north of Laos: the occurrence and implications of the Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (pfcrt) gene haplotype SVMNT. Trop Med Int Health. 2005;10:1267–70. DOI: 10.1111/j.13653156.2005.01514.x 8. Miller RL, Ikram S, Armelagos GJ, Walker R, Harer WB, Schiff CJ, et al. Diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum infections in mummies using the rapid manual ParaSight-F test. Trans R ...

Preparation and Evaluation of Master seed prepared from Local variant infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) isolated from different poultry farms in Egypt and identified as IS/1494/06 nephropathogenic strain are very important point for vaccine production for controlling of infectious brobchitis(IB) disease in Egypt. Master seed of the virus (MSV) contained 10 EID50 per dose per bird free from bact...

Tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV) was detected in tomato crop (Lycopersicon esculentum) in Egypt with characteristic mosaic leaf deformation, stunting, and bushy growth symptoms. TBSV infection was confirmed serologically by ELISA and calculated incidence was 25.5%. Basic physicochemical properties of a purified TBSV Egh isolate were identical to known properties of tombusviruses of isometric 30-...

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) expressing Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) have been characterized worldwide, but it has not been done in Egypt. In this study, we analyzed the molecular characteristics of PVL+CA-MRSA in Egypt, compared their genetic patterns with that of PVL+ methicillin-susceptible S. aureus and PVL+CA-MRSA from different countries, a...

BACKGROUND As one of the most abundant agricultural wastes, sugarcane bagasse is largely under-exploited, but it possesses a great potential for the biofuel, fermentation, and cellulosic biorefinery industries. It also provides a unique ecological niche, as the microbes in this lignocellulose-rich environment thrive in relatively high temperatures (50°C) with varying microenvironments of aerobi...

background: the reports of a rise in contraceptive practices have not been matched by a similar decrease in population: therefore, there is a need to look into the causes of this discrepancy. the objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of different methods of contraception used by egyptian women, to compare different contraception methods used among various socio-demographic g...

1Professor of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy and Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Industries, Future University in Egypt, FUE. 2Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-aini street, Cairo 11562, Egypt. 3 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-aini street,Cairo 11562,E...

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Heart Hospital, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt Department of Chest Diseases, Assiut Police Hospital, Assiut, Egypt Corresponding author: Hussein Elkhayat, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Heart Hospital, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. Tel: +20-882413773, Fax: +20-8823333...