Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Article	Citations
The novel zoonotic COVID-19 pandemic: An expected global health concern	156
Spatial-temporal distribution of COVID-19 in China and its prediction: A data-driven modeling analysis	104
As COVID-19 cases, deaths and fatality rates surge in Italy, underlying causes require investigation	62
COVID-19 pandemic in resource-poor countries: challenges, experiences and opportunities in Ghana	56
Laboratory test alterations in patients with COVID-19 and non COVID-19 interstitial pneumonia: a preliminary report	44
COVID-19, frailty and long-term care: Implications for policy and practice	39
Sustainable health promotion for the seniors during COVID-19 outbreak: a lesson from Tokyo	39
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the tears and conjunctival secretions of Coronavirus disease 2019 patients	38
Forecasting daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in Malaysia using ARIMA models	36
Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices related to COVID-19 among health professionals of Punjab province of Pakistan	35
Clonal dispersion of Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit designed to patients COVID-19	35
Biological activities of essential oil extracted from leaves of Atalantia sessiflora Guillauminin Vietnam	33
Containment of COVID-19: the unprecedented response of Saudi Arabia	31
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) towards COVID-19 pandemic in America: A preliminary systematic review	29
Knowledge, behavior and precautionary measures related to COVID-19 pandemic among the general public of Punjab province, Pakistan	28
Umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells in treating a critically ill COVID-19 patient	28
Tuberculosis and COVID-19: An overlapping situation during pandemic	27
COVID-19 infection: Knowledge, attitude, practices, and impact among healthcare workers in a South-Eastern Nigerian state	27
A vaccine is not too far for COVID-19	25
Secondary attack rates of COVID-19 in diverse contact settings, a meta-analysis	23
Atypical course of COVID-19 in patient with Bruton agammaglobulinemia	22
Examining the incubation period distributions of COVID-19 on Chinese patients with different travel histories	22
The The PaO2/FiO2 ratio on admission is independently associated with prolonged hospitalization in COVID-19 patients	21
Infection prevention and control situation in public hospitals of Islamabad	21
Nitazoxanide against COVID-19 in three explorative scenarios	21

Monkeypox goes viral: measuring the misinformation outbreak on Twitter	21
Cost Effectiveness of Sample Pooling to Test for SARS-CoV-2	20
COVID-19 in Sudan	19
Diagnostic and early prognostic value of serum CRP and LDH levels in patients with possible COVID-19 at the first admission	19
Use of antibiotics in COVID-19 ICU patients	18
Malaria epidemic in humanitarian crisis settings the case of South Kordofan state, Sudan	17
Short epidemiological overview of the current situation on COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast European (SEE) countries	16
Molecular detection of Rickettsia africae in Amblyomma ticks collected in cattle from Southern and Central Mozambique	16
Knowledge, attitudes and practices and fear of COVID-19 among medical students in Serbia	16
Preparing dental schools to refunction safely during the COVID-19 pandemic: an infection prevention and control perspective	16
Physical distancing reduced the incidence of influenza and supports a favorable impact on SARS-CoV-2 spread in Mexico	16
Malnutrition and tuberculosis: the gap between basic research and clinical trials	16
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19: Experience at a major tertiary care center in Pakistan	16
Investigation of the role of stray cats for transmission of toxoplasmosis to humans and animals living in İzmir, Turkey	15
Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Indonesia: common source and propagated source as a cause for outbreaks	15
Anxiety impact during COVID-19: a systematic review	15
A comparative analysis of COVID-19 outbreak on age groups and both the sexes of population from India and other countries	15
Salmonellosis: A food borne zoonotic and public health disease in Egypt	15
Antivirals against HCV infection: the story thus far	14
Antibiotic consumption in hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative study	14
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients in Nantong, China	14
Knowledge and attitude among healthcare workers towards COVID-19: a cross sectional study from Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia	14
Coinfection in SARS-CoV-2 Infected Children Patients	13
Risk factors for periprosthetic joint infection after primary artificial hip and knee joint replacements	13
Health and economic measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic- Effect on street vendors	13
Demystifying the varying case fatality rates (CFR) of COVID-19 in India: Lessons learned and future directions	13
Estimating case fatality ratio during COVID-19 epidemics: Pitfalls and alternatives	13
Surveillance of surgical-site infections and antimicrobial resistance patterns in a tertiary hospital in Alexandria, Egypt	13
