https://journalmrji.com/index.php/MRJI/issue/feed 2026-04-16T10:47:11+00:00 Microbiology Research Journal International [email protected] Open Journal Systems <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Microbiology Research Journal International (ISSN: 2456-7043)</strong> is dedicated to publish research papers, reviews, and short communications in all areas of Microbiology such as virology, mycology, parasitology, bacteriology, clinical microbiology, phycology, parasitology, protozoology, microbial physiology, immunology, microbial genetics, medical microbiology, microbial pathogenesis and epidemiology disease pathology and immunology, probiotics and prebiotics, veterinary microbiology, environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, microbially-mediated nutrient cycling, geomicrobiology, microbial diversity and bioremediation, evolutionary microbiology, enzymology, industrial microbiology, aeromicrobiology, food microbiology, molecular and cellular microbiology, entomology, biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical microbiology, agricultural microbiology, soil microbiology, zoology, endocrinology, toxicology, water microbiology, generation microbiology and nano microbiology. By not excluding papers based on novelty, this journal facilitates the research and wishes to publish papers as long as they are technically correct and scientifically motivated. The journal also encourages the submission of useful reports of negative results. This is a quality controlled, OPEN peer-reviewed, open-access INTERNATIONAL journal.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>NAAS Score: 5.14 (2026)</strong></p> https://journalmrji.com/index.php/MRJI/article/view/1738 2026-04-16T10:47:11+00:00 Gerald Ngo Teke [email protected] Ngaibe Charlene Limnyuy Tashie Evangeline Ngwanguong

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Typhoid and paratyphoid are global diseases among the major public health concerns in developing countries, including Cameroon, especially in areas where tap water is not widely available. Understanding the burden and risk factors contributing to the transmission and proper diagnosis of the disease is crucial to applying appropriate preventive and therapeutic interventions. Hence we assessed the prevalence of notifiable typhoid and paratyphoid fever, its associated factors and susceptibility among febrile patients visiting Regional Hospital Bamenda, Cameroon.</p> <p><strong>Methodology: </strong>A facility-based cross-sectional study was employed among 199 febrile patients visiting Regional Hospital Bamenda for health services from May to July 2023. The data were collected using laboratory procedures (Widal test) and a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Blood and stool were collected from suspected patients for isolation and identification of bacteria. Susceptibility tests were done using standard drugs. The data were analyzed by SPSS version 25. The presence and strength of associations between variables were considered significant (<em>p</em>≤0.05). Drug sensitivity patterns to the isolates were established as susceptible, intermediate and/or resistant.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>The overall prevalence of typhoid was 51.2%. The females were in high number with the seroprevalences of 13.1% (<em>S. typhi</em>), 10.6% (<em>S. paratyphi</em>) and 9.5% (both <em>S. typhi</em> and <em>paratyphi</em>). Stool isolates showed varied sensitivity to fluoroquinolones (ofloxacin (17.6%), ciprofloxacin (23.5%) and levofloxacin (18.6%). <em>Salmonella</em> isolates were mostly resistant to amoxicillin (87.3%). Hygienic conditions (ꭓ² =19.85, <em>p</em>=0·001), Occupation (ꭓ² =14.55, <em>p</em>=0·001) and number of household occupants (ꭓ²<strong> =</strong>31.54, <em>p</em>&lt;0·001) were significantly associated with typhoid fever infection.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The prevalence of typhoid fever among febrile patients was high. Typhoid fever infection was significantly associated with household occupants. Some participants had both <em>S. typhi </em>and<em> S. paratyphi.</em></p>

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