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Frequency of Helicobacter pylori vacA genotypes in Iranian patients with gastric and duodenal ulcerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study demonstrated that vacA slml is common genotype of H. pylori in patients with peptic ulcer and the vacA allele s1 of this bacterium is associated with ulcer. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: M.H. Salari, M.H. Shirazi, M. Ahmmadi Hadaiti, N. Abrahimi Daryani Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Evidence for the exacerbation of lymphedema of geochemical origin, podoconiosis, by onchocerciasisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: The study was conducted to investigate a variation in the distribution of endemic elephantiasis previously determined to be of geochemical origin in three neighbouring and essentially homogenous villages, Bambili, Bambui and Finge of the Bambui Health District of NW Cameroon. A total of 301 subjects were examined for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis in the area using standard procedures. The onchocercal microfilarial prevalence varied from 6.5% in Bambili through 20.4% in Bambui to 60.4% in Finge. The onchocercal serological prevalence based on IgG4 detection followed a similar trend. By contrast, blood mic...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Fidelis Cho-Ngwa, Alfred Ngwa Amambua, Melvin Anyasi Ambele, Vincent P.K. Titanji Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Self-medication with antibiotics in the ambulatory care setting within the Euro-Mediterranean region; results from the ARMed projectEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: Anecdotal data from the southern and eastern Mediterranean region suggests that self-medication with antibiotics is commonly practiced in many countries. In order to provide proper information on the situation, we undertook short structured interviews in out-patients clinics or primary health centres in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia and Turkey. A total of 2109 interviews were undertaken of which 1705 completed the full questionnaire. Self-medication was reported by 19.1% ( (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Elizabeth Anne Scicluna, Michael A. Borg, Deniz Gür, Ossama Rasslan, Ibrahim Taher, Saida Ben Redjeb, Ziad Elnassar, Despo Pieridou Bagatzouni, Ziad Daoud Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

A combined molecular typing approach does not discriminate Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strains of a predominant sequence-based type in Palermo, ItalyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, extended sequence-based typing and pulsed field gel electrophoresis were used in a combined approach in the aim to enhance discriminatory power of the molecular typing procedures. However, probably due to a common environmental reservoir and genetic stability, most of the strains circulating in the geographic area under study belong to the same clone and are, consequently, indistinguishable by molecular typing. Investigations of clinical cases and tracing to their environmental source require caution and support from sound epidemiological data. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Celestino Bonura, Caterina Mammina, Antonietta Vella, Santina Belfiore, Alfredo Chiarini, Anna Giammanco Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Social network methodology for studying HIV epidemiology in men having sex with menEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: A self-administered network-based questionnaire survey was conducted on 91 HIV-positive Chinese men having sex with men (MSM). Affiliation matrices were created to assess their networking pattern. The individuals’ preferential use of venues for sex partnership before HIV infection has changed over three time periods of 1997–2000, 2001–2003 and 2004–2006. Over time, there was a parallel increase in network density (density scores from 0.26, through 0.36, to 0.53) and degree centrality (from a median score of 9, through 12, to 16), suggesting that connectivity of MSM was becoming higher through sexual netwo...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Shui Shan Lee, Dennise Ka Po Tam, Raymond Lei Ming Ho, Ka Hing Wong Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Prevalence of malaria from peripheral blood smears examination: A 1-year retrospective study from the Serbo Health Center, Kersa Woreda, EthiopiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: Malaria is a major public health problem in Ethiopia. Over the past years, the disease has been consistently reported as the first leading cause of outpatient visits, hospitalization and death in health facilities across the country. Thus, a retrospective study was conducted to determine the prevalence of malaria from peripheral blood smear examination from the Serbo Health Center of Ethiopia. The case notes of all malaria cases treated between July 2007 and June 2008 were carefully reviewed and analyzed. Of the total 6863 smears, 3009 were found to be positive and contribute 43.8% of diagnostic yield. Plasmodium ...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kaliyaperumal Karunamoorthi, Mammo Bekele Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Epidemiology and outcome of snake bite cases evaluated at a Tertiary Care Hospital in OmanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Patients with envenoming following snakebite should receive antivenom as soon as possible: delayed presentation or administration may be very dangerous. The decision to give antivenom should be initiated as soon as possible after patients’ arrival at the Emergency Department and the use of the whole blood clotting test (WBCT) may facilitate the early administration of antivenom. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Adil Al-Lawati, Seif S. Al-Abri, David G. Lalloo Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Swine fluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: The recent outbreak of human infection with a novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) virus is spreading rapidly through sustained human-to-human transmission in multiple countries. Human-to-human transmission occurs by inhalation of infectious droplets and droplet nuclei, and by direct contact, which is facilitated by air and land travel and social gatherings. The most frequently reported symptoms are fever, cough, myalgia, and sore throat. Detailed contact and travel histories and knowledge of viral activity in community are essential for prompt case detection by the health personnel. Real-time Reverse Transcripta...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Manish Sinha Tags: Review Article Source Type: journals

