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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

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

    Article • PeerJ, March 2023, PeerJ

    Morteza Saki

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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 investigaci�n Cl�nica, July 2022, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU

    Samar Sami Alkafaas, Morteza Saki

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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, Andrew T. 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, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Laszlo Lorenzovici, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Sumaira Mubarik, Abay Woday Tadesse

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. 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

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

    Article • Waste Management, March 2022, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. 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

  44. 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

  45. 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

  46. 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

  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 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

  51. 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

  52. 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

  53. 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

  54. 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

  55. Drug resistance in clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates

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

    Morteza Saki, Saeed Khoshnood

  56. 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

  57. 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

  58. 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

  59. 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

  60. 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

  61. 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

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

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

    Morteza Saki

  63. 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

  64. 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

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

    Article • Heliyon, September 2019, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki

  66. 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

  67. 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

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

    Article • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, January 2019, Elsevier

    Morteza Saki

  69. 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

  70. 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

  71. 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

  72. Legionella and legionnaires' disease: An overview

    Article • Journal of Acute Disease, January 2019, Medknow

    Morteza Saki

  73. 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

  74. 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

  75. 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

  76. 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