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BACKGROUND In Ethiopia, neonatal mortality accounts for approximately 54% of under-five deaths with the majority of these deaths driven by infections. Possible Severe Bacterial Infection (PSBI) in neonates is a syndromic diagnosis that non-clinical health care providers use to identify and treat newborns with signs of sepsis. In low- and…[Read more]

760C > T (p.R254*), which is reportedly common in other Chinese regions, was rarely detected in maternal PCD patients. This study reports the largest series of patients with PCD detected by NBS and identifies 10 novel variants, expanding the variant spectrum of SLC22A5. The volatilization characteristics and risk evaluation of heavy metals (As,…[Read more]

Aim To observe the effect of keeping flexible glycemic targets during fasting and tighter targets during non-fasting hours in insulin-treated people with type 2 diabetes during Ramadan. Methods This prospective study was conducted at Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology in 2014. People with T2DM on split mixed insulin therapy were…[Read more]

PURPOSE Conversion rates from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer disease (AD) were examined considering bilingualism as a measure of cognitive reserve. METHODS Older adult bilingual (n=75) and monolingual (n=83) patients attending a memory clinic who were diagnosed with MCI were evaluated for conversion to AD. Age of MCI and AD diagnoses…[Read more]

Objective Intestinal parasitic diseases are important public health problems in our country as well as in the world. In this study, intestinal parasites were investigated in patients admitted to Dokuz Eylül University Hospital (DEUH) with various gastrointestinal system complaints. Methods Patients (n=18460) who were referred to the DEUH Central…[Read more]