Corrigendum to “Knowledge, attitudes, and practices relating to Dengue fever among females in Jeddah high schools” [J. Infect Public Health 2 (1) (2009) 30–40]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Recent study done by Khalifa Elmusharaf and Naeema Akbar at Dengue Fever Control Program – Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health – was not cited correctly in the reference number 11 in the references list of the above article. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - October 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Nahla Khamis Ragab Ibrahim, Adnan Al-Bar, Mohamed Kordey, Ali Al-Fakeeh Tags: Corrigendum Source Type: journals

HIV/AIDS education as a supportive tool for premarital HIV screeningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abdulrahman A. Alrajhi in The Editorial (11 January 2009) described a premarital HIV screening (PHS) program in Saudi Arabia, with a prevalence rate of 0.026% among those screened during the first year. His focus on new issues for viral pathogen screening compared to hemoglobinopathies is wholly justified. As pointed out in the paper, acceptance by the community, the impact on marriage projects, confidentiality and stigma are all tremendously important. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - October 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Maria Ganczak Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: journals

Resistance pattern of breakthrough urinary tract infections in children on antibiotic prophylaxisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In conclusion, the resistance pattern of organisms causing breakthrough UTIs varies with the choice of prophylaxis which should be taken into consideration in chosing empiric therapy for such infections. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - October 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ali Reza Nateghian, Joan L. Robinson, Shahab Mohandessi, Nakysa Hooman Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Improvement in vancomycin utilization in adults in a Saudi Arabian Medical Center using the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee guidelines and simple educational activityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: In conclusion, in addition to the utilization of CDC based criteria for vancomycin, we had shown that patient's chart review by a clinical pharmacists with a feed back to the physicians when guidelines were not met coupled with and educational efforts are effective methods to decrease inappropriate vancomycin usage. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - October 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jean G. Dib, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Saud Al Abdulmohsin, Khurram Mohammed, Phyllis D. Jenden Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Evaluation of interleukin-10 production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa induced acute pyelonephritisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen of immunocompromised hosts. This pathogen has a tendency to form biofilms on the surface of indwelling catheters leading to acute and chronic urinary tract infections that result in significant morbidity and mortality. In the present study, kinetics of interleukin-10 (IL-10) production in mouse renal tissue was studied employing experimental mouse model of acute pyelonephritis induced with planktonic and biofilm cells of P. aeruginosa. IL-10 production was found to be significantly lower in biofilm cell instilled mice compared to planktonic cell infected animals,...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - October 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rahul Mittal, Saroj Sharma, Sanjay Chhibber, Kusum Harjai Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in BahrainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This is the first report from Bahrain and it indicates that the prevalence of ESBL-producing isolates is high. Carbapenems were the most active drug against the ESBL-producing isolates. We recommend strict infection control to prevent trafficking into the community. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - October 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Khalid Mubarak Bindayna, Abiola C. Senok, Afaf E. Jamsheer Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Novel in vitro pharmacodynamic model simulating ofloxacin pharmacokinetics in the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm-associated infectionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The current study has introduced unprecedented novel dynamic model for the assessment of the microbiological outcome on both biofilm and shedding planktonic cells of P. aeruginosa in response to different dosing regimens of ofloxacin which in turn can simulate the clinical outcomes in biofilm associated infections of P. aeruginosa, e.g. cystic fibrosis. Furthermore, different scenarios of antibiotic dosing regimens against biofilm related infections can be mimicked using such model. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - October 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ayman M. Noreddin, Walid F. Elkhatib Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Demographic, laboratory and clinical characteristics of HIV-positive tuberculosis cases in CanadaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an important risk factor for the global incidence and mortality of tuberculosis (TB) and has had a tremendous impact on the epidemiology and the control of the disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the demographic, laboratory and clinical characteristics of HIV-positive TB cases in Canada as compared to HIV-negative cases.Methods: TB cases reported to the Canadian TB Reporting System (CTBRS) from 1997 to 2006 were retrospectively reviewed and for those with known HIV serostatus, the distributions of age, sex, country of birth, smear and culture positi...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - October 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: G.J. Wang, M. Phypers, E. Ellis Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Urinary tract infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A minireviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a serious health problem affecting millions of people each year. Infections of the urinary tract are the second most common type of infection in the body. Catheterization of the urinary tract is the most common factor, which predisposes the host to these infections. Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI) is responsible for 40% of nosocomial infections, making it the most common cause of nosocomial infection. CAUTI accounts for more than 1 million cases in hospitals and nursing homes annually and often involve uropathogens other than Escherichia coli. While the epidemiology and pathogen...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - October 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rahul Mittal, Sudhir Aggarwal, Saroj Sharma, Sanjay Chhibber, Kusum Harjai Tags: Review Article Source Type: journals

