Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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

Healthcare facilities’ level of preparedness response on COVID-19 preventive measures in selected regions of Tanzania: A perspective of healthcare workers

Pages 343-356

Edward Magwe; Modest Diamond Varisanga; Secilia Kapalata Ng’weshemi

Spatial mapping of the incidence, case-fatality ratio and recovery rate of COVID-19 in West Bengal: A situational analysis

Pages 357-369

Buddhadev Hembram; Ratan Pal; N.C. Jana

‎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

Association between accessory gene regulator alleles, agr functionality and biofilm formation in MRSA and MSSA isolated from clinical and nasal carrier specimens

Pages 459-467

Shahinda Rezk; Omar S. Alqabbasi; Abeer Ghazal; Eglal El Sherbini; Dalia El Sayed Metwally

Prevalence and serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae among under five children attending Toro general hospital, Bauchi State, Nigeria

Pages 468-476

Murna Ahmed Ali; Ocheme Julius Okojokwu; Rebbeca Chinelo Adiekwuo; Joy Wilfred Robinson

Diagnostic role of FilmArray Pneumonia Panel compared to routine microbiological methods to identify pneumonia pathogens

Pages 477-486

Maha Gad; Amani A El Kholy; Omnia M.A. Taher

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

Efficacy of Vonoprazan-based triple therapy for cure of H. Pylori Infection among patients attending GIT outpatient clinic at Suez Canal University Hospital

Pages 506-513

Nageh Louis Mahrous; Eman Nasrelden; Mariam Hassan; Mohamed Aboelmagd

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

Rapid detection of carbapenemases producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) by Chromatic^TM CPE media in intensive care units in Ain Shams University Hospitals

Pages 522-529

Amira G. Elshenawy; Shereen El-Bendary; Yasmeen M Mahmood; Fatma M Mahmoud

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

Type III secretion system effector proteins genes, drug resistance profiles and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from clinical specimens

Pages 563-574

Rawhia Hassan El Edel; Amira Abd El-Khader El-Hendy; Mona Farag Salama; Reem Mohsen ElKholy

Insight into quorum sensing genes LasR and RhlR, their related virulence factors and antibiotic resistance pattern in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from ocular Infections

Pages 575-589

Esraa A. Mohamed; Amin E. Nawar; Eman E. Hegazy

Mutations in gyrA and parC genes in fluoroquinolone-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii that causes hospital acquired infection

Pages 590-600

Marwa S. Taha; Sarah M. Shoeib; Marwa A. Abdelwahab

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

Phenotypic identification and antifungal susceptibility patterns of Candida species isolated from various clinical specimens in Suez Canal University Hospitals

Pages 617-625

Samaa Hassan Aboueldahab; Abeer Ezzat Elsayed; Atef Shehata; Asmaa Bakeir

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 transfusion transmitted infection among blood donors in Jigawa state, Nigeria

Pages 641-647

Bello Garba; USMAN ADAMU; ISMAIL AHMED; DAN LARAI FAGWALAWA

A Bacteriological study on burn wound infections with implementation of the available infection control measures at the Burn Unit, Tanta University Hospital

Pages 648-653

kareman Ahmed Eshra; Ahmed Mahmoud El sharaby; Radwa Mahmoud El Sharaby

Biological activities of Ocimum gratissimum (Linn) ethanol extracts on bacteria associated with surface waters Akure, Nigeria

Pages 654-666

Damilola Lawrence; Olubukola Olusola-makinde

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