Publications by authors named "Maryam Zahaba"
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- * The cumulative exposure levels to chrysotile were measured, with most workers being young males, and the inhalation levels ranged widely, with a median exposure of 0.0018 f/mL.years.
- * Findings revealed a low prevalence of cough (11.7%) and an even lower lung cancer mortality risk (less than 1%), suggesting that the workers faced minimal cancer risks due to their lower exposure levels.*
Bacteria in a hospital environment potentially cause hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), particularly in immunocompromised individuals. Treatments of HAIs with antibiotics, however, are ineffective due to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB). This study aims to identify airborne bacteria in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia and screen for their resistance to commonly used broad-spectrum antibiotics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicrotox is based on the inhibition of luminescence of the bacterium Vibrio fischeri by the toxicants. This technique has been accepted by the USEPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency) as a biomonitoring tool for remediation of toxicants such as hydrocarbon sludge. In the present study, a luminescent bacterium was isolated from yellow striped scad (Selaroides leptolepis) and was tentatively identified as Vibrio sp.
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