Is Chlamydia pneumoniae seropositivity associated with atherothrombotic cerebrovascular infarction?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Our finding suggests that there is no association between ACI and positive CP-IgG in Iranian patients. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - June 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Fatemeh Ahmadi, Ahmad Abeshtan Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

A survey of traditional Iranian food products for contamination with toxigenic Clostridium botulinumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aimed to determine the rate of Clostridium botulinum contamination in some traditional Iranian food products (cheese, kashk and salted fish) and evaluate the efficacy of the mouse bioassay method in detection of C. botulinum toxins in these foods. A total of 131 samples (57 cheese, 11 kashk and 63 salted fish) were collected and examined to determine the rate of contamination by C. botulinum. Standard monovalent anti-toxins were used to determine the types of toxin. C. botulinum bacteria were detected in 4.58% of the examined samples (1.52% of cheese and 3.06% of salted fish samples). While no contamination was ...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - June 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: H.R. Tavakoli, M. Aghazadeh Meshgi, N. Jonaidi Jafari, M. Izadi, R. Ranjbar, A.A. Imani Fooladi Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Vaginal carriage and antibiotic susceptibility profile of group B Streptococcus during late pregnancy in Ismailia, EgyptEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection has long been recognized as a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in newborn infants. The purpose of this study was to determine the colonization rate with GBS and the antibiotic susceptibility profile in pregnant women attending Gynecological clinics in Egypt. One-hundred and fifty vaginal swabs were collected from pregnant women at 35–40 weeks of gestation. In comparison to culture, direct latex agglutination testing revealed 100% sensitivity and 93.75% specificity. Thirty-eight specimens (25.3%) were found to be positive for GBS. Each isolate was tested for suscepti...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - June 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sarah Ahmed Abd El-kawy Shabayek, Salah Mohamed Abdalla, Abouzeid M.H. Abouzeid Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

A 24-year study of the epidemiology of human brucellosis in a health-care system in Eastern Saudi ArabiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: There was a decrease in the incidence of brucellosis over the study period. The highest incidence was in patients 40–49 years of age. Continued surveillance and efforts are needed to further decrease the cases of brucellosis. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - June 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Abbas AbuKhamsin Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Oseltamivir resistance mutation N294S in human influenza A(H5N1) virus in EgyptEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: In December 2006, three human specimens were received that were suspected positive for influenza A(H5N1). The specimens were tested using real time PCR. And the presence of A(H5N1) virus was confirmed in 2 patients (16F and 26M), The NA sequence from A(H5N1) positive specimens collected before and after antiviral therapy revealed a mutation (N294S) (N295S according to N1 numbering), previously associated with resistance to oseltamivir. When tested with NA inhibition assays, the two N294S viruses from Egypt exhibited from 57 to 138-fold reduction in susceptibility to oseltamivir, depending on the assay. To our know...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - June 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kenneth C. Earhart, Nasr M. Elsayed, Magdi D. Saad, Larisa V. Gubareva, Ahmed Nayel, Varough M. Deyde, Ali Abdelsattar, Ahmad S. Abdelghani, Bruce R. Boynton, Moustafa M. Mansour, Hala M. Essmat, Alexander Klimov, Deidra Shuck-Lee, M.R. Monteville, Jeffre Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Antibiotic therapeutic options for infections caused by drug-resistant Gram-positive cocciEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: Serious infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria are currently difficult to treat because many of these pathogens are now resistant to standard antimicrobial agents. As a result of the emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant Gram-positive pathogens, new antimicrobial agents are urgently needed for clinical use. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of drugs that have activity against these Gram-positive pathogens. Daptomycin, tigecycline, linezolid, quinupristin/dalfopristin and dalbavancin are five antimicrobial agents that are useful for the treatment of infections due to drug-resistan...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - June 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: K. Banwan, A.C. Senok, V.O. Rotimi Tags: Review Articles Source Type: journals

Reclassifying bioterrorism risk: Are we preparing for the proper pathogens?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: Existing classifications of potential biological weapons, acknowledge only limited important parameters of biological weapon potential. Certain pathogen factors would further influence the outcome of a potential attack in context with social and political aspects of the time and space of the attack. The importance of these factors was investigated through various attack scenarios that have been developed by the authors, and an individual score for each of these factors was calculated, based on the overall effect their variation had in the scenario outcome. A new classification score for potential biological weapon...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - June 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Georgios Pappas, Paraskevi Panagopoulou, Nikolaos Akritidis Tags: Review Articles Source Type: journals

