All Stories

  1. First insights into the phylogenetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kuwait and evaluation of REBA MTB-MDR assay for rapid detection of MDR-TB
  2. Candida kefyr in Kuwait: Prevalence, antifungal drug susceptibility and genotypic heterogeneity
  3. Lack of detection of Candida nivariensis and Candida bracarensis among 440 clinical Candida glabrata sensu lato isolates in Kuwait
  4. Diversity of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria In Kuwait: Rapid Identification And Differentiation Of Mycobacterium species by multiplex PCR, INNO-LiPA Mycobacteria v2 assay and PCR-sequencing of rDNA
  5. Prevalence of tuberculosis and multidrug resistant tuberculosis in the Middle East Region
  6. Development of Echinocandin Resistance inCandida tropicalisfollowing Short-Term Exposure to Caspofungin for Empiric Therapy
  7. Candida kefyr as a cause of bloodstream infection and adjunctive role of biomarkers in its diagnosis
  8. Discordance between Xpert MTB/RIF Assay and Bactec MGIT 960 Culture System for Detection of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in a Country with a Low Tuberculosis (TB) Incidence
  9. Candida fermentati as a Cause of Persistent Fungemia in a Preterm Neonate Successfully Treated by Combination Therapy with Amphotericin B and Caspofungin
  10. Concomitant occurrence of itraconazole-resistant and -susceptible strains of Aspergillus fumigatus in routine cultures
  11. Comparative evaluation of two matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) systems for the identification of clinically significant yeasts
  12. Occurrence of triazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus with TR34/L98H mutations in outdoor and hospital environment in Kuwait
  13. Malassezia pachydermatis fungemia in a preterm neonate resistant to fluconazole and flucytosine
  14. Development of a Novel Inhalational Model of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Rats and Comparative Evaluation of Three Biomarkers for Its Diagnosis
  15. Aerial Prevalence of Aspergillus calidoustus Isolates in and around a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kuwait and Assessment of Their Pathogenicity
  16. Breakthrough disseminated Saprochaete capitata infection in a child with acute myeloid leukaemia receiving caspofungin therapy
  17. Simple, Low-Cost Molecular Assays for TR34/L98H Mutations in the cyp51A Gene for Rapid Detection of Triazole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates
  18. Isolation of cholesterol-dependent, multidrug-resistant Candida glabratastrains from blood cultures of a candidemia patient in Kuwait
  19. An Outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus Infection in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Kuwait
  20. Current status and future trends in the diagnosis and treatment of drug-susceptible and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
  21. Erratum to: Actinomucor elegans var. kuwaitiensis isolated from the wound of a diabetic patient
  22. Coniochaeta polymorpha, a new species from endotracheal aspirate of a preterm neonate, and transfer of Lecythophora species to Coniochaeta
  23. Frequency of enterovirus detection in blood samples of neonates admitted to hospital with sepsis-like illness in Kuwait
  24. Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility profile of Aspergillus flavus isolates recovered from clinical specimens in Kuwait
  25. Isolation ofLodderomyces elongisporusfrom the Catheter Tip of a Fungemia Patient in the Middle East
  26. Performance comparison of phenotypic and molecular methods for detection and differentiation of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis
  27. Genotypic heterogeneity and molecular basis of 5-flucytosine resistance among Candida dubliniensis isolates recovered from clinical specimens in Kuwait
  28. Candida dubliniensis: An Appraisal of Its Clinical Significance as a Bloodstream Pathogen
  29. A simple xylose-based agar medium for the differentiation of Candida dubliniensis and Candida albicans
  30. Purpureocillium lilacinum as a Cause of Cavitary Pulmonary Disease: a New Clinical Presentation and Observations on Atypical Morphologic Characteristics of the Isolate
  31. New Perspectives in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberculosis
  32. Invasive candidiasis: A review of nonculture-based laboratory diagnostic methods
  33. Value of (1-3)-β-D-glucan, Candida mannan and Candida DNA detection in the diagnosis of candidaemia
  34. GeneXpert® MTB/RIF for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary samples [Correspondence]
  35. Persistent catheter-related Rhodotorula mucilaginosa fungemia in a leukemic child
  36. Isolation of Cryptococcus magnus and Cryptococcus chernovii from nasal cavities of pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  37. First report of molecular detection of fluoroquinolone resistance-associated gyrA mutations in multidrug-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Kuwait
  38. ComparativeIn VitroSusceptibility of Clinical Isolates ofCandida parapsilosisComplex and OtherCandidaSpecies to Caspofungin and Anidulafungin by Etest
  39. Acremonium kiliense: Reappraisal of Its Clinical Significance
  40. Kodamaea ohmeri as an emerging pathogen: a case report and review of the literature
  41. Bipolaris hawaiiensis as etiologic agent of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis: first case in a paediatric patient
  42. Modification of an expression vector for efficient recombinant production and purification of mitogillin of Aspergillus fumigatus expressed in Escherichia coli
