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Microbes and Infectious Diseases is a peer-reviewed, quarterly, open-access journal. It publishes original articles, review articles, short reports, correspondence, and letters to the editor of significant scientific and ethical standards that relate to all fields of medical/clinical/pharmaceutical microbiology, infection prevention and control, and infectious diseases. Please, see the full aim and scope of the journal available at: https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/journal/aim_scope. The journal will consider for publication manuscripts from any part of the world but particularly reports that would be of interest to readers in the Middle East or other parts of Africa and Asia. Microbes and Infectious Diseases is the official publication of Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt.

Current Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, May 2023, Pages 323-703 

Original Article

Analysis of the Omicron virus cases using data mining methods in rapid miner applications

Pages 323-334

Johanes Fernandes Andry; Hendy Tannady; Glisina Dwinoor Rembulan; David Freggy Dinata


Clinical characteristics of post-vaccination COVID-19 infection in health care workers exposed to Delta and Omicron variants in a COVID-19 dedicated facility from Qatar

Pages 335-342

Humberto Guanche Garcell; Angel M Felipe Garmendia; Sandra Ibis Gonzalez Perez; Ariadna Villanueva Arias; Yelenis Rosello Alvarez; Miguel A Paulino Basulto


‎Clinical and laboratory predictors of disease severity and outcome in ‎COVID 19 infected patients in Suez Canal University Hospital, single ‎center study from Egypt

Pages 370-382

kholoud Awd; Nader Elnemr; Mohamed Ahmed Aboelmagd; Mohamed Mohamed Eida; Fadia Mostafa Attia; Bassam Mansour Salama


Rapid antigen test in diagnosis of SARS-COV-2 in a specialized care facility Urology and Nephrology center –Mansoura University

Pages 383-392

Basma A Omar; Noha Tharwat Abou El-khier; Mohamed E Mashaly; Moatasem Elsayed Ghoneim; Muhammed Elhadedy; Mohamed Osama Megahed; Mohamed Altayyeb; Aml Abdelhady; Douaa Raafat; Bassem S Wadie


The COVID-19 and iron-repertoire in an observational cross-sectional analytical study of Egyptian patients.

Pages 393-400

Mira Atef; Hala Ramadan; Hanan Abdel-Haleem; Rasha Ahmed Abdalaziz; Aya Mohamed Al-sharif; Reem Ibrahim Mohamed El-Korashy; Youssef Mohamed Amin Soliman; Sabah Ahmed Hussein; Ahmed Mohamed Hashem; Manal Mohamed Kamal; Mona Mohsen Abdulsalam Abdullatif; Mohammed Mostafa Abdel Razik; Ahmed Ramadan


Review Article

Effect of the severity of SARS-CoV-2 on pregnancy and delivery: A narrative review

Pages 401-407

Ali Hassan A. Alnasser; Jasem Ahmad H. Alburaih; Abdulmonem Ali Y. Abuzaid Abuzaid; Abdullah Mohammed M. Al thomali; Mohammed Faisal Y. Alkhazal; Afnan Ahmed M. Alraddadi; Osama Ibrahim A. Alquaymi; Ebtisam Omayrah A. Aljohani; Abdullah Ali A. Alrashed; Majid Muhsen S. Alsannaa; Sokainah Hasan H. Almuhanna; Zahra Ali H. Al Muailu; Jehad Abdulkareem A. Alrashid; Zahra Al-Mubarak; Yousef Yaqoub Y. Alasmakh


Mini-review article

WU and KI polyomaviruses

Pages 408-414

Husam Hussein Lazim; Asmaa Baqir Al-Obaidi


Letter to the Editor

Viruses and male infertility: Where we are now?

Pages 415-417

Falah Hasan Obayes AL-Khikani


Original Article

Comparative cross-sectional study of Interferon Gamma inducible protein-10 in mono and co-infected human Immunodeficiency Virus patients in Alexandria, Egypt

Pages 418-427

Abeer Ghazal; Ibtisam EL Ghazawy; Dalia El Sayed Metwally; Fatma Mohammed; Gihan ELBatouti


Co-infection and associated risk factors of herpes simplex virus type-1 and human immunodeficiency virus among patients attending Faith Alive Foundation Hospital Jos, North Central Nigeria

Pages 428-435

Yusuf Amuda Agabi; Adebayo Samson Ogundele; Jesse Ishaya; Alhassan Fwangmun Damter; John Danjuma Mawak; John Otumala Egbere; Hashimu Zakari; Murna Ali; Marycelin Mandu Baba


