Niran Kadhim F. AL-Rubaey

@uobabylon.edu.iq

Department of Microbiology, Hammurabi College of Medicine
University of Babylon

Niran Kadhim F. AL-Rubaey


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EDUCATION

Ph.D. Life Science/ Virology
M.Sc. Medical Microbiology
B.Sc. Life Sciences/ Microbiology

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Microbiology, Virology, Molecular Virology, Bacteriology, Genetics
14

Scopus Publications

127

Scholar Citations

6

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1

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Scopus Publications

  • Isolation and molecular detection of Salmonella enterica among children suffering from acute diarrhea
    Saba Nazeih Abdulghaffar, Husam Ibrahim Kadhim, Israa Mamdooh Subhi, Niran Kadhim F. AL-Rubaey
    Microbes and Infectious Diseases, 2026
  • Molecular Detection and Study of some Virulence Factor Genes Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Different Human Clinical Specimens
    and Niran Kadhim F. AL-Rubaey
    Journal of Communicable Diseases, 2025
  • Identification and Molecular Characterization of Giardia lamblia Among Children with Acute Diarrhea
    Enass J. jafeer, Sara A. Raheem, Niran Kadhim AL-Rubaey
    Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research, 2025
  • Antimicrobial Efficacy of Melissa officinalis Extract Against Pathogenic Bacterial Isolates: Inhibition of Biofilm Formation and Adhesion
    Journal of Medicinal Plants and by Products, 2025
  • Isolation and characterization of Streptococcus pyogenes from Iraqi children with pharyngotonsillitis
    NiranKadhim F Al-Rubaey, Abdulkadir Kareem Rhumaid, MayYahya Al-Ma’amouri, JundiAlak Mahdi Al-Buhilal
    Medical Journal of Babylon, 2023
    Background: Streptococcus pyogenes known as group A streptococci (GAS) is the main causative agent of pharyngotonsillitis in children younger than 12 years old. The infection appears mostly in winter and spring. Signs and symptoms of patients with a beta-hemolytic GAS infection, include tonsillar exudate, fever, painful anterior cervical adenopathy, and the lack of a cough. Penicillin and ampicillin are the preferred clinical therapy choice for GAS pharyngitis treatment. Objectives: Isolate and identify GAS in throat swabs among children suffering from acute pharyngotonsillitis to estimate the prevalence rate of bacterial isolates associated with age, sex, and months variation of GAS infection. Also, it is to determine the antibiotic sensitivity patterns such as penicillin, ampicillin, erythromycin, azithromycin, ofloxacin, clindamycin, and rifampicin, which are used for the treatment of GAS associated with the acute pharyngotonsillitis in children. Materials and Methods: Four hundred and ten throat swabs have been obtained from patients who were clinically diagnosed as having acute pharyngotonsillitis of age ranging from (1–12) years of both sexes were admitted to various hospitals and enrolled in a sequential manner from November 2021 to April 2022 in two Governorates (Baghdad and Babylon), Iraq. These throat swabs were exposed to the bacterial culturing, and some other tests. Streptococcus pyogenes isolates were identified depending on the colony properties, beta-hemolysis on sheep blood agar plate, Gram’s stain, catalase production test, in addition to a sensitivity to bacitracin and Pyrrolidinyl arylamidase test to confirm the identification of GAS. Results: The prevalence of identifying GAS isolates was 140 (34.1%) out of 410 samples. GAS strains can cause acute pharyngotonsillitis in children of all ages, but it most frequently occurred between 1 and 6 year age groups, and it was more in men 80 (57.1%) than in women 60 (42.9%). Likewise, it was found that GAS associated with acute pharyngotonsillitis with a high incidence in winter and in early spring, in which the peak of GAS infection has been seen in January (30.7%). On the other hand, some antibiotics were used to show their effect on these GAS isolates. The findings revealed that all isolates were sensitive (100%) to penicillin and ampicillin, and (83.6%) of isolates were sensitive to clindamycin, whereas some isolates shown a lesser degree of sensitivity (75% and 60%) to rifampicin and ofloxacin. However, only 49.3% of the isolates were sensitive to erythromycin, and (46.4%) were sensitive to azithromycin. Conclusion: GAS strains can cause acute pharyngotonsillitis in children of all ages, but it most frequently occurred in the age groups (1–6) year, and more predominant in men than in women. High percentage of infections with GAS have been noticed in winter and spring to reach its peak in January. Additionally, penicillin and ampicillin are preferred antibiotic for treatment, whereas in the most serious cases clindamycin was added to the treatment plan.
  • Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Pathogenic Bacteria Associated with Ocular Infections in Adult Patients
    Archives of Razi Institute, 2022
  • A review of airborne contaminated microorganisms associated with human diseases
    NiranKadhim F Al-Rubaey, HazimH Hussain, NaghamT Ibraheem, MohammedMalih Radhi, NadaKhazal Kadhim Hindi, et al.
    Medical Journal of Babylon, 2022
    Biological contaminants refer to environmental contamination and food source with living microorganisms such as bacteria, molds, viruses, and fungi, in addition to mites, house dust, and pollen. Temperature, relative humidity, movement of air, and sources of nutrients have influenced the presence and spread of biological contaminants. Numerous living microorganisms can grow independently on each other, such as bacteria and fungi. Viruses (a small obligate parasite) depend on other living organisms for their development and for performing vital functions. Indoor air can contaminate with biological contaminants by a different status, including living, dead, or debris of the dead microorganisms which were transported through ventilation systems, when the microorganism components dissolve in water. They become aerosolized when the contaminants are physically disturbed, like in renovation or construction, and when the contaminants discharge harmful gases into the indoor environment. Most studies conducted in recent years agree that air pollution rates are increasing, bringing more risks to human health, as pollution is related to the risk of heart and lung disease and its effect on children, especially infants and newborns. Also, environmental pollution may have become the most dangerous disaster faced by humans, because it means environment retrogradation in which humans lives as a result of an imbalance within the compatibility of the constituent elements and loses its ability to carry out its natural role in self-removal of contaminants by the natural factors noticeable within air, land, and water. In some cases, many common infections can spread through airborne contaminated microorganisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, measles virus (MV), influenza virus, Morbillivirus, chickenpox virus, norovirus, enterovirus, less commonly coronavirus, adenovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). When an infected person coughs, talks, sneezes, has throat secretions, and releases nasal into the air, the airborne infection can spread. Bacteria or viruses spread out noticeably in the air or ground and transport to other persons or surfaces. This review provides the conception of biological contaminants and their properties, nature of the indoor environment, and adverse health effects associated with biological contaminants.
  • Molecular detection of Haemophilus influenzae isolated from eye swabs of patients with conjunctivitis in Hilla Province, Iraq
    Al-Buhilal Jundi Alak Mahdi, Rhumaid Abdulkadir Kareem, Al-Tabtabai Alyaa Mohammed H., AL-Rubaey Niran Kadhim F.
    Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, 2022
    Jundi Alak Mahdi Al-Buhilal1, Abdulkadir Kareem Rhumaid1, Alyaa Mohammed H. Al-Tabtabai2, Niran Kadhim F. AL-Rubaey3* 1Department of Technical Medical Laboratories, Institute of Medical Technology Al-Mansour, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq. 2Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. 3Department of Microbiology, Hammurabi College of Medicine, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq.
  • Molecular Detection of Erma, Ermb and Ermc Genes Among Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated from Patients with Ocular Infections
    Biochemical and Cellular Archives, 2021
  • Isolation and molecular detection of Salmonella infantis from milk and children with gastroenteritis in Babylon province, Iraq
    Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 2020
  • Molecular detection of some virulence genes in stahpylococcus aureus isolated from different human clinical specimens
    Medico Legal Update, 2020
  • Detection of rotavirus, norovirus and astrovirus among children with acute gastroenteritis in Babylon governorate, Iraq
    Biochemical and Cellular Archives, 2020
  • Prevalence of viral hepatitis infections in Babylon province, Iraq, during the interval from 2014 to 2018
    Mohammed Malih Radhi, Niran Kadhim F. AL-Rubaey, Rusull Hamza Kh. AL-Jubori, Nada Khazal Kadhim Hindi
    Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 2019
  • Antibacterial and anti-fungal activity of methanolic extract of passiflora caerulea
    Niran Kadhim F. AL-Rubaey, Fatima Moeen Abbas, Imad Hadi Hameed
    Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, 2019