  43. Pyrenochaeta romeroi: a causative agent of phaeohyphomycotic cyst
  44. Pathogenesis, Immunology, and Diagnosis of LatentMycobacterium tuberculosisInfection
  45. New approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection
  46. Levels of (1→3)-β-D-glucan, Candida mannan and Candida DNA in serum samples of pediatric cancer patients colonized with Candidaspecies
  47. Rhinoentomophthoromycosis due to Conidiobolus coronatus . A case report and an overview of the disease in India
  48. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis due to Aspergillus terreus: value of DNA, galactomannan and (1->3)- -D-glucan detection in serum samples as an adjunct to diagnosis
  49. Comparative evaluation of INNO-LiPA HBV assay, direct DNA sequencing and subtractive PCR-RFLP for genotyping of clinical HBV isolates
  50. First isolations in India of Candida nivariensis , a globally emerging opportunistic pathogen
  51. Diagnosis of endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus
  52. Development of a nested PCR assay for the detection of Fusarium solani DNA and its evaluation in the diagnosis of invasive fusariosis using an experimental mouse model
  53. Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
  54. Echoviruses are a major cause of aseptic meningitis in infants and young children in Kuwait
  55. Cryptococcus randhawai sp. nov., a novel anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast isolated from tree trunk hollow of Ficus religiosa (peepal tree) from New Delhi, India
  56. Prevalence of Candida dubliniensis among cancer patients in Kuwait: a 5-year retrospective study
  57. Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
  58. Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of ClinicalTrichosporon asahiiandTrichosporon asteroidsIsolates Identified by Molecular Methods
  59. Rapid molecular differentiation and genotypic heterogeneity among Candida parapsilosis and Candida orthopsilosis strains isolated from clinical specimens in Kuwait
  60. Mucor circinelloides as a Cause of Invasive Maxillofacial Zygomycosis: an Emerging Dimorphic Pathogen with Reduced Susceptibility to Posaconazole
  61. Minor contribution of mutations at iniA codon 501 and embC-embA intergenic region in ethambutol-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Kuwait
  62. First isolations in India of Candida nivariensis, a globally emerging opportunistic pathogen
  63. Echovirus type 9 is an important cause of viral encephalitis among infants and young children in Kuwait
  64. Emergence of Resistance to Amphotericin B and Triazoles inCandida glabrataVaginal Isolates in a Case of Recurrent Vaginitis
  65. Antifungal susceptibility of clinical Candida parapsilosis isolates in Kuwait
  66. Actinomucor elegans var. kuwaitiensis isolated from the wound of a diabetic patient
  67. Varying Prevalence ofembB Codon 306 Mutations in Ethambutol-Resistant ClinicalMycobacterium tuberculosisIsolates from Beirut and Dubai
  68. Detection of Aspergillus fumigatus-specific DNA, (1–3)-β-d-glucan and galactomannan in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage specimens of experimentally infected rats
  69. Species Spectrum of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolated from Clinical Specimens in Kuwait
  70. Performance of the genotype MTBDR assay for molecular detection of multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  71. Diagnostic value of DNA and (1->3)- -D-glucan detection in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage of mice experimentally infected with Fusarium oxysporum
  72. Demonstration of In vivo Expression of a Hypothetical Open Reading Frame (ORF-14) Encoded by the RD1 Region of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  73. Diagnostic value of DNA, (1-3)-β-d-glucan, and galactomannan detection in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage of mice experimentally infected with Aspergillus terreus
  74. Internalization by HeLa cells of latex beads coated with mammalian cell entry (Mce) proteins encoded by the mce3 operon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  75. Candida lusitaniae arthritis in an intravenous drug user
  76. Rapid discrimination between Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis by using real-time polymerase chain reaction
  77. Outbreak of Fungemia among Neonates Caused by Candida haemulonii Resistant to Amphotericin B, Itraconazole, and Fluconazole
  78. Frequency of embB codon 306 mutations in ethambutol-susceptible and -resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Kuwait
  79. P1976 Comparative evaluation of Aspergillus terreus DNA and galactomannan in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage of intravenously infected mice
  80. P1975 Detection of Fusarium oxysporum DNA and (1-3)-b -D-glucan in serum specimens of experimentally infected mice
  81. P1985 Direct identification of mycobacteria from BacTec MGIT 960 system tubes: comparative evaluation of INNO-LiPA Mycobacteria v2 and DNA AccuProbe assays
  82. Cerebral aspergillosis diagnosed by detection of Aspergillus flavus-specific DNA, galactomannan and (1->3)- -D-glucan in clinical specimens
  83. Prevalence of Candida dubliniensis among germ tube-positive Candida isolates in a maternity hospital in Kuwait
  84. The Six Mammalian Cell Entry Proteins (Mce3A-F) Encoded by the mce3 Operon are Expressed During In Vitro Growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  85. Characterization of Trichosporon species isolated from clinical specimens in Kuwait
  86. Mammalian Cell-Entry Proteins Encoded by the mce3 Operon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are Expressed During Natural Infection in Humans.
