Analysis of CDR1 and MDR1 Gene Expression and ERG11 Substitutions in Clinical Candida tropicalis Isolates from Alexandria, Egypt.

Introduction: Candida tropicalis is a common non-albicans Candida (NAC) species that causes numerous fungal infections. Increasing antifungal resistance to azoles in NAC is becoming a major health problem worldwide; however, in Egypt, almost no data is available regarding fluconazole resistance mechanisms in C. tropicalis.

Virulence Factors and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Isolated from Various Clinical Specimens in Alexandria, Egypt.

Background: The incidence of candidiasis caused by non- (NAC) species is increasing. has emerged as one of the most important NAC species. This study aims to examine the antifungal susceptibility profile and some virulence factors of isolated from various clinical specimens.

Molecular strain typing of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: capsular wzi gene sequencing versus multiple locus variable number tandem repeat analysis.

This study compared genotyping of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates by 2 molecular methods. Genotyping of 50 multidrug-resistant (MDR) and 10 non-MDR K. pneumoniae subsp.

Occult hepatitis B virus infection among chronic hemodialysis patients in Alexandria, Egypt.

The prevalence of end-stage renal disease has increased dramatically in developing countries. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global health problem that represents a significant co-morbidity event that has led to outbreaks of hepatitis B. There are inadequate data concerning occult HBV infection among Egyptian chronic hemodialysis patients.

Detection of Helicobacter pylori infection in Egyptian patients with chronic calcular cholecystitis.

Reports of Helicobacter pylori in biliary tract diseases in humans are very fragmentary, and therefore there is a need for further investigations. This study aims to detect H. pylori in the bile and gall bladder (GB) of patients with chronic calcular cholecystitis (CCC), and to determine the association of H.