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Etiologic agents of dermatophyte infection in Lebanon

Araj G.F.; Racoubian E.S.; Daher N.K. (, 2004)

BACKGROUND: Dermatophytes are common and cause important human fungal infections in many parts of the world, including Lebanon. The prevalence of these fungi, however, tends to vary with time and geographic location. In ...
Efficacy of two rabeprazole-gatifloxacin-based triple therapies for Helicobacter pylori infection

Sharara A.I.; Chaar H.F.; Racoubian E.; Moukhachen O.; Barada K.A.; Mourad F.H.; Araj G.F. (MALDEN350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, MA 02148 USA, 2004)

Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of two novel treatment regimens consisting of gatifloxacin (400 mg daily), amoxicillin (1 g twice daily), and rabeprazole 20 mg once (RAG20) or twice daily (RAG40) given for 7 days in ...
Cytomegalovirus appendicitis following acute Epstein-Barr virus infection in an immunocompetent patient

Kanafani Z.A.; Sharara A.I.; Shabb N.S.; Kanj S.S. (OSLOCORT ADELERSGT 17, PO BOX 2562, SOLLI, 0202 OSLO, NORWAY, 2004)

Acute appendicitis due to cytomegalovirus is exceedingly rare. It occurs mostly in individuals with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and has been reported once in an immunocompetent patient. This report describes a ...
Restoration of normal insulinemia and insulin sensitivity in hyperinsulinemic normoglycemic men by a hypoenergetic high monounsaturated fat diet

Hwalla N.; Torbay N.; Andari N.; Adra N.; Azar S.T.; Habbal Z. (, 2004)

Purpose: To test the hypothesis that the macronutrient composition of hypoenergetic diets is an important consideration in weight-reducing regimens of hyperinsulinemic normoglycemic obese subjects. Design: A 4-week randomized ...
Novel Mutation, L371V, Causing Multigenerational Gaucher Disease in a Lebanese Family

Shamseddine A.; Taher A.; Fakhani S.; Zhang M.; Scott C.R.; Habbal M.Z. (NEW YORKDIV JOHN WILEY and SONS INC, 605 THIRD AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10158-0012 USA, 2004)

We have identified six individuals over three generations within a Lebanese-Arab family affected with Gaucher disease. This family is unusual and informative because affected members are homozygous for a previously ...
Glycopeptide and oxacillin activity against Staphylococcus aureus isolates at a tertiary care center in Lebanon

Kanj S.S.; Ghaleb P.A.; Araj G.F. (, 2004)

BACKGROUND: Worldwide reports have noted the emergence of glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (GISA). However, data from Lebanon is lacking. METHODS: We conducted a study to determine the minimum inhibitory ...
Intestinal parasites among presumably healthy individuals in Lebanon

Saab B.R.; Musharrafieh U.; Nassar N.T.; Khogali M.; Araj G.F. (RIYADHARMED FORCES HOSPITAL, PO BOX 7897,, RIYADH 11159, SAUDI ARABIA, 2004)

Objective: To determine the prevalence period of intestinal parasites among presumably healthy subjects in Lebanon. Methods: One stool specimen from 2634 presumably healthy Lebanese subjects, mean age 32.1 years with a ...
Potential trisomy 21 misdiagnosis by amniocentesis due to a resorbed twin [1]

Zahed L.; Oreibi G.; Darwiche N.; Mitri F. (CHICHESTERTHE ATRIUM, SOUTHERN GATE, CHICHESTER PO19 8SQ, W SUSSEX, ENGLAND, 2004)

[No abstract available]
Ring chromosome 18q and jumping translocation 18p in an adult male with hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism

Zahed L.; Oreibi G.; Azar C.; Salti I. (HOBOKENDIV JOHN WILEY and SONS INC, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 USA, 2004)

Constitutional jumping translocations (JT) are rare, especially in phenotypically normal individuals. We report on an adult male with partial hypogonadism as the sole phenotypic abnormality with an unusual chromosome ...
Maxillary sinus cavernous hemangioma: A rare entity

Jammal H.; Barakat F.; Hadi U. (OSLOCORT ADELERSGT 17, PO BOX 2562, SOLLI, 0202 OSLO, NORWAY, 2004)

Vascular lesions of the sinonasal tract are rare. These lesions do not have typical signs or symptoms. They may present insidiously with minimal symptoms. A high index of suspicion and a good preoperative evaluation are ...
Is seroprevalence of HTLV-I-II among blood donors in Lebanon relevant?

