EKB Journal Management System
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Neutrophil Gelatinase-associated Lipocalin-2 and Macrophage antigen -1 in Cirrhotic Patients Infected with Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Pages 1-11
fatma o khalil; Sally Saad Mandour Saad Mandour; Isis Samy Bedira; Sally Elkhadry; Amr Ragab Ibrahim; Neamat Abdelmageed; Eman El -shemy; Hala Ahmed El-refai
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T-cell Expression of CD 4, 8, and 137 among Naïve Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: A Comparative Study

Pages 13-17
Mahmoud El-Ansary
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Species Identification of Candida Isolates from Critically Ill Patients by Rapid Commercial and Genotypic Methods

Pages 19-27
Rasha Mokhtar Elnagar; Amira M. Sultan; Mohammad A. Ahmed
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IL-13 rs20541 (R130Q) Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in a Sample of Egyptian Children Suffering from Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome

Pages 29-35
Marwa Seif EL-Melouk; Ahmed Ata Sobeih; Maha Mamdouh Osman; Hasnaa Shawky Abd AL-Hamid
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Assessment of Phenotypic Testing by mCIM with eCIM for Determination of the type of Carbapenemase Produced by Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales

Pages 37-46
Aliaa Gamaleldin Aboulela; Mawj Fahad Jabbar; Abdelfattah Hammouda; Medhat Saber Ashour
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Detection of Mutations Associated with Resistance to Second-line Drugs in Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Pages 47-53
Fatma EL Zahraa Yousef Fathi; Amany Mostafa Kamal; Makram Fahmy Attallah; Noha Nagi Salah El Deen
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Resistance of Oral Candida albicans Infection to Fluconazole and Nystatin among Healthy Persons after Treatment with Azithromycin and Hydroxychloroquine to Treat Suspected SARS-COV-2 Viral Infection

Pages 55-60
Mahmoud El-Ansary; Amira R. El-Ansary
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Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis in HIV Positive Patients and its Effect on IL-10 and IL-12

Pages 61-68
Taysir Ramadan Hafiz Abdelrahman; Abdulahi Isiyaku
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Evaluation of Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Salmonella Invasion Gene A and Salmonella Tetrathionate Respiration Gene as a Diagnostic Test for Typhoid Fever

Pages 69-75
Noha Mostafa Mahmoud; Maysaa El Sayed Zaki; Mostafa Abd El Salam; Nora Abdelaziz Mohammad Farag; Reem Mohsen Elkholy
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Rapid Disc Diffusion Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing for Gram Negative Non- fermenters: Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter

Pages 77-86
Hadir A.S. Okasha; Sara Lotfy Asser; Dina Aly Kholeif
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SARS-COV-2 antibody testing Versus Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal swab Sample Polymerase Chain Reaction for Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Egyptian Patient. A Comparative study

Pages 87-95
fatma o khalil; Azza Abd ElAziz; mohamed Abedelrahman; Ahmed Abedelrahman; Tawfik Mohamed Abed El motaleb
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Hospital-Acquired Infection by Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter Species in ICUs in Assiut, Egypt

Pages 97-104
Maggie Abdallah Ibrahim; Shereen Abdallah; Ismail Seddik Soliman; Noha Afifi; Michael Nazmy Agban Atiat Allah
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Multi-drug Resistance Profile of Virulent Biofilm forming Acinetobacter baumanii isolates in Intensive Care Units

Pages 105-111
Athar Fekry Lasheen; Asmaa Shaaban Sleem; Esraa El Sayed Elmahdy
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Characterization of β-Lactamase Genes among Multidrug- and Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter and Enterobacteriaceae Species Causing Infections in Critically Ill Patient

Pages 113-123
Reham Ali Khalifa; Hani Aljahdali; Huda Alghamdi; Bothayna Ismail; Husam Joharjy; Khalid Eibani
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The Prevalence of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) gene among Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Both Medical staff and Community People in Minia Governorate, Egypt

Pages 125-132
Sahar A. Mandour; Gamal A. Fadl; Salah M. Abdalla; Fatma Y. Mohamed; Heba A. Mohamed
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Expression of Autophagy Related Genes mTOR, ATG10 and P62 in The Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Egyptian Patients

Pages 133-140
Ekram Mahmoud Abd Rhaman; Essam Mohammed Abu Alfadl; Dina Hamada Mohammed; Abeer Sheneef
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Prevalence of SEN Virus and Torque Teno Virus in Hemodialysis Patients and Healthy Blood Donors in Menoufia University Hospitals

Pages 141-150
Shymaa Abd Elsattar Elaskary; Doaa Salah Elgendy; Fathia Ibrahim Elbassal; Reda Abdel Latif Ibrahem
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Human Leukocyte Antigen G 14 Base Pair Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and COVID-19 Susceptibility and Severity in Egyptian Patients: A Case Control Study

Pages 151-156
Dina M. Ali; Alia A. El Shahaway; Nagwan A. Ismail
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Unveiling the Risk Factors of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Children; A Multicenter Retrospective Case-control Study in the Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia

Pages 157-162
Taghrid Gamaleldin Kharboush; Fatima Abu Deeb
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Hyphal wall protein 1 gene and Biofilm formation among Candida albicans isolates from Ain Shams University Hospitals

Pages 163-168
Fatma el zahraa Youssef Fathy; Yasmin Mohamed Ahmed; Shimaa Ahmed Abdel Salam
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Circulating IL 6 and IL 23 Levels in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients and Association with Disease Activity

Pages 169-178
Fatma el zahraa Y. Fathy; Rasha N. Thabet; Aya Elgendy; Nagwa Mahmoud abo el magd