Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology

✅ In-silico analysis demonstrated the association of hsa-mir-196 and hsa-mir-153 with GC. These miRNAs are potential biomarkers for the GC associated with H. pylori infection and can serve as diagnostic tools for the early detection and may have prognostic value in predicting disease progression. However, further validation in larger cohorts and functional studies are necessary to fully understand their role in the GC development and assess their potential as therapeutic targets.

✅ Although the number of cases studied is relatively small and may not represent the broader situation of CCHF in Iraq, it can be considered a health concern in the region. Therefore, there is an urgent need to conduct epidemiological surveys to reduce the disease incidence and detect the extent of the spread of ticks that transmit the virus.

• Enteric viruses are the main cause of AGE.
• Norovirus and Rotavirus are major viral pathogens inducing AGE.
• Accurate diagnosis of viruses can prevent unnecessary antibiotics prescription.

• Neisseria gonorrhoea is the second most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world.
• Antibiotic resistance of N. gonorrhoeae has been reported to cephalosporin and macrolide.
• Failure to culture is the main issue to perfom the susceptibility test for N. gonorrhoeae

• Scopulariopsis brevicaulis is an opportunistic pathogen that causes serious infections in immunocompromised patients especially those with diabetes.
• Phylogenetic analysis provides insights into the epidemiological patterns and transmission dynamics, aiding public health monitoring and prevention.
• Phylogenetic analysis of ITS region showed our isolate closely clustered in the same clade reported in the US, differing from Iraq (Basrah), Iran, and Turkey.

• The efficacious methods were used for ascertaining antibiotic resistance against CRKP from clinical samples.
• The Rapidec® Carba NP test is a valuable tool for the initial screening and providing timely information for the clinicians.
• We suggest that combination of CAZ/AVI and AZM will provide a promising treatment option for the CRKP infections

✅ Highlights: 

• Parasitic infections are one of the reasons for the concomitant effect of COVID-19 in parasite-endemic areas of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
• The IPIs among the hospitalized COVID-19 patients, showed the highest frequencies in Blastocystis spp., and then Giardia lamblia, and Trichomonas hominis (0.7%). The concomitant parasitic infections in COVID-19 patients may not have any significant association.