Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103098
Mansour Aljneibi, Mohammad AlAwadi, Mohammed AlManssori, Nouf Masood, Amna Alhashmi, Maitha Alshamsi, Fatima Alsaedi, Farah Alnaqbi, Mariam Adi, Ali Alnuaimi, Akela Ghazawi, Farah Al-Marzooq
{"title":"EFFICACY OF NOVEL ΒETA-LACTAMASE INHIBITOR COMBINATIONS AGAINST MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES","authors":"Mansour Aljneibi, Mohammad AlAwadi, Mohammed AlManssori, Nouf Masood, Amna Alhashmi, Maitha Alshamsi, Fatima Alsaedi, Farah Alnaqbi, Mariam Adi, Ali Alnuaimi, Akela Ghazawi, Farah Al-Marzooq","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103098","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103098","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16087,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"19 2","pages":"Article 103098"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145925125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2026.103141
Shital Ghogale, Ketaki Pathak
{"title":"Hypervirulent and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: A call for global surveillance and coordinated action","authors":"Shital Ghogale, Ketaki Pathak","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2026.103141","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jiph.2026.103141","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16087,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"19 4","pages":"Article 103141"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146125319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103097
Lana Daoud, Akela Ghazawi, Farah Al-Marzooq
{"title":"PREVALENCE OF HIGH-RISK CLONES OF KLEBSIELLA PNUEMONIAE IN THE UAE AND ASSOCIATION WITH RESISTANCE AND VIRULENCE","authors":"Lana Daoud, Akela Ghazawi, Farah Al-Marzooq","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103097","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103097","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16087,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"19 2","pages":"Article 103097"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145920768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103096
Zizi Wanis , Salam Alhasani , Amr Elmekresh
{"title":"SURGICAL GURARDING INFECTION RISK SCORE (SGIRS) TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTION AMONGST LSCS PATIENT OUTCOMES AND BEST PRACTICES","authors":"Zizi Wanis , Salam Alhasani , Amr Elmekresh","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103096","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103096","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16087,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"19 2","pages":"Article 103096"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145924576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103102
Akela Ghazawi , Ashrat Manzoor , Maryam AlAzri , Noura AlNuaimi , Ahmed Al Hammadi , Mushtaq Khan
{"title":"COMPREHENSIVE GENOMIC ANALYSIS OF VANCOMYCIN- AND DAPTOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM BACTEREMIA IN A HIGH-RISK PATIENT","authors":"Akela Ghazawi , Ashrat Manzoor , Maryam AlAzri , Noura AlNuaimi , Ahmed Al Hammadi , Mushtaq Khan","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103102","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16087,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"19 2","pages":"Article 103102"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145925124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103094
Al Marzooq F , Al Ali N , Ahmed Y , Akhter I , Jog S , Nabi A , Ayoub Moubareck C
{"title":"ANALYSIS OF THE RESISTOME OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT GRAM-NEGATIVE PATHOGENS ISOLATED FROM PATIENTS WITH BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA","authors":"Al Marzooq F , Al Ali N , Ahmed Y , Akhter I , Jog S , Nabi A , Ayoub Moubareck C","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103094","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103094","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16087,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"19 2","pages":"Article 103094"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145924574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103101
Madhan Sugumar , Sujatha Sistla , Meerabai Manoharan , Sree Ramchandra Murthy , Kamini Walia , ICMR AMR Study Group
{"title":"MECHANISMS OF LINEZOLID NON-SUSCEPTIBILITY AMONG ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM ISOLATES FROM MULTIPLETERTIARY CARE CENTERS IN INDIA","authors":"Madhan Sugumar , Sujatha Sistla , Meerabai Manoharan , Sree Ramchandra Murthy , Kamini Walia , ICMR AMR Study Group","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103101","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16087,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"19 2","pages":"Article 103101"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145925123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103099
Amna Ahmad , Muhammad I. Nasar , Farah Al-Marzooq
{"title":"INVESTIGATION OF CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS IN PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA AND THEIR ROLE IN ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE MECHANISMS","authors":"Amna Ahmad , Muhammad I. Nasar , Farah Al-Marzooq","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103099","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103099","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16087,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"19 2","pages":"Article 103099"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145925126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103124
Hyeon Gyeong Kim , Dong-Min Kim , Sung-Chul Lim , Choon-Mee Kim , Yoon-Seok Chung
This study aimed to identify Omicron sublineages and examine their patterns in the Honam region, the southwestern region of South Korea, using next-generation sequencing (NGS). In 2023, 1725 polymerase chain reaction-positive samples were collected from the Honam region for variant analysis through NGS. Among the 1725 confirmed cases, 1690 were domestic infections, and 35 were imported infections. The study identified two Honam-specific sublineages, BN.1 and HK.3, with a significant difference in variant distribution between domestic and imported infections (P < 0.001). However, no significant differences were observed across the three Honam regions (P = 0.348). The variant prevalence in Honam differed from national and global data reported by the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID). This study emphasizes the value of regional variant analysis using NGS, which aids in infectious disease surveillance and monitoring regional variant distribution.
{"title":"Dominant strain analysis of Omicron sublineages based on next-generation sequencing in the Honam region of South Korea","authors":"Hyeon Gyeong Kim , Dong-Min Kim , Sung-Chul Lim , Choon-Mee Kim , Yoon-Seok Chung","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103124","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103124","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aimed to identify Omicron sublineages and examine their patterns in the Honam region, the southwestern region of South Korea, using next-generation sequencing (NGS). In 2023, 1725 polymerase chain reaction-positive samples were collected from the Honam region for variant analysis through NGS. Among the 1725 confirmed cases, 1690 were domestic infections, and 35 were imported infections. The study identified two Honam-specific sublineages, BN.1 and HK.3, with a significant difference in variant distribution between domestic and imported infections (<em>P</em> < 0.001). However, no significant differences were observed across the three Honam regions (<em>P</em> = 0.348). The variant prevalence in Honam differed from national and global data reported by the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID). This study emphasizes the value of regional variant analysis using NGS, which aids in infectious disease surveillance and monitoring regional variant distribution.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16087,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"19 3","pages":"Article 103124"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146078476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103095
Smitha K C , Amna Saeed Al Zehmi , Najla Obaid Mubarak , Ahmed Obaid Al Khadeim , Fouzia Abdul Azeez , Simi Kurian , Sadeq Kewan , Leeba Oomen , Joseph Tannous , Nehad Al Shirawi
{"title":"ENHANCING ICU SAFETY: STRATEGIES TO COMBAT MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ORGANISMS","authors":"Smitha K C , Amna Saeed Al Zehmi , Najla Obaid Mubarak , Ahmed Obaid Al Khadeim , Fouzia Abdul Azeez , Simi Kurian , Sadeq Kewan , Leeba Oomen , Joseph Tannous , Nehad Al Shirawi","doi":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103095","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jiph.2025.103095","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16087,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Infection and Public Health","volume":"19 2","pages":"Article 103095"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145924575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}