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  1. A concise review on Lassa fever infection and its prevention strategies

    Article • November 2025, Wiley

    Morteza Saki

  2. Whole-Genome Sequencing and Antibiotic Resistance Profiling of Helicobacter pylori Isolates from a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Thailand

    Article • Antibiotics, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Morteza Saki, Dr Apichat​ Kaewdech​

  3. Exploring Camptothecin Derivatives from the Chinese Tree of Camptotheca acuminata as Breast Cancer Protease Inhibitors: Insights from Multi-Scale Computational Analysis

    Article • The Open Bioinformatics Journal, April 2025, Bentham Science Publishers

    Morteza Saki

  4. A Narrative Review of Bedaquiline and Delamanid: New Arsenals Against Multidrug‐Resistant and Extensively Drug‐Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, August 2024, Wiley

    Morteza Saki

  5. Antibacterial, Antibiofilm, and Antioxidant Activities of Aqueous Crude Gymnema inodorum Leaf Extract against Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium

    Article • Microorganisms, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Morteza Saki

  6. A study on the effect of natural products against the transmission of B.1.1.529 Omicron

    Article • Virology Journal, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Samar Sami Alkafaas, Morteza Saki, Abanoub Abdallah

  7. The global prevalence of gastric cancer in Helicobacter pylori-infected individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  8. Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis and its aetiologies, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, August 2023, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr. Le Huu Nhat Minh, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Sumaira Mubarik, Professor Yousef Khader, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Morteza Saki, Mr. Tsegaye Alemayehu Begashaw, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Pritik A Shah

  9. The burden of metabolic risk factors in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, June 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Amr Hassan, Morteza Saki, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula

  10. Molecular evaluation of aminoglycosides resistance and biofilm formation in Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates: A cross‐sectional study

    Article • Health Science Reports, May 2023, Wiley

    Morteza Saki

  11. A computational investigation of galactopyranoside esters as antimicrobial agents through antiviral, molecular docking, molecular dynamics, pharmacokinetics, and bioactivity prediction

    Article • Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, April 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Youness El Bakri , Morteza Saki

  12. Seroprevalence of antibodies to herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 in patients with HIV positive from Ebonyi State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Open, April 2023, BMJ

    Morteza Saki

  13. The prevalence of clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori isolates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • PeerJ, March 2023, PeerJ

    Morteza Saki

  14. Biofilm Formation Capacity and Presence of Virulence Determinants among Enterococcus Species from Milk and Raw Milk Cheeses

    Article • Life, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Morteza Saki

  15. In silico study of inhibition effects of phytocompounds from four medicinal plants against the Staphylococcus aureus β-lactamase

    Article • Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, February 2023, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki

  16. Co-existence of extended-spectrum β-lactamases blaCTX-M-9 and blaCTX-M-15 genes in Salmonella species isolated from febrile and diarrhoeagenic patients in Lagos, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

    Article • European Journal of Medical Research, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  17. Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, January 2023, Elsevier

    Mr. Deldar Morad Abdulah, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr arnaud Iradukunda, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, José João Baltazar Mendes, Laszlo Lorenzovici, Turki Alanzi, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Morteza Saki, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Fakher Rahim

  18. Computational design of medicinal compounds to inhibit RBD-hACE2 interaction in the Omicron variant: unveiling a vulnerable target site

    Article • Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, January 2023, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki

  19. Bacterial profiles and their antibiotic resistance background in superinfections caused by multidrug‐resistant bacteria among COVID‐19 ICU patients from southwest Iran

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, December 2022, Wiley

    Morteza Saki

  20. Neonate, Infant, and Child Mortality in North Africa and Middle East by Cause: An Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • Archives of Iranian Medicine, December 2022, MaadRayan Publishing Company

    Morteza Saki

  21. Beta-lactamase determinants and molecular typing of carbapenem-resistant classic and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates from southwest of Iran

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, November 2022, Frontiers

    Morteza Saki

  22. Synergistic effects of silybin and curcumin on virulence and carbapenemase genes expression in multidrug resistant Klebsiella oxytoca

    Article • BMC Research Notes, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  23. Intimin (eae) and virulence membrane protein pagC genes are associated with biofilm formation and multidrug resistance in Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica isolates from calves with diarrhea

    Article • BMC Research Notes, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  24. Antibiotic resistance: The challenges and some emerging strategies for tackling a global menace

    Article • Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, August 2022, Wiley

    Morteza Saki, David C. Nwobodo, Dr. Mushtak T.S. Al-Ouqaili

  25. Neonate, Infant, and Child Mortality by Cause in Provinces of Iran: An Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • Archives of Iranian Medicine, August 2022, MaadRayan Publishing Company

    Morteza Saki

  26. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases encoding genes among <i>salmonella enterica</i> serovar typhi Isolates in patients with typhoid fever from four Academic Medical Centers in Lagos, Nigeria

    Article • Revista de Investigación Clínica, July 2022, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU

