EKB Journal Management System
1.

Impact of Aerobic Vaginal Infections on Female Sexual Function

Pages 1-9
Mariam E. Abd El Gawwad; Fatma M. El-Esawy; Taghrid G. Kharboush; Aliaa E.M. Daifalla
2.

Spotlights on Pneumocystis jiroveci

Pages 11-18
Asmaa S. Hegab; Somaia A. Eissa; Iman E. Wali; Noha M. Gohar
3.

Evaluation of Serum Programmed Cell Death–1 (PD-1) in Psoriasis Vulgaris: A Case-control Study

Pages 19-24
Fatma F. El Dakrory; Rana A. Mohammed; Ahmad S. Hassan; Shereen E. Alashry
4.

Clinical and immunological response to sublingual allergen-specific immunotherapy: cumulative dose-response relationship

Pages 25-31
Heba W. Abdelwahab; Amina Abd El-Maksoud; Mohamed A. Elmoneim; Mona Shaaban; Mohammed A. Abu El-Enin; Fathalla Belal; Abeer Mohamed Abd El-Aziz
5.

Prevalence of Nasal Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Among Children in an Egyptian Community

Pages 33-42
Enas Hefzy; Tharwat E. E. Radwan; Aliaa N. M. Ibrahim; Mohammed M. Hefzy; Mahmoud A. F. Khalil
6.

Association of Acne Vulgaris and Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Case-control Study

Pages 43-48
Esraa A. Abd elhalem; Youssef E. Youssef; Hosam Eldin A. Abdel Twab; Fatma F. El Dakrory
7.

Efflux pump and extended spectrum beta-lactamases as virulence determinants in Multi Drug Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from patients with respiratory tract infection

Pages 49-56
Shimaa E.E. Siam; Amr M. El-Sabbagh
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Virulence genes and antibiograms of Enterococci isolated from Intensive Care Unit patients in National Liver Institute

Pages 57-65
Sara A.M. Ayoub; Azza M. Abd El Aziz; Tawfik M. Abd El Moteleb; Minatallah Elshafie; Samah M. Awad
9.

Acr AB and Oxq AB Efflux Pump Genes Among Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolated from Zagazig University Hospitals

Pages 67-75
Hend A. El-sayed; Hanaa M. El Maghraby; Samia Hussein; Doaa Sh. El Azawy; Osama Attia; Bassam Mousa; Eman Orabi; Yasmin A. Fahmy
10.

Candiduria in Catheterized Children’s Patients: Association with UT, In-vitro Biofilm Formation, and Standardized VITEK 2 System for Isolated Candida Species

Pages 77-85
Aya A. Husseiny; Mohamed A. Abou-Zeid; Yosra M. Hassan; Nevin A. Ibrahim
11.

Evaluation of Manually Prepared Colistin Agar Performance against Gram Negative Organisms of Infected Cancer Patients in Egypt

Pages 87-93
Dina M. Bassiouny; Noha K. Mohammed; Nada N. Nawar; Samah M. Radwan
12.

Phenotypic and genotypic detection of extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Escherichia coli in urinary tract infection of pregnant women in Benha

Pages 95-102
Nagah R. Riham; Heba-Allah F. EL-Marakby; Amira E. Khalil; Nora M. Nassar; Omnia Y. Habashy; Doaa A. Shaker
13.

Assessment of H. pylori seropositivity in Multiple sclerosis and its relationship with disease severity in Egypt

Pages 103-109
Mohamed El-Samahy; Maha M. Anani; Fadia Attia; Marwa M. Abdulrehim; Yasser R. Abdul; Ahmed Gaber; Bassam M. Salama; Asmaa A. Hashem; Mohamed E. Abd-Elahady; Mohamed A. Fouad; Naglaa Elwy
14.

Association of Micro RNA-223 with disease activity and severity in Rheumatoid arthritis patients

Pages 111-117
Fouad E. Eldebakey; Shaymaa M. Abdelrahman; Arwa S. Amer; Randa K. Aboeleneen; Hebatallah E. Mohammed
15.

Characterization of aminoglycoside-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolated from inanimate hospital surfaces in Egypt

Pages 119-124
Amr H. Fahmy; Khaled A. El-Dogdog; El-Sayed T. Abd-Elsalam; Mohamed G. Salah
16.

Insight on the Prevalence of Clinical Klebsiella Isolates Producing Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamases

Pages 125-131
Sherin M.A. Sharaf; Hanaa Toson Ahmed Ali; Mohamed Gamal Salah; Zeinat Kamel
17.

Assessment of device-associated infection and compliance of healthcare workers to infection prevention and control standards at burn ICU unit of Ain Shams University Hospital.

Pages 133-140
Rana Salah El-Deen Ali; Dina M. Erfan; Raghda El Sayed Tallal; Mahmoud Khalil El Sayed
18.

An optimized protocol for the expression of a recombinant protein fragment of human factor B used for the production of polyclonal antibodies

Pages 141-151
Enas Y. Sultan; Dina E. Rizk; Ramadan Hassan; Hany I. Kenawy
19.

Genotyping of Staphylococcal Species on the Skin of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

Pages 153-163
Sara H. Fouad; Nouran H. Mansour; Noha M. Mahmoud; Maha A. El Gayyar
20.

Phenotypic And Genotypic Characterization Of Carbapenem – Resistant Gram – Negative Bacteria Among Pediatrics With Positive Blood Cultures

Pages 165-171
Nesreen M. Kamel; Azza A. Gaber; Mohamed Sebak; Aida M.S. Salem; Ehab M. Fahmy; Mai E. Ahmed