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Original article English Ahmed MO, Clegg PD, Williams NJ, Baptiste KE, Bennett M. Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, AlFateh University, Tripoli, PO Box 13662, Libya. mhmd73@lttnet.net Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2010 Apr 7;9:12. Abstract Background : Escherichia coli isolates of equine faecal origin were investigated for antibiotic resistance, resistance genes …

Antimicrobial resistance in equine faecal Escherichia coli isolates from North West England. Read More »

Original article English Mishra A, Tarsin R, Elhabbash B, Zagan N, Markus R, Drebeka S, Abdelmola K, Shawish T, Shebani A, Abdelmola T, Elusta A, Ehtuish EF. Department of Radiology, National Organ Transplant Center, Central Hospital, Tripoli, Libya. Indian J Nephrol. 2010 Apr;20(2):76-9. Abstract This study was done to assess the safety and efficacy of …

Percutaneous ultrasound-guided renal biopsy: A Libyan experience. Read More »

Case report English Dakhil FO, Bensreiti SM, Zew MH. Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. fathidakhil@live.com Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2010 Aug;11(4):397-8. Abstract We report the first case of Brown-Vialetto-van Laere syndrome from Libya. A 27-year-old female patient with progressive pontobulbar palsy, sensorineural deafness and generalized muscle weakness is described. Although she was born to consanguineous first …

Pontobulbar palsy and sensorineural deafness (Brown-Vialetto-van Laere syndrome): the first case from Libya. Read More »

Original article English Tashani OA 1,2,3, Alabas OA 1,2,4, Johnson MI 1,2. 1-Faculty of Health, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom 2-Leeds Pallium Research Group, Leeds, United Kingdom 3-Faculty of Science, Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya 4-Faculty of Science, Al-Tahadi University, Sirt, Libya Gend Med. 2010 Aug;7(4):309-19. Abstract Background: Studies have suggested that sex/gender, ethnicity, and …

Cold pressor pain responses in healthy Libyans: Effect of sex/gender, anxiety, and body size. Read More »

Case report English Khan MH, Gheriani H, Curran AJ. Professorial Unit of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Vincent University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland. habibullahk1@yahoo.com Ear Nose Throat J. 2010 Aug;89(8):E16-8. Abstract We report a case of complete congenital branchial fistula with an internal opening near the tonsillar fossa. Cysts, fistulas, and sinuses of …

Report of a complete second branchial fistula. Read More »

English Hosseini AA, Sobhani-Rad D, Ghandehari K, Benamer HT. Neurology Department, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK. ahosseini@doctors.org.uk BMC Neurol. 2010 Aug 23;10:72. Abstract Background : Cerebrovascular disease is the second commonest cause of death, and over a third of stroke deaths occur in developing countries. To fulfil the current gap on data, this …

Frequency and clinical patterns of stroke in Iran – Systematic and critical review. Read More »

Original article English Page N, Esona M, Armah G, Nyangao J, Mwenda J, Sebunya T, Basu G, Pyndiah N, Potgieter N, Geyer A, Steele AD. National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Sandringham, South Africa. nicolap@nicd.ac.za J Infect Dis. 2010 Sep 1;202 Suppl:S55-63. Abstract Serotype G9 strains have been detected sporadically and in localized outbreaks in various …

Emergence and characterization of serotype G9 rotavirus strains from Africa. Read More »

Select type English Gwida M, Al Dahouk S, Melzer F, Rِsler U, Neubauer H, Tomaso H. Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute for Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Naumburger Str. 96a, 07743 Jena, Germany. Croat Med J. 2010 Aug 15;51(4):289-95. Abstract Aim: To gain deeper insight into the seroprevalence of brucellosis, which remains a …

Brucellosis – regionally emerging zoonotic disease? Read More »

Original article English Haddad-Boubaker S 1, Rezq M 2, Smeo MN 2, Ben Yahia A 1, Abudher A 2, Slim A 3, Ben Ghorbel M 4, Ahmed H 5, Rota P 6, Triki H 1. 1-Laboratory of Clinical Virology and WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliomyelitis and Measles in Eastern Mediterranean Region, Institut Pasteur, Tunis, …

Genetic characterization of clade B measles viruses isolated in Tunisia and Libya 2002-2009 and a proposed new subtype within the B3 genotype. Read More »

Original article English Elmehdawi RR, Elmagerhei HM. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty ofMedicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. rafikal2002@yahoo.com East Mediterr Health J. 2010 Mar;16(3):292-9. Abstract This study describes the profile of 100 cases of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at a teaching hospital in 1 Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. DKA was more frequent in …

Profile of diabetic ketoacidosis at a teaching hospital in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Read More »