bacterial distribution were; escherichia coli 69 (46.00%), staphylococcus aureus 29 (19.33%), salmonella species 13 (8.67%), proteus species 18 (12.00%), enterobacter aeroge ...	2009	20000065
isolation of pathogenic bacteria from fomites in the operating rooms of a specialist hospital in kano, north-western nigeria.	nosocomial infection constitute over 25% of infection rates in the hospital setting causing significant morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries. the aim of this study is to establish the possible presence of known bacteria pathogens on fomites in the operating theatre and evaluate their antibiotic susceptibility pattern.	2012	23077711