EKB Journal Management System

1.

Forkhead Box p3 Gene Polymorphism in Bronchial Asthma Patients at Aswan University

Pages 1-8
Amal H. Ali; Alzahraa G. Abozeid; Islam G. Sayed; Ahmed S. Ahmed; Mohamed M. Amin

2.

The Spread of Parasitic Infections (some Protozoa and Helminths) in Al-Najaf al-Ashraf Governorate/Iraq

Pages 9-16
Muna H. Ghazzay; Munaf M. NajI; Meison Abdulbary; Khalida K.A. Al-Kelaby

3.

Aberrant Expression of Circulating MicroRNA-373 and MicroRNA-660 as Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Egyptian Females

Pages 17-25
Hosam A. Anas; Mona A. Hassan; Mohamed A. El-Mokhtar; Hanan A. Eltybe; Hebatallah M. Hassan

4.

A pilot Study of Salivary Microbiome in Algerian Obese Adult Females: Insight into Obesity and Oral Health Relationship

Pages 27-37
Manel ZERAOULIA; Houria OULED-HADDAR; Hassen CHERAITIA; Kahina GRIBI; Nihel KLOUCHE-KHELIL

5.

Blood Levels of Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 and its ligand (PD-L1) as Predictors of Systemic Sclerosis Severity

Pages 39-47
Heba Ahmed; Ashraf Abdelwahab; Ebtesam Fayez; Amira Ahmed; Nesma Ahmed

6.

Prevalence of Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter species in pediatric patients in AL Najaf Province

Pages 49-55
Liqaa S. Zghair; Zahraa Y Motaweq; Zahraa M.M. Alrufaie; Yusra Z. Salman; Makki A. Musilm; Mohauman M. Majeed

7.

A Study on Postcovid-19 Patients Assessing the correlation between Covid-19 Infection and an Increased Risk of New-onset Diabetes (NOD)

Pages 57-61
Mohammed K. S. Alquraishi; Mohammed A.M. Mohsin; Mustafa H. AlFatlawi; Ammar A. Rashid; Maha M. Al-Bayati

8.

The Relation of Sex Difference with COVID-19 Outcomes: A Cross-sectional Study

Pages 63-68
Nibras H.A. Al-Ghuraibawi; Suhaer Z. Al-Fadhel; Dunia M.M. Ali

9.

Infection Control knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Healthcare Workers in Mansoura University Hospitals, Egypt “Quality Improvement Project”

Pages 69-78
Samah S. El-Kazzaz; Ashraf Shouma; Ghada El-Kannishy; Amany Shouma; Basma Shouman; Alaa Aboelnouer Badran; Mohammed Elmowafy et al; Noha M. Mahmoud

10.

LncRNA HOTTIP and HOTTIP SNP rs1859168 in Colorectal Cancer

Pages 79-88
Esraa H. Abd El-Ghani; Mohamed A. Elfeky; Salwa Seif Eldin; Mohamed A. Salem; Aliaa M.A. Ghandour

11.

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Gram-negative and Gram-positive Bacteria in a Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Study

Pages 89-104
Amira M. Abbas; Reham M. Raafat Hamed; Marwa O. Elgendy; Heba S. Abdel Aziz

12.

Effect of Post COVID-19 hypoxia on Placenta of Pregnant Women: A possible Role of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α.

Pages 105-110
Fatma Y. A. Abbas; Ebtihal A. Abd-Elaziz; Fatma M. Helbawi; Asmaa Y. A. Abbas; Fatma S. Abd-Elsamea; Tohamy A. Tohamy; Ahmed M. Abbas

13.

Study of Epstein Barr Virus Infection in kidney Transplant Recipients: One Egyptian Center Study

Pages 111-120
Mary S. Karras; Noha El Mashad; Ayman Refaie; Mohamed Mofreh; Dina F. Badr; Hazem H. Salah; Raghda W. Magar; Maysaa El Sayed Zaki; Mohamed A. Rizk

14.

Study of Virulence Genes, Biofilm Formation and Antifungal Susceptibility of Medical Device Associated Candida Infection in ICU Hospitalized Patients

Pages 121-132
Reem M. Elkholy; Amira A. El-hendy; Hagar S.M. Nassar; Eman M. Zaher

15.

Genetic Variability, Infection Kinetics, or Resistance-Associated Substitutions: Which One is Big Elephant in the Room to Eliminate Hepatitis C Virus by 2030

Pages 133-142
Aiman M. S. Momenah

16.

Expression of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen 2 in Patients with Verruca Vulgaris: An Immunohistochemical Study

Pages 143-150
Ashraf Abdelwahab; Fatma A. Abdelgaber; Amira A. Abdelnaby; Wafaa Abdelmagid

17.

The Diagnostic Reliability of a Novel 13-Carbon Urea Breath Test in the Identification of an Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Pages 151-157
Mohammed A. Alfahdawi; Yasir. M. Abdulateef; Haitham N. Eyada

18.

Genetic Variants of EGFR and EpCAM in association with HCC Susceptibility in HBV Infected Iraqi Patients

Pages 159-167
Khalid R. Majeed; Wiaam A. AL-Amili; Safaa A.A. Al-Waysi

19.

Activity of Nigella Sativa Oil on Multidrug Resistant Organisms Isolated from Diabetic Foot Patients

Pages 169-174
Mohamed I. Abd El-Hamid; Marwa M.E. Abd-Elmonsef; Emad M. Sallam; Sara I. Abd El Galil

20.

Correlation between Methicillin Resistance Gene Presence, Biofilm Production and Antibiotics Pattern of Staphylococcus aureus Wound Isolates and the Activity of Possible River Water Bacteriophage Against Them

Pages 175-181
Sarah A.H. Abdulsattar; Mohammed J. Alfeehan; Mohammed R. Mohaisen

21.

Clinical Correlates of Soluble sCD163 and IL9 in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Lupus Nephritis

Pages 183-187
Ameer K. Mohammad; ِAhmed A.J. Aljanaby

22.

Impact of Neutrophil Extracellular Trapping on Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Pages 189-194
Lamiaa A. Salama; Elshimaa S. Eleraky; Iman M. Fawzy; Ziad Y. Selim; Safaa M. Elageery; Noha T. Abou El-Khier; Nawal S. Gouda; Rasha M. Elnagar

23.

Evaluation of the Interleukin-8 and Interleukin12 Indices among Individuals Infected with Helicobacter pylori and Suffering from Gastric Ulcers

Pages 195-199
Baneen S. Mohammed; ِAhmed A.J. Aljanaby

24.

Evaluation of Low-cost, Manual Techniques for Rapid Detection of Ceftazidime-avibactam Susceptibility against Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales

Pages 201-209
Salah A.I. Ali; Aya A. Ghamry; Alyaa M. El-Zayaat; Fatma M.A. Alsayaad; Fatma A. Ibrahim

25.

Behind the Veil: Understanding Toxoplasmosis in Type 1 Diabetic Children of Menoufia Governorate, Egypt

Pages 211-216
Dalia A. Shafey; Marwa F. Yousef; Mona F. Salama; Mai A. Elbadawi; Hebatallah M. Sallam

26.

Impact of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) Coupled with Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Pediatric ICU Patients in a Tertiary Care Pediatric Hospital

Pages 217-224
Hamsah A. Yousef; Sahar M. Khairat; Mona M. Abdelhalim; Sally K.I. Ishak; Elshimaa S. Ahmed; Sherifa T. Salem

27.

Tim-3-immune Checkpoint Receptor Expression on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity

Pages 225-232
Tamer M. Soliman; Esam M. Abu Al Fadl; Ahmed R. Radwan; Yasmine M. Amrosy; Sherif M. H. El-kannishy; Eman AE Elmansoury; Heba A. Ahmed; Alaa A. Badran

28.

Intratonsillar Molecular Detection of some Herpesviruses with a Histopathological Study

Pages 233-241
Akeel A. Jassim; Hayder A. Al-Hmudi; Maha K. Al-Mallak

29.

Post COVID-19 syndrome and biological markers: A new enigma

Pages 243-249
Reham Ramadan; Waleed Eldars; Tamer Elhadidy; El-Naggar M M; Nesrene S. Omar

30.

Phenotypic and Genetic Detection of Healthcare Associated Multi-drug Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection: A Guideline Step of Infection Control Strategy in an Outbreak Prevention

Pages 251-258
Ayman S. Yassin; Ahmed S. Ahmed; Mohamed A. Ibrahim; Mohamed R. Saad; Nesreen M. Kamel; Mohamed M. Amin; Amgad A. Ezzat; Ehab M. Fahmy

31.

The biosystematic of E. coli Strains Isolated from Clinical and Environmental Samples Phenotypically and Genotypically in Najaf Governorate

Pages 259-267
Waleed D. Alnasrawy; Mahdi H. AL-Aammar

32.

Relationship between miR-29a Gene Expression and Progesterone Levels in Iraqi Patients with Breast Cancer

Pages 269-275
Dhaneen Mahdi; Alaauldeen S.M. AL-Sallami; Mohammad Alzeyadi

33.

Expression Profile of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and Plasma Interleukin-22 Level in Multiple Sclerosis

Pages 277-284
Heba M. Elbatal; Karim A.A. Ibrahim; Zeinab A.I Mostafa; Amr M. Fouad; Asmaa S. Hegab

34.

