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ArticlesApple cider vinegar: Effective adjuvant treatment for aerobic vaginitis
Vinita C. Patole, Jayashri G. Mahore, Tanaji D. Nandgude, Anil Gutte
Aerobic vaginitis (AV) is a vaginal infection caused mainly by overgrowth of Escherichia coli and a reduction of Lactobacilli in the vagina. The infection is linked with adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm birth. The current medical therapy for A…
8 Feb 2025- Review
Laboratory diagnosis of emerging human infections by SARS-COVID-19: Prevalence and challenges
Soumya Nigam, Urvashi Vijay, Bhumandeep Kour
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global storm in the world, and nations worldwide are skirmishing with this unprecedented health crisis. The outbreak of Corona Virus Disease- 19 (COVID-19), caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus - 2…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Pretreatment of maize straw with Pleurotus ostreatus and Lentinus squarrosulus for bioethanol production using Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Samuel Adedayo Fasiku, Sherifah Monilola Wakil
Maize straw (MS) is a lignocellulosic substrate that constitutes huge wastes in the environment. This work aimed to pretreat MS with mushroom alone as a biological agent, and with NaOH prior to mushroom treatment (combined chemical and biological), and s…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
In vitro and in vivo effects of some chemical fungicides against Pythium ultimum and Phytophthora citrophthora associated with peach seedlings decline
Sabrine Mannai
Peach decline, responsible for seedlings root and collar rot in nurseries, is an important disease that causes reduction in plant production. Several oomycetes species were associated with this disease. The aim of this study was to control this serious p…
8 Feb 2025 - 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…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Bacterial conjunctivitis: microbiological profile and molecular characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci isolated from Minia governorate, Egypt
Fatma Ahmed Abdel Aziz, Gamal Fadl Mahmoud Gad, Ahmed Mohamed Kamal El Shafei, Reham Ali Ibrahem
Ocular infections caused by bacterial sources are a global health issue that can damage the construction of the eye, and lead to disability. The goals of this study were to look at the bacterial species causing conjunctivitis, as well as their antibacter…
8 Feb 2025 - 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…
8 Feb 2025 - 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…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Antimicrobial activity of Ricinus comunis, Swietenia mahogani and Crusentia cujete ethanol extracts against multidrug resistant pathogens, recovered from a hospital environment
Mojisola, C. Owoseni, Clara Ginikanwa, Bashiru Sani, Peter Uteh Upla
Medicinal plants have been used as effective approaches to manage multidrug resistant pathogens, including infectious agents that cause nosocomial infections. This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial potentials of ethanolic extracts of Ricinus c…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Empowering colistin effectiveness: Origanum majorana essential oil enhances antibacterial and antibiofilm potency against mcr-1-positive Gram-negative bacteria, preventing drug resistance development
Zine El Abidine Bzazou El Ouazzani, Laila Reklaoui, Houda Benaicha, Said Barrijal
Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia; along with other Gram-negative bacteria (GNB), are known for their resilience to a broad spectrum of antibiotics, including last-resort options such as colistin, which is regarded as the last line of defense in…
8 Feb 2025 - Review
Intuition on virology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, and control of COVID-19
Gehendra Adhikari
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the etiological agent of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and represents the causative agent of a potentially systemic disease that has drawn a global attention. Based on the study of large n…
8 Feb 2025 - Research Article
The inhibitory effect of Punica granatum on Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia Extended spectrum β-lactamase strains
Wafa H. Alamshani, Faisal Al-Sarraj, Mashail A. Algamdi
Each year, millions of people worldwide suffer from urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are the second most common type of infection in the human body. An infection of the urinary tract (UTI) affects the urinary bladder, kidneys, and or urethra. In order to…
8 Feb 2025DOI DOI: 10.21608/nrmj.2023.280475 - Articles
Utility of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, A report from Egypt
Enas, M. Hefzy, Mona, I. Ahmed, Abdelrahman, M. Ahmed et al.
Early diagnosis of tuberculosis continues to be a challenge for clinicians. The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend the application of GeneXpert MTB/RIF in extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) diagnosis. This study aimed to test and compa…
8 Feb 2025 - Review
A comprehensive literature review on the oral microbiota: key concepts and implications for dental and systemic health
Asmae Benabderrahmane, Majid Atmani, Kaoutar Hamriri, Zoubida Laghrari, Saadia Belmalha
The oral microbiota plays a crucial role in maintaining oral health by forming a dynamic ecosystem across the buccal components. It contributes to oral homeostasis through pathogen defense, pH regulation, local immune support, biofilm formation, nutrient…
8 Feb 2025 - 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…
8 Feb 2025 - 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…
8 Feb 2025 - Review
COVID-19 detection: Comparison and accuracy of several diagnostic tests
Mati Ullah, Muhammad Ibrar, Salah Uddin Khan, Habib Ullah, Nasir Ali Khan
The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has created a global alarming situation. Initially, diagnosis of the virus was conducted by a combination of different…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Exploration of indigenous Trichoderma species for their use as biofertilizers, optimization of growth conditions and cultivation on cheap substrates
Dhurva Prasad Gauchan, Ashok Kumar Bhattarai, Shishir Pandey, Sunil Bhandari
Members of the genus Trichoderma have substantially improved the agricultural economy through inhibiting the phytopathogens, assimilating nutrients and inducing defensive metabolism against the environmental stresses. The major aim of this study was to i…
8 Feb 2025 - Review
An overview of SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) disease pandemic
Sagorika Rai, Pallabi Banerjee, Anshuman Chandra, Imteyaz Qamar
A novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) overflow event, with its epicenter point in the Wuhan (China), has risen as the health of the public crisis is of global concern. This started as an episode in the December, (2019), and till the 28th of February, (2020),…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Colistin susceptibility among multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacilli isolated from Tertiary hospital in Egypt
Shimaa, A. Abdel Salam, Raghda, Hager
Colistin is considered as the last resort for treatment of bacterial infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (GNB). Colistin resistance can increase due to the spread of plasmid-borne mcr-1 gene. This study aimed to determine coli…
8 Feb 2025