Fournier’s gangrene and thigh myonecrosis due to Candida tropicalis: case report and literature review of a rare clinical entity

Mark Shafarenko and Siba Haykal*

Polymicrobial bacterial infections account for a majority of cases of Fournier’s gangrene, although fungal etiologies are becoming increasingly common. We report the first..Ver más»

Alpha amylase and alpha glucosidase inhibitory activities of isolated total saponins and tannins of Dialium guineense stem bark

Onoagbe

Background: Dialium guineense belongs to the Leguminosae family, and grows in dense forests in Africa along the southern edge of the Sahel. The bark, leav..Ver más»

Pathologic Genomic Rearrangements in Idiopathic Mentally Retarded Patients from Iran

Farzane Bahari, Mohammad Taghi Akbari, Fatemeh Omrani Tabarestani, Faravareh Khordadpoor Deilamani, Gholam Reza Babamohamadi, Shokouholsadat Mahdavi and Shohre Zare Karizi

Background: Mental retardation is a relatively frequent disorder and occurs in 1-3% of the general population.
Chromosomal rearrangements involving microdeletion and micr..Ver más»

Profiling Immunity with Systems Biology against HIV Vaccines

Yusuf Tutar

The recent modest success in Thailand of the RV144 HIV vaccine trial has shown that it is possible to produce an HIV vaccine. However, developing a vaccine that achieves improve..Ver más»

Gender Differences in Patients with Intravenous Thrombolytic and Conservative Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Erasmia Broussalis, Alexander B. Kunz, Gernot Luthringshausen, Gunther Ladurner, Eugen Trinka and Monika Killer

Background: Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the main cause of long term disability in western societies.

Methods: In..Ver más»

A Call to Action: Nutritional Counseling of Stroke Patients by Neurology Residents

Chris Groves

Stroke is the greatest cause of long-term disability and lost earnings, and it is the second leading cause of mortality worldwide, behind ischemic heart disease. In the United S..Ver más»