EKB Journal Management System
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Prevalence of Integrons and mcr-mediated resistance among colistin-resistant Enterobacterales in hospitalized patients

Pages 1-11
Dalia Saad ElFeky; Nahla Ali Melake; Abdulwahab Zaid Binjomah; Fatimah Fuad Al Hulaily; Naif Dakhel Almutairi; Khawlah Essa aldilaijan; Lubna Saleh Alsaleem
2.

Detection of carbapenemase genes and other resistance mechanisms in carbapenem-resistant/cephalosporin-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pages 13-18
ABDELRAHMAN ELSAWY; Khalid Al-Quthami; Ammar Abbas; Hind Khan; Wajanat Hanawi; Naelah Hanawi; Shada Almowaled; Renan Ghazawi; Shirin Kaki; Salwa Andejani; Rakan Felemban; Razaz Brashi; Eyad Oqap; Ashraf Elsayed Sorour
3.

Detection of Pathogenicity Island-encoding Virulence Genes of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Various Clinical Sources

Pages 19-30
fatema wael el-naggar; Soha L. Elshaer; Shaymaa Abdel-Rhman; Hany I. Kenawy; Ramadan Hassan
4.

Evaluation of potential synergistic activity of antimicrobial combinations against Colistin resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Pages 31-39
Amal M. Dawoud; Sara Ahmed Saied; Radwa H. Salem
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Effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus johnsonii on Growth, Phenotypic and Genotypic Expression of Virulence Factors of Candida albicans Causing Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

Pages 41-49
ِAliaa A. Abd El-Aala; Mohammed A. Ismail; Alaa R. Awad; Mohammed A. El Sharkawy
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Correlation between Interleukin-22 (IL- 22) Genetic Polymorphism and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Pages 51-58
Rania A. Mohamed; Nouran M Moustafa; Hagar A. Elessawy; Marwa A. Abdelwahed; Fatma M. Mahmoud
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Prevalence of E. coli Pathotypes: A Comparative Study between Clinical and Environmental Isolates

Pages 59-69
Omnia T. Bahgat; Dina E. Rizk; Hany I. Kenawy; Rasha Barwa
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The Correlation between Ciprofloxacin Resistant Salmonella Strains and Its Ability to Biofilm Formation

Pages 71-76
Naglaa Abdelmoniem Abdel-Moniem Radi; Alzahraa Fahmy; Taha H.M. Singer; Mervat Abdel-Baseer Tohamy Abdel-Aziz
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In the COVID-19 Pandemic Era: Portray of the Common Causative Pathogens of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children

Pages 77-85
Heba Sherif Abdel Aziz; Mona Mohiedden Abdel Halim; Reem Mahmoud Badr Eldeen; Seham Awad El Sherbini; Adel K. Ibrahim; Muhammed Ahmed Abdel Hafeez; Radwa Iraqy
10.

Molecular Detection of Human Norovirus among Children (0-5 Years) Attending Selected Hospitals in Kano Metropolis, Kano State, Nigeria

Pages 87-97
Nusaiba K. Kabir Abubakar; Taysir R. Abdelrahman; Auwal I. Idris Kabuga; Lawal D. Dahiru Rogo
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Isolation of Gram-Negative Organisms Causing Nosocomial Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection and Detection of Fosfomycin Effect on Multi-Drug Resistant Strains in Sohag University Hospital

Pages 99-108
Nadia A. M. Salman; Mona F. Mohamed; Wesam A. Abu Elwafa; Asmaa M. Goda
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Comparative Evaluation of Colistin Susceptibility Testing Using Agar Dilution and Broth Microdilution in Multidrug-resistant and Extensively Drug-resistant Gram-Negative Isolates

Pages 109-115
Abeer K. Abu-El-Azayem; Reham A. Dwedar; Nihal Nashaat; Rania Y. Shash
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The Impact of Performance Improvement Interventions and Phlebotomy Staff Counseling on Blood Culture Contamination Rates: Experience of Security Forces Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Pages 117-126
Ibtesam K. Afifi; Asmaa M. Mostafa; Waseem Hassan; Sultana A. Alshareef; Sherhana J. A. Abdulmajid; Eman A. Elsebaei
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The Impact of Staphylococcus aureus on Biofilm, Antibiotic Resistance and Cytotoxicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Mixed Wound Infections

Pages 127-132
Areej M. El-Mahdy; Yasmen F. Mahran
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Influence of Diclofenac and Pheniramine on the Virulence of Different Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pages 133-142
Heba E. AboElfarh; Mohamed M ELSokkary; Elsayed E. Habib