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Ultrasonographic evaluation of knee joints in patients with Lyme disease
02 February 2012
Piotr Czupryna, Anna Moniuszko, Anna Czeczuga, Sławomir Pancewicz, Joanna Zajkowska
Summary: Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the ultrasonographic images of patients with chronic knee pain and serologic features of Lyme disease. Methods: Seventy-six patients hospitali...
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Betel quid use in relation to infectious disease outcomes in Cambodia
01 February 2012
Pramil N. Singh, Zuhair Natto, Daravuth Yel, Jayakaran Job, Synnove Knutsen
Summary: Objectives: The habitual chewing of betel quid (areca nut, betel leaf, tobacco) is estimated to occur among 600 million persons in Asia and the Asia-Pacific Region. Emerging data from rural A...
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Comparison of doxycycline–streptomycin, doxycycline–rifampin, and ofloxacin–rifampin in the treatment of brucellosis: a randomized clinical trial
01 February 2012
Seyyed Hamid Hashemi, Latif Gachkar, Fariba Keramat, Mojgan Mamani, Mehrdad Hajilooi, Alireza Janbakhsh, Mohammad Mehdi Majzoobi, Hossein Mahjub
Summary: Background: Traditional regimens for the treatment of brucellosis are associated with significant relapse rates. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of ofloxacin plus rifampin (...
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A sandfly fever virus outbreak in the East Mediterranean region of Turkey
31 January 2012
Selma Guler, Ekrem Guler, Dilek Yagci Caglayik, Omer Faruk Kokoglu, Hasan Ucmak, Fatma Bayrakdar, Yavuz Uyar
Summary: Objectives: To report a sandfly fever virus (SFV) outbreak that occurred in Kahramanmaras Province, Turkey. Methods: We investigated the cases of 40 patients with a history of sandfly bites a...
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Macrophage activation syndrome following Acinetobacter baumannii sepsis
30 January 2012
Teny Mathew John, Ceena N. Jacob, Cherian C. Ittycheria, Amrutha M. George, Amith G. Jacob, Saji Subramaniyam, Jabbar Puthiyaveettil, R. Jayaprakash
Summary: Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a systemic disorder with a high mortality, commonly associated with rheumatological conditions, but which can also occur as a complication of several i...
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