EKB Journal Management System
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Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus does not affect the Clinical Response to Immunotherapy in Allergic Rhinitis Patients

Pages 1-6
Sahar Zakaria Elazab
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The Performance of Strep B Carrot Broth™ Versus Latex Agglutination Test for Rapid Detection of Group B Streptococcus Colonization Status and its Prevalence in Near- Term Pregnant Women

Pages 7-11
Nada S. Abdelraouf; Mona Adel Khattab; Makram F. Atallab; Rehab M. Abd el Rahman
3.

Antibacterial Effect of Fosfomycin on Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli and its Biofilm Forming Ability

Pages 13-18
Aya B. El Esawi; Marwa S. Mostafa
4.

Association of two Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) of IL-16 gene with the Development and Grading of Endometriosis: A Case Control Study

Pages 19-25
Manar H. Soliman; Abdelaziz I. Amin
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Genotyping of Nosocomial Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with tracing the Source of Infection: A Guideline Step in Infection Control Strategy at General Surgery Department of Tanta University Hospital

Pages 27-35
Sarra M. Samy; Fazil A. Tkeli; Eman A. Eisa; Ahmed M. Amin; Hamada H. Dawood; Mohammed Z. Hussein
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Neutrophil/lymphocyte Ratio to Predict Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in Children with Community Acquired Pneumonia

Pages 37-43
Reham M. El Shabrawy; Rabab M El Behedy; Amal M Abd-Allatif; Eslam Adel Mohamed
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FimH Adhesin among Enterobacter spp. Isolates and its Relation to Biofilm Formation and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern

Pages 45-54
Mabrouk M Ghonaim; Amira H Elkhyat; Sally M El-Hefnawy; Elham A Hossam Eldeen
8.

Accuracy of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Diagnostic Tests Simulating the CDC Algorithm

Pages 55-60
Youssra M. Mostafa; Doaa Tawfik Masallat
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Detection and Characterization of Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriacea in Sohag University Hospitals

Pages 61-69
Tamer Mohamed; Laila M. Yousef; Eman Ibraheem Darweesh; Abdellah Hamed Khalil; EL-zahraa M. Meghezel
10.

Enterococcal Biofilm in Colonization and Disease, Correlation with Virulence Determinants and Vancomycine Resistance

Pages 71-79
Azza Z. Labeeb; Mohamed Abd-Allah
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Detection of Toxin-Antitoxin System in Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from Patients at Zagazig University Hospitals

Pages 81-86
Hanaa M. El Maghraby; Heba A. Mohammed
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Biofilm Producing Bacteria in Cases of Urinary Tract Infection at Sohag University Hospital

Pages 87-98
Mamdouh Mohamed Esmat; Atef Galal; Hameda Hassan; Nesma A. Mohamed
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Association of Virulence Genes of Enterobacteriaceae and Biofilm Formation in Urinary Tract Infection at Sohag University Hospital

Pages 97-103
Mamdouh Mohamed Esmat; Atef Galal; Hameda Hassan; Nesma A. Mohamed
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Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Infection in Cirrhotic Egyptian Patients: IgG Seroprevalence and Acute Infection in Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure

Pages 105-112
Rehab M. El Said Tash; Nana A. Mohammad; Alaa O. Abdel-Kareem; Raghdaa A. Ramadan; Ahmad S. Sherbini
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Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern and Biofilm Production of Multidrug- Resistant Organisms (MDROs) Isolated from Suez- Canal University Hospitals

Pages 113-121
Asmaa A Hashem; Samaa A Taha; Maha M Anani
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Characterization of Some Probiotic Bacteria Isolated from Different Dairy Products at Assiut Governorate

Pages 123-132
Sherein G. Elgendy; Wegdan A. Mohamad; Amany I. Ali; Ismael S. Mohamad
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The Role of Interleukin-9 in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis

Pages 133-139
Ayman A. Allam; Shymaa A. Mansour; Tarek A. Emara; Fedaa N. Mohamed; Emad A. Morad
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Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance and Prevalence of OXA Genes in the Emerging Threat Acinetobacter baumannii Causing Blood Stream Infection in ICU Patients

Pages 141-148
Sanaa S. Hamam; Samah M. Awad
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Saselect: a Well-Performing Chromogenic Medium for Primary Isolation & Identification of S. aureus & CoNS Directly from Clinical Samples

Pages 149-156
Marwa K. Sallam; Mervat M. Khalaf; Rana A. Essawy
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Molecular Characterization of NS5A Resistance Associated Substitutions after Failure of Sofosbuvir/Daclatasvir Combination Therapy in Chronic Hepatitis C genotype 4a Infected Egyptian Patients Compared to Direct-acting Antiviral Agent (DAA)-naïve Sequences

Pages 157-164
Raghdaa A. Ramadan; Ahmed S. Mohammed; Ahmed E. Fakhr
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Prevalence of ISAba1-blaOXA-23, ISAba125-blaNDM-1, and armA genes in High-Level Aminoglycoside Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Pages 165-171
Manar H. Soliman; Sherif M. S. Moafy