LibyaMed

Spatiotemporal drought variability in the Mediterranean over the last 900 years

. . Cook BI, Anchukaitis KJ, Touchan R, Meko DM, Cook ER. . J Geophys Res Atmos. 2016 Mar 16;121(5):2060-2074. doi: 10.1002/2015JD023929. Epub 2016 Feb 4. Abstract Recent Mediterranean droughts have highlighted concerns that climate change may be contributing to observed drying trends, but natural climate variability in the region is still poorly understood. We …

Spatiotemporal drought variability in the Mediterranean over the last 900 years Read More »

[Louse-borne-relapsing-fever in refugees from the Horn of Africa; a case series of 25 patients]

. . Seilmaier M, Guggemos W, Wieser A, Fingerle V, Balzer L, Fenzl T, Hoch M, von Both U, Schmidt HU, Wendtner CM, Strobel E. . Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2016 Jul;141(14):e133-42. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-108180. Epub 2016 Jul 12. Abstract Background | Relapsing fever is divided into tick borne relapsing fever (TBRF) and louse borne relapsing fever …

[Louse-borne-relapsing-fever in refugees from the Horn of Africa; a case series of 25 patients] Read More »

Colonization with Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria – On the Efficiency of Local Decolonization Procedures

. . Münch J, Hagen RM, Müller M, Kellert V, Wiemer DF, Hinz R, Schwarz NG, Frickmann H. . Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp). 2017 May 31;7(2):99-111. doi: 10.1556/1886.2017.00008. 2017 Jun. Abstract The effectiveness of a disinfectant-based decolonization strategy for multidrug-resistant bacteria like extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-positive Gram-negative bacteria with or without additional fluoroquinolon and …

Colonization with Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria – On the Efficiency of Local Decolonization Procedures Read More »

Health production and determinants of health systems performance in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

. . Pourreza A, Alipour V, Arabloo J, Bayati M, Ahadinezhad B. . East Mediterr Health J. 2017 Jul 16;23(5):368-374. doi: 10.26719/2017.23.5.368. Abstract This descriptive-analytical study used data envelopment analysis to evaluated the technical efficiency (TE) of health systems in Member States of the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region during 2004-2011. Life expectancy and …

Health production and determinants of health systems performance in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region Read More »

Differences in the Eruption Angle of Palatally Displaced Canines in Klinefelter Syndrome: a Retrospective Study on Panoramic Radiographs

. . Abulwefa A, Brkić H, Kaić Z. . Acta Stomatol Croat. 2017 Dec;51(4):300-308. doi: 10.15644/asc51/4/4. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate the eruption angle of maxillary canine in patients with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) in which high prevalence of palatally displaced canine anomaly (PDC) has been found by clinical assessment. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The sample consisted of …

Differences in the Eruption Angle of Palatally Displaced Canines in Klinefelter Syndrome: a Retrospective Study on Panoramic Radiographs Read More »

Genetic polymorphisms of blood donors in Algeria through blood groups ABO, RH, and Kell

. . Nabil B, Bounab S, Benazzi L, Yahiaoui M. . Transfus Clin Biol. 2020 Feb;27(1):43-51. doi: 10.1016/j.tracli.2018.11.003. Epub 2018 Nov 29. Abstract Our study included 2465 blood donors unrelated from both sexes, originating from Msila (Algeria), at Msila Blood Transfusion Center (CTS), with the aim of performing an anthropogenetic characterization of the population of …

Genetic polymorphisms of blood donors in Algeria through blood groups ABO, RH, and Kell Read More »

[International cooperation: drugs donated by the Brazilian government, 2005-2016Cooperación internacional: donaciones de medicamentos del gobierno brasileño entre el 2005 y el 2016]

. . Ribeiro AA, Lupatini EO, Dos Santos DG. . Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2018 Jul 20;42:e67. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2018.67. 2018. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To perform a survey of international drug donations by the Brazilian government from 2005 to 2016, identifying the number of drug units donated and the corresponding financial amount. METHOD: This descriptive and exploratory …

[International cooperation: drugs donated by the Brazilian government, 2005-2016Cooperación internacional: donaciones de medicamentos del gobierno brasileño entre el 2005 y el 2016] Read More »

Definite bacterial infection in recently vaccinated febrile infants

. . Raba AA, Krebit I. . J Paediatr Child Health. 2020 Jun;56(6):889-892. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14770. Epub 2020 Jan 3. Abstract AIM: There is insufficient evidence regarding the best approach to evaluating recently vaccinated (RV) infants presenting to the paediatric emergency department with fever. The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of …

Definite bacterial infection in recently vaccinated febrile infants Read More »

Persistent global marine euxinia in the early Silurian

. . Stockey RG, Cole DB, Planavsky NJ, Loydell DK, Frýda J, Sperling EA. . Nat Commun. 2020 Apr 14;11(1):1804. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15400-y. Abstract The second pulse of the Late Ordovician mass extinction occurred around the Hirnantian-Rhuddanian boundary (~444 Ma) and has been correlated with expanded marine anoxia lasting into the earliest Silurian. Characterization of the Hirnantian …

Persistent global marine euxinia in the early Silurian Read More »