EKB Journal Management System
1.

Japanese encephalitis virus infection in South-East Asia: An immuno-epidemiological twist

Pages 241-245
Ferdaus Hossain; Farzana Islam Sumaiya; Badruzzaman ATM; Md Masudur Rahman
2.

Mechanisms of action and immune response for COVID-19 vaccines: A narrative review

Pages 246-254
Sara M. jbeil; Mohamed Gamal; Ahmed Ayman Abdelgaleel; Mahmoud Mahamed Sateeh; Fadi Salah Mahdi; Rehab Hosny El-Sokkary
3.

Evaluating the performance of two rapid antigen detection tests in diagnosis of SARS- COV- 2 infection

Pages 255-261
yasmin adel Elmahdy; May Sherif Soliman; Sahar Mohammed Khairat; Nashwa Mohamed Reda; nermeen Eldesoukey; Noha Salah Soliman
4.

Role of measuring serum procalcitonin and receiving prophylactic antibiotic therapy in critical COVID-19 patients.

Pages 262-269
Maii Atef Shams Eldeen; Haidy Khalil; Mohamed Abdelghafar; Hoda Ali Ibrahim; Marwa A. Abdelwahab
5.

COVID-19 associated mucormycosis and diabetes mellitus: An exploratory study

Pages 270-278
Ayman R. Abd El-Hameed; Noha M. Abdelsalam; Alaa Mohamed Ahmed Saleh; Ali Mohammad Mohammad Awad; Arafa M. ElShabrawy
6.

Sequencing of Rhinoviruses in Egyptian children with respiratory tract infections

Pages 279-285
Mona Khattab; Shereen El Sayed Taha; Fatma Mohamed Abd El Aziz; Nancy Mohamed Abu Shady; Rachel Scheuer; Ron Fouchier; Ali Mohamed Zaki
7.

Impacts of pathogen-host-drug interaction in the evolution and spread of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens

Pages 286-295
aynias Seid; Nega Berhane; Takele Abayneh; Solomon Tesfaye
8.

Sphingomonas paucimobilis septicaemia in a tertiary care hospital in Nigeria: a case report

Pages 296-299
BASSEY EKENG; Rita O. Oladele; Chioma S. Osuagwu; Sunday I. Omisakin; Oluwadamilola O. Apanisile; Makinwa J. Olajumoke
9.

Emergence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia co-harboring tetM and smqnr and over-expressing different efflux pumps among clinical isolates from tertiary care hospitals in Alexandria, Egypt

Pages 300-308
Marwa Atef Yakout; Amira ElBaradei
10.

Study of vancomycin susceptibility pattern among Staphylococcus aureus isolated from superficial incisional surgical site infections

Pages 309-317
Ali Ali; Nehad Sayed; Rania Ahmed Hassan
11.

Spread and antibiotic resistance profile of pathogens isolated from human and hospital wastewater in Ouagadougou

Pages 318-331
Ouédraogo Ganamé Abasse; Kaboré Boukaré; Emmanuel Sampo; Rober Bouda; Hama CISSE; Kpoda Dissinviel Stéphane; Ismail Odetokun; Adama Sawadogo; Bassolé Imael Henri Nestor; Aly SAVADOGO
12.

Bacteriological profile of pyogenic infections at a tertiary care centre of Nepal

Pages 332-338
Laxmi Yadav; Shamshul Ansari; Sanjay Ray Yadav; Ram Lochan Yadav
13.

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

Pages 339-347
Zeinab Ibrahim; Ahmed Behiry; Osama Attia; Hend El-sayed
14.

Molecular identification of virulence and antibiotic-resistant gene in Escherichia coli O157 and non-O157 recovered from water samples

Pages 348-359
Busayo Olowe; Joseph Arogbodo
15.

Incidence of multidrug resistant Salmonella spp. In local food products sold in Ado-Ekiti, southwestern Nigeria

Pages 360-365
Olawande Fajilade; Oluwafemi Ajenifuja; Taiwo Layo-Akingbade
16.

Performance of chromID® CARBA-SMART medium and carbapenemase inhibition method for the detection of carbapenemases among Gram negative bacilli

Pages 366-377
Aliaa Mahmoud Ghandour; Wegdan Abdelhamid Mohamad; Rania Mohamed Bakry; Asmaa Omar Ahmed; Nahla Mohamed Elsherbiny
17.

