EKB Journal Management System
1.

Managing source of information and its relationship with fear of new strains of COVID-19 virus among a sample of Egyptians

Pages 863-872
Marwa M. Zein; Samar Anwar; Youssef Elsendiony; Alaa Qandeel; Marwa Salem
2.

Whole genome sequencing analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant isolated ‎from Egypt‎

Pages 873-885
Hanaa Hussain Ahmed; Mohamed Gomaa Seadawy; Mohamed Abdel-Razik; Ahmed Fawzy Gad; Mervet Gamil Hassan
3.

Towards preliminary inactivated vaccine for SARS CoV-2 isolated from Egypt: ‎Isolation, propagation and inactivation of SARS CoV-2 Omicron variant (in vitro ‎study)‎

Pages 886-900
Mohamed Gomaa Seadawy; Ahmed fawzy Gad; Mervet Gamil Hassan; Hanaa Hussain Ahmed; Mohamed Abdel-Razik
4.

The effects of probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus and colchicine on the control of symptoms, duration, and disease progression of mild and moderate cases of COVID-19: Randomized controlled clinical trial

Pages 901-910
Samar Osama Hassan; Ahmed Nour El-Din Hassan; Manal Sabry Mohamed; Mohamed Nabil Badawy Al Ashram; Mina Michael Nesim; Mohamed Farouk Allam
5.

Risk stratification for Clostridioides difficile infection among hospitalized patients with diarrhea in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia; with a glimpse at COVID-19 coinfection

Pages 911-923
Taghird G Kharboush; Mohammed Al mohaini; Fatima Abu Deeb
6.

COVID-19 associated mucormycosis (CAM) and other fungal infections: A review

Pages 924-933
C T Swamy
7.

Rhinoorbital mucormycosis - Unveiling the hidden menace : A Case Series

Pages 934-938
Shibam Kundagrami; Siddhartha Basak; Uddalok Das
8.

Drug resistance trends of Mycobacterium tuberculosis before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in an Egyptian Cairo University tertiary-care hospital

Pages 939-947
Noha Salah Soliman; May Sherif Soliman; Sherine Mohamed Shawky; Heba Rashed; Maha Gadalmawla; Sahar Mohammed Khairat; Amani Ali El-Kholy
9.

Experience of an Egyptian tertiary Laboratory in the diagnosis of tuberculous and non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Infections: A five-year retrospective study.

Pages 948-960
Asmaa A. Ramadan; Sherine M. Shawky; Arsany Ibrahem; Mohammed A. El-Kholy
10.

Sociodemographic and clinical profile of HIV/AIDS patients in Upper Egypt: A multi-center study

Pages 961-971
Mina Tharwat; Ehab Moustafa; Aisha El Sharkawy; Mostafa Medhat; Heba Sayed; Mohamed Hassany; Marwa Salem
11.

One health approach in the fight against yellow fever in Nigeria

Pages 972-990
Seyi Samson Enitan; Daniel Sudan Gbise; Banenat Bajehson Dogonyaro; Samuel Sunday Eke; Unata Michael Iduh; Michael Olugbamila Dada; Olaitan Abosede Adebola; Osakue Eguagie Osareniro; Grace Amarachi John-Ugwuanya; Grace Eleojo Itodo; Richard Yomi Akele; Okeoghene Marcel Edafetanure-Ibeh; Rhoda Temilola Akinpelu; Adeiye Adedoyin Oluwayemis; Omotayo Esther Oyewopo; Lily Amarachukwu Innocent-Sunday; Ayomide Oluwatobiloba Okuneye
12.

Prevalence of occult hepatitis B in southeast Asia: The first systematic review and meta-analysis

Pages 991-1006
Kizito E Bello; Itodo Kelechi Janefrancis; David Adeiza Zakari; Saliu Hadiya Modupe; Aishat Musa; Irekeola Adebayo Ahmad; Wada Yusuf; Otuyelu frank Olakunle; Azeez Ridwan; Jegede Raphael; Yusuf Lamidi; Hanim Rafidah; Nazri Mustaffa
13.

Value of autotaxin as a serum marker for liver fibrosis in chronic HCV infected patients receiving direct-acting antiviral therapy

Pages 1007-1019
Ahmed Moustafa; Nouran Nabil; Zeinab Abdellatif Soliman; Yomna Mohamed; Hasan Elgarem; Rasha Eletreby
14.

Invasive candidiasis in intensive care units in Tunisia: A prospective matched case-control study

Pages 1020-1031
MAHER BEN BRAHIM; Meriam BenHamida-Rebai; nihel Haddad; Lamia Tilouche; Sameh boughattas; Farah Azouzi; Abdelhalim Trabelsi; Soumaya Ketata
15.

Review of hand foot mouth disease

Pages 1032-1035
Karthika Jayakumar; Priya Jayakumar; Vidyaa Nayaki Suppiah; Jada Sunilkumar
16.