Tamim H.; Musharrafieh U.; Ramia S.; Almawi W.Y.; Al-Jisr T.; Ayoub T.; Nabulsi-Majzoub M.; Kazma H.; Baz E.K. (ST LOUIS11830 WESTLINE INDUSTRIAL DR, ST LOUIS, MO 63146-3318 USA, 2004)

Human T-cell lymphtropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is associated with certain hematologic and neurologic disorders. Seroprevalence studies demonstrated that the distribution of HTLV-I is heterogeneous worldwide and not specific ...
Postprandial glycemic and insulinemic responses to high-carbohydrate vs high-protein meals in obese normoglycemic subjects with varied insulin sensitivity

Hwalla N.; Shaker L.; Torbay N.; Azar S.T.; Habbal Z.; Adra N. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2005)

The aim of this study was to investigate whether metabolic responses to diet composition differ between obese subjects with varied insulin sensitivity. Fourteen healthy obese normoglycemic male subjects were divided according ...
In vitro activity of antimicrobial agents against extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae at a tertiary care center in Lebanon

Samaha-Kfoury J.N.; Kanj S.S.; Araj G.F. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2005)

Looking for therapeutic options, we assessed the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 7 antimicrobial agents against extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 58) and Escherichia coli (n = ...
Rituximab-induced acute thrombocytopenia: a report of two cases.

Otrock Z.K.; Mahfouzd R.A.; Oghlakian G.O.; Salem Z.M.; Bazarbachi A. (, 2005)

Rituximab use in B-cell malignancies has been widely favored by the acceptable toxicity profile of this drug. Episodes of rituximab-induced neutropenia have been reported in some patients, but severe acute thrombocytopenia ...
Human papillomavirus testing as an adjunct to cytology evaluation in cervical specimens of selected and consecutively screened Lebanese women: A prospective clinical study

Karam W.G.; Bedran F.; Tohme R.A.; Moukarbel N.; Abdallah I.; Jurjus A.R.; Jurjus R.A.; Khairallah S.; Aftimos G. (, 2005)

Cervical cancer is the second leading cancer in women worldwide, with 85-100percent of cervical cancers being HPV DNA positive. Our study aimed at evaluating the use of HPV DNA testing as an adjunct to the routine cervical ...
Leydig cell hypoplasia due to inactivation of luteinizing hormone receptor by a novel homozygous nonsense truncation mutation in the seventh transmembrane domain

Salameh W.; Choucair M.; Guo T.B.; Zahed L.; Wu S.-M.; Leung M.Y.-K.; Rennert O.M.; Chan W.-Y. (CLAREELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND, 2005)

Inactivating mutations in the LH receptor are the predominant cause for male pseudohermaphroditism in subjects with Leydig cell hypoplasia (LCH). The severity of the mutations, correlates with residual receptor activities. ...
Detection of a highly prevalent and potentially virulent strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from nosocomial infections in a medical center

Matar G.M.; Chaar M.H.; Araj G.F.; Srour Z.; Jamaleddine G.; Hadi U. (LONDON236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND, 2005)

Background: We correlated genotypes, virulence factors and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of nosocomially identified Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from clinical specimens to those of environmental isolates encountered ...
Angiomyolipoma of the colon

Sharara A.I.; Tawil A. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2005)

[No abstract available]
Molecular basis of oculocutaneous albinism type 1 in Lebanese patients

Zahed L.; Zahreddine H.; Noureddine B.; Rebeiz N.; Shakar N.; Zalloua P.; Haddad F. (TOKYO3-3-13, HONGO, BUNKYO-KU, TOKYO, 113-0033, JAPAN, 2005)

Oculocutaneous albinism type 1 (OCA1) results from mutations in the tyrosinase gene, which lead to partial or complete loss of activity of the corresponding enzyme. A large number of mutations have been identified worldwide, ...
Metastatic thymoma to the peritoneum: A case report

Husari A.; Skouri A.; Abou Mourad Y.; Chehal A.; Zaatari G.; Shamseddine A. (, 2005)

Thymomas usually consist of mostly benign histology, yet their malignant potential and distant metastasis remains unpredictable. Extrathoracic distant metastasis of malignant thymomas to the peritoneum are rare and only ...

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