OBJECTIVE: To evaluate tuberculosis (TB) incidence rates and trends over a period of 20
years (1991-2010) and assess the impact of the National TB Control Program (NTP) on …

Data are relatively scarce on gastro-intestinal tuberculosis (GITB). Most studies are old and
from single centers, or did not include immunosuppressed patients. Thus, we aimed to …

… Al-Majid 2 … Shah S, Bonauto D, Silverstein B, Foly M. Worker’s compensation claims for
needlestick injuries among health care workers in Washington State, 1996-2000. Infect …

Objectives: To determine the incidence, types, risk factors, identify organisms, and assess
outcomes of surgical wound infections (SWIs) after cardiac surgery at a tertiary hospital in …

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and outcome in patients with isoniazid-monoresistant
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and compare them to those in patients with non-…

Background: Seronegative brucellosis is occasionally encountered in clinical practice especially
in localized disease where diagnosis is reached mainly through positive blood culture. …

Purpose To assess the efficacy and safety of topical application of clotrimazole versus others
in the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC). Method Four electronic databases, …

Background Infections with Fusobacterium, an anaerobic bacterium, have various clinical
presentations, including bacteremia and Lemierre syndrome. Here, we report a case series of …

We herein present the case of a 43-year-old male diabetic patient who presented with an
aggressive form of infective endocarditis involving the tricuspid, mitral and aortic valves …

Discussion On the basis of clinical, colonoscopic and histopathologic features, our patient
was treated as a case of intestinal tuberculosis. Although hematological features were of …