  87. Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Candida dubliniensis Isolates from Clinical Specimens in Kuwait
  88. Sunflower seed husk agar: A new medium for the differentiation of Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans
  89. Genotypic Diversity among Isoniazid-Resistant Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Rashid Hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  90. Tobacco Agar, a New Medium for Differentiating Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans
  91. Rapid detection of ethambutol-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains by PCR-RFLP targeting embB codons 306 and 497 and iniA codon 501 mutations
  92. Mammalian Cell-Entry Proteins Encoded by the mce3 Operon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are Expressed During Natural Infection in Humans
  93. Isolation and molecular identification of Candida dubliniensis from non-human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in Kuwait
  94. Simplified sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seed agar for differentiation of Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans
  95. Contribution of AGC to ACC and other mutations at codon 315 of the katG gene in isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from the Middle East
  96. Immunodominant B-Cell Epitope in the Mce1A Mammalian Cell Entry Protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cross-Reacting with Glutathione S-Transferase
  97. Construction of a modified vector for efficient purification of recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins expressed in Escherichia coli
  98. Epidemiology of Candida colonization in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital in Kuwait
  99. Cross-Reaction Between Mammalian Cell Entry (Mce) Proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  100. Molecular Fingerprinting of Isoniazid-ResistantMycobacterium tuberculosisIsolates from Chest Diseases Hospital in Kuwait
  101. Characterization of rpoB mutations in rifampin-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Kuwait and Dubai
  102. Variations in the Occurrence of the S315T Mutation Within the katG Gene in Isoniazid-Resistant Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Kuwait
  103. Genetic Polymorphism at Codon 463 in the katG Gene in Isoniazid-Sensitive and -Resistant Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the Middle East
  104. Characterization of rpoB mutations in rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from the Middle East
  105. Cloning, Expression and Immunological Reactivity of Two Mammalian Cell Entry Proteins Encoded by the mce1 Operon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  106. Demonstration of Expression of Six Proteins of the Mammalian Cell Entry (mce1) Operon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Anti-Peptide Antibodies, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction
  107. Identification of a Novel Protein Antigen Encoded by a Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific RD1 Region Gene
  108. Ornithine transcarbamylase from Mycobacterium smegmatis ATCC 14468: purification, properties, and reaction mechanism
  109. Changes in the enzyme activities involved in nitrogen assimilation in Mycobacterium smegmatis under various growth conditions
  110. Nitrogen metabolism inAspergillus parasiticusNRRL 3240 andA. flavusNRRL 3537 in relation to aflatoxin production
  111. Pyridine nucleotides and redox state regulation of aflatoxin biosynthesis inAspergillus parasiticusNRRL 3240
  112. Influence of carbon and nitrogen sources on arginine biosynthesis in Mycobacterium smegmatis ATCC 14468
  113. Induction of polysubstrate monooxygenase and aflatoxin production by phenobarbitone in Aspergillus parasiticus NRRL 3240
  114. Influence of cyclic AMP on the incorporation of [1-14C]acetate into lipids of whole cells and spheroplasts of Mycobacterium smegmatis ATCC14468
  115. Influence of cyclic AMP on the incorporation of [1- 14 C]acetate into lipids of whole cells and spheroplasts of Mycobacterium smegmatis ATCC14468