The medical literature and the discipline of infection controlEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Infection control was put to the test when severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) spread from Asia, particularly affecting Canada and the United States. From late 2002 to the spring of the 2003, the virulent pathogen infected 8098 people, causing 774 deaths and igniting alarm before its spread was arrested. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - June 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Manuel Cortazal, Elaine L. Larson Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

Seroprevalence study of HCV among hospitalized intravenous drug users in Ahvaz, Iran (2001–2006)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: Background and aims: Prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in intravenous drug users (IDU) varies in different areas according to socioeconomic and geographical circumstances. The present study was performed to determine seroprevalence of HCV in IDU individuals in Ahvaz, Iran.Materials and methods: 142 IDU patients were included in this retrospective study in Ahvaz southwest Iran from 2001 to 2006. Patients were placed in two groups determined by HCV Ab positive or negative status. Data were analyzed using SPSS for Windows (version 11.5; SPSS Inc., USA) software.Results: Out of total 142 cases, 74 persons (52.11%)...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - May 7, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Leila Alavi Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Human papillomavirus infection is principally found with cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia-III in Toluca, State of MexicoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The prevalence of HPV was higher than that reported in developed world and CIN II–III are the most common stages in Toluca, State of Mexico. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - May 7, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hugo Mendieta-Zerón, Raúl de León-Escobedo Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices relating to Dengue fever among females in Jeddah high schoolsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: Dengue is increasingly recognized as one of the world's major infectious diseases. Dengue vectors, human knowledge and human behavior have each been reported to play an important role in the transmission of the disease. A cross-sectional approach was conducted to assess knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) of high school female students, teachers and supervisors towards Dengue fever (DF), and to determine scoring predictors of high school students’ knowledge and practice scores. A multistage, stratified, random sample method was applied. A total of 2693 students, 356 teachers and 115 supervisors completed con...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - May 7, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Nahla Khamis Ragab Ibrahim, Adnan Al-Bar, Mohamed Kordey, Ali Al-Fakeeh Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

The role of infections in the emergence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs): Compelling needs for novel strategies in the developing worldEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: The emergence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) follows multiple aetiological pathways requiring recognition for effective control and prevention. Infections are proving to be conventional, emerging and re-emerging aetiological factors for many NCDs. This review explores the possible mechanisms by which infections induce NCDs citing examples of studies in Africa and elsewhere where NCDs and infections are proposed or confirmed to be causally linked and also discusses the implications and challenges of these observations for science and medicine. The need to re-evaluate and expand early community and individual p...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - May 7, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Dimie Ogoina, Geofrey C. Onyemelukwe Tags: Review Articles Source Type: journals

Infective complications of tattooing and skin piercingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: Body piercing appears to be gaining popularity and social acceptance. With the increase in the number of piercings and tattoos, it is likely that health care providers may see an increase in the complications resulting from these piercings. These may include the transmission of hepatitis viruses and bacteria at the time of the piercing or in the course of wound care. We review the infectious complications that have resulted from body piercing and tattooing that has been documented in the medical literature. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - May 7, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ahmed Messahel, Brian Musgrove Tags: Review Articles Source Type: journals

Premarital HIV screening in Saudi Arabia, is antenatal next?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
On 1/1/1429 H (10 January 2008), screening for human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV) became mandatory for both-to-be husband and wife in Saudi Arabia as a prerequisite for issuing marriage certificate. This is part of a national project spearheaded by Ministry of Health named the “Healthy Marriage Program”. The program started as a screening program for hemoglobinopathies; specifically sickle cell and thalassemias in 2004. In 2008, viral pathogen screening was added for HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses. The aim of including HIV is to prevent transmission of the virus to the newly married wives, as reports have indicated t...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - May 7, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Abdulrahman A. Alrajhi Tags: Editorial Articles Source Type: journals

Empyema as an orphan disease: So many approaches and so few dataEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In our modern era of medical science characterized by microsatellite arrays and gene therapy, it becomes increasingly challenging to advance the investigative needs of what I call “high impact orphan diseases.” These conditions occur commonly, present remarkably high morbidity and mortality, yet receive little if any research funding. Perhaps their common occurrence generates a sense of tolerance to their public health impact and encourages resources to flow toward less “garden-variety” conditions that promise cutting edge diagnostics and therapies. (Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health)
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - May 7, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: John E. Heffner Tags: Editorial Articles Source Type: journals