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  • Penetration of aztreonam into human cerebrospinal fluid in the presence of meningeal inflammation 
    Mokhbat, J. E.; Greenman, R. L.; Arcey, S. M.; Dickinson, G. M.; Sabath, L. D.; Platt, T. B.; Friedhoff, L. T. (2017-02-15)
    Cerebrospinal fluid of aztreonam were measured in 11 patients with meningeal inflammation. Two to eight hours after a single 2 gin intravenous dose, CSF aztreonam levels ranged from 0·76 to 16·6 mg/l. The mean CSF concentration ...
  • Penicillin-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae in Lebanon 
    Mokhbat, Jacques E.; Uwaydah, Marwan; Karam-Sarkis, Dolla; Baroud-Nassif, Rita; Rohban, Thomas (2017-02-10)
    A total of 123 clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae were collected from all over Lebanon and tested for their susceptibility to penicillin: 30.1% were susceptible (minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ≤ 0.06 ...
  • Per-Pass Analysis on the Diagnostic Yield of EUS-Guided FNA in Solid Pancreatic Mass Lesions 
    Azar, Riad R.; Mohamadnejad, Mehdi; Mullady, Dan; Early, Dayna S.; Rastogi, Amit; Collins, Brian; Wang, Jeff F.; Marshall, Carrie; Sams, Sharon; Yen, Roy; Rizeq, Mona (2016-10-06)
  • Percutaneous Aspiration Irrigation Drainage Technique in the Management of Septic Arthritis in Children 
    Hayek, Toni; Griffet, Jacques; Oborocianu, Ioana; Amandine, Rubio; Leroux, Julien; Lauron, Jerome (2016-09-22)
    Background: Septic arthritis in childhood is a therapeutic emergency. The authors present their experience using an intermediate technique with the advantages of the percutaneous aspiration irrigation drainage: joint ...
  • Percutaneous drainage of septic hip arthritis in children 
    El Hayek, T.; Griffet, J. (2019-05-14)
    INTRODUCTION: Hip arthritis is a therapeutic emergency which requires sure diagnosis and pus evacuation. Two methods are presently in use: isolated or oriterative punction and arthrotomy. TECHNIQUE: A Pleurocath is introduced ...
  • Percutaneous Transhepatic Bile Duct Ablation with n-Butyl Cyanoacrylate in the Treatment of a Biliary Complication after Split Liver Transplantation 
    Lauterio, Andrea; Slim, Abdallah; Aseni, Paolo; Giacomoni, Alessandro; Di Sandro, Stephano; Corso, Rocco; Mangoni, Iacopo; Mihaylov, Plamen; Al Kofahi, Mohammed; Pirotta, Vincenzo; De Carlis, Luciano (2019-06-12)
    Biliary complications continue to be a major cause of morbidity after split-liver transplantation (SLT). In this report we describe an uncommon late biliary complication. One year after SLT the patient showed an intrahepatic ...
  • Performing the Body 
    Meskaoui, Zena (2017-09-05)
    Haifa Wehbi is a Lebanese singer who started her career as a model. She was the first runner up for Miss Lebanon in 1995. She became known in the Arab world after the release of her first album Huwa al-Zaman (i.e. it is ...
  • Peritonitis Due to Mycoplasma hominis in a Renal Transplant Recipient 
    Mokhbat, J. E.; Peterson, P. K.; Sabath, L. D.; Robertson, J. A. (2017-02-13)
  • Permanent reversal of essential tremor following a frontal lobe stroke 
    Ahdab, Rechdi; Chalah, Moussa A.; Ayache, Samar S.; Riachi, Naji (2019-04-10)
    Following a right prerolandic stroke, a 76 year old woman with bilateral upper extremity essential tremor (ET) recovered permanently from the latter contralaterally to the affected hemisphere. The ischemic stroke likely ...
  • The persistence of hippocampal-based memory requires protein synthesis mediated by the prion-like protein CPEB3 
    Stephan, Joseph S.; Fioriti, Luana; Myers, Cory; Huang, Yan-You; Li, Xiang; Trifilieff, Pierre; Colnaghi, Luca; Kosmidis, Stylianos; Drisaldi, Bettina; Pavlopoulos, Elias; Kandel, Eric R. (2017-02-06)
    Consolidation of long-term memories depends on de novo protein synthesis. Several translational regulators have been identified, and their contribution to the formation of memory has been assessed in the mouse hippocampus. ...
  • PGE2 induces COX-2 expression in podocytes via the EP4 receptor through a PKA-independent mechanism 
    Faour, Wissam; Gomi, Kaede; Kennedy, Christopher (2015-10-23)
    Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)-dependent prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis correlates with the onset of proteinuria and increased glomerular capillary pressure (Pgc) glomerular disease models. We previously showed that an in ...