    Samar Sami Alkafaas, Morteza Saki

  27. Evaluation of antibacterial and wound healing activities of alcoholic extract of Boswellia carterii , in vitro and in vivo study

    Article • Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, July 2022, Wiley

    Morteza Saki

  28. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among Klebsiella pneumoniae from Iraqi patients with community-acquired pneumonia

    Article • Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, June 2022, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Morteza Saki

  29. Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Morteza Saki, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Amr Hassan, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin, Mr. Deldar Morad Abdulah, Dr Aidin Abedi, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Additional Prof (Dr.) Paramdeep Singh, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Asrat Arja Wolde, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Laszlo Lorenzovici, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Sumaira Mubarik, Abay Woday Tadesse, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Hitesh Chopra, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Ayele Abebe, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Pritik A Shah, Dr Franklin N Glozah

  30. The prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes among Escherichia coli strains isolated from urinary tract infections in southwest Iran

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  31. Pathogenesis of the SARS Coronavirus-2 and Potential Therapeutic Strategies

    Article • JOURNAL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, March 2022, Advanced Research Publications, AS Research and Learning Solutions

    Morteza Saki

  32. Publisher Correction: Occurrence of plasmid‑mediated quinolone resistance genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from clinical specimens in southwest Iran: a multicentral study

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  33. Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) and their affinity for organic waste processing

    Article • Waste Management, March 2022, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki

  34. Prevalence of CRISPR-Cas Systems and Their Possible Association with Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Collected from Hospital Wastewater

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, March 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Morteza Saki, Samar Sami Alkafaas, Dr. Mushtak T.S. Al-Ouqaili, Dr Athraa Harjan Mohsen

  35. Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and aerobic vaginitis and their associated risk factors among pregnant women from northern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

    Article • PLOS One, February 2022, PLOS

    Morteza Saki, Dr Muthupandian Saravanan

  36. Correction to: Multiplex polymerase chain reaction detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae and their antibiotic resistance in patients with community-acquired pneumonia from southwest Iran

    Article • BMC Microbiology, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  37. Antibiotic resistance, biofilm production ability and genetic diversity of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from nosocomial infections in southwestern Iran

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  38. Occurrence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from clinical specimens in southwest Iran: a multicentral study

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  39. The Burden of Likely Rubella Infection among Healthy Pregnant Women in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

    Article • Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, January 2022, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Morteza Saki

  40. Analysis of deaths and injuries related to road traffic crashes in al-najaf governorate of iraq from 2017 to 2019

    Article • Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, January 2022, Medknow

    Morteza Saki, Professor Ali Abdulhussein Aldhalemi

  41. Antibiotic Resistance Pattern and Prevalence of blaOXA-51, blaNDM, blaVIM, blaPER, blaVEB, blaCTX, tetA and tetB Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from Clinical Specimens of Hospitals in Tabriz city, Iran

    Article • Journal of Clinical Research in Paramedical Sciences, December 2021, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Morteza Saki

  42. Associations between seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori and ABO/rhesus blood group antigens in healthy blood donors in southwest Iran

    Article • Journal of International Medical Research, December 2021, SAGE Publications

    Morteza Saki

  43. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae and their antibiotic resistance in patients with community-acquired pneumonia from southwest Iran

    Article • BMC Microbiology, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  44. Study of the D-dimer, C-reactive protein, and autoantibodies markers among HBV infected patients in Babylon province, Iraq

    Article • BioMedicine, November 2021, China Medical University

    Morteza Saki

  45. Study of aerobic and anaerobic bacterial profile of nosocomial infections and their antibiotic resistance in a referral center, Southwest Iran: A three year cross-sectional study

    Article • PLOS One, November 2021, PLOS

    Morteza Saki

  46. Identification of metallo-β-lactamases and AmpC production among Escherichia coli strains isolated from hemodialysis patients with urinary tract infection

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  47. Occurrence of Multiple-Drug Resistance bacteria and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in burn infections from southwest of Iran

    Article • Journal of Burn Care & Research, June 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Morteza Saki

  48. Prevalence of carbapenemases and ESBL encoding genes among K. pneumoniae isolates obtained from an educational hospital in Ahvaz, Southwestern Iran

    Article • Gene Reports, June 2021, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki

  49. Antibiotic resistance pattern and frequency of cagA and vacA genes in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from patients in Tabriz city, Iran

    Article • BMC Research Notes, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki, Dr Abimbola Olumide Adekanmbi

  50. Metallo-β-lactamase and AmpC genes in Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from abattoir and poultry origin in Nigeria

    Article • BMC Microbiology, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  51. In vitro evaluation of the antibacterial effects of Cinnamomum zeylanicum essential oil against clinical multidrug-resistant Shigella isolates

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  52. Distribution and antibiotic-resistance of different Staphylococcus species identified by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) isolated from the oral cavity

    Article • Journal of Oral Microbiology, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Morteza Saki, Dr Katarzyna Garbacz

