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War-related penile injuries in Libya: Single-institution experience

. . Etabbal AM, Hussain FF, Benkhadoura MO, Banni AM. . Arab J Urol. 2018 Mar 22;16(2):250-256. doi: 10.1016/j.aju.2018.01.005. 2018 Jun. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To report on our initial experience in the management of war-related penile injuries; proper diagnosis and immediate treatment of penile injuries is essential to gain satisfactory results. Besides treating primary wounds and …

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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Libyan Men and Women

. . Lemamsha H, Randhawa G, Papadopoulos C. . Biomed Res Int. 2019 Jul 15;2019:8531360. doi: 10.1155/2019/8531360. 2019. Abstract Libya is following the trend observed in developing countries of steadily becoming more obese, such that obesity in Libya has reached epidemic proportions in the twenty-first century. The prevalence of obesity in Libya has more than …

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Oral cancer in Libya and development of regional oral cancer registries: A review

. . BenNasir E, El Mistiri M, McGowan R, Katz RV. . Saudi Dent J. 2015 Oct;27(4):171-9. doi: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2015.05.002. Epub 2015 Aug 19. Abstract The aims of this paper are three-fold: (1) to summarize the current epidemiological data on oral cancer in Libya as reported in the published literature and as compared to other national …

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Small and light arms violence reduction as a public health measure: the case of Libya

. . Bowsher G, Bogue P, Patel P, Boyle P, Sullivan R. . Confl Health. 2018 Jul 9;12:29. doi: 10.1186/s13031-018-0162-0. 2018. Abstract The conflict environment in Libya is characterized by continued pervasive insecurity amidst the widespread availability of small arms and light weapons (SALW). After the First Civil War, armed brigades took the law into …

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Prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium spp. in Libya: 2000-2015

. . Ghenghesh KS, Ghanghish K, BenDarif ET, Shembesh K, Franka E. . Libyan J Med. 2016 Jun 29;11:32088. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v11.32088. 2016. Abstract INTRODUCTION: The intestinal protozoa Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium spp. are the causative agents of giardiasis, amebiasis, and cryptosporidiosis, respectively. Adequate knowledge of the geographical distribution of parasites and the demographic …

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Improving patient safety in Libya: insights from a British health system perspective

. . Elmontsri M, Almashrafi A, Dubois E, Banarsee R, Majeed A. . Int J Health Care Qual Assur. 2018 Apr 16;31(3):237-248. doi: 10.1108/IJHCQA-09-2016-0133. Abstract Purpose Patient safety programmes aim to make healthcare safe for both patients and health professionals. The purpose of this paper is to explore the UK’s patient safety improvement programmes over …

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical education: Medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding electronic learning

. . Alsoufi A, Alsuyihili A, Msherghi A, Elhadi A, Atiyah H, Ashini A, Ashwieb A, Ghula M, Ben Hasan H, Abudabuos S, Alameen H, Abokhdhir T, Anaiba M, Nagib T, Shuwayyah A, Benothman R, Arrefae G, Alkhwayildi A, Alhadi A, Zaid A, Elhadi M. . PLoS One. 2020 Nov 25;15(11):e0242905. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242905. 2020. Abstract …

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COVID-19 epidemic in Libya

. . Bredan A, Bakoush O. . Libyan J Med. 2021 Dec;16(1):1871798. doi: 10.1080/19932820.2021.1871798. Abstract The first case of COVID-19 was identified in Libya on 24/3/2020, and about 2 months later, the number of reported COVID-19 cases started to increase notably. The outbreak was first prominent in the southern region (Sabha) and then spread to …

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a tertiary surgical and trauma hospital in Benghazi, Libya.

Original article English Buzaid N, Elzouki AN, Taher I, Ghenghesh KS. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya J Infect Dev Ctries. 2011 Oct 13;5(10):723-6. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a multidrug resistant organism that threatens the continued effectiveness of antibiotics worldwide and causes a threat almost exclusively in …

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Gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori infection in the eastern Libya: a descriptive epidemiological study.

Original article English Elzouki AN 1, Buhjab SI 2, Alkialani A 3, Habel S 4, Sasco AJ 5. 1-Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, HMC, Doha, Qatar 2-Department of Medicine, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya 3-Department of Pathology, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya 4-Department of Surgery, Omar Almokhtar University, Albieda, Libya 5-Epidemiology for Cancer Prevention, Team on …

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