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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 6, Issue 4, November 2025, Pages 6175-6867 

Systematic review or meta-analysis

Vaccine dose fractionation in Africa: A systematic review

Pages 6175-6188

Abdourahamane Yacouba; Souleymane Brah; Mamane Daou; Abdoul Kader Andia; Alkassoum Ibrahim; Lamine Mahaman Moustapha; Daouda Alhousseini; Mahamadou Doutchi; Ousmane Guindo; Issaka Soumana; Matthew E Coldiron; Saidou Mamadou; Eric Adehossi; Rebecca Grais


Original Article

A retrospective study of the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha Variant: Epidemiological profile and impact of vaccination in Morocco.

Pages 6189-6201

Youssef IKKEN; Souad El HASSANI; Mounir RACHID; Samia Boussaa; Bouchra ASSARAG; Majdouline OBTEL; Abdelghafour MARFAK


Hepatitis B Virus Infection and its associated risk factors in pregnant women in Upper Egypt: A cross-sectional study

Pages 6229-6239

Amira Maher; Mamdouh Elsemary Ayed; Osama Abbas Orabi; Radwa Mohamed Farag; Nesma Atef Mohamed; El-Zahraa Mohammed Meghezel


Hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus prevalence among Iraqi blood donors

Pages 6252-6259

Shaymaa Jawad Kadhim; Nisreen Jawad Kadhim; Mohammed Razak Ali; Raed H. Ogaili; Yaqoob Abdul Wahid Saleh; Rabab Qasim Mohammed


Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among HIV/AIDS patients attending national tuberculosis and leprosy training center, Saye-Zaria, Nigeria

Pages 6260-6268

Mamunu Abdulkadir SULAIMAN; Fatima Kabir Musa; Abubakar Madika; Musa Bishir; Ibrahim Muhammad Hussaini; Muhammad Sani Aliyu; Aminu IBRAHIM


Review Article

The immune system and human Papillomavirus: Insights into their complex interplay—Article review

Pages 6269-6280

Maryam Qasim Mohammed; Maha H. Salman; Mohanad K. Aneed Al-Saedi


Evaluation of Parvo Virus B19 infection in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Pages 6299-6309

Reem Mohsen ElKholy; Mohamed Abdelreheem Soliman; Amira Tarek El-Shanawany; Rasha Abd-Elnaim Elkariaty Ali; Eman Mohammed Zaher


Short Reports (case reports)

An unusual case of Streptococcus cristatus infection in a patient with decompensated liver disease

Pages 6341-6346

Vimal Kumar Karnaker; Asem Ali Ashraf; Vinitha Thachil; Sreelatha Shankaran Veetil


Rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Niger: A 5-year retrospective analysis (2017–2022)

Pages 6366-6373

Abdourahamane Yacouba; Nafissatou Illa Hachimou; Imrana Abass Albana; Bassirou Souleymane; Ounoussa Tapha; Zelika Harouna Hamidou; Boubacar M Soumana; Abdoulaye Ousmane; Bassirou Abdou Natali; Abdou lawi Cheikh Aboubacar; Alphazazi Soumana; Saidou Amatagas; Mahamadou Doutchi; Mamane Daou; Souleymane Brah; Eric Adehossi; Saidou Mamadou


Potassium competitive acid blocker based sequential therapy in treatment of naïve and previously treated patients with H. pylori infection

Pages 6392-6401

Ahmed Abo Zaid Teima; Randa Mohamed Sedeek; Zeinab Abdelaziz Kasemy; Noran Talaat Abo El Khair; Khaled Abdel Aty; Housam Ahmad Helmy; Ahmed Shaban; Heba Mostafa El Hagary


Short Reports (case reports)

Real-time metagenomics next-generation sequencing for diagnosing polymicrobial meningoencephalitis in Niger: A case report

Pages 6402-6410

Abdourahamane Yacouba; Moumouni Garba; Marou Soumana Boubacar Boubacar; Sahada M Saley; Samaila Aboubacar; Abdoulaye Ousmane; Ahmed Olowo-Okere; Souleymane Brah; Mamane Daou; Mahamadou Doutchi; Eric Adehossi; Saidou Mamadou; Madjid Morsli


Original Article

The diversity of multidrug-resistant bacteria in bloodstream infection from Indonesian patients

Pages 6411-6421

Muhammad Evy Prastiyanto; Annisa Nurul Hikmah; Ayu Rahmawati Sulistyaningtyas; Sri Darmawati; Haily Liduin Koyou; Ahmad Naqib; Mohd Nazil Salleh


Diagnostic performance of different scores for predicting spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients

Pages 6432-6444

Amira Maher; Haitham Mohammad Al –Amir Shahat Attia; Shimaa Anwar Rashed; Nesreen Ali Mohammed; Noha Saber Shafik; Reem M. Makbol


Assessment of diagnostic accuracy of ascetic fluid lactoferrin In diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Pages 6445-6455

Maha Mohamed Ahmed; Eman Fahmy Nasr Eldin; Mohamed Osama Ali; Mohamed Gamal Sakr; Mohamed Mohamed Eida; Bassam Mansour Salama


Antibiotic use during pregnancy and the risk of neonatal antimicrobial resistance

Pages 6472-6486

Abdirasak Sharif Ali; Fartun Sharif Mohamed; ZamZam Ali Mohammed; Kizito E Bello; Yahye Ahmed Nageye


Vertical transmission of multidrug-resistant pathogens: Challenges and strategies in maternal and neonatal Care

