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. . Elzouki AN, Habel S, Alsoaeiti S, Abosedra A, Khan F. . Avicenna J Med. 2014 Oct;4(4):94-8. doi: 10.4103/2231-0770.140659. Abstract AIM: The aim is to determine the pattern of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) seen in two tertiary hospitals in Benghazi, Libya. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The cohort includes all patients of CRC who were …

Epidemiology and clinical findings of colorectal carcinoma in two tertiary care hospitals in Benghazi, Libya Read More »

. . Valadez JJ, Berendes S, Jeffery C, Thomson J, Ben Othman H, Danon L, Turki AA, Saffialden R, Mirzoyan L. . PLoS One. 2013 Jun 19;8(6):e66701. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066701. Print 2013. Abstract BACKGROUND: Publications on Libya’s HIV epidemic mostly examined the victims of the tragic nosocomial HIV outbreak in the 1990s and the related dispute …

Filling the Knowledge Gap: Measuring HIV Prevalence and Risk Factors among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Female Sex Workers in Tripoli, Libya Read More »

. . Saleh SS, Alameddine MS, Natafgi NM, Mataria A, Sabri B, Nasher J, Zeiton M, Ahmad S, Siddiqi S. . Lancet. 2014 Jan 25;383(9914):368-81. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62339-9. Epub 2014 Jan 20. Abstract The constitutions of many countries in the Arab world clearly highlight the role of governments in guaranteeing provision of health care as a …

The path towards universal health coverage in the Arab uprising countries Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen Read More »

. . Dokhan MR, Kenawy MA, Doha SA, El-Hosary SS, Shaibi T, Annajar BB. . Acta Trop. 2016 Feb;154:95-101. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.11.004. Epub 2015 Nov 14. Abstract Al Rabta in the North-West of Libya is a rural area where cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic for long time. Few reports are available on sand flies in this …

Entomological studies of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in relation to cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission in Al Rabta, North West of Libya Read More »

. . Shalaka NS, Garred NA, Zeglam HT, Awasi SA, Abukathir LA, Altagdi ME, Rayes AA. . East Mediterr Health J. 2015 Oct 2;21(9):635-46. doi: 10.26719/2015.21.9.635. Abstract In Libya, little is known about HIV-related hospitalizations and in-hospital mortality. This was a retrospective analysis of HIV-related hospitalizations at Tripoli Medical Centre in 2013. Of 227 cases …

Clinical profile and factors associated with mortality in hospitalized patients with HIV/AIDS: a retrospective analysis from Tripoli Medical Centre, Libya, 2013 Read More »

. . Miguel MG, Faleiro ML, Guerreiro AC, Antunes MD. . Molecules. 2014 Sep 30;19(10):15799-823. doi: 10.3390/molecules191015799. Abstract Arbutus unedo L. (strawberry tree) has a circum-Mediterranean distribution, being found in western, central and southern Europe, north-eastern Africa (excluding Egypt and Libya) and the Canary Islands and western Asia. Fruits of the strawberry tree are generally …

Arbutus unedo L.: chemical and biological properties Read More »

. . Ashur ST, Shah SA, Bosseri S, Fah TS, Shamsuddin K. . Libyan J Med. 2016 Mar 21;11:31086. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v11.31086. 2016. Abstract BACKGROUND: Achieving good glycaemic control is important in diabetes management. However, poor glycaemic control is widely reported. This article assessed the prevalence of uncontrolled and poor glycaemic control among Libyans with type …

Glycaemic control status among type 2 diabetic patients and the role of their diabetes coping behaviours: a clinic-based study in Tripoli, Libya Read More »

. . Elzouki AN, Smeo MN, Sammud M, Elahmer O, Daw M, Furarah A, Abudher A, Mohamed MK. . East Mediterr Health J. 2013 Jul;19(7):589-99. Abstract A high prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) and C virus (HCV) infections has been reported among specific patient groups in Libya; a survey was thus designed to determine the …

Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections and their related risk factors in Libya: a national seroepidemiological survey Read More »

. . Mohammed MA, Alnour TM, Shakurfo OM, Aburass MM. . Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2016 Aug;9(8):771-6. doi: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.06.011. Epub 2016 Jun 28. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of urinary tract infection among patients at Messalata Central Hospital, Libya, to identify the causative bacteria, and to explore their resistance pattern to antimicrobials. METHODS: …

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance pattern of bacterial strains isolated from patients with urinary tract infection in Messalata Central Hospital, Libya Read More »

. . Ziglam H, El-Hattab M, Shingheer N, Zorgani A, Elahmer O. . J Infect Public Health. 2013 Aug;6(4):246-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2013.02.001. Epub 2013 Apr 25. Abstract BACKGROUND: The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) among healthcare workers (HCWs) in hospitals in developing countries is high. However, the vaccination status of these workers and its relationship …

Hepatitis B vaccination status among healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital in Tripoli, Libya Read More »