Probiotics: Mitigating antibiotic resistance in the vaginal microbiome

Pages 1036-1045
Chinyere Charity Ezeanya-Bakpa; Chidozie Udeogu; Nneka Regina Agbakoba; Immaculata Uduchi; Chinwe Ejike
17.

characteristics of intestinal microbiome in very low birth weight preterm neonatal intensive care unit patients

Pages 1046-1056
Zahraa EzzEldin; May Sherif Soliman; Esraa Elmazzahy; Doaa Hamed; Amani El Kholy
18.

Frequency of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis among cirrhotic ascitic patients and predictors for its outcome in Menoufia University Hospitals

Pages 1057-1076
Naglaa Said Elabd; Hossam Ibrahim Mohammed; Ahmed Ragab El-Gazzarah; Abdelnaser A. Gadallah; Reem Mohsen ElKholy; Heba M. El-Lehleh; Amany Abbas Amer
19.

Stool Lactoferrin as a biochemical marker in Crohn’s disease; correlation with clinical, laboratory and endoscopic indices and its use as a surrogate marker for endoscopic healing.

Pages 1077-1084
Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim Naguib; Hanan Abdel-Haleem; Mahmoud Abdo; Sherif Hamdy; Tarek Ramzy; Ahmed Moustafa; Hany Shehab; Hedy Ayman; AbdelAziz Gaber
20.

Beta-lactamase production among multidrug-resistant wound isolates from patients attending University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Pages 1085-1097
Busayo Mutiat Olowe; Grace Iyabo Soyinka
21.

Sccmec- and spa-based determination of the genetic diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates

Pages 1098-1112
Abdel-Aty Elsayed Alfeky; Mahmoud Mohamed Tawfick; Mohamed Seif El-Din Ashour; Abdel-Nasser Abbass El-Moghazy
22.

Virulence characterization of Escherichia coli sequence type 131 clone isolated from hospital-acquired and community-acquired urinary tract infections, Egypt

Pages 1113-1126
Soha S Abdelrahim; Shaimaa Zaki; Haitham Abdel Hamid; Dalia N Kotb
23.

Predominance of blaKPC carbapenemase gene in multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from ICUs and surgical wards in Egypt

Pages 1127-1138
Noha A. Hassuna; Nehal E. Koriem; Shaimaa Hassouna Zaki; Medhat Abd El Fattah; Amani Mohammed Abdelmoaty; Reham A. Ibrahem
24.

Antimicrobial resistance of multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales and Acinetobacter baumannii isolates to colistin in a Moroccan hospital

Pages 1139-1146
Nadia El mrimar; El mehdi Belouad; Elmostafa Benaissa; Adil Maleb; Mostafa Elouennass
25.

Bacterial respiratory infection epidemiology and antibiogram profile in patients attending in regional hospital, Meknes, Morocco

Pages 1147-1153
Najia El Hamzaoui; Fatima El Kamari; Anjoud Harmouzi; Samira Jaouhar
26.

Antibacterial resistance pattern of transfusion transmissible bacteria from blood donors attending federal medical center, Birnin Kebbi

Pages 1154-1163
Usman Abubakar; Adamu Almustapha Aliero; Daniel Dan-Inna Attah; Adesina Adefowope
27.

Antitumor impact of Clostridium sporogenes endospores against diethyl nitrose amine induce hepatocellular carcinoma in rats

Pages 1164-1175
Mansour Ismail Mansour; Mostafa Elbahnasawy; Hany Mahgoub; Nermeen Elbakary
28.

Clinical profile and molecular detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in follicular conjunctivitis: Insights from Egypt

Pages 1176-1189
Kholoud M. Abd El-Moneem; Mohamed Nabil Hamza; Shereen Bendary El-Sayed; Amal M. Soliman
29.

Evaluating the antibacterial activity of potassium aluminium sulphate (alum) combined with other antibiotics

Pages 1190-1197
Falah Hasan Obayes AL-Khikani; Dena Mahmood Zaraa; Hawraa Sabah Abbas; Hawraa Sabah Musa; Hussien Alaa Dahir; Hawraa Awaad Mohammed Musa; Ali Abedulameer Alhusayni
30.

The comparative antimicrobial effects of castor, garlic, beniseed and bitter cola extracts on microorganisms isolated from hospitals’ wards

Pages 1198-1216
Abdul Onoruoiza Momoh; abiola mojisola Asowata-Ayodele; Ogonnoh Olayemi; Theresa David-Momoh
31.

Antimicrobial activities of bioactive compounds isolated from Acacia nilotica against multi-drug resistant bacteria

Pages 1217-1227
Adamu Almustapha Aliero; Sule Mang; Isah Musa
32.

Antibacterial activities of Vernonia amygdalina (Del.) stem bark extracts on multiple antibiotic-resistant bacteria isolated from wound samples

Pages 1228-1239
Anthony Kayode Onifade; Damilola Deborah Akinyemi; Ayodele Oluyemisi Ogundare