One-step nested RT-PCR for COVID-19 detection: A flexible, locally developed test for SARS-CoV2 nucleic acid detection	12
A straightforward molecular strategy to retrospectively investigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 VOC202012/01 B.1.1.7 variant	12
Lockdown is an effective ‘vaccine’ against COVID-19: A message from India	12
Co-infection of COVID-19 and recurrent malaria	12
The effect of Zinc Oxide nanoparticles on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation and virulence genes expression	12
Evidence of community pharmacists’ response preparedness during COVID-19 public health crisis: A cross-sectional study	12
Inhibitory effects of propolis and essential oils on oral bacteria	12
Acceptance and barriers of COVID-19 vaccination among people with chronic diseases in Saudi Arabia	11
An unequivocal superbug: PDR Klebsiella pneumoniae with an arsenal of resistance and virulence factor genes	11
Melioidosis In Suspected Recurrent Tuberculosis: A disease in disguise	11
“Stopping the itch”: mass drug administration for scabies outbreak control covered for over nine million people in Ethiopia	11
IL-17A in COVID-19 Cases: a meta-analysis	11
Inducible clindamycin resistance in clinical isolates of staphylococcus aureus in Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt	11
Antibiotic usage and resistance in Mexico: an update after a decade of change	11
Does C reactive protein/Albumin ratio have prognostic value in patients with COVID-19	11
Nonpharmaceutical public health interventions to curb the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review	11
Roles and challenges of coordinated public health laboratory response against COVID-19 pandemic in Africa	10
Heterologous immunization with Covishield and Pfizer vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 elicits a robust humoral immune response	10
Antibiotic resistance pattern of Escherichia coli isolates from outpatients with urinary tract infections in Somalia	10
What influences the infection of COVID-19 in healthcare workers?	10
Looking for NTDs in the skin; an entry door for offering patient centered holistic care	10
Detection of blaNDM-1 gene in ESBL producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from urine samples	10

Leclercia adecarboxylata as an emerging pathogen in human infections: a 13-year retrospective analysis in Southern Hungary	10
A systemic review of literatures on human Salmonella enterica serovars in Nigeria (1999-2018)	10
Benefits of fecal microbiota transplantation: A comprehensive review	10
Clinical and microbiological characteristics of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) in a hospital from North China	10
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) clones from Paraguayan children	9
Perception and practice of social distancing among Egyptians in COVID-19 pandemic	9
Emerging of bacterial resistance: an ongoing threat during and after the Syrian crisis	9
Comparison of clinical characteristics between fecal/perianal swab nucleic acid-positive and -negative patients with COVID-19	9
A case of Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis induced by COVID-19, and review of all cases reported in the literature	9
Clinical features and laboratory characteristics of patients hospitalized with COVID-19: single centre report from Egypt	9
Rate and predictors of HIV virological failure among adults on first-line antiretroviral treatment in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania	9
Carbapenem and colistin-resistant bacteria in North Lebanon: Coexistence of mcr-1 and NDM-4 genes in Escherichia coli	9
High Prevalence of Multi-drug Resistant Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Tertiary Egyptian Hospitals	9
Global outbreak of 2019-nCoV, a new challenge?	9
Health related factors contributing to COVID-19 fatality rates in various communities across the world	9
Obstacles faced by healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan	8
Migrants rescued on the Mediterranean Sea route: nutritional, psychological status and infectious disease control	8
Comparison between two types of control strategies for the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic	8
Automated detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using transfer learning	8
Synergistic antibacterial activity of herbal extracts with antibiotics on bacteria responsible for periodontitis	8
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices for the use of seasonal influenza vaccination, healthcare workers, Costa Rica	8
Epidemiologic Characteristics of COVID-19 in Guizhou Province, China	8
Development of a LAMP method for detection of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii during a hospital outbreak	8
β-lactam and fluoroquinolone resistance in Enterobacteriaceae from imported and locally-produced chicken in Mozambique	8
Estimation of Incubation Period and Serial Interval for SARS-CoV-2 in Jiangxi, China, and an Updated Meta-Analysis	8
Different immunization methods lead to altered gut flora and varied responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in mice	8
