Pediatric education in Libya.
Letter English Singh H. Indian Pediatr. 1988 Dec;25(12):1224-5. Abstract Keywords: Pediatric education in Libya. Link/DOI:
Results of a questionnaire on offal disposal issued in Libya in relation to possible sources of hydatid diseases in man.
Original article English Gusbi AM. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1988 Dec;82(6):635-6. Abstract Keywords: Results of a questionnaire on offal disposal issued in Libya in relation to possible sources of hydatid diseases in man. Link/DOI:
Cyclopic malformation in infants of diabetic mothers.
Case report English Soni AL, Kishan J, Mir NA, el Mauhoub M. Indian J Pediatr. 1989 Jan-Feb;56(1):141-4. Abstract Two cases of cyclopic malformations are described among 450 infants of diabetic mothers during a period of four years. Both died within 30 min. of birth. Both belonged to unrelated Libyan families with absent consanguinity and family …
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Genetic polymorphism of the B subunit of coagulation factor XIII in Libyans: occurrence of a fourth common allele, FXIIIB*6.
Original article English Sebetan IM, Azadeh B. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar. Z Rechtsmed. 1989;103(2):125-8. Abstract FXIIIB phenotypes were determined in neuraminidase-pretreated serum samples by using isoelectric focusing in ultrathin-layer polyacrylamide gels containing 1 M urea and subsequent immunoblotting. In a Libyan population sample from Tripoli, (n = 108) …
Electrophysiologic evaluation for carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with angioaccess for haemodialysis.
Original article English Radhakrishnan K, Thacker AK, Maloo JC, Ben Dardef A, Bubtana AG. Neurology Unit, Seventh April Hospital, Benghazi, Libya. Int Urol Nephrol. 1989;21(4):425-7. Abstract The corrected distal motor latency along the median nerve in 50 upper limbs with the forearm Cimino-Brescia fistula for haemodialysis, when compared to that of the contralateral limb and …
Spirometric standards of Libyan boys and girls.
Original article English Mukhtar MS, Rao GM, Morghom LO, Patrick JM. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Great Al-Fateh University of Medical Sciences, Tripoli, Libya. Respiration. 1989;56(3-4):227-34. Abstract Ventilatory capacities of 578 Libyan boys and 527 Libyan girls aged between 12 and 21 years were measured. The data of forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced …
Pterygium in a Libyan village.
Original article English Ben-Amer MI. Rev Int Trach Pathol Ocul Trop Subtrop Sante Publique. 1989;66(1-2):63-71. Abstract The prevalence of pterygium was estimated in a Libyan village. There seems to be an association between pterygium and cicatricial trachoma, poor housing conditions and Herbert’s Pits in this population. Keywords: Pterygium in a Libyan village. Link/DOI:
Ceftriaxone versus clavulanate-potentiated amoxycillin for prophylaxis against post-operative sepsis in biliary surgery: a prospective randomized study in 200 patients.
Original article English el-Mufti M, Rakas FS, Glessa A, Abdulhadi A, Ekgam S, Fraitis F, Zaidi J. Department of General Surgery, University Teaching Hospital, Benghazi, Libya. Curr Med Res Opin. 1989;11(6):354-9. Abstract A prospective study was carried out in 200 consecutive patients undergoing biliary surgery to compare the prophylactic effectiveness of ceftriaxone and clavulanate-potentiated (CP-) …
A single prophylactic antibiotic for emergency appendicectomy?
Original article English el-Mufti M, Rakas F, Glessa A, Sanallah B, Abusidra A. Department of General Surgery, Benghazi, Libya. Chemotherapy. 1989;35(5):383-8. Abstract This paper reports the results of a prospective randomized study of antibiotic prophylaxis in 200 patients over the age of 12 years undergoing emergency appendicectomy at Al-Jala Hospital for Trauma and Emergency Surgery, …
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Protective effect of dimethylsulphoxide in stress- and indometacin-induced gastrointestinal ulceration in rats.
Original article English Ali BH. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Pharmacology. 1989;39(2):98-102. Abstract The protective effect of dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) against stress- and indometacin-induced gastrointestinal ulcers was assessed in rats. It was found that stress (restraint at 4 degrees C for 3 h) produced mucosal lesions in the stomach antrum …