EKB Journal Management System
1.

Will COVID-19 become active or slow down in different weather?

Pages 1-2
Siu Kan Law; Ali Hassan A. Alnasser
2.

An outbreak of upper respiratory tract infections in young children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a lesson from Hong Kong

Pages 3-4
Chuanshan Xu; Siu Kan Law; Albert Wingnang Leung
3.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on TB and HIV Services in Pakistan

Pages 5-7
Rooh Ullah; Mati Ur Rehman; Tarique Noorul Hasan; Mehmood Qadir; Qurat Ul Ain; Shabana Perween; Narmeen Arshad; Muhammad Ammad; Muhammad Suleman Rana
4.

COVID-19 Pandemic and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: A Dangerous Combination for Healthcare System

Pages 8-10
Rooh Ullah; Hamid Ali Khan; Mati Ur Rehman; Tarique Noorul Hasan; Qurat Ul Ain; Shabana Perween; Narmeen Arshad; Muhammad Yousaf; Muhammad Ammad
5.

Secondary multidrug resistant bacterial pneumonia among adult COVID-19 patients: A molecular study

Pages 11-26
Reham Khalifa; Bothayna Ismail; Hani Al-Jahdali; Huda Alghamdi; Husam Joharjy; Khalid Eibani; Randa Sabour; Fahd Almalki; Saleh Alfarhan; Mohammed Alatram; Mohammed Algozi; Abdulilah Aljehani; Ali Alasmari
6.

Multidrug-resistant urinary tract pathogens isolated from Egyptian catheterized ICU inpatients during Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Pages 27-35
Takwa E Meawed; ahmed mosallem; Osama Attia; Amira Hamed Afifi; manar gouda gebriel
7.

Interleukin-17: Could it be a key player in COVID-19 infection severity?

Pages 36-43
fatma el zahraa Y. fathy; Nadia M. Elsheshtawy; Mayada Moneer; Amr hosny; Marwa Abd Elazeem Abd Elgawad; Amira E. Abdelhamid
8.

Attitude and practices of personal protective equipment, telemedicine, and social distance among health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic: An international study

Pages 44-55
Dina M. Ali; Khaled Raafat; Rehab El-Sokkary
9.

The Use of folic acid as a prophylaxis against COVID-19 among healthcare workers

Pages 56-62
Ahmed Farag; Nadia Hafez Ouda; Reham A Dwedar; Dalia Bilal; Aml Said; Mohamed Yehia Elbarmelgi; Ahmad Al Shafie; Hala S. Talaat; Yasmine Elkholy
10.

Prevalence of sharp injuries infection by HIV and HBV among nurses in Khartoum state

Pages 63-67
Amira Hasan Baleel; Mohammed Aldai Hammad; Alkhair Abd Almahmoud Idris
11.

Seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) postiev patients attending HAART clinic in Kawar State, north-central Nigeria

Pages 68-76
Omoruyi Pius Omosigho; Osazee Ekundayo Izevbuwa; Oritoke Khadijat Ibrahim; Oluwaseun Charles Adetunji; Kohwo Anthony Otojareri
12.

The myth of septic complications of acute pneumonia

Pages 77-82
Igor Klepikov
13.

Prevalence and antibiogram profile of bacteria associated with throat infections in Akure metropolis, Ondo State, Nigeria

Pages 83-93
Elizabeth Tomilayo Akinterinwa; Olubukola Olayemi Olusola-makinde; MUFTAU KOLAWOLE OLADUNMOYE; Michael Tosin Bayode; Ambrose Akinbohun
14.

Virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: The arms race between bacteria and humans

Pages 94-96
Falah AL-Khikani
15.

Non-sequencing based molecular bacterial typing as an affordable tool for outbreak investigation in low-income countries

Pages 97-107
Aliaa Gamaleldin Aboulela; Ingy El-Soudany
16.

Anti-biofilm Effect of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles, EDTA, and Kojic Acid on MDR-biofilm Forming Gram Negative Superbugs in Sohag University Hospitals, Egypt

Pages 108-126
asmaa thabet; Amira Esmail; Mamdouh Esmat
17.

Molecular mechanisms of colistin resistance among multi-drug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli isolated from ICU patients and their susceptibility towards eravacycline

Pages 127-137
Fatma Mahmoud; Nouran Moustafa; Shaimaa A. Gaber; Rania G. Elsaid; Rania A. Mohamed
18.

Molecular analysis of the resistant factor of virulent uropathogenic Escherichia coli in volunteered females of Elizade University

Pages 138-150
Abdul Momoh; Ayodele-Asowata Ayodele-Asowata
19.

Phenotypic and molecular detection of carbapenemase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

Pages 151-159
Ibrahim Mohammed Hussaini; Ahmed Babangida Suleiman; Olayeni Stephen Olonitola; Rukayat Avosuahi Oyi
20.

Association between MexA/MexB efflux-pump genes with the resistance pattern among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Ain Shams University Hospitals

Pages 160-167
Shimaa Abdel-Salam; Yasmin Mohamed Ahmed; Dalia Hosni Abdel Hamid; fatma el zahraa fathy
21.

Microbiological profile of blood stream infection: Genetic relatedness of carbapenemase producing klebsiella Pneumoniae isolates using ERIC PCR

Pages 168-181
Marwa S. Taha; Sarah M. Shouib; Walid ELmonir; Shaima W. Zahra; Eman E. Hegazy
22.

Coexistence of integrons class 1 and 2 with emergence of class 3 among Proteus mirabilis clinical isolates from Alexandria, Egypt

Pages 182-193
Amel Elsheredy; Eman Faisal; Eglal El Sherbini; Nancy Attia
23.

Insights into the prevalence and the antimicrobial activity of natural product against Pantoea spp. isloated from neonatal intensive care unit

Pages 194-204
Ghada Mohamed Mohamed Hassan; Ehsan Abdel-Saboor Hassan; Michael Nazmy Agban; Nafisa Hassan Refat; Amal Mohammed Hosni; Amal Ahmed Elkhawaga
24.

Fatal disseminated histoplasmosis in a Nigerian woman: A case report

Pages 205-208
Odufunke Odukoya; BASSEY EWA EKENG; Rita O. Oladele
25.

Histoplasma capsulatum var duboisii Infection: A Global Review, 1950–2021

Pages 209-224
BASSEY EWA EKENG; Adeyinka Davies; Bright Ocansey; Neil Stone; Rita O. Oladele
26.

Prevalence of vaginal yeast infections in pregnant and non-pregnant women attending at Gynecology and Obstetrics Department of the tertiary care center in Central region of Nepal

Pages 225-230
Laxmi Kumari Yadav; RamLochan Yadav
27.

Epidemiology and risk factors of oral candidisis among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Pages 231-241
Omoruyi Pius Omosigho; Osazee Ekundayo Izevbuwa; Victoria Atinuke Omolade; Kohwo Anthony Otojareri
28.

Malaria endemicity in sub-saharan Africa: Past and present issues in public health

Pages 242-251
Eniola O. Kolawole; Eunice T. Ayeni; Sodiq A. Abolade; Stephen E. Ugwu; Temitope B. Awoyinka; Augustine S. Ofeh; Bartholomew O. Okolo
29.

Incidence of malaria parasites on symptomatic patients attending 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital (NAHR) Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Pages 252-258
Eniola Olaitan Kolawole
30.

Abundance of mosquito vectors of human diseases at the awka campus of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Anambra state Nigeria.

Pages 259-267
Chibuzo Faustina Okoye; A. E. Onyido; J. I. Chikwendu
31.

Urine-based rapid diagnostic test for diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

Pages 268-275
Huzaifa Siddig; Sally Saber; Marwa Abd EL-Rasoul EL-Ashry
32.

Prevalence of intestinal helminths among HIV patients accessing healthcare services at Faith Alive Foundation, Jos, Nigeria

Pages 276-284
Yusuf Agabi; Chiaghana Emeka Ezeife; Stella Boko Uneze; Ocheme Okojokwu; Bashir Sani Eya; Nkup Jude; Hashimu Zakari; Moses Ageje Isaac; Moses Peter Adoga; Jibril Egwu Owuna; John Danjuma Mawak; Joseph Aje Anejo-Okopi
33.

Seroprevalence of Anti-toxoplasma IgG and IgM among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Jos-North, Plateau State, Nigeria

Pages 285-295
Ocheme Okojokwu; Eberechukwu Nwachukwu; Murna Ali; Yusuf Agabi
34.

Evaluation of the antiplasmodial activities of methanol leaf extract of Andrographis paniculata (burm. f.): An in vitro and in vivo study

Pages 296-303
Lucky Efe Isunu; Funmilola O. Omoya; Kehinde Oluyemi Ajayi; Fred Akharaiyi; Ayodele O. Ogundare; Olamide Joshua Babatunde
35.

Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Citrus aurantium L. leaf extracts on bacteria isolated from blood of Hepatitis B positive individuals in Ondo State, Nigeria

Pages 304-311
AJAYI BAMIDELE BABAJIDE; TINUOLA TOKUNBO ADEBOLU; MUFTAU KOLAWOLE OLADUNMOYE; BABAYEMI OLAWALE OLADEJO
36.

Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Schiff base and its metal (Ii) complexes of Fe (Ii), Ni (Ii) and Co (Ii) derived from 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde and 2-amino-3-methylpyridine.

Pages 312-322
Bala Uba