Could “trained immunity” be induced by live attenuated vaccines protect against COVID-19? Review of available evidence	8
Characterization of katG, inhA, rpoB and pncA in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from MDR-TB risk patients in Thailand	8
Prediction of COVID-19 Confirmed Cases in Indo-Pak Sub-Continent	8
Does Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor predict the prognosis of COVID-19 disease?	8
Hypocalcemia in sepsis: analysis of the subcellular distribution of Ca2+ in septic rats and LPS/TNF-α-treated HUVECs	8
Lung Fibrosis Sequelae After Recovery from COVID-19 Infection	8
Aerosol and surface persistence: Novel SARS-CoV-2 versus other coronaviruses	8
Canine intestinal parasites as a potential source of soil contamination in the public areas of Kruševac, Serbia	8
A 10-year retrospective comparative analysis of the clinical features of brucellosis in children and adults	8
Facing COVID-19 pandemic: development of custom-made face mask with rapid prototyping system	8
Factors associated with mortality in Infections caused by Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae	8
Acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccination and its predictors in Egypt: An online survey	7
IncFIB plasmids carrying the resistance gene blaCTX-M-15 in ESBL-producing Escherichia coli clones from pediatric patients	7
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) and uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC): characterization and comparison	7
Molecular identification of Giardia spp. in Latin America: An updated systematic review on reports from 2017 to 2021	7
“David vs. Goliath”: A simple antigen detection test with potential to change diagnostic strategy for SARS-CoV-2	7
Two different clones of Candida pelliculosa bloodstream infection in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit	7
The performance of point-of-care antibody test for COVID-19 diagnosis in a tertiary hospital in Bandung, Indonesia	7
Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Ceftriaxone and Azithromycin for blood culture isolates of Salmonella enterica spp.	7
Clinical, Radiological Features and Outcome of COVID-19 patients in a Secondary Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia	7
The survival rate of tuberculosis patients in HIV-treated cohort of 2008-2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan	7
Self-medication with antibiotics and awareness of antibiotic resistance among population in Arar city, Saudi Arabia	7
KPC-2 producing Pseudomonas putida as an unexpected pathogen of catheter-associated bloodstream infection	7
Symptomatic recurrence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers recovered from COVID-19	7
MRSA as an indicator of infection control measures in Turaif General Hospital, Northern Area-Saudi Arabia	7
9-12 months short treatment for patients with MDR-TB increases treatment success in Kyrgyzstan	7
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated in Algerian hospitals	7
Ethical conflicts in COVID-19 times	7
Kawasaki like illness due to COVID-19: a review of the literature	7
Arrhythmia Risk Profile and Ventricular Repolarization Indices in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	7
Purpureocillium lilacinum as unusual cause of pulmonary infection in immunocompromised hosts	7
Intestinal parasitic infections in children under five in the Central Hospital of Nampula, Northern Mozambique	7
Vagococcus sp. a porcine pathogen: molecular and phenotypic characterization of strains isolated from diseased pigs in Brazil	7
A review of the prevalence of COVID-19 in the Arab world	7
Rickettsia africae: identifying gaps in the current knowledge on vector-pathogen-host interactions	7
Can Levamisole be used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients presenting with diarrhea?	7
Analysis of the primary presenting symptoms and hematological findings of COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh	7
Knowledge about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance among health-related students in a Saudi University	7
COVID-19 in the MENA Region: Facts and Findings	7
Epidemiological trends of malaria in the Western regions of Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study	6
The High mortality and antimicrobial resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia in northern Taiwan	6
Toxoplasmosis in humans and animals in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review	6
Retrospective quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 by digital PCR showing high accuracy for low viral load specimens	6
The The risk of public mobility from hotspots of COVID-19 during travel restriction in Bangladesh	6
The influence of vitamin-C intake on blood glucose measurements in COVID-19 pandemic	6
High prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among infants at the Children’s Hospital, Accra, Ghana	6
Emergence of Novel SARS-CoV-2 variants in India: second wave	6
SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity and variants of concern in Saudi Arabia	6
Antimicrobial effect of natural kinds of toothpaste on oral pathogenic bacteria	6
Improving the early diagnosis of suspected patients with COVID-19: a retrospective study of 106 patients	6
