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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus species isolated from cats and dogs

. . Elnageh HR, Hiblu MA, Abbassi MS, Abouzeed YM, Ahmed MO. . Open Vet J. 2021 Jan;10(4):452-456. doi: 10.4314/ovj.v10i4.13. Epub 2020 Dec 19. Abstract BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS) are an emerging global problem with serious public health concern. AIMS: This study investigated the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of commensal Staphylococcus species isolated from healthy …

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Multiple chronic parasitic infections in an immunocompetent immigrant: a challenge for healthcare management

. . Spertilli Raffaelli C, Rossetti B, Zammarchi L, Redi D, Rinaldi F, De Luca A, Montagnani F. . Infez Med. 2018 Sep 1;26(3):276-279. Abstract The case reports multiple helmintiasis and chronic hepatitis caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis D virus (HDV) in an immunocompetent immigrant male. It highlights the importance of early diagnosis and …

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Mutational analysis of AGXT gene in Libyan children with primary hyperoxaluria type 1 at Tripoli Children Hospital

. . Rhuma NR, Fituri OA, Sabei LT. . Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2018 Jan-Feb;29(1):30-38. doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.225202. Abstract Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) is an inborn error of glyoxylate metabolism. It results from genetic mutation of the AGXT gene. The study objective was to verify the clinical and epidemiological patterns of PH1 in Libyan …

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PREVALENCE OF ANISAKID NEMATODE LARVAE INFECTING SOME MARINE FISHES FROM THE LIBYAN COAST

. . Kassem HH, Bowashi SM. . J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2015 Dec;45(3):609-16. doi: 10.12816/0017928. Abstract This study examined eight hundred ninety six marine fishes belonging to nine different fish species; Synodus saurus; Merluccius merluccius; Trachurus mediterraneus; Serranus cabrilla; Mullus surmuletus; Diplodus annularis; Spicara maena; Siganus rirulatus and Liza ramada. The fishes were bought from …

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Molecular basis of arsenite (As⁺³)-induced acute cytotoxicity in human cervical epithelial carcinoma cells

. . Arshad MN, Nisar MA, Khurshid M, Hussain SZ, Maqsood U, Asghar MT, Nazir J. . Libyan J Med. 2015 Apr 27;10:26875. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v10.26875. 2015. Abstract BACKGROUND: Rapid industrialization is discharging toxic heavy metals into the environment, disturbing human health in many ways and causing various neurologic, cardiovascular, and dermatologic abnormalities and certain types …

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Measurability and reliability of assessments of root length and marginal bone level in cone beam CT and intraoral radiography: a study of adolescents

. . Al-Okshi A, Paulsson L, Rohlin M, Ebrahim E, Lindh C. . Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2019 Jul;48(5):20180368. doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20180368. Epub 2019 Feb 28. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To evaluate measurability and reliability of measurements of root length and marginal bone level in CBCT, periapical (PA) and bitewing (BW) radiographs. METHODS: CBCT of both jaws, PA of maxillary …

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A Fish Assemblage from the Middle Eocene from Libya (Dur At-Talah) and the Earliest Record of Modern African Fish Genera

. . Otero O, Pinton A, Cappetta H, Adnet S, Valentin X, Salem M, Jaeger JJ. . PLoS One. 2015 Dec 16;10(12):e0144358. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144358. 2015. Abstract In the early nineteen sixties, Arambourg and Magnier found some freshwater fish (i.e., Polypterus sp., Siluriformes indet. and Lates sp.) mixed with marine members in an Eocene vertebrate assemblage …

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Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some Triazole Schiff’s Base Derivatives as Potential Antitubercular Agents

. . Sager AA, Abood ZS, El-Amary WM, Bensaber SM, Al-Sadawe IA, Ermeli NB, Mohamed SB, Al-Forgany M, Mrema IA, Erhuma M, Hermann A, Gbaj AM. . Open Med Chem J. 2018 Apr 30;12:48-59. doi: 10.2174/1874104501812010048. 2018. Abstract BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is the second important cause of death worldwide caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium …

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The Epidemiology of Hepatitis D Virus in North Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

. . Daw MA, Daw AM, Sifennasr NEM, Draha AM, Daw AM, Daw AM, Ahmed MO, Mokhtar ES, El-Bouzedi A, Daw IM. . ScientificWorldJournal. 2018 Sep 26;2018:9312650. doi: 10.1155/2018/9312650. 2018. Abstract BACKGROUND: Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection has been considered a serious neglected pandemic, particularly in developing countries. The virus causes a more severe disease …

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Assessment and prioritization of cultural ecosystem services in the Sahara-Sahelian region

. . Santarém F, Saarinen J, Brito JC. . Sci Total Environ. 2021 Jul 10;777:146053. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146053. Epub 2021 Feb 24. Abstract Desert environments remain largely neglected by the society and their potential to provide benefits to people remain understudied. Hotspots of cultural ecosystem services have been identified in some deserts; yet, knowing which countries …

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