EKB Journal Management System
Volume & Issue: Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2023, Page 1-322  XML

1

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

Page 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

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

3

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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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?

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 77-82
Igor Klepikov

13

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

Page 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

Page 94-96
Falah AL-Khikani

15

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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 138-150
Abdul Momoh; Ayodele-Asowata Ayodele-Asowata

19

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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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

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

25

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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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.

Page 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.

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

31

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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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

Page 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.

Page 312-322
Bala Uba