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Original article English Naas T, Al-Agili S, Bashir O. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. East Mediterr Health J. 2001 Jul-Sep;7(4-5):763-70. Abstract We investigated the bacteriology of urinary calculi in relation to urinary tract infection, stone formation, chemical composition and antibiotic sensitivity. Fifty-two patients (37 males, …

Urinary calculi: bacteriological and chemical association. Read More »

Original article English Hameida J, Billot L. Ecole de sante publique, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France. East Mediterr Health J. 2002 Mar-May;8(2-3):261-71. Abstract This cross-sectional study examined the growth and nutritional status of Libyan preschool children and the socioeconomic status of their parents in 2000 and compared the results with those of a similar study conducted …

Nutritional status of Libyan children in 2000 compared with 1979. Read More »

Original article English Ronchetti R, Villa MP, Bohmerova Z, Martella S, Falasca C, Barreto M, Lesiak-Bednarek A, Al-Bousafy A, Al-Tubuly A, Zakrzewski J, Haluszka J. Department of Pediatrics, Second School of Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. ronchetti@uniroma1.it Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2004 Oct;135(2):136-42. Abstract BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that histamine skin reactivity (the …

Skin reactivity to histamine and codeine in unselected 9-year-old children from Italy, Poland and Libya. Read More »

Original article English Sood SC, Bilaziz M, Basbas N. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1986 Mar;6(1):93-4. Abstract In vivo sensitivity of salmonella has been studied in 38 children with acute gastroenteritis. They were treated for 7 days with gentamicin, to which the organisms were sensitive in vitro. Stool culture remained positive in 30 of the 38 cases. …

Salmonella enteritis in children in Libya: role of antibiotic therapy. Read More »

Original article English Radhakrishnan K, Ashok PP, Sridharan R, Mousa ME. Acta Neurol Scand. 1986 Apr;73(4):434-8. Abstract Out of 329 cases of stroke registered in Benghazi between November 1, 1983 and October 30, 1984, 63 patients comprising 32 males and 31 females belonged to the 15-40-year age group (stroke in the young). The annual age-specific …

Stroke in the young: incidence and pattern in Benghazi, Libya. Read More »

Original article English Ashok PP, Radhakrishnan K, Sridharan R, el-Mangoush MA. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1986 May;49(5):519-23. Abstract During a 12 month study period, a total of 329 incident cases of stroke occurred in Benghazi, Libya. This provided an unadjusted annual incidence rate for stroke of 63 per 100,000 population; the corresponding rates for the …

Incidence and pattern of cerebrovascular diseases in Benghazi, Libya. Read More »

Original article English Pu T, Mohamed E, Imam K, el-Roey AM. Br J Psychiatry. 1986 May;148:606-9. Abstract Keywords: One hundred cases of hysteria in eastern Libya. A socio-demographic study. Link/DOI:

Original article English Maslowski J. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1986 Jun;73(6):618-23. Abstract Libya and Malta are Mediterranean neighbours, but have very different cultures and histories. Compared with 97 Libyan schizophrenics who exhibited poor symptomatology, 100 Maltese cases were similar to those of other European countries. Keywords: Pathoplastic influences on symptoms of schizophrenia. A comparative study in …

Pathoplastic influences on symptoms of schizophrenia. A comparative study in Libya and Malta. Read More »

Case report English Mustafa AA, Mugadmi KE. Vet Rec. 1986 Jun 28;118(26):729. Abstract Keywords: First report of paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) in Libya. Link/DOI:

Original article English Rao GM, Morghom LO. Indian J Med Sci. 1986 Aug;40(8):204-8. Abstract Keywords: Effect of diabetes on serum protein levels. Link/DOI: