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The Libyan HIV Outbreak: How Do We Find the Truth?

English Omar Bagasra1 , Mohammed Alsayari 1 , Rebecca Bullard-Dillard 2 and Mohamed A Daw 3 1-Department of Biology, South Carolina Center for Biotechnology and Department Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina. 2-Department of Biology, Claflin University. 3-Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine,Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya Libyan …

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Pulmonary Rhizopus infection in a diabetic renal transplant recipient.

Case report English Demirag A, Elkhammas EA, Henry ML, Davies EA, Pelletier RP, Bumgardner GL, Dorner B, Ferguson RM. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Columbus 43210, USA. Clin Transplant. 2000 Feb;14(1):8-10. Abstract Infectious complications after renal transplantation remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Mucormycosis is a rare infection …

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A randomized prospective trial of OKT3 induction in the current immunosuppression era.

Original article English Henry ML, Pelletier RP, Elkhammas EA, Bumgardner GL, Davies EA, Ferguson RM. Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 16454 Upham Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. henry.6@osu.edu Clin Transplant. 2001 Dec;15(6):410-4. Abstract Recent improvements in immunosuppression and subsequent decreases in the incidence of acute rejection have …

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A single center experience with basiliximab induction therapy in renal transplantation.

Original article English Henry ML, Pelletier RP, Elkhammas EA, Bumgardner GL, Ferguson RM. The Ohio State University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. Transplant Proc. 2001 Nov-Dec;33(7-8):3178-9. Abstract Keywords: A single center experience with basiliximab induction therapy in renal transplantation. Link/DOI: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0041-1345(01)02353-3

Magnetic resonance angiography for preoperative evaluation of potential kidney donors.

Original article English Rajab A, Khabiri H, Pelletier RP, Henry ML, Akin B, Elkhammas E, Bumgardner GL, Ferguson RM. Division of Transplantation, Department of General Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1654 Upham Drive, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Rajab-1@medctr.osu.edu J Surg Res. 2004 Aug;120(2):195-200. Abstract BACKGROUND: Careful evaluation of the renovascular anatomy for living kidney …

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Everolimus versus mycophenolate mofetil in the prevention of rejection in de novo renal transplant recipients: a 3-year randomized, multicenter, phase III study.

Original article English Lorber MI, Mulgaonkar S, Butt KM, Elkhammas E, Mendez R, Rajagopalan PR, Kahan B, Sollinger H, Li Y, Cretin N, Tedesco H; B251 Study Group. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Marc.Lorber@yale.edu Transplantation 2005 Jul 27;80(2):244-52. Abstract BACKGROUND: This 36-month, randomized, parallel-group study compared safety and efficacy of …

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A Case of “Juvenile” Embryonal Carcinoma of Testis

Case report English Shirley Sundebraj Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, S .P .L. A. J. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 4, No.1. January 1981:117-121 Abstract A clinicopathologic study of a case of in a Libyan boy of 9 years is discussed. Keywords: A Case of “Juvenile” Embryonal Carcinoma of Testis Link/DOI:

The physiology of Carbon Monoxide

Review English J. M. Patrick , M. Mukhtar Department of Physiology, Faculty of medicine, Al-Fateh University LJMR Vol 1 No.1 2002 :4-15 Abstract Carbon monoxide (CO) holds a particular fascination for physiologists. Although it is normally present in extremely small, fractional concentrations in respired airs, its properties and functions enable it to exert a profound …

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Rupture Of Previous Cesarean Section Scar

Original article English Jamal A. Jaafar Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Al-Jamahyria Hospital, Benghazi, Libya. JABMS Vol 3, No. 1. 2001:104-108 Abstract Objectives: To determine the incidence of rupture of previous cesarean section scar in our hospital and to analyze these cases in order to determine avoidable risk factors. Materials and Methods: A 2-year prospective …

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