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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 5, Issue 2, May 2024, Pages 398-858 

Short Reports (case reports)

Lifting the mask on neurological manifestations of post COVID-19 vaccination; Case series

Pages 398-407

Abeer A. Tony; Effat AE Tony; Dalia B Elgendy; Mohamed R Khodair


Original Article

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination among patients hospitalized from April 2020 to March 2021: A Retrospective cohort study

Pages 408-419

Nehal Abdou Ali Khater; Inas Abd El Rahim Ali; Rasha Saad Hussein; Sahar Khalil Ibrahim; Iman Mohamed Ahmed Bakr


Efficacy and safety of SARS-COV-2 vaccines in breast cancer patients : Egyptian experience

Pages 420-429

Mira Youssef Robert Canaan; Hatem Mohamed Abdulla; Mohammad Sabry Elkady; Nada Ezzeldin Gomaa; Noha Alaa El-Din Fahim; Ahmed Mohamed Gharib; Diaaeldin Moussa Sherif


COVID-19 risk perception after vaccination era in a sample of Egyptian participants: A cross sectional study

Pages 430-440

Marwa M Zein; Ahmed Mohammed Saad; Ahmed Maher Salim; Raghda Mostafa Mostafa; Sherry M. Fouad; Radwa Ibrahim Ali Hassan


Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) gene polymorphisms in COVID-19 patients in Assiut University Hospitals

Pages 451-458

Esraa Ali Abdelaziz; Amany Nafeh; Ahmed sadek Hasanein; Hytham Abdalla; Ragaa Sedeik Rashwan


Assessment of male partner involvement in PMTCT of HIV/AIDS among HIV-positive pregnant women attending adult HIV care in Nauth, Nnewi

Pages 485-496

Emeka Joseph Ekeocha; Abuchi Emmanuel Nwafia; Chikwendu Ifeyinwa Joy; Chigozie O Ifeadike; Chibuzo Faustina Okoye; Onyenmechi Johnson Afonne; Chioma Chetachukwu Ajator; Dim Basil Izuchukwu


Seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus infection among pregnant women attending some hospitals in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Pages 512-519

Muhammad Sani Aliyu; Kauna Sani; Ibrahim Mohammed Hussaini; Muhammad Bashir Tijani; Ibrahim Garba; Muhammad Hassan Isa Doko; Mamunu Abdulkadir Sulaiman; Maryam Abdurrazaq; Murjanatu Muhammad Abdullahi; Asmau Nna Sulaiman


Original Article

Potential antiviral activity of metformin against human Adenovirus-7

Pages 567-576

Ibrahim Ashraf Abdelwahab; Gihan Adel ELBatouti


Mini-review article

The Role of armed conflict in driving antimicrobial resistance: Examining the overlooked links

Pages 577-583

Bashar Haruna Gulumbe; Junaidu Abubakar; Zaharadeen Muhammad Yusuf; Ibrahim Abdullahi Dalhatu; Ibrahim Lawal


Review Article

Bacteriophage therapy in diabetic foot ulcer caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Pages 608-620

Aravind C Sasi; Kavitha C K; Thiyagarjan C sanjeevi; Ravikumar C Sambandam; Aarthi Manoharan; Aboobacker p A; Latha R


Letter to the Editor

Diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria: What do we know so far?

Pages 676-677

Bashar Haruna Gulumbe; Usman Abubakar Haruna; Zaharadeen Muhammad Yusuf


Original Article

Identification and antibiogram of clinically relevant non-diphtheriae Corynebacterium species

Pages 678-685

Nada Ahmed aboul fotouh Elwalaly; Manal Abd El Alim.; sally mohamed saber; Sherin Ahmed El Masry; Noha Alaa Eldin Fahim


Letter to the Editor

Anthrax outbreak in Nigeria: Government initiatives and response to protect livestock and public health

Pages 686-687

Jafar Usman; Fatima Sanusi; Yusuf Muhammed; Ahmad Hamza Balarabe; Ubaida Adamu Muhammad


Original Article

Bacterial profile and resistance trends of pathogens implicated in bacterial meningitis: A four years retrospective study

Pages 688-699

Lamia Mohamed EL Moussely; Nashwa Naguib Omar; Nahla Gamaleldin AbdelHakim Hanafy; Manal M. Darwish


Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: Management and identification of commonest bacterial species

Pages 700-712

Nesma Atef Mohamed Hassan; safaa A khalaf; Mamdouh A Esmat; ashraf A askar; Ekram Abdel-Rahman Mahmoud


Detection of biofilm among uropathogenic Escherichia coli clinical isolates in Suez Canal University Hospitals

Pages 713-724

Moshera A. sherif; Rania M. Kishk; Marwa M. Fouad; Asmaa K. K. Abdelmaogood; Amira A, Elghazaly


Ceftolozane-tazobactam, ceftazidime-avibactam and ceftazidime-avibactam plus aztreonam combination: Upcoming hope for hospital-acquired MDR/XDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

Pages 745-758

Asmaa Mohammed Elbrolosy; Naira Ahmed Abd El-Aziz Eissa; Nahed Abd El-Ghany El-Rajhy; Elham Ayman Hossam Eldeen; Asmaa shaban Sleem


LasB, ExoS and Nan1 genes as potential predictors of site-specific Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenicity in nosocomial isolates

Pages 770-780

Maii Atef Shams Eldeen; Rabab Elazab Elsaid; Hanan Samir Salem; Eman Ahmed Eisa; Rasha E. Shalaby


Evaluation of green synthesized silver nanoparticles utilizing freeze dried curcumin nanocrystals against multidrug resistant bacteria, in-vitro and in-vivo study

Pages 781-798

Abeer S. Hassan; Noha M.S. Abdelazim; Ehsan A.B. Hassan; Sherein G. Elgendy; Niveen G. El-Gindy; Hebatallah M. Hassan


Fungal biodiversity of the IFAN beach sand in Dakar, Senegal

Pages 799-806

Abdoulaye DIOP; khadim DIONGUE; Mouhamadou NDIAYE; Mamadou Alpha DIALLO; Mame Cheikh Seck; Aida Sadikh Badiane; Daouda NDIAYE


Screening for anti-fungal resistance in Candida species using chromogenic agar dilution

Pages 807-817

Areej Abd El-Moniem El-Shabrawy; Manal Abd El-Alaem Abd El-Sattar; Amany Sayed Emara; Marwa Abd El-Rasoul El-Ashry; Noha Alaa Eldin Fahim


Prevalence and susceptibility pattern of Histoplasma capsulatum in patients with pulmonary infection in Northern Nigeria

Pages 818-829

Osumah Orchewa Rabiah; Muhammad Hassan Isa DOKO; Steven Olayeni Olonitola; Ocholi Yahaya Yahaya; Yahaya UNGOKORE Hussain Hussain; Busayo Olalekan Olayinka


Prevalence of bovine fasciolosis in Jalingo abattoir, Taraba State, Nigeria

Pages 830-839

Tochukwu Fortunetus Obialigwe; Halima Mshelia Pindar; Iranyang Bazon Uko; Kingsley Chidinma Ekechukwu


Determination of Leishmania tropica major infection among Sudanese patients in public hospitals of Khartoum and Omdurman Provinces-Sudan.

Pages 852-858

Qutoof Ibrahim Taha; Salah Abdalla; Muzamil Mahdi; Mawda youisf Mawda youisf; Abubaker Ibrahim Ahmed; Alkhair Abd Almahmoud Idris


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