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Isolation and molecular detection of Salmonella enterica among children suffering from acute diarrhea
    SN Abdulghaffar, HI Kadhim, IM Subhi, NKF AL-Rubaey
    Microbes and Infectious Diseases , 2025
    2025
  • Antimicrobial Efficacy of Melissa officinalis Extract Against Pathogenic Bacterial Isolates: Inhibition of Biofilm Formation and Adhesion
    MH Mohammed, NKK Hindi, NKF AL-Rubaey, ZIJ Shubber, SK Abbas
    Journal of Medicinal plants and By-products 14 (5), 463-467 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Epidemiological Profiles of Rotavirus and Norovirus in Pediatric Acute Gastroenteritis
    NKF Al-Rubaey, AK Rhumaid, ZJ Alkhazraji, SA Alshami
    European Journal of Medical and Health Research 3 (4), 220-227 , 2025
    2025
  • Isolation and characterization of Streptococcus pyogenes from Iraqi children with pharyngotonsillitis
    AK Rhumaid, MY Al-Ma’amouri, JAM Al-Buhilal, NKF Al-Rubaey
    Medical Journal of Babylon 20 (2), 341-346 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 7
  • Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Pathogenic Bacteria Associated with Ocular Infections in Adult Patients
    A Kareem Rhumaid, J Alak Mahdi Al-Buhilal, NK AL-Rubaey, ...
    Archives of Razi Institute 77 (5), 1917-1924 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 6
  • Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of pathogenic bacteria associated with ocular infections in adult patients
    NKF Al-Rubaey, ALZK Yassen
    Archives of Razi Institute 77 (5), 1917 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 8
  • A review of airborne contaminated microorganisms associated with human diseases
    HH Hussain, NT Ibraheem, NKF Al-Rubaey, MM Radhi, NKK Hindi, ...
    Medical Journal of Babylon 19 (2), 115-122 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 63
  • Molecular detection of Haemophilus influenzae isolated from eye swabs of patients with conjunctivitis in Hilla Province, Iraq
    JAM Al-Buhilal, AK Rhumaid, AMH Al-Tabtabai, NKF AL-Rubaey
    Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology 10 (2), 168-172 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 6
  • MOLECULAR DETECTION OF ermA, ermB AND ermC GENES AMONG METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATED FROM PATIENTS WITH OCULAR INFECTIONS.
    JA Mahdi Al-Buhilal, M Saad, NKF AL-Rubaey
    Biochemical & Cellular Archives 21 (1) , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 1
  • Detection and Characterization of fimH gene in Escherichia coli Isolated from Urine Samples of Diabetic Adult females with Urinary Tract Infection
    AK Rhumaid, AMH Al-Tabtabai, JAM Al-Buhilal, NKF Al-Rubaey
    Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology 25 (4), 13948-13953 , 2021
    2021
