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Cryptosporidiosis among children in Tripoli.

Original article English Kara WM, El-Heggiagi MB, Shaban AO Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fatah University, Tripoli, Libya. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2006 Apr;36(1):107-12. Abstract Keywords: Cryptosporidiosis,children,Tripoli Link/DOI:

Study on human ophthalmomyiasis externa caused by Oestrus ovis larva, in Sirte-Libya: parasite features, clinical presentation and management.

Original article English Fathy FM, El-Barghathi A, El-Ahwal A, El-Bagar S Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2006 Apr;36(1):265-82, following 282. Abstract Oestrus ovis larva is by far the commonest cause of human ophthalmomyiasis. The larva usually limits it’s activity to the conjunctiva and cornea, but, penetration of …

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A novel missense mutation of SLC7A9 frequent in Japanese cystinuria cases affecting the C-terminus of the transporter.

Original article English Shigeta Y, Kanai Y, Chairoungdua A, Ahmed N, Sakamoto S, Matsuo H, Kim DK, Fujimura M, Anzai N, Mizoguchi K, Ueda T, Akakura K, Ichikawa T, Ito H, Endou H. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan. Kidney Int. 2006 Apr;69(7):1198-206. Abstract Cystinuria is caused …

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Phenotypic and genetic characterization of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and entero-aggregative E. coli (EAEC) from diarrhoeal and non-diarrhoeal children in Libya.

Original article English Dow MA, Toth I, Malik A, Herpay M, Nogrady N, Ghenghesh KS, Nagy B Veterinary Medical Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2006 Mar-May;29(2-3):100-13. Abstract A total of 50 Escherichia coli strains isolated in a Libyan hospital (20 from children with diarrhoea and …

Phenotypic and genetic characterization of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and entero-aggregative E. coli (EAEC) from diarrhoeal and non-diarrhoeal children in Libya. Read More »

Congenital renal anomalies.

Short communication English Mishra A, Ehtuish EF Department of Transplant Radiology, National Organ Transplant Program, Tripoli Central Hospital, University of Al-Fateh, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahirriya. dranujmish@yahoo.com Saudi Med J. 2006 May;27(5):739-41. Abstract Keywords: Computed Tomography, renal anomalies Link/DOI: http://www.smj.org.sa/DetailArticle.asp?ArticleId=3053

Successful and currently ongoing parasite eradication programs.

Review English Bowman DD Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA. ddb3@cornell.edu Vet Parasitol. 2006 Jul 31;139(4):293-307. Abstract The eradication of parasitic diseases is not a new concept. The most successful programs of parasite eradication have occurred with species of veterinary importance. The first such program, the …

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The pattern of renal vessels in live related potential donors pool. A multislice computed tomography angiography review.

Original article English Mishra A, Ehtuish EF Department of Transplant Radiology, National Organ Transplant Program, Tripoli Central Hospital, University of Al-Fateh, Tripoli, Libya. dranujmish@yahoo.com Saudi Med J. 2006 Jun;27(6):841-4. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To assess the renal vessel anatomy, compare the findings with the perioperative findings, to determine the sensitivity of multislice computed tomography (CT) angiography in …

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Kidney transplantation in Libya: a North African and Middle Eastern perspective.

Original article English Ehtuish EF, Abouna GM, Shebani AH, Abdulmola TS, Shawesh TZ Organ Transplant Center, Tripoli Central Hospital, Tripoli, Libya, and Department of Surgery, Drexel University Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Exp Clin Transplant. 2006 Jun;4(1):425-8. Abstract OBJECTIVES: In August 2004, a national organ transplant program utilizing the latest policies, procedures, and protocols was …

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Trichobezoar.

Case report English Rishi M, Elhousieni M, Mishra A, Ehtuish EF, Hanesh A Department of General Surgery , Tripoli Central Hospital, University of Al-Fateh, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahirriya, Libya. Saudi Med J. 2006 Jul;27(7):1057-9. Abstract Trichobezoar is an uncommon condition often presenting, among other signs, with a history of trichotillomania and trichophagia. We report an …

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Climate-controlled Holocene occupation in the Sahara: motor of Africa’s evolution.

Original article English Kuper R, Kropelin S Collaborative Research Center 389 (ACACIA), University of Cologne, Institute of Prehistoric Archaeology, Africa Research Unit, Jennerstrasse 8, 50823 Koln, Germany. Science. 2006 Aug 11;313(5788):803-7. Abstract Radiocarbon data from 150 archaeological excavations in the now hyper-arid Eastern Sahara of Egypt, Sudan, Libya, and Chad reveal close links between climatic …

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