Evaluation of direct Carba-NP (CNPt) for screening of carbaenemases production in Gram negative bacilli

Pages 378-386
Dina Erfan; Walaa Ibrahim
18.

Colistin and Tigecycline susceptibility among carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae at a tertiary care hospital of South India

Pages 387-397
Ranjit Sah; SHAMSADH BEGUM; N. Anbumani
19.

The role of surfactants in inhibition of uropathogenic E. coli biofilm in catheterized patients in Assiut University Hospitals.

Pages 398-406
Shereen Mohammed; Omnia Ashraf Ahmed; Ismail Soliman; Mostafa Samy Abbas; Wegdan Abd El Hameed Mohamed
20.

A novel design of multi-epitope based vaccine against Escherichia coli

Pages 407-419
Adeoti O Micheal; Abdulwahab O Jimoh; Agoluaje Kabirat Abiodun; A K Agboluaje; A O Aderinto; Taiwo Sanusi Aliu; D A Adesina; K A Komolafe; O J Olaoye
21.

Clinical phenotypes and constipation severity in Parkinson’s disease: Relation to Prevotella species

Pages 420-427
Jaidaa Mekky; Shwikar Ahmad; Mona Metwali; Samar Farouk; Shehab Monir; Ahmed ElSayed; Sara Asser
22.

The Intercontinental ‘Omics’ mining of Antibiotic Resistant Genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Pages 428-433
Taiwo Aderibigbe; Adeoti Micheal
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Detection of A2142G, A2142C and A2143G clarithromycin mutations in Helicobacter pylori in Alexandria University Pediatric Hospital

Pages 434-441
Nancy Mohamed Attia; Heba Elsilimy; Ahmed Fouad Khalil; Nahed Mohamed Baddour; Gamal El Dine Ahmed El Sawaf; Sherine Mohamed Shawky
24.

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification: A rapid and simple method for detection of fluconazole resistant Candida albicans vaginitis

Pages 442-448
Shereen Mohammed; Mohamed Ali ElFeky; Ahmed Alaa Youssef; Rania Bakry; Yousra Mamdoh; Aliaa Ghandour
25.

Effect of clindamycin vaginal pessary before cesarean section on postpartum infectious morbidity

Pages 449-456
Mostafa Abdo Ahmed Salem; Al-Zahraa Mohammad Soliman; Islam Mohamed Magdi Ammar
26.

The role of cytological smears in identification of bacterial infection and abnormalities in vaginal epithelium cells among apparently healthy married Sudanese Women

Pages 457-464
Mohammed Abdelgader Elsheikh; Einas Motwafig Altom; Alkhair Idris; Mahmoud Ibrahim Osman; Ibrahim Bakhit Yousif Elemam; Awad Eljeed Abugooda Alobaid
27.

The value of PAP and AgNOR techniques in identification of bacterial infections and Cytomorphological changes in buccal cavity of Sudanese Hookah Users

Pages 465-471
Alkhair Abd Almahmoud Idris; Einas Motwafig Altom; Mohammed Abdelgader Elsheikh
28.

Upshot of virulence markers and effects of temperature and pH on haemolytic bacteria in South-west Nigeria

Pages 472-483
Olubukola Olusola-Makinde; Michael Bayode; Ayomikun Somefun
29.

Comparing bacteriological parameters of sachet water samples collected in Nassarawa and Tarauni local Governments, Kano Metropolis, Kano State, Nigeria

Pages 484-491
Ibrahim Safana Aliyu; muhammad Salihu Abdallah; Waiya Sumayya A.; Adamu Abdullahi Shehu; Yahaya Sani Muhammad
30.

Prevalence of Plasmodium vivax species in Elhajyosife area in Shergalnile locality in Khartoum State

Pages 492-499
Samwal Haj Osman; Sababil Salih Ali; Alkhair Abd Almahmoud Idris; Romisa Mohamed Ahmed; Aya Mamoun Abdaltaif; Esra Khalid Abdalla; Madlin Mahmoud Ali; Hiba Aldai Hamad Elsayed Altaher; Roumissa Alfadil Elsayed Ahmed; Maha Anwar Hassan