  • Isolation and Molecular Detection of Salmonella Infantis from Milk and Children with Gastroenteritis in Babylon Province, Iraq
    NKF Al-Rubaey, AMH Al-Tabtabai, KY Al-Zamily
    Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology 14 (4), 1557 , 2020
    2020
  • Molecular Detection of Some Virulence Genes in Stahpylococcus aureus Isolated from Different Human Clinical Specimens
    KY Al-Zamily, NKF Al-Rubaey, JAM Al-Buhilal
    Med Leg J 20 (2), 741-6 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 2
  • DETECTION OF ROTAVIRUS, NOROVIRUS AND ASTROVIRUS AMONG CHILDREN WITH ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS IN BABYLON GOVERNORATE, IRAQ
    AMHAT ,Niran Kadhim F. Al-Rubaey, and Khaleid Yassen Al-Zamily
    Biochemical and Cellular Archives 20 (2), 3295-3299 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 8
  • Serological Diagnosis of Hepatitis A Virus Among Children with Acute Viral Hepatitis in AL-Kut City
    NKF AL-Rubaey, KY AL-Zamily, RK Abd, JA Al-Azzawi
    The First International Scientific Conference of Health and Medical … , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 1
  • Prevalence of viral hepatitis infections in Babylon province, Iraq, during the interval from 2014 to 2018
    MM Radhi, NK AL-Rubaey, RH AL-Jubori, NK Kadhim Hindi
    Ann Trop Med Public Health 22 (9), S253 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 7
  • Antibacterial and Anti-Fungal Activity of Methanolic Extract of Passiflora caerulea
    NKFALR , Imad Hadi Hameed, Fatima Moeen Abbas
    Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development 10 (01), 930-935 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 6
  • Rapid Identification of Human Adenoviruses and Cytokine Estimation Among Patients with Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis in Babylon Governorate, Iraq
    NKFALR , Ghanim Aboud Al-Mola , Azhar Amran L. AL-Taha
    Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 11 (14), 25-29 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 2
  • Outbreak of Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis Caused By Human Adenoviruses in Central Iraq
    NKFALR , Ghanim Aboud Al-Mola , Azhar Amran L. AL-Tahab
    http://www.ajbasweb.com/old/ajbas/2015/April/63-67.pdf 9 (7), 63-67 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 1
  • Study of Type 1 Fimbriae of Escherichia coli in Diabetic and Non Diabetic Female Patients With Urinary Tract Infection
    NKF AL-Rubaey
    Journal of Babylon University/Pure and Applied Sciences 19 (1), 45-48 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 2
  • Isolation and characterization of bacteria from patients with conjunctivitis in Hilla Province
    NKF Al-Rubaey, M Sabri, QK Al-Rubaey
    Council of the College of Medicine, University of Babylon , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 5