  53. In vivo Effects of Aqueous Extract of Gongronema latifolium Benth on the Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, Transforming Growth Factor-β, and Hepatic Enzymes

    Article • ONCOLOGIE, January 2021, Computers, Materials and Continua (Tech Science Press)

    Morteza Saki, adekunle Rowaiye

  54. Low prevalence of Moraxella catarrhalis in the patients who suffered from conjunctivitis in the southwest of Iran

    Article • BMC Research Notes, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  55. Detection of Streptococcus gallolyticus in colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease patients compared to control group in southwest of Iran

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  56. Resistotyping and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes among Escherichia coli from wastewater treatment plants and recipient surface water for reuse in South Africa

    Article • New Microbes and New Infections, October 2020, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki

  57. Emergence of multidrug-resistant Shigella species harboring extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes in pediatric patients with diarrhea from southwest of Iran

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Morteza Saki

  58. Drug resistance in clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates

    Article • Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets, September 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Morteza Saki, Saeed Khoshnood

  59. Evaluation of the phytoconstituents of Auricularia auricula-judae mushroom and antimicrobial activity of its protein extract

    Article • European Journal of Integrative Medicine, September 2020, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki

  60. In vitro antibacterial properties of Cinnamomum zeylanicum essential oil against clinical extensively drug-resistant bacteria

    Article • European Journal of Integrative Medicine, August 2020, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki

  61. Detection of sul1 and sul2 genes in sulfonamide-resistant bacteria (SRB) from sewage, aquaculture sources, animal wastes and hospital wastewater in South-West Nigeria

    Article • Gene Reports, June 2020, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki, Dr Abimbola Olumide Adekanmbi

  62. Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Causing Bloodstream Infections in Cancer Patients from Southwest of Iran

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Morteza Saki

  63. Isolation and identification of potential probiotic Lactobacillus species from feces of infants in southwest Iran

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hazhir Javaherizadeh, Morteza Saki, Dr. Mushtak T.S. Al-Ouqaili

  64. Investigation of SCCmec types I-IV in Clinical Isolates of Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci in Ahvaz, Southwest Iran

    Article • Bioscience Reports, April 2020, Portland Press Ltd.

    Morteza Saki

  65. Occurrence of FOX AmpC gene among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in abattoir samples from south-eastern Nigeria

    Article • Reviews in Medical Microbiology, April 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Morteza Saki

  66. Distribution of genes encoding resistance to macrolides, lincosamides, and streptogramins among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from burn patients

    Article • Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, September 2019, Akademiai Kiado

    Morteza Saki

  67. Characterization of metallo-β-lactamases-encoding genes blaIMP-1 and blaVIM-1 amongst Klebsiella pneumoniae from abattoir samples of Ebonyi state, southeastern Nigeria

    Article • Gene Reports, September 2019, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki

  68. Preliminary survey of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) in nosocomial uropathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae in north-central Iran

    Article • Heliyon, September 2019, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki

  69. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification for detection of Legionella pneumophila in respiratory specimens of hospitalized patients in Ahvaz, southwest Iran

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, March 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Mojtaba Moosavian, Morteza Saki, fatemeh shahi, sakineh seyed-mohammadi, Davoud Afshar

  70. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Shigella species

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, January 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Morteza Saki, sakineh seyed-mohammadi, fatemeh shahi, nabi jomehzadeh

  71. A review on mechanism of action, resistance, synergism, and clinical implications of mupirocin against Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, January 2019, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki

  72. Effects of shallomin and podophyllin solution 25% for genital HPV warts in women: a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Journal of Acute Disease, January 2019, Medknow

    Morteza Saki

  73. Integron frequency of Escherichia coli strains from patients with urinary tract infection in Southwest of Iran

    Article • Journal of Acute Disease, January 2019, Medknow

    Morteza Saki

  74. Isolation and Identification of Legionella spp. in environmental water sources based on macrophage infectivity potentiator (mip) gene sequencing in southwest Iran

    Article • AIMS Microbiology, January 2019, American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)

    Morteza Saki

  75. Legionella and legionnaires' disease: An overview

    Article • Journal of Acute Disease, January 2019, Medknow

    Morteza Saki

  76. Prevalence of enterotoxin-encoding genes among diverse Shigella strains in southwest Iran

    Article • Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, September 2018, Akademiai Kiado

    Morteza Saki, Mojtaba Moosavian

  77. Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) as an emerging cause of traveler’s diarrhea

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, August 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Morteza Saki, Dr Hazhir Javaherizadeh, Mohammad Motamedifar

  78. Molecular Investigation of Staphylococcus aureus, coa and spa Genes in Ahvaz Hospitals, Staff Nose Compared With Patients Clinical Samples

    Article • Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology, July 2013, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Morteza Saki

  79. Lack of Association of Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus-Like Sequences in Iranian Breast Cancer Patients

    Article • Medical Principles and Practice, January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Morteza Saki