Pages 6487-6496

Fartun Sharif Mohamed; ZamZam Ali Mohammed; Abdirasak Sharif Ali; Kizito E Bello; Yahye Ahmed Nageye


Original Article

Healthcare-associated infections in pediatric intensive care unit of El-Mahalla general hospital

Pages 6497-6506

Eman G. Abd El Rahman; Reda S. Arafah; Samar M.H. Emara; Maha M. Osman


Study of the correlation between antibiotic resistance genes, susceptibility profiles and biotopes of Enterobacteria in Burkina Faso

Pages 6507-6519

Sanhitouo Charlemagne Dabiré; Marius K. Somda; Léon W. Nitièma; Dinanibè Kambiré; Abdou Azaque Zouré; Tani Sagna; Tegwinde Rebeca Compaoré; Samiratou Kiemtoré; Serge Théophile Soubeiga; Oumarou Ouédraogo; Rahamani A. Nikièma; Alidou Kagambèga; Henri Gautier Ouédraogo; Mamoudou H. Dicko


New promising antibiotics for treatment of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Pages 6532-6541

Aya Mohamed Abd Elmageed; Mona Blogh Elmorad Mohamed; Wesam Hatem Amer; Asmaa Mohamed Shahin


Leachate emanating from a municipal solid waste dumpsite is a hotspot of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli harboring CTX-M β-lactamase

Pages 6558-6567

Abimbola O Adekanmbi; Akeem G. Rabiu; Olabisi C. Akinlabi; Daniel J. Ajose; Adedolapo V. Olaposi; Ayomikun E. Aderounmu; Omowunmi A. Banjo; Temitope A. Ajamu; Busayo F. Tofio; Hassan A. Sanuth


Prevalence of multi-drug-resistant bacteria from sputum’s isolates of respiratory infections from Indonesian pneumonia patients

Pages 6596-6606

Muhammad Evy Prastiyanto; Azizatur Rahmah; Tyas Nyonita Punjungsari; Liliek Harianie; Rizal Maarif Rukmana; Anin Chairunnisa


Acinetobacter infections in intensive care unit patients at Al-Azhar University Hospitals in Assiut

Pages 6660-6667

Mohamed Nabil; Mohammed Shees Ahmed Shahhat; Ashraf Ibrahim Mahmud; Raafat Zaher Abd El Rohman; Mohammed A. Ibrahim; Ayman Sabry Yassin


Incidence of resistance pattern and biofilm-forming genes of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from Iraqi children

Pages 6668-6676

Firas Nabeeh Jaafar; Hamzah Abdulrahman Salman; Shatha Mahmood Ali; Zainab Mohsin Ahmed


Molecular characterization of colistin resistance in Gram negative isolates

Pages 6718-6725

Yasmin Adel Elmahdy; Mariam Mahmoud Balah; Noha Salah Soliman


Phenotypic and molecular characterization of aerobic bacteria from the vagina of apparently healthy and infertile Bitches in Zaria, Nigeria

Pages 6732-6742

Paul Habila Mamman; Bala Ningi Umar; Abubakar Nafiu Kakudi; Akeem O. Ahmed; Kennedy Chah; Haruna Makanjuola Kazeem


Modulatory effects of Lactococcus lactis on gut microbiota of albino rats induced with Escherichia coli O175:H7

Pages 6743-6752

Adaeze Ngozi Ibejekwe; John Otumala Egbere; Michael Macvren Dashen; Anayochukwu Chibuike Ngene; Rosaleen Thecla McNeil


Biorisk management in local mycology laboratories in Egypt

Pages 6784-6794

Esraa Raafat Ibrahim; Marwa S.Fathy; Walaa Abd El Latif; Abeer Abdelaziz; Iman Mohamed Amin Elkholy; Fatma el zahraa Y. Fathy


Precision diagnosis: Onychomycosis detection with multiplex real-time PCR versus conventional methods

Pages 6795-6802

Amira E. Ramadan; Miran K. Mohamed; Marwa S. El-sayed; Nora M. Nassar; Rasha A. Elsayed


Short Reports (case reports)

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis masquerading as recurrent tuberculosis in a patient with persistent hemoptysis: A case report

Pages 6803-6806

Bassey Ewa Ekeng; Patrick N. Mbu; Ofem Enang; Bernard B. Akpu; David E. Elem; Thelma E. Bassey; Walter O. Egbara; Bode A. Abraka


Original Article

Studies on prevalence rate of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia among patients in Libya and Egypt

Pages 6828-6834

Shereen Fahmy; Rugaia M. A. Elsalem; Khadeejh A. M. Bawyh; Samar A.M. Zudan; Ekhlass A. O. Alshaer


Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis and associated factors among diabetic patients attending at some selected hospitals in Mogadishu-Somalia

Pages 6835-6846

Samira Abdullahi Moalim; Khawla Abdirahman Abubakar; Abdullahi Abdikefar Salah; Abdirasak Sharif Ali; Jamal Hassan Mohamoud


Toxoplasmosis and associated risk factors in tuberculosis patients attending the chest hospital in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt

Pages 6847-6856

Nagwa Mostafa El-Sayed; Soha Abdel-Salam Mahmoud; Doaa Ahmed Ezzeldin; Manar Ezzelarab Ramadan


Preparation of a new culture medium by using Gonaderma lucidum for cultivation of Leishmania donovani promastigote parasite

Pages 6857-6863

Sabaa Taher Mohammed; Hanan Faisal Ghazi; Haider Yousif Ahmed; Hadeel Abdulatif Majeed; Hamzia Ali Ajah; Ekhlass N. Ali; Luma Qasim Ali


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