Frequency of Giardia duodenalis infection and its genetic variability in dogs in Cuiabá, Midwest Brazil	6
COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen: A questionnaire based survey, what do we know?	6
Dental care during the Covid-19 pandemic – To treat or not to treat?	6
Subtype distribution and molecular characterization of Blastocystis from hemodialysis patients in Turkey	6

Novel coronavirus disease-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among the residents of Al-Jouf region in Saudi Arabia	6
COVID-19 Pandemic’s precautionary measures had hit the reset button of the quality of life at different aspects	6
Long-term gastrointestinal adverse effects of doxycycline	6
Retail chicken meats as potential sources of Clostridioides difficile in Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia	6
Going virtual for research training during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: e-SORT IT	6
Effect of Phage-Antibiotic Synergism (PAS) in increasing antibiotic inhibition of bacteria caused of foodborne diseases	6
Prevalence of SARS -CoV-2 IgG/IgM antibodies among patients in Zakho City, Kurdistan, Iraq	6
COVID-19 disease characteristics in different pediatric age groups	6
Transmission dynamics of Covid-19 in Italy, Germany and Turkey considering social distancing, testing and quarantine	6
Upper socioeconomic status is associated with lower Helicobacter pylori infection rate among patients undergoing gastroscopy	6
Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter vs. Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase-producing Klebsiella	6
Brief psychotic disorder in COVID-19 patient with no history of mental illness	6
Delayed diagnosis and ongoing transmission of leprosy in the post-elimination era in Boru Meda hospital, Ethiopia	6
Natural products and polysorbates: Potential Inhibitors of biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	6
Subclinical bovine mastitis associated with Staphylococcus spp. in eleven Uruguayan dairy farms	5
Community responses to COVID-19 pandemic first wave containment measures: a multinational study	5
Clinical features and treatment outcomes of visceral leishmaniasis patients admitted to three centers in Oromia, Ethiopia	5
Increased systemic sST2 in patients with end stage renal disease contributes to milder liver damage during HCV infection	5
Vaccine hesitancy and refusal among parents: An international ID-IRI survey	5
Experience of physicians during COVID-19 in a developing country: a qualitative study of Pakistan	5
ABO blood group influence COVID-19 infection: a meta-analysis	5
Unusual presentations of actinomycosis: a case series and literature review	5
Evaluation of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and immune response in patients vaccinated with Pfizer-Biontech vaccine	5
A cross-sectional study of real life data of HCV from Turkey south region	5
The Tuberculosis and COVID-19 coinfection: A report of two cases at a tertiary referral in Indonesia	5
COVID-19 vaccine demand, hesitancy, and nationalism: a case of protection motivation behavior in Bangladesh	5
Activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam against commonly encountered antimicrobial resistant Gram-negative bacteria in Lebanon	5
Proper death certification in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: Forensic perspective	5
Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Salmonella in chickens, sewage, and workers of broiler farms in selected areas of Bangladesh	5
Dental risk factors associated with oral Helicobacter pylori infection: a cross-sectional study based on saliva antigen test	5
Dual versus triple therapy for uncomplicated brucellosis: A retrospective cohort study	5
Lower genital tract infections in preterm premature rupture of membranes and preterm labor: a case-control study from Vietnam	5
Cysticercosis in Madagascar	5
Molecular epidemiology of zygomycosis and their related factors in tertiary referral centers in southern Iran	5
Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using 24-locus MIRU-VNTR typing and Spoligotyping in Upper Myanmar	5
Prevalence of precancerous cervical lesions and high-risk human papillomavirus types in Yaounde, Cameroon	5
Expression of genes encoding resistance in Staphylococcus spp. isolated from bovine subclinical mastitis in Brazil	5
Increase in rabies cases during COVID-19 pandemic: Is there a connection?	5
Seroprevalence of hepatitis E in pigs and wild boars in the region of the city Belgrade	5
The accuracy of tuberculous meningitis diagnostic tests using Bayesian latent class analysis	5
Can the novel coronavirus be transmitted via RNAs without protein capsids?	5
COVID-19 Pandemic: How is Bangladesh coping with the rapid spread of coronavirus infection?	5
Evaluation of the probiotic and postbiotic potential of lactic acid bacteria from artisanal dairy products against pathogens	5
Scabies: update on treatment and efforts for prevention and control in highly endemic settings	5
Comparing the 2009 and 1997 World Health Organization dengue case classifications in a large cohort of South Asian patients	5
Secondary bacterial infections of the respiratory tract in COVID-19 patients	5
