Genotype patterns for mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene: a retrospective descriptive study from Saudi Arabia.

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) occurs in populations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf area. Approximately 2000 known variants have been identified for the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CTFR) gene. Screening for ten of the most common variants can detect 80% of alleles.

Outcome with topical sirolimus for port wine stain malformations after unsatisfactory results with pulse dye laser treatment alone.

Unlabelled: We used a topical formulation of sirolimus for treating port wine stain (PWS). Although pulsed dye laser (PDL) is the current treatment of choice for PWS, fast neovascularization after treatment is a major drawback. With PDL therapy there has been insufficient improvement and frustrating side effects.

Elizabethkingia Meningoseptica in a Case of Biliary Tract Infection Following Liver Transplantation.

BACKGROUND Elizabethkingia meningoseptica (E. meningoseptica) is an aerobic Gram-negