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Thanks to authors, reviewers and readers

Pages 769-771
Microbes and Infectious Diseases Editorial Board Members

2.

COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Pages 772-775
Lukoye Atwoli; Gregory Erhabor; Aiah Gbakima; Abraham Haileamlak; Jean-Marie Ntumba; James Kigera; Laurie Laybourn-Langton; Bob Mash; Joy Muhia; Fhumulani Mulaudzi; David Ofori-Adjei; Friday Okonofua; Arash Rashidian; Maha El-Adawy; Siaka Sidibé; Abdelmadjid Snouber; James Tumwine; Mohammad Sahar Yassien; Paul Yonga; Lilia Zakhama; Chris Zielinski

3.

Pakistan floods: Incidence of vector- and water-borne infectious diseases soars

Pages 776-779
Andrew W. Taylor-Robinson

4.

Large-scale analysis of SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein sequences reveals universally conserved residues

Pages 780-783
Vivek Darapaneni

5.

The incidence of moderate and severe COVID-19 at Zagazig University Hospitals: A single center experience in Egypt

Pages 784-795
Dina M. Ali; Khaled Raafat; Lamiaa G. Zake

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Secondary bacterial and fungal infections in critically ill COVID‐19 patients: Impact on antimicrobial resistance

Pages 796-807
Eman E. Hegazy; Ibrahim S. Ibrahim; Marwa Gamal Bahey

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Role of SARS-COV2 Antigen as a diagnostic test for COVID-19

Pages 808-813
Raafat Z. Abd el rahman; Ahmed G. Taha; Heba Fawzy; Mahmoud K. Hussein; fatma M Mahmoud

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sIL-2R and sIL-2R/lymphocyte ratio as indicators of severity in COVID-19 pediatric patients

Pages 814-829
Nourhan Abdelfattah; Maha Fathy; Heba Ali; Walaa Khater

9.

Terminal complement complex C5b-9 and C5b assay in sera of COVID-19 patients with different disease severities

Pages 830-841
Asmaa Nasr El-Din; Kamal Abd El-Sattar Ata

10.

High SARS CoV2 antibody-prevalence among health care workers with variable exposure to COVID-19 patients: A cross-sectional university hospital study.

Pages 842-851
Bassam Mansour; adel ahmed hassan; Fadia M. Attia; Safaa Abdallah Mohamed; Mohamed Mohamed Abdo; Eman Fahmy; Samar F. Mohamed; AG Abdel Rahman; Bassma A. Ibrahem; Wagdy Abdelfatah; Moustafa Ragheb

11.

Could seasonal Influenza virus vaccine reduce the risk and severity Of SARS-CoV-2 infection? - The first Egyptian experience

Pages 852-859
Dina M. Ali; Khaled Raafat

12.

Adverse effects of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine among Egyptian healthcare workers

Pages 860-868
Mai Al Kaffas; Amal Aboelnour; Manal H.Abuelela

13.

Assessment of hepatitis B virus immune status among hepatitis B virus vaccinated children.

Pages 869-877
Rasha Ahmed Bakr; Eglal El Sherbini; Aliaa Gamaleldin Aboulela; Mohamed Abougabal; Amel Elsheredy

14.

Intense intrafamilial transmission of HBV in a rural area in Egypt is a probable cause of non-response to vaccination: A cross-sectional-seroprevalence-community-study.

Pages 878-889
Nader Nemr; Rania M. Kishk; Mohamed Mandour; Moustafa Ragheb; Hebatalla Mohamed; Eman Fahmy; Mohamed Eida; Nageh Louis Mahrous

15.

Impact of Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir therapy on the expression levels of inflammasomes in chronic hepatitis C infected patients

Pages 890-898
aya fergany; Helal Hetta; Khaled Hassanein; Mohammed medhat; Gaber batiha; Asmaa S. Shaltout

16.

Incidence of hepatitis B and C viruses among the scavengers in Kwara State, Nigeria

Pages 899-909
Morufu Olalekan Raimi; Yusuf Olanrewaju Raufu; Adewoye Solomon Olayinka; Morufu Olalekan Raimi

17.

Phenotypic and genotypic detection of antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors among Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

Pages 910-919
Asmaa S. Sleem; Soma E. Ajlan; Eman Mohammed Zaher; Esraa Elmahdy

18.

Evaluation of the in-vitro synergistic potential of vancomycin combined with other antimicrobial agents against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates

Pages 920-932
Hala Abd ElRaouf El metwally; Nagah Hamed; Shams Arafa

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Association between SCCmec types and antimicrobial resistance in clinical MRSA isolates

Pages 933-946
Shahinda Rezk; Mirette Roufaeil; Ola Kader; Aliaa Aboulela

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Diagnostic performance of two chromogenic media for Streptococcus agalactiae screening in pregnant women.

Pages 947-955
Noha Alaa Eldin Fahim; Mona Byoumee Ragay; Noha Nagi Salah El-Deen; Sherin Ahmed ElMasry

21.

Factors affecting flowering of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in urine

Pages 956-957
Falah AL-Khikani

22.

Emergence of Colistin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginasa in Sohag University Hospitals, Egypt

Pages 958-971
asmaa thabet; shaimaa ahmed; mamhouh esmat

23.

A case oriented study: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) on a wild urease negative Proteus mirabilis isolated from deep surgical site infection (SSI) at El Hussein University Hospital, Al Azhar University Cairo, Egypt

Pages 972-978
Sawsan Hanem Mohamed El Tayeb; Mohamed R. Abdelhamed; May Sherif SOLIMAN; Amani Ali El Kholy; Doaa Gamal

24.

Antimicrobial profiles of Salmonella species isolated from ruminants slaughtered at the two major abattoirs in Ilorin, Nigeria

Pages 979-987
Philip Babatunde; Akeem O. Ahmed; Mahmoud A Shuaib; Mashood A Raji; Abdulfatai Aremu; Ganiu J. Akorede; Abdulwahab Sulyman; Ahmadu Umaru; Ibrahim A. Raufu

25.

Isolation and molecular identification of Salmonella with high multidrug resistance to first line typhoid antibiotics in Southwest Cameroon

Pages 988-997
Rita Ayuk Ndip; Laupy Anne Awah; Stephen Ghogomu; Fidelis Cho-Ngwa; Moses Ngemenya

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Detection of virulence genes in Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic pediatric patients in Ondo State, Nigeria

Pages 998-1005
Joy Efe Olanrewaju; Anthony Kayode Onifade

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Antibiotic sensitivity and plasmid assessment of ampicillin-resistant Vibrio cholerae from seafoods in coastal areas of Ondo State

Pages 1006-1015
Anthony Kayode Onifade; Sawa Joshua Adeyanju

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The seroprevalence trend of Helicobacter pylori infection in Gombe, Nigeria: A 5-year retrospective study

Pages 1016-1025
Yakubu Ibrahim; Lateef Famoriyo; Fatima Muhammad Sani; Nurul Iftida Basri; Amilia Afzan Jamil Mohd; Muhammad Shuaibu Abdurrahman; Idris Abdullahi

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Occurrence rate of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients attending chest clinics in selected hospitals in Akure metropolis

Pages 1026-1031
Saheed Olanrewaju Jegede; TINUOLA TOKUNBO ADEBOLU; BABAYEMI OLAWALE OLADEJO

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Microbiological study of some commonly used foods and drinks in Tanta Al Gharbia Governorate

Pages 1032-1043
Mai Abd Elkarim; Eman E. Hegazy; kareman Ahmed Eshra; Afaf Sayed Ahmed Zamzam

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Antibacterial effects of natural adsorbent prepared from two local Sudanese agricultural waste mango seeds and date's stones and their uses in removal of contamination from fluid nutrient

Pages 1044-1051
Nazar A.aziz ElNasri; Nazar i Abdallazim Wadid; Alkhair Idris; Saba Woldemicheal; Sabah Ahmed El Haj

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Hyalohyphomycosis in an orthopedic patient: case report.

Pages 1052-1055
Leonardo Henrique Bertolucci; Pedro Yuki Shibuya Moreira Pinto; Alex Oliboni Sussela; Lauro Manoel Etchepare Dornelles; Osvaldo André Serafini

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Rapid diagnosis of fungal keratitis in patients with corneal ulcer using Calcofluor White stain

Pages 1056-1066
Maha Ahmad Anwar; Nourhan Medhat Mohamed Daif Allah; Sally Mohammed Saber; Ahmed Abdelmajeed

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Molecular identification of Microsporum canis isolates and detection of subtilisin genes from dermatophytosis

Pages 1067-1073
sally Khattab; Noha Mohamed Abd El-Fadeal; Hasnaa Azab

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The value of PAP and AgNOR techniques in identification of bacterial infections and cytomorphological changes in sputum of Sudanese pango Smokers

Pages 1074-1081
Alkhair Abd Almahmoud Idris; Tagreed Anwer Hassen Okasha

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Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among Sudanese patients with different genders in Khartoum state, Sudan

Pages 1082-1086
Qutoof Hashim Taha; Fatima Alzain Mohamed; Fatima Mokhtar; Hind Abdalrahim; Sara Ahmed Alawad; Eslam Mohamed Wedatallah; Abubaker Ibrahim Ahmed; Alkhair Abd Almahmoud Idris