Objective: Brucellosis is endemic in Saudi Arabia. This report summarizes the epidemiology
of brucellosis in children. Method: A retrospective review was made of medical records of all …

Excerpt An increased prevalence of staphylococcal enterocolitis, arising as a serious
complication of antibiotic therapy, has recently been reported in hospital patients. We have …

EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
biliary drainage (PTC) are the two alternate methods for biliary decompression in cases where …

Liver fibrosis and fibrosis-associated hepatocarcinogenesis are driven by chronic inflammation
and are leading causes of morbidity and death worldwide. SYK signaling regulates …

• A 53-year-old man with a kidney transplant was hospitalized because of back pain, fever,
and an enlarging heart size. Cultures of blood and stool yieldedSalmonella enteritidis(group …

Objective To determine the referral, the feedback rates and to find out the prevalence of
diabetic retinopathy among diabetics who were referred from a primary health care center, to …

Background Pulmonary-vein isolation is increasingly being used to treat atrial fibrillation in
patients with heart failure. Methods In this prospective, multicenter clinical trial, we randomly …

Two patients with spontaneous Pasteurella multocida peritonitis in association withcirrhosis
and ascites are described. Both patients had close contact with domestic animals, but …

During URING THE past 15 years Reiter's syndrome has been found in 70 patients at the
Minneapolis Veterans Administration Hospital. Long-term study of these patients has brought …

… 2 Requests for reprints should be addressed to Mohammed Y. Khan, MD, Infectious Disease
Section, Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Ave., Minne…