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • A review of airborne contaminated microorganisms associated with human diseases
    HH Hussain, NT Ibraheem, NKF Al-Rubaey, MM Radhi, NKK Hindi, ...
    Medical Journal of Babylon 19 (2), 115-122 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 63
  • Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of pathogenic bacteria associated with ocular infections in adult patients
    NKF Al-Rubaey, ALZK Yassen
    Archives of Razi Institute 77 (5), 1917 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 8
  • DETECTION OF ROTAVIRUS, NOROVIRUS AND ASTROVIRUS AMONG CHILDREN WITH ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS IN BABYLON GOVERNORATE, IRAQ
    AMHAT ,Niran Kadhim F. Al-Rubaey, and Khaleid Yassen Al-Zamily
    Biochemical and Cellular Archives 20 (2), 3295-3299 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 8
  • Isolation and characterization of Streptococcus pyogenes from Iraqi children with pharyngotonsillitis
    AK Rhumaid, MY Al-Ma’amouri, JAM Al-Buhilal, NKF Al-Rubaey
    Medical Journal of Babylon 20 (2), 341-346 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 7
  • Prevalence of viral hepatitis infections in Babylon province, Iraq, during the interval from 2014 to 2018
    MM Radhi, NK AL-Rubaey, RH AL-Jubori, NK Kadhim Hindi
    Ann Trop Med Public Health 22 (9), S253 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 7
  • Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Pathogenic Bacteria Associated with Ocular Infections in Adult Patients
    A Kareem Rhumaid, J Alak Mahdi Al-Buhilal, NK AL-Rubaey, ...
    Archives of Razi Institute 77 (5), 1917-1924 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 6
  • Molecular detection of Haemophilus influenzae isolated from eye swabs of patients with conjunctivitis in Hilla Province, Iraq
    JAM Al-Buhilal, AK Rhumaid, AMH Al-Tabtabai, NKF AL-Rubaey
    Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology 10 (2), 168-172 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 6
  • Antibacterial and Anti-Fungal Activity of Methanolic Extract of Passiflora caerulea
    NKFALR , Imad Hadi Hameed, Fatima Moeen Abbas
    Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development 10 (01), 930-935 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 6
  • Isolation and characterization of bacteria from patients with conjunctivitis in Hilla Province
    NKF Al-Rubaey, M Sabri, QK Al-Rubaey
    Council of the College of Medicine, University of Babylon , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 5
  • Antimicrobial Efficacy of Melissa officinalis Extract Against Pathogenic Bacterial Isolates: Inhibition of Biofilm Formation and Adhesion
    MH Mohammed, NKK Hindi, NKF AL-Rubaey, ZIJ Shubber, SK Abbas
    Journal of Medicinal plants and By-products 14 (5), 463-467 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Molecular Detection of Some Virulence Genes in Stahpylococcus aureus Isolated from Different Human Clinical Specimens
    KY Al-Zamily, NKF Al-Rubaey, JAM Al-Buhilal
    Med Leg J 20 (2), 741-6 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 2
  • Rapid Identification of Human Adenoviruses and Cytokine Estimation Among Patients with Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis in Babylon Governorate, Iraq
    NKFALR , Ghanim Aboud Al-Mola , Azhar Amran L. AL-Taha
    Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 11 (14), 25-29 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 2
  • Study of Type 1 Fimbriae of Escherichia coli in Diabetic and Non Diabetic Female Patients With Urinary Tract Infection
    NKF AL-Rubaey
    Journal of Babylon University/Pure and Applied Sciences 19 (1), 45-48 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 2
  • MOLECULAR DETECTION OF ermA, ermB AND ermC GENES AMONG METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATED FROM PATIENTS WITH OCULAR INFECTIONS.
    JA Mahdi Al-Buhilal, M Saad, NKF AL-Rubaey
    Biochemical & Cellular Archives 21 (1) , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 1
  • Serological Diagnosis of Hepatitis A Virus Among Children with Acute Viral Hepatitis in AL-Kut City
    NKF AL-Rubaey, KY AL-Zamily, RK Abd, JA Al-Azzawi
    The First International Scientific Conference of Health and Medical … , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 1
  • Outbreak of Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis Caused By Human Adenoviruses in Central Iraq
    NKFALR , Ghanim Aboud Al-Mola , Azhar Amran L. AL-Tahab
    http://www.ajbasweb.com/old/ajbas/2015/April/63-67.pdf 9 (7), 63-67 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 1
  • Isolation and molecular detection of Salmonella enterica among children suffering from acute diarrhea
    SN Abdulghaffar, HI Kadhim, IM Subhi, NKF AL-Rubaey
    Microbes and Infectious Diseases , 2025
    2025
  • Epidemiological Profiles of Rotavirus and Norovirus in Pediatric Acute Gastroenteritis
    NKF Al-Rubaey, AK Rhumaid, ZJ Alkhazraji, SA Alshami
    European Journal of Medical and Health Research 3 (4), 220-227 , 2025
    2025
  • Detection and Characterization of fimH gene in Escherichia coli Isolated from Urine Samples of Diabetic Adult females with Urinary Tract Infection
    AK Rhumaid, AMH Al-Tabtabai, JAM Al-Buhilal, NKF Al-Rubaey
    Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology 25 (4), 13948-13953 , 2021
    2021
  • Isolation and Molecular Detection of Salmonella Infantis from Milk and Children with Gastroenteritis in Babylon Province, Iraq
    NKF Al-Rubaey, AMH Al-Tabtabai, KY Al-Zamily
    Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology 14 (4), 1557 , 2020
    2020