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Recombination-mediated dissemination of Methicillin-resistant S. aureus clonal complex 1 in the Egyptian health care settings

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a rapidly evolving pathogen that is frequently associated with outbreaks and sustained epidemics. This study investigated the population structure, resistome,...

Salma W. Elsayed, Reem A. Elghaish… in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimi… (2023)

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Genetic Mutation of SARS-CoV-2 during Consecutive Passages in Permissive Cells

Ying Chen, Mei-Qin Liu, Yun Luo, Ren-Di Jiang, Hao-Rui Si, Yan Zhu… in Virologica Sinica (2021)

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Correction to: Genetic Evidence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) and Widespread Seroprevalence among Camels in Kenya

The acknowledgement section in the original article was published incorrectly.

Sheila Ommeh, Wei Zhang, Ali Zohaib, **g Chen, Huajun Zhang, Ben Hu… in Virologica Sinica (2019)

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Genetic Evidence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) and Widespread Seroprevalence among Camels in Kenya

We describe the first genome isolation of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Kenya. This fatal zoonotic pathogen was first described in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2012. Epidemiologi...

Sheila Ommeh, Wei Zhang, Ali Zohaib, **g Chen, Huajun Zhang, Ben Hu… in Virologica Sinica (2018)

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Appropriateness of empiric antimicrobial therapy with imipenem/colistin in severe septic patients: observational cohort study

Empiric antimicrobial therapy (EAMT) using imipenem/colistin is commonly prescribed as a first line therapy in critically ill patients with severe sepsis. We aimed to assess the appropriateness of prescribing ...

Ahlem Trifi, Sami Abdellatif… in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimi… (2018)

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Correction to: Molecular detection of viruses in Kenyan bats and discovery of novel astroviruses, caliciviruses and rotaviruses

The affiliation listed for Cecilia Waruhiu is incorrect. The byline and affiliation line should appear as shown above.

Cecilia Waruhiu, Sheila Ommeh, Vincent Obanda, Bernard Agwanda… in Virologica Sinica (2018)

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Longitudinal Surveillance of Betacoronaviruses in Fruit Bats in Yunnan Province, China During 2009–2016

Previous studies indicated that fruit bats carry two betacoronaviruses, BatCoV HKU9 and BatCoV GCCDC1. To investigate the epidemiology and genetic diversity of these coronaviruses, we conducted a longitudinal ...

Yun Luo, Bei Li, Ren-Di Jiang, Bing-Jie Hu, Dong-Sheng Luo… in Virologica Sinica (2018)

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Molecular detection of viruses in Kenyan bats and discovery of novel astroviruses, caliciviruses and rotaviruses

This is the first country-wide surveillance of bat-borne viruses in Kenya spanning from 2012–2015 covering sites perceived to have medium to high level bat-human interaction. The objective of this surveillance...

Cecilia Waruhiu, Sheila Ommeh, Vincent Obanda, Bernard Agwanda… in Virologica Sinica (2017)

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Longitudinal surveillance of SARS-like coronaviruses in bats by quantitative real-time PCR

Mei-Niang Wang, Wei Zhang, Yu-Tao Gao, Ben Hu, **ng-Yi Ge… in Virologica Sinica (2016)

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Coexistence of multiple coronaviruses in several bat colonies in an abandoned mineshaft

Since the 2002–2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak prompted a search for the natural reservoir of the SARS coronavirus, numerous alpha- and betacoronaviruses have been discovered in bats aro...

**ng-Yi Ge, Ning Wang, Wei Zhang, Ben Hu, Bei Li, Yun-Zhi Zhang… in Virologica Sinica (2016)

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Analgesic and antibutyrylcholinestrasic activities of the venom prepared from the Mediterranean jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskal, 1775)

Toxins derived from jellyfishes have been exploited as a model for the development of new drug promising applications to treat neurodegenerative diseases. The present work is aimed to evaluate the acute toxici...

Yosra Ayed, Afef Dellai, Hedi Ben Mansour… in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimi… (2012)

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Antimutagenic and free radical scavenger effects of leaf extracts from Accacia salicina

Three extracts were prepared from the leaves of Accacia salicina; ethyl acetate (EA), chloroform (Chl) and petroleum ether (PE) extracts and was designed to examine antimutagenic, antioxidant potenty and oxidativ...

Jihed Boubaker, Hedi Ben Mansour… in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimi… (2011)

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Correlation between antibutyrylcholinesterasic and antioxidant activities of three aqueous extracts from Tunisian Rhus pentaphyllum

For centuries, plants have been used in traditional medicines and there has been recent interest in the chemopreventive properties of compounds derived from plants. In the present study, we investigated the an...

Hedi Ben Mansour, Sonia Yatouji… in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimi… (2011)

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Primary resistance to clarithromycin, metronidazole and amoxicillin of Helicobacter pylori isolated from Tunisian patients with peptic ulcers and gastritis: a prospective multicentre study

The frequency of primary resistance to antibiotics in H. pylori isolates is increasing worldwide. In Tunisia, there are limited data regarding the pattern of H. pylori antibiotic primary resistance.

Khansa Ben Mansour, Christophe Burucoa… in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimi… (2010)

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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori vacA, cagA, iceA and oipA genotypes in Tunisian patients

Distinct virulence factors of H. pylori have been described: the vaculating cytotoxin (vacA), the cytotoxin associated gene (cagA), the induced by contact with epithelium factor Antigen (iceA gene) and the outer ...

Khansa Ben Mansour, Chédlia Fendri… in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimi… (2010)