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Retroperitoneal Teratomas in Infancy

Case report English D. B. Gahukamble, Abdul Salam Khamage Department of Surgery (Paediatric), Faculty of Medicine,Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, G.S.P.L.A.J. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol.16, No.1-2. January/July 1993:113-116 Abstract Two infants with large retroperitoneal teratomas are described and a brief review of the literature is given. Keywords: Retroperitoneal Teratomas in Infancy Link/DOI:

Review of leprosy cases in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, 1994-98.

Original article English Toweir AA, Chaudhary RC. Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. East Mediterr Health J. 2000 Sep-Nov;6(5-6):1098-102. Abstract A descriptive study was conducted using case records from the Leprosy Clinic, Benghazi for the period 1994-98. A constant decline in the number of leprosy cases registered for multidrug treatment (MDT) …

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Dermatophytes and other fungi associated with skin mycoses in Tripoli, Libya.

Original article English Ellabib MS, Khalifa Z, Kavanagh K. Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical College, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. Mycoses. 2002 Apr;45(3-4):101-4. Abstract This study sought to determine the prevalence of skin infections and their causative agents in the Libyan population. Samples were collected from 2224 patients attending the Dermatology Clinics of the Tripoli Medical …

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Yeasts of the genus Candida are the dominant cause of onychomycosis in Libyan women but not men: results of a 2-year surveillance study.

Original article English Ellabib MS, Agaj M, Khalifa Z, Kavanagh K. Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical College, Al-Fateh University, PO Box 13497, Tripoli, Libya. Br J Dermatol. 2002 Jun;146(6):1038-41. Abstract BACKGROUND: The reported frequency of recovery of fungi from infected nails varies according to the geographical area. OBJECTIVES: To establish the nature of the causal …

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An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis due to Aeromonas sobria in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

Case report English Taher AA, Rao BN, Alganay KG, el-Arabi MB. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. East Mediterr Health J. 2000 Mar-May;6(2-3):497-9. Abstract We report an outbreak of acute diarrhoea due to Aeromonas sobria in Benghazi which occurred during a 1-month period in 1997. Of 69 patients admitted …

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Blood-culture-proven neonatal septicaemia: a review of 36 cases.

Original article English Misallati A, el-Bargathy S, Shembesh N. Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. East Mediterr Health J. 2000 Mar-May;6(2-3):483-6. Abstract The cases of 36 newborns seen in the neonatal unit of Al-Fatah Children’s Hospital in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, with blood-culture-proven septicaemia were reviewed to determine …

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Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in Benghazi Libya.

Original article English Kadiki OA, Roaeid RB. P.O. BOX: 51, Benghazi, Libya. dr_kadiki@hotmail.com Diabetes Metab. 2001 Dec;27(6):647-54. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To assess, by a house to house study, the prevalence of diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and their associated risk factors in Benghazi, Libya using 75 gram oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and ADA 1997 and …

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