EKB Journal Management System

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Relation between Interleukin -4 (590C/T) Gene Polymorphism and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in HBV and HCV Patients

Pages 1-9
Naglaa S. Elabd; Belal A. Montaser; Mervate R. Nassar; Eman H. Salem; Amany A. Saleh; Suzy F. Gohar; Ghada S. Abo-Zeid; Mahmoud Rizk; Moamena S. Elhamoly

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Amelioration of Bilharzial Liver Fibrosis Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Pages 11-19
Nadia S. Elnahas; Sahar M. Selim; Amany A. Rady; Dalia A. Shafey; Hebat Allah M. S. Sallam; Doha M. Taie

3.

Role of 16s rRNA Gene in Early Diagnosis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhotic Ascitic Patients

Pages 21-26
Yasser M. Ismail; Omaima M. Abbas; Hala M. El Feky; Afaf F. Khamiss; Sara A. Saied

4.

Efflux pump inhibition versus quorum sensing inhibition in hospital acquired multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in Mansoura University Hospitals

Pages 27-35
Mona S. Abdelhafez; Safaa M. EL-Ageery; Sahar T. Mohamed; Sanaa M. Abd El-Aal

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Screening Program for Hepatitis C Virus and Its’ Risk Factors in Ismailia Governorate Egypt

Pages 37-41
Hesham El-Sayed; Sohair Mehanna; Adel Hassan; Mahmoud Sheded; Nermine Elmaraghy; Samar Elfiky; Ahmed Gharib; Zeinab Khedr

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Detection of Bacterial Infection in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients and their Antibacterial Susceptibility Pattern in Mansoura University Hospital

Pages 43-50
Mona A. Abd El-Raouf; Niveen A. Mohamed; Ghada M. Abdel-Latif; Sherif R. Mohamed; Medhat M. Mohamed

7.

PCR Versus Cytotoxicity Assay for Diagnosis of Antibiotics Associated Diarrhea Caused by Clostridium difficile infection

Pages 51-54
Hanan S. Abdel Khalek; Mona O. Ramadan; Amir F. Abedlhamid

8.

CD26 mRNA Expression Level In Systemic lupus Erythematosus Patients Attending Benha University Hospital

Pages 55-60
Mohamed G. Awadallah; Gamal A. Amer; Rasha M. Fawzy; Marwa S. El-Sayed; Sarah S. Egila

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Plasmid mediated colistin resistant genes mcr-1 and mcr-2 among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Pneumoniae isolates at Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt

Pages 61-66
Rehab A. Rabie; Alshimaa L. Abdallah

10.

Neurological and Bacteriological assessment of suspected meningitis cases at Suez Canal University Hospital

Pages 67-75
Mohamed Elsamahy; Asmaa Hashem; Amani El-Kelany; Wafaa H. Omar; Mona Salama; Rasha Emad

11.

FimH and CsgA Adhesion genes Among Acinetobacter spp. Isolates and their Relation to Biofilm formation and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern

Pages 77-86
Ahmed B. Mahmoud; Sahar A. Mohamed; Maha M. Eldahshan

12.

Bacteriuria in Patients with Orthotopic Ileal Neobladder: The Role of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Pages 87-93
Ragy N. Shenouda; Noha T. Abou El-Khier; Medhat A. El-Daker; Yasser Osman; Rawia I. Badr

13.

Do Interferon Regulatory Factors 3 and 7 Play Role in Breast Cancer?

Pages 95-99
Soheir El Sayed Abdel Mohsen; Nermine N. El-maraghy; Hossam Eldin Elbahahie; Gehan A. Ibrahim

14.

Evaluation of Endocan as a Novel Marker for Early Detection of Nephropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Milletus

Pages 101-109
Nahla Yasser; Soheir AbdAlRahman M. Saleh; Reham Sabry; Amany M. Abdallah

15.

Activity of Fosfomycin against Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates from Menoufia University Hospitals

Pages 111-119
Mohamed M. Gharieb; Mabrouk M. Ghonaim; Amal F. Makled; Moustafa M.A. Sharweed

16.

Genotyping of Human papilloma virus from warts in Egyptian patients

Pages 121-125
Enas A. Tantawy; Abdallah A. El-Beyali; Maha K. Gohar; Mohamed M. Nasr; Zynab S. Ibrahim; Ayman M. Marie

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In Vitro Assessment of Colistin - Carbapenem Combination Against Multi Drug Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Isolates in Suez Canal University Hospitals, Ismailia

Pages 127-132
Maha Mahdi; Omayma M. Aboul-Ola; Anwar Heiba; Rania Kishk

18.

Detection of Enterococcal asa1 and vanA Genes in Clinical Samples from Adult Immunocompromised Patients

Pages 133-138
Nesreen M. Kamel; Mai E. Ahmed; Mohamed N. Salem; Ahmed F. Azmy; Ehab M. Fahmy

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Phenotypic and Genotypic Detection of Efflux Pump Mediated Meropenem Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection

Pages 139-143
Hanan S. Abdel Khalek; Mona O. Ramadan; Mohamed H. Radwan

20.

Presepsin as a Diagnostic Marker in Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection in Intensive Care Unit Patients

Pages 145-151
Deena S. Abu Shabana; Safaa M. Abdel-Rahman; Ashraf E. Elagamy; Marwa Shabban

21.

Identification and characterization of a soil isolate of Chromobacterium violaceum from Egypt with potential to cause disease

Pages 153-160
Yasser M. Ibrahim; Ahmed M. Abouwarda; Nouran H. Assar

22.

Candida Glabrata fungemia: An emerging threat in Egypt

Pages 161-165
AL-Shaimaa M. AL-Tabbakh; Marwa S. EL-Melouk

23.

Detection of Anti Toxoplasma antibodies in children with autism in Shebin Al-Kom district Menoufia Governorate, Egypt

Pages 167-172
Marwa A. Gouda; Dalia Shafey

24.

Association between Guillain-Barré syndrome and Herpes virus family members, A Multiplex PCR study

Pages 173-179
Awatef M. Awwad; Ghada A. Ashmawi; Yasmin E. Hassan; Sara L. Asser

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Prevalence and Prognosis of Thrombocytopenia in Blood Culture Proven Neonatal Sepsis

Pages 181-186
Iman H. Draz; Reham A. Dwedar; Suzan Hagag; Niveen Salama