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Germs, Volume 10, Issue 2

2020 06 - 13 articles

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Articles (13)

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
303 Views
7 Pages

Prevalence, Characterization and Antimicrobial Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes Isolated from Beef Meat in Meknes City, Morocco

  • Meryem Boukili,
  • Fouzia Rhazi Filali,
  • Nada Lafkih,
  • Aziz Bouymajane,
  • Majida Sefiani and
  • Mohieddine Moumni

2 June 2020

Introduction: Listeria monocytogenes is one of the most pathogenic bacteria related to the consumption of contaminated food. This study aims to determine the prevalence of L. monocytogenes in raw beef meat in Meknes city of Morocco, to evaluate its p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
265 Views
8 Pages

Molecular Surveillance of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) Isolated over a One-Year Period from a Malaysian Teaching Hospital

  • Hassriana Fazilla Sapri,
  • Mohd Azrul Hisham Ismail,
  • Nurul Azirah Mohamad Sani,
  • Ainihayati Noordin,
  • Toh Leong Tan,
  • Salasawati Hussin and
  • Hui-Min Neoh

2 June 2020

Introduction: We report the results of a molecular surveillance study carried out on methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolated in a one-year duration from Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM), a tertiary hospital located in Kual...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
501 Views
5 Pages

A Case Report of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Following Severe Dengue in a Child

  • Nutan Kamath,
  • Kamineni Mounica,
  • Jayashree Kanthila,
  • Sowmini P Kamath and
  • Suchetha S Rao

2 June 2020

Introduction: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare neurological complication seen in association with severe dengue infection. Here we report a case of a six-year-old male child with ADEM following dengue fever. Case report: A six-ye...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
203 Views
3 Pages

2 June 2020

The ongoing coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to affect the lives of millions and has eventually brought everything to a standstill [...]

  • Communication
  • Open Access
21 Citations
353 Views
3 Pages

SARS-CoV-2 in Romania – Analysis of the First Confirmed Case and Evolution of the Pandemic in Romania in the First Three Months

  • Adrian Streinu-Cercel,
  • Cătălin Apostolescu,
  • Oana Săndulescu,
  • Dan Oţelea,
  • Anca Streinu-Cercel,
  • Ovidiu Vlaicu,
  • Simona Paraschiv,
  • Otilia Elisabeta Benea,
  • Rodica Bacruban and
  • Daniela Piţigoi
  • + 4 authors

2 June 2020

On 26 February 2020, Romania reported the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) – a 25-year-old man from Gorj county, Romania [...]

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
726 Views
7 Pages

2 June 2020

Introduction: Rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), its resistance to rifampicin and differentiation of MTB from nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is necessary in the management of mycobacterial diseases. Culture, the "gold standa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
300 Views
7 Pages

Prevalence of Hepatitis E Virus in Children with Acute Hepatitis: One Egyptian Center Study

  • Maysaa El Sayed Zaki,
  • Mona Abdel Latif Alsayed,
  • Hoda Ramadan Ryad Abbas,
  • Doaa Mabrouk Ahmed and
  • Amany Yusif El Ashry

2 June 2020

Introduction: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis E virus in acute hepatitis in pediatric patients. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 180 children with acute hepatitis. Blood samples were o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
313 Views
9 Pages

Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Portuguese Hospital—A Five-Year Retrospective Study

  • Ana Gorgulho,
  • Ana Maria Grilo,
  • Manuel de Figueiredo and
  • Joana Selada

2 June 2020

Background: Our hospital experienced an outbreak of OXA-48-producing Enterobacteriaceae, triggering this study. We aimed to describe the population with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in our hospital from 2014 to 2018, the phenotypi...

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