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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.

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Evaluation of in vitro effect of Fosfomycin on resistant Gram-negative pathogens in urinary tract infection

Malaria endemicity in sub-saharan Africa: Past and present issues in public health

Prevalence of malaria and typhoid fever co-infection among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria

Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Citrus aurantium L. leaf extracts on bacteria isolated from blood of Hepatitis B positive individuals in Ondo State, Nigeria

Evaluation of antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles against multidrug-resistant Gram negative bacilli clinical isolates from Zagazig University Hospitals

Main Subjects

Antimicrobial resistance 12

Clinical microbiology 8

Infection prevention and control 4

Infectious diseases 6

Infectious Diseases 3

Medical bacteriology 4

Medical microbiology 2

Medical parasitology 1

Medical virology 3

Microbiome 1

Molecular microbiology 2

Pharmaceutical microbiology 1

Original Article

Identifying SARS-CoV-2 lineage and spike protein mutations: A single center cross-sectional study

Pages 414-428

Ali N.M, Gubran; Dalia Elsayed Metwally; Ezz Eldein Anwar Saleh; Reham Abo-Elwafa; Rasha Emad; Iman Salah Naga

Rethinking of the clinical utility of the cycle threshold value of the RT-qPCR of COVID-19 in decision-making and prediction of the patients’ outcomes

Pages 429-438

Rania Mohamed Amer; Osama Abdelaziz Gaber; Mohammad Walaa; Walaa Samy; Reham Hassan Anis; Reda M. El-Ghamry; Rasha A. Hussein; Walid I.M. Elgendy

Mortality-related risk factors in critically ill COVID-19 in a developing county: An observational study

Pages 439-443

Mohamed Gamal Elansary; Ahmed Mowafy; Rania El-Hoseiny; Ahmed Saeed Fayed; Walid Shehatta Hamad

COVID-19 infection in a resource-limited setting: Predictors of severity and mortality

Pages 444-454

Ahmed Suliman Yassin; Ibrahim Abdelrhim Ali; Muaath Ahmed Mohammed; Izzut Awad Ahmed; Nisreen DaffaAlla Omer

Serum vitamin D and vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms (FokI and TaqI) as predictors of COVID19 severity. ( Prospective study in a cohort of Egyptian COVID-19 patients)

Pages 455-474

Mona Kamal Eldeeb; Rasha Galal Daabis; Abeer Ahmed Mohamed; Eman Mahrous Badran; Gehan Mahmoud Magour

Changing the resistance patterns of respiratory targeting pathogens in intensive care unit during COVID-19 pandemic

Pages 475-486

Hend Abdalla El-sayed; Ahmed Behiry; Osama Attia; Ahmed Yahia Bahloul; salah Alharbi; Zeinab saed Ibrahim

In silico approach of exploring the structural and functional characteristics of a hypothetical protein from monkeypox virus: A potential insight for antiviral therapeutics

Pages 487-498

Sadia Hossain Jeba; Mohammad Arfatul Hasan; A.S.M. Faisal; Most. Ummay Salma Khatun; Abrar Hossain Chowdhury; Nur Islam; Md.Abunasar Miah

Systematic review or meta-analysis

Healthcare workers’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions towards Monkeypox and its vaccines: A systematic review

Pages 499-514

Eman S. Qzih; Bushra Kh. Alhusamiah; Rabia H. Haddad; Islam Bani Mohammad; Lina Horany; Sara Al-ja’freh; Salam Bani Hani

Prevalence of hepatitis C viral infection in Somalia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Pages 515-530

Abdirasak Sharif Ali Mude; Yahye Ahmed Nageye; Kizito E Bello

Review Article

Emergence and public health implications of the Akhmeta virus: Insights and recommendations

Pages 531-539

Olalekan John Okesanya; Olawunmi Blessing Amisu; Emery Manirambona; Jerico Bautista Ogaya; William K Chung; Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III; Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka; Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed; Nimat Bola Idris; Inibehe Ime Okon; Gilbert Eshun; Cecilia Aderonke Ogunlayi

Original Article

Bio-larvicidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis on the larvae of chikungunya virus vector

Pages 540-550

Abdirasak Sharif Ali Mude; Yahye Ahmed Nageye; Kizito E Bello

Prevalence and risk factors of human Bocavirus infection among pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Pages 551-559

Reham H A Yousef; Eman Hany Elsebaie; Heba Ahmed ElAwady; Norhan Osama El-Helw; Basma Ahmed Elawady

Letter to the Editor

The Lassa fever outbreak in Africa: Correspondence

Pages 560-561

Safayet Jamil; Neeru Chaudhary; Faisal Muhammad; ABM Alauddin Chowdhury; Asma Akhter

Oral microbiota a host in disguise inviting oral cancer

Pages 562-564

Rupsa Das; Satya Ranjan Misra; Shakti Rath; Satya Sundar Gajendra Mahapatra

Review Article

Influence of mode of delivery on neonatal microbial colonization and susceptibility to infections

Pages 565-574

Fartun Sharif Mohamed; ZamZam Ali Mohammed; Abdirasak Sharif Ali; Kizito E Bello

Original Article

The practice and knowledge among community pharmacists about dispensing antibiotics in Egypt; a cross-sectional study

Pages 575-587

Akram N Salah; Ahmed M Aboelyazed; Aly M Waseem; Samy Fouad; Amr M Abdelfatah

Review Article

The transfusion-transmitted infections overview, unveiling the novelist screening approaches

