Volume 4, Issue 2 (2008) | American Journal of Infectious Diseases

Evaluation Of Growth Indices In Children With Recurrent Pharyngotonsilitis Due To Adenotonsilar Hypertrophy: A Case Control Study

Keramat Mozafarinia — 2008-06-30

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 30 June 2008; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2008.92.95

Children in 2 to 9 years old is sensitive to growth. Chronic infectious diseases may affect on child growth and recurrent pharyngotonsilitis due to adenotonsilar hypertrophy is main disease in childre...

Ultrastructural Evidences of Hepatitis B Infection in Human Liver Biopsies Disclose Complex Assembly and Morphogenesis Pathways for Hepatitis B Virus

Viviana Falcon — 2008-06-30

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 30 June 2008; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2008.96.103

Despite of recent advances on acknowledge of hepatitis B virus (HBV) structure and biology, little is known about the morphogenesis and release of virions. In this study, the ultrastructural analysis ...

The Use of a Combination Vaccine in International Travelers Visiting Countries with High Endemic Rates of Hepatitis A and/or Hepatitis B

Bradley A. Connor — 2008-06-30

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 30 June 2008; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2008.104.108

Hepatitis A and B represent a significant threat to international travelers. Both diseases are preventable through vaccination, though fewer than half of at-risk visitors in endemic regions are protec...

A Contemporary Analysis of Sexual Trends and Transmitted Infections Among Outpatient at Two Public Hospitals in Jamaica

Tazhmoye Crawford — 2008-06-30

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 30 June 2008; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2008.109.116

Research aimed at investigating sexual behavior and assessing intervention to improve sexual and reproductive health among young adults in Jamaica has increased in recent decades. This study was car...

Urinary Tract Infection-A Survey of Local Population

Shaon Ray Chaudhuri — 2008-06-30

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 30 June 2008; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2008.117.123

Urinary Tract Infection, commonly known as UTI, affects as many as 50% women at least once during their lifetime. All individuals are susceptible to Urinary Tract Infection (UTI); however the prevalen...

Efficacy of Pravastatin in Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor (NNRTI) and Protease Inhibitor (PI)-based HAART in HIV-Infected Patients

Susan A. Eaton — 2008-06-30

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 30 June 2008; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2008.124.130

Pravastatin has generally been considered a safe and effective option for HIV-infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). However, pravastatin concentrations are known to signif...

Cocaine: A Catalyst for Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Dementia

Navneet K. Dhillon — 2008-06-30

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 30 June 2008; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2008.131.139

Injection drug use has been recognized as a major risk factor for AIDS from the outset of the epidemic. Cocaine, one of the most widely abused drugs in the United States can both impair the functions ...

Retinoids and Opioids: Factors in the Development of HIV-Related Neurological Disease

Walter Royal, III — 2008-06-30

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 30 June 2008; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2008.140.146

Neurological disease occurs frequently in HIV-infected individuals and may occur at even higher rates among infected drug users. Among the potential mechanisms that promote such impairment, retinoid d...

The Lipid-Lowering Efficacy of Switching Within Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in HIV-Infected Patients

A.M. Bain — 2008-06-30

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 30 June 2008; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2008.147.151

The objective of present research is to evaluate the lipid lowering efficacy and safety of switching within non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) in HIV-infected patients. This is a ...

Responses of Emergency Unit Physicians and Administrators to Q-Statements Regarding Quality of Medical Services at Emergency Unit at Al Kindy Teaching Hospital

Lujain Anwar Al-Khazragy — 2008-06-30

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 30 June 2008; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2008.152.155

The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of medical services applied at the emergency unit at Al-kindy teaching hospital. Data were collected during one month duration through a survey using s...

Identification of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Methicillin Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) in Clinical Settings

M.A. Shorman — 2008-06-30

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 30 June 2008; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2008.156.161

To evaluate different methods for the identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococci and their reliability, 112 Staphylococcal isolates (32 Staphylococcus aureus isolates and 80 coagulase negat...

Bioinhbition of Diarrhogenic Gram-negative Bacteria using the Tukey-HSD Test

Adenike A.O. Ogunshe — 2008-06-30

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 30 June 2008; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2008.162.167

A variety of probiotics show promise as effective therapies in the control of diarrhoea, however, diets and geographical locations affect probiotic therapy. In this pilot study, four indigenous probio...

Central Nervous System Tuberculomas: A Review Article

Mutasem Abuhamed — 2008-06-30

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Published online: 30 June 2008; doi:10.3844/ajidsp.2008.168.173

Central Nervous System Tuberculomas (CNSTs), the most dangerous form of tubercolomas, remains a public health problem, particularly in the developing country. Central nervous system tuberculomas, eith...