Possible diagnostic role of microRNA-122 in chronic HCV infection and hepatocellular carcinoma

Pages 436-449

Asmaa Nasr El-Din Thabet; Esraa Farag Abul-Hasan; Osama Ahmed Arafa; Mona Ahmed Fattouh


Association of TSST-1 gene with phenotypic antibiotic resistance among clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a tertiary healthcare center

Pages 450-458

Tolulope Iorwuese Ade; Gbolabo Odewale; Morumda Daji; Joshua Ohirhian; Richard Olulowo Ojedele


Oropharyngeal carriage of potential meningitis-causing bacteria in a Ghanaian prison

Pages 487-496

Emmanuel Kobla Atsu Amewu; Cynthia Kyerewaa Adu-Asiamah; Rawdat Kobla Atsu Baba-Adam; Albert Reginald Afful; Kennedy Boahen Gyau; Alexander Kwarteng


Co-infections and antimicrobial resistance profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus pneumoniae among patients with pulmonary infections attending tertiary health facilities in Makurdi, Nigeria

Pages 497-505

Ageje Moses Isaac; Joseph Nfongeh; Yusuf Agabi; Stella Boko Uneze; Paul Ogor Abba; Ezekiel Danjuma; Kosisochukwu Elijah Udeogu; Nanma Tongnan Cosmas; Joseph Aje Anejo-Okopi; John Mawak


Detection of hefA gene in multidrug resistant Helicobacter pylori at Tanta University Hospital

Pages 514-521

kareman Eshra; Ibrahim amer; Radwa El Sharaby; shimaa El Sharawy; Radwa Eissa


Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Escherichia albertii in chicken and human.

Pages 530-541

Asmaa A. Abbas; Wegdan Mohamed; Haidi Karam-Allah Ramadan; Ehsan A. Hassan; Aliaa MA Ghandour


Antimicrobial and antibiofilm effect of silver nanoparticles on clinical isolates of multidrug resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae

Pages 542-554

Eman Mohammed Elsaid; Ola Ibrahim Ahmed; Abdullah M. Abdo; Shimaa Ahmed Abdel Salam


Molecular detection of carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from clinical specimens in Jos, Nigeria

Pages 555-562

Jude Nkup; Sarah Joseph; Yusuf Agabi; Veronica David; Zakari Hashimu; Caroline Chiamaka Madubulum; Amanyi David; Ujah Otobo; Gloria Goyil; Nanya Cirfat; Joseph Aje Anejo-Okopi; Samirah David


Chloramphenicol is re-emerging as an effective drug in the treatment of typhoid fever in Southern Benue state, Nigeria

Pages 601-610

Peter Adikwu; Innocent Okonkwo Ogbonna; Godwin Attah Obande; Ebele U Umeh; Charles Chidozie Iheukwumere; Philip Sule Awodi


The association between Chlamydia trachomatis ln late pregnancy and the development of premature rupture of membranes (PROM)

Pages 611-616

Mohamed Rocca; Mervat El Sersy; Ahmed El habashy; Dina Aly Kholeif; Mohamed Ismail


Association between severity of asthma and fungal sensitization in severely asthmatic patients

Pages 626-632

Maii A. Shams Eldeen; Reham M. Elkolaly; Ragia S. Sharshar; Hoda A. Ibrahim; Mona M. Watany; Amal Abd Elrasheed Wafi; Marwa A. Abdelwahab


Resistance profile of bacteria isolated from the environment of high-risk departments in Ziguinchor hospitals

Pages 633-640

Habibou SARR; Aissatou NIANG; BaidyBaidy DIEYE; Fatoumata DIALLO; Amadou DIOP; Mame Ngoné Coly; Abdoulaye Diop; Rokhaya Diagne; Seynabou Lo; Roughyatou Ka; Mouhamadou Lamine DIA; Ahmad Iyane Sow


Prevalence of Entameba histolytica , Gardia lambeli and Entameba coli infection associated with risk factors in Khartoum state-Sudan

Pages 667-670

Nazik Mohammed Hassan Mohamed Ali Eltoum; Mohanad Elhadi Elfadul Mubark; Jamila Yousif Lowaty Lowba; Abdelsalam Basheir Satti Mohamed; Alkhair Abd Almahmoud Idris


Prevalence, intensity, and risk factors of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school children in Silame, Sokoto, Nigeria

Pages 695-703

Solomon Matthias Gamde; Aminu Garba; Princewill Tongvwam; Solomon Dashal Gamde; Daniel Dansy Agom; Isaac Igbinosa


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