  • Phase I trial of subretinal injection of a recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV2-VMD2-hMERTK) gene vector to patients with MERTK RP 
    Ghazi, Nicola; Alkuraya, Fowzan; Al-Maghamsi, Abdulrahman; Al Saikhan, Fahad; Abboud, Emad (2019-06-21)
    Purpose: To report short-term safety results of the phase I trial of subretinal injection of a rAAV2-VMD2-hMERTK gene vector for retinitis pigmentosa (RP) secondary to the MERTK Mutation Methods: Except in one patient, ...
  • Phenol sulfotransferases 
    Nasser, Selim M.; Seth, Pankaj; Lunetta, Kathryn L.; Bell, Daphne W.; Gray, Heather; Rhei, Esther; Kaelin, Carolyn M.; Iglehart, Dirk J.; Marks, Jeffrey R.; Garber, Judy E.; Haber, Daniel A.; Polyak, Kornelia (2017-02-03)
    In recent years, significant effort has been made to identify genes that influence breast cancer risk. Because the high-penetrance breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and 2 play a role only in a small fraction of ...
  • Pheochromocytoma presenting as partial HELLP syndrome 
    Daaboul, Yazan; Korjian, Serge; Khalil, Lamis; Nemr, Rita (2019-05-29)
    Diagnosis of pheochromocytoma in partial HELLP syndrome is extremely rare. We report a case of a 25-year-old multigravida woman at 30 weeks of gestation who presented with clinical features consistent with partial HELLP ...
  • Phospho-MEK1/2 and uPAR Expression Determine Sensitivity of AML Blasts to a Urokinase-Activated Anthrax Lethal Toxin (PrAgU2/LF) 1 
    Nasser, Selim; Ghanem, Hadi; Abi-Habib, Ralph J.; Bekdash, Amira; Darwish, Manal; Timsah, Zahra; Najjar, Vicky; Ghosn, Marwan; El-Hajj, Hiba; Bazerbachi, Ali; Liu, Shihui; Leppla, Stephen H.; Frankel, Arthur E.; Kassab, Elias (2017-02-02)
    In this study, we attempt to target both the urokinase plasminogen activator and the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell lines and primary AML blasts using PrAgU2/LF, a urokinase-activated ...
  • Phosphodiesterase 4B in the cardiac L-type Ca2+ channel complex regulates Ca2+ current and protects against ventricular arrhythmias in mice 
    Leroy, Jerome; Richter, Wito; Mika, Delphine; Castro, Liliana.R. V.; Abi-Gerges, Aniella; Xie, Moses; Scheitrum, Colleen; Lefebvre, Florence; Schittl, Julia; Vandecasteele, Grégoire (2017-10-19)
    β-Adrenergic receptors (β-ARs) enhance cardiac contractility by increasing cAMP levels and activating PKA. PKA increases Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release via phosphorylation of L-type Ca2+ channels (LTCCs) and ryanodine receptor ...
  • Physician Controlled Wire Guided Cannulation of the Minor Papilla 
    Azar, Riad R.; Ammar, Tarek; Maple, John T.; Ansstas, Michael; Abdeen, Basem M.; Cote, Gregory A. (2016-09-20)
    Objective: Cannulation of the minor papilla (MiP) can be challenging. Historically, specialty accessories and small caliber guidewires have been advocated for approaching the MiP. New short-wire ERCP platforms allow ...
  • Physician-Controlled Wire-Guided Cannulation of the Minor Papilla 
    Azar, Riad R.; Maple, John T.; Mansour, Lilah; Ammar, Tarek; Ansstas, Michael; Coté, Gregory A. (2016-09-20)
    Background. Minor papilla (MiP) cannulation is frequently performed using specialized small-caliber accessories. Outcomes data for MiP cannulation with standard-sized accessories are lacking. Methods. This is a case series ...
  • Physicians’ empathy levels in a primary care setting 
    Al-Habbal, Khairat; Arawi, Thalia (2020-07-28)
    Background The physician–patient relationship is a crucial element in successful medical care. Empathy is the ability to understand an individual’s subjective experience yet remain as an observer. It plays a major role ...
  • Physiology of penile erection 
    Zeineh, J.; Lue, Tom F.; Schmidt, Richard A.; Tanagho, Emil A. (2019-04-16)
    The physiologic basis of erection is yet to be clear. Recently, we were able to identify the cavernous nerves which are responsible for erection. Using electroerection in the monkey, we were able to study the physiologic ...

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