Sustainable and Green Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Synthesis from Zingiber Officinale as a Wound Healing Accelerator

Pages 285-292
Zainab A. Najim; Nasir A. Almansour; Hisham F. Mohammad

35.

Role of Serum Ghrelin and Ghrelin Gene Polymorphism (rs34911341) in Psoriatic Arthritis

Pages 293-300
Doaa E. Kamal; Asmaa A. Saad; Rofaida A. Hassan; Mahmoud A. Sharafeddin; Reham Abd Elkhalek

36.

Associations of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (MMP-9 -1562 C/T rs 3918242) with the Risk of Severity in Adult Multiple Trauma ICU Admitted Patients: A Pilot Study

Pages 301-310
Sara A. Aboelroos; Amr K. Abotaqia; Hasnaa Azab; Nashwa R. Hassan

37.

Surface Mycobiota of Mobile Phones from some Researchers in Iraq

Pages 311-318
Zaid Q. Alzamil; Abdullah H. Al-Saadoon; Najwa M.J.A. Abu-Mejdad

38.

The Immunomodulatory Effect of Anti-Cancer Drug Cisplatin on Colon Cancer SW480 Cell Line

Pages 319-324
Alaa K. Hameed; Ifad K. Abd Al-Shibly; Rana A. Ghaleb

39.

Mystery Behind COVID-19 and Autoimmune Diseases

Pages 325-334
Samaa A. Taha; Mona M, Ali; Enaam M. Junainah; Nuha N. Filfilan; Usama M. Marzouk

40.

Interrelation of Urinary Tract Infections and Renal Failure: Evaluating Pathogen Prevalence and the Diagnostic Utility of FGF23 and CFH Biomarkers

Pages 301-407
Ahmed H.K. Alkarewy; Ali J.A Alyassery; Masar R.R. Al-Mousawi

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Assessment of Synergistic Antimicrobial Effectiveness of Glycyrrhiza glabra and Syzygium aromaticum Extracts against oral bacteria (Streptococcus mutans)

Pages 335-343
Mareh L. Al-amili; Kamil M. Al-jobori

42.

Assessing COVID-19 Risks among Egyptian Healthcare Workers: Incidence, Reinfection, and Vaccination Insights: A Retrospective Study

Pages 345-359
Heba S. Abdel Aziz; Reham M.R. Hamed; Sara E. Abd El-Ghani,; Hadeel A.M. Hassanen; Reham A. Abdelmageed; Soliman B. Soliman; Ghada H. El-Sherif; Radwa M. ElSayed; Mostafa A. Abdelmoneim; Shehab M.K. Ali; Sohaila M.M. Abdelbar; Abdelhameed M.A. Elshenawy,; Marwa O. Elgendy; Amira M. Abbas

43.

Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity and Cytotoxicity of Egyptian Streptomyces rochei RS2 through Optimized Fermentation Conditions: Insights from MTT Assay

Pages 361-371
Reeham M. Shawqy; Khalid I. Abd El Ghany; Hanafy A. Hamza; Rateb N. Abbas

44.

Role of miRNA-182 and 187 as Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer

Pages 373-379
Doaa M. Riad; Raghdaa N. Shrief; Medhat El-Daker; Hassan Abol-Enein; Hazem H. Saleh; Fikry E. El-Morsy

45.

Parasitic and Viral Gastroenteritis among Pediatric Egyptian Patients less than Five Years

Pages 381-389
Shimaa M. Abdel Aal; Amira R. Ismail; Nermin S. Rashwan; Nardeen Z. Bocktor

46.

Biofilm Mediated Antibiotic Resistance in Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli Isolated From Egyptian Women with Urinary Tract Infections

Pages 391-399
Fatma elzahraa A. Mohammed; Mohamed A. Elfeky; Gamal H. Sayed; Amany M. Nafea; Rawhia F. Abd El Hamid

47.

Comparsion of Antiparasitic Effects of Allium sativum and Triclabendazole on Eggs and Miracidium of Fasciola hepatica In-vitro

Pages 409-414
lubna AQ al-ibrahimi; Ikhlas A, Marhoon; Marwa S. Alwan

48.

Coliphage ASEC2202-Driven Eradication of Biofilm Matrix of E. coli Clinical Isolate

Pages 415-424
Sudhaker Padmesh; Humaira Saeed; Aditi Singh; Manodeep Sen

49.

New Horizons for the Relationship between Genetic Variations and Two Immune Markers in Spontaneous Abortion among Iraqi Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Pages 425-433
Nedhal M. Kaleefah; Bushra J. Al-Tmimi; Asmaa K. Gataa

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Cytotoxic activity of partial purified ExoT toxin produced by P. aeruginosa against MCF-7 and PC3 cancer cell lines

Pages 435-438
Mohammed S. Ismaieel; Muthanna H. Hassan; May T. Flayyih