Objective: To determine the prevalence period of intestinal parasites among presumably
healthy subjects in Lebanon. Methods: One stool specimen from 2634 presumably healthy …

Background Accidental exposure to blood-borne pathogens (BBPs) is a risk for health care
workers (HCWs). Aim To study the pattern of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids (…

Following an outbreak of varicella, 18% of a group of 174 young female Filipino nurses
ranging in age from 20 to 25 years and working at the American University of Beirut Medical …

P RIMARY lymphomas of the small in-test-me comprise about i 5 per cent of the malignancies
of the small bowel including the duodenum. 21’27 The incidence of the disease increases …

… Shamma'a, MH (Department of Medicine, American University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon),
Abu-Samra S, Salameh V and Nassar N T. The significance of anti-HAV in different population …

Objective Policy makers need data on the prevalence of infection with HBV in order to determine
the cost effectiveness of universal immunization against hepatitis B. This study aims at …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are commonly encountered in medical practice and range from
asymptomatic bacteruria to acute pyelonephritis. Enterobacteriaceae with E. coli being the …

Reversible encephalopathy has been described in association with typhoid fever as well as
nontyphoidal salmonella infections. A diagnostic dilemma as to the cause of …

The aim of the current study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and behavior of students
enrolled at the American University of Beirut (AUB) in Lebanon, towards mad cow disease (…

Acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) is an uncommon but life-threatening entity that is difficult
to differentiate from the more common viral form of thyroiditis. The authors report a case of …