Pages 588-602

Akram N Salah; Ahmed O Abdulkader; Hasnaa Yasser Gabr; Eman Magdy Elhefnawy; Shrouk Yasser Mohamed; Manar Yasser Abdulhady; Mai Emad Mohamed; Shenouda Harby Naguib; Mohamed Hasan Aleskandrany; Eslam Mohamed Goda; Wagiha S Elkalla

Original Article

Common bacterial and fungal infections as a challenging condition In cancer patients : Single centre based study

Pages 603-614

Alaa Reda Bastwesy; Naglaa Fawzy Ghoname; Nesreen M Sabry; Esraa A. Mohamed

Assessment of nurses’ knowledge and practices for the prevention of nosocomial infections in surgery services in Southern Lebanon

Pages 615-626

Haytham Yassine; Walid El Meouche; Hayat Al Akoum; Hikmat Al Akoum; Ghida Ghosn; Elissar Akoum

Comprehensive analysis of MRSA in ICU settings: Antibiogram, molecular characterization, risk assessment, and infection control strategies in Menoufia University Hospitals

Pages 627-645

Rasha Galal Mostafa; Mabrouk Mahmoud Ghonaim; Sahar Ali Mohamed Ali; Alyaa Ibrahim Abo Eliwa; Esraa El-Sayed El- Mahdy

Intracellular adhesion gene expression studies in biofilm-forming of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from different clinical sources in Bagdad, Iraq

Pages 646-658

Susan Fawzi Khadhem; Yaseen H. Motea

Molecular study of Staphylococcus aureus accessory gene regulator (agr ) types in Tanta University Hospitals

Pages 659-669

Marwa Gamal Bahey; Alaa Mohamed Abo Hagar; Dina Adam Ali; Sara Mina Samy

Detection of benzalkonium chloride phenotypic resistance and its association with qacG, qacH, qacJ resistance genes among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

Pages 670-679

Hala Badawi; Amira El-Far; Reham Magdy; Noha Yousry; Ahmed El-shenawy; Manal EL Said

Comparative study of alcohol clove extract, TiO2 nanoparticles, and clove extract-TiO2 complex in controlling bacterial growth in burn infections

Pages 680-688

Linda Khalaf Kenawe; Ruaa Salam Abbas; Ali Saad Kadhim

Study the inhibition effect of oily thyme extract on sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus and compare results with standard antibiotic

Pages 689-700

Ban Abbas Nasir; Faris Abd Al-kareem; Ahmed Jasim Abbas; Dunia Jamal Abbas; Abeer Nazar Jomaa; Dhamyaa Fadhel Abbas

Identification of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae harboring blaNDM-1gene isolated from surgical site infection at Benha University Hospital

Pages 701-709

Amira E. Ramadan; Mohamed E. Ramadan; Nora M. Nassar; Nashwa E. Ahmed; Riham N. Ragab

Prevalence and molecular characterization of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance among multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli at Ain Shams University Hospitals

Pages 710-723

Nahed Mosaad El-Ghannam; Shereen El-Sayed Taha; Nesma Abdel Aziz Hamdi Hassanin

Serum histidine-rich glycoprotein versus sTREM-1 In early detection of ventilator-associated pneumonia In intensive care unit adult patients: A pilot study

Pages 724-738

Sara A Aboelroos; Amr kamal abotaqia; Hasnaa Azab; Nashwa R. Hassan

Combatting carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: In vitro synergistic potential of ceftazidime-avibactam and aztreonam

Pages 739-751

Hagar Lotfy Mowafy; Sabrin Mohamed Mohamed El-kashef; Nahla Yassin Sahloul

In vitro activity of ceftazidime-avibactam and meropenem-vaborbactam against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in Egyptian Hospitals: A challenge for clinical practice

Pages 752-761

Dalia Saad ElFeky; Alaa Reda Awad; Reham Mohammad Raafat Hamed; Manal Mohamed Baddour; Hagar Lotfy Mowafy

The expression of iron storage gene of E. coli under a range of environmental condition

Pages 762-771

Afrah Mohammed Hassan Salman

Molecular characterization of genes generating beta-lactamase resistance in Gram-negative bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae

Pages 772-784

Alaa M. Soliman; Eman A. Hassan; Ayman Abdelkareem; Mohamed M. S. Farag

Antimicrobial susceptibility and distribution of traT and pld virulence genes in hospital-acquired Acinetobacter spp isolated from intensive care units

Pages 785-797

Farah Khaled Saleh; Marwa M. E. Abd-Elmonsef; Lobna Mohamed Abo-Elnasr; Sara Mina Samy

Detection of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Suez Canal University Hospitals in Ismailia

Pages 798-810

Hasnaa Mahmoud Ali; Mohamed Ali Al sweify; Rania M. Kishk; Hasnaa Azab; Amro Mohammad Al-Amir

Occurrence of biofilm forming and antibiotic resistance of clinical Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in Ninawa hospitals, Iraq

Pages 811-818

Suhail Jawdat Fadhil; Sawsan M. Alomari; Alaa Nazar Al-Najim; Razan Y. Qasinr; ali m saadi

ABCB1 C1236T/C3435T SNPs among Egyptian patients infected with Helicobacter pylori

Pages 819-829

Mona M. Hassouna; Aliaa Sabry S. Abdel Wahed; Marwa A. Gouda; Basma M Eltabakh; Marwa A Tahoon; Dina Sweed; Heba Allah E Abdelrhman; Ahmed S. Abdelgawad