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ArticlesThe antibacterial activity of nano-encapsulated basil and cinnamon essential oils against certain multidrug-resistant bacteria recovered from infected wounds
Noura El-Kattan, Kamilia A.M. Allam
This study was conducted to evaluate the antibacterial activity of nano-encapsulated essential oils of basil (Ocimum basilicum) and cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) against multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. A total of 115 wound swab samples were collected…
1 Dec 2021- Articles
Bacteriophages as affordable solution for treatment of multidrug resistant bacteria, and their recent potential applications
Ghadah A. Alsubhi
The impact of bacteriophages as antibacterial agents was known after their first discovery in 1915, and they were then employed to treat the bacterial infections. However, the discovery of penicillin in 1928 quickly overshadowed bacteriophage therapy, a…
1 Dec 2021 - Articles
An overview of the meningococcal disease and impact of the quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine
Asmaa Alrobai, Jehan Alrahimi, Sahar El Hadad
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which are the three membranes that cover the brain and the spinal cord; which occurs when the fluid surrounding the meninges becomes infected. Meningitis is a life-threatening disease, particularly in older…
1 Dec 2021 - Articles
Development of bacterial resistance to the antimicrobials recovered from an aqueous fruit extract of Xylopia aethiopica
Nnoli, O. Chidinma, Adetayo, E. Temidayo, Ogunjobi, A. Adeniyi
Recently, the use of antibiotics for the treatment of numerous infections and diseases increased significantly, and led to noticeable reduction in the rate of mortality and morbidity. The increased development of multidrug resistant bacterial strains tha…
1 Oct 2021 - Articles
Physiological aspects of the halophilic and halotolerant fungi, and their potential applications
Rutuja S. Patankar, Vasudeo P. Zambare, Mohanadoss Ponraj
Extremophiles are organisms that can thrive under extreme environmental conditions. There are many types of extremophiles, which require different growth conditions and habitats to grow; among them are the halophilic and the halotolerant microbes. These…
1 Oct 2021 - Articles
Development of SARS-COV-2 vaccines and their mechanisms of action: An approach to change the Africans perspectives on COVID-19 vaccines
Sunday Zeal Bala, Abdullahi Nasiru, Madinat Hassan, Priscilla Kini, Paul Isaac Ojodale, Yusuf Muhammed
The sudden outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in late 2019 has necessitated discussions on different facets of the disease. These include its transmission, pathogenesis and vaccine development. The aims of…
1 Oct 2021 - Articles
Epidemiology of COVID-19 scenario in India
Prasanta Majumder, Shyamalendu Laskar, Aesha Zafna, Manisha Koul, Anudarsh P. Kalakumari, Pallavi A. Thomas
There was an outbreak of a new Coronavirus infection in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in late December 2019, which caused acute respiratory syndrome of unknown etiology. The World Health Organization (WHO) named the viral causal agent as Severe Acute Res…
1 Aug 2021 - Review
A perspective of precision medicine in the management of COVID-19
Shrikant Verma, Mohammad Abbas, Sushma Verma, Aliya Abbas Rizvi, Almas Khan, Syed Tasleem Raza et al.