The evaluation of a multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy in Cambodian hospitals	5
Association between obesity and diabetes prevalence and COVID-19 mortality in Mexico: an ecological study	5
Off-label antibiotic use in a specialized children care hospital in Punjab, Pakistan: Findings and implications	5
Short and long-term outcomes of video observed treatment in tuberculosis patients, the Republic of Moldova	5
Cardiovascular risks in Asian HIV-infected patients receiving boosted-protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral treatment	5
Risk factors for negative T-SPOT.TB assay results in patients with confirmed active tuberculosis: A retrospective study	5
Renal echinococcosis; the parasite, host immune response, diagnosis and management	5
Phenotypic analysis and antibiotic susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Kiambu County, Kenya	5
Impact of prolonged wearing of face masks – medical and forensic implications	5
Neonatal multidrug-resistant bacterial meningitis: a 29-year study from a tertiary hospital in Thailand	5
Predictors of Long-term Outcomes in the Older Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia	5
Enterococcus hirae as a cause of bacteremic urinary tract infection: first case report from Turkey	5
The clinical significance of antiphospholipid antibodies in COVID-19 infection	5
Molecular mechanisms responsible for SARS-CoV-2 antibody waning and vaccine escape in Omicron sublineages BA.4 and BA.5	5
Investigation of human bocavirus in pediatric patients with respiratory tract infection	5
A Cross-Sectional Study of Patients’ Practices, Knowledge and Attitudes of Antibiotics among Iraqi Population	5
Klebsiella pneumoniae blaNDM-1 carrying a class 1 integron causing a hospital outbreak in a Mexican attention center	5
Quantification of Gardnerella vaginalis, Atopobium vaginae and Lactobacillus spp. in bacterial vaginosis	5
ChatGPT: ethical concerns and challenges in academics and research	5
Prevalence and genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium in pre-weaned cattle in Urmia (Northwestern Iran)	4
High prevalence of Anaplasma marginale in the Crioula Lageana cattle	4
Clinical Perspectives of Multiple and Extensively Drug-Resistant Typhoid; result from a tertiary care hospital from Pakistan	4
Evaluation of Remdesivir to the outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 infection in a tertiary-care hospital in southern India	4
Clinical and laboratory features of patients with Candida auris cultures, compared to other Candida, at a South African Hospital	4
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease burden and PCV coverage in children under five in Southeast Asia: implications for India	4
Guillain-Barré syndrome after COVID-19 vaccination: report of two cases from Vietnam	4
Leptospirosis as a neglected burden at human-cattle interface in Mid-Delta of Egypt	4
Sexual Abuse and Sexually-Transmitted HIV/AIDS in Jamaican Children and Adolescents Aged 6-19 Years	4
Helicobacter pullorum: A potential hurdle emerging pathogen for public health	4
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization among healthcare workers in Oman	4
Pulmonary tuberculosis susceptibility and association with Toll-Like receptor 2 Arg753Gln polymorphism	4
Diagnostic value of β-D-glucan alone or combined with Candida score, colonization index and C-reactive protein for candidemia	4
Practices and perception of healthcare workers towards infection control measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional online survey from Nigeria	4
On the early detecting of the COVID-19 outbreak	4
Air pollution and other risk factors might buffer COVID-19 severity in Mozambique	4
Knowledge, attitude and stigma towards HIV patients: a survey among medical students in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina	4
Assessment on risk and stress of resident doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Serum Micronutrients as related to Childhood Pneumonia Severity and Outcome in a Nigerian Health Facility	4
Corticosteroids prescription for mild-moderate COVID-19 in Primary Care	4
Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in south Ethiopia	4
Prevalence, multidrug-resistance and risk factors for AmpC β-lactamases producing Escherichia coli from hospitalized patients	4
Identification of risk factors that increase household transmission of COVID-19 in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey	4
Cysts and parasites in an abattoir in Northwest Ethiopia; an urgent call for action on “one health”	4
Investigation of heteroresistant vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus among MRSA isolates	4
The role of saliva PCR assay in the diagnosis of COVID-19	4
COVID-19 in socially vulnerable quilombola populations in Salvaterra, Pará, Eastern Amazon, Brazil	4
Impact of socioeconomic status on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices about visceral leishmaniasis among dog owners	4
Diagnostic approach to elucidate the efficacy and side effects of direct-acting antivirals in HCV infected patients	4
Outbreak of acute hepatitis A associated with men who have sex with men (MSM) in North Sardinia 2017-2018	4