The idea of precision medication is turning out progressively to be famous. The utilization of enormous information, genomics and other "omics" like metabolomics; proteomics and transcriptomics; could soon cause the fantasy of personalized med…
1 Aug 2021 - Articles
Presepsin as a predictive indicator of severity in Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)
Sara M. Farag, Rasha A. Nasr, Nesma G. El Sheikh, Mona A. Khattab
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) currently represents a major health emergency worldwide. Early recognition of severe forms of this virus is essential to align effective management and treatment strategies. Presepsin (PSP), the soluble cluster of dif…
1 Aug 2021 - Review
Recent updates on effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines
Sareer ud Din, Umar Shahbaz, Shahab ud din, Sadaf Siraj, Anbareen Gul, Abdur Raziq et al.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected millions of people worldwide. Vaccines are urgently needed to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic and return to the pre-pandemic era. The aims of the current literature review were to discuss the administered vacc…
1 Aug 2021 - Articles
Comparative in vitro study of the antimicrobial activity of metal-ZnO nanoparticles against several bacterial and fungal pathogens
Mai A. Mwaheb, Laila R. Abd Al Halim, Tarob A. Abdel-Baset, Nada F. Hemeda
Nowadays, the use of nanoparticles (NPs) has become useful in the different application fields. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro antimicrobial potential of metal- ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) against several bacterial and fungal stra…
1 Aug 2021 - Articles
Extracellular biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Bacillus subtilis and their antibacterial activity against clinical bacterial species
Nouran H. Assar, Aya allah T. Mohamed, Rehab M. Abd El-Baky, Reham Ali Ibrahem
The aims of this study were to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Bacillus subtilis supernatant, and to evaluate their in vitro antibacterial potential against human pathogens; namely Staphylococcus aureus (Staph. aureus) and Escherichia coli (E.…
1 Jun 2021 - Articles
Optimization of biodegradation efficacy of acrylic-based paint contaminated soil by Alcaligenes faecalis
P. I. Orjiakor
Acrylates/acrylic-containing chemicals are components of paints. During industrial production and applications, the acrylates and acrylic-containing compounds could contaminate/accumulate in water bodies and soil systems, hence the need for bioremediatio…
1 Jun 2021 - Articles
Bio-production of alkaline protease by Trichoderma longibrachiatum and Penicillium rubidurum using different agro-industrial products
Bikash Chandra Behera, Bijay Kumar Sethi, Sonali Mohapatra, Hrudayanath Thatoi, Rashmi Ranjan Mishra
Alkaline protease being active in neutral to alkaline pH has huge demands in food, detergent, leather and pharmaceutical industries. Its production from agro-industrial wastes not only lowers the production costs but also reduces the environmental proble…
1 Jun 2021 - Articles
Role of multiplex PCR in the early diagnosis of infective endocarditis
Omnia A. Eltantawy, Amany M. Kamal, Lamyaa E. Allam, Nadia M. Elsheshtawy
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious infection of the endocardium and heart valves that necessitate early diagnosis. The conventional blood culture has lots of false-negative results besides being time consuming. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a…
1 Jun 2021 - Articles
Efficacy of foliar fungicides on controlling early blight disease of Eggplant, under laboratory and greenhouse conditions
Abdulnabi A. A. Matrood, Abdelhak Rhouma
Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) production has gone through increasing difficulties due to relatively low yields in the last few years in Iraq. Alternaria solani, the causal agent of eggplant early blight; attacks hybrid and local varieties either in ope…
1 Jun 2021 - Articles
Evaluating the performance of different detection methods of Carbapenemase producing Gram-negative bacilli isolated from surgical site infections
Rasha M. Elnagar
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are still the most prevalent infections in health care facilities. The magnitude of the problem increased with the development of health care associated infections caused by Gram negative bacilli (GNB), which are resistant…
1 Apr 2021 - Articles
Multidrug-resistance and biofilm formation profiles of Salmonella spp. isolated from raw chicken meat
G.I. Ogu, J.C. Okolo, J.C. Igborgbor, F.I. Akinnibosun
Available data showed that the recovery of multidrug-resistant and biofilm-producing Salmonella spp. from chicken meat is still scanty in Nigeria. Consequently, this study aimed to characterize the probable multidrug- resistant and biofilm producing Salm…
1 Apr 2021 - Articles
Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 infection: A synopsis of the host immune responses and viral immune evasion strategies involved
Bala, N. Umar, Jibril, Adamu, Muhammad, T. Ahmad et al.
The novel coronavirus designated as SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which rendered the care of the global health powerless and plunged the world economy into a historic decline. This disease is characterized b…
1 Apr 2021 - Articles
An in vitro study on the antifungal and antibiofilm activities of probiotic bacteria against Candida species isolated from orthodontic appliances and dental caries
Zeinab S. Hashem, Ahmed S. Hashem
Candida species are opportunistic pathogens that may cause infections in predisposed persons. This work aimed to detect the antifungal and antibiofilm potentials of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus plantarum supernatants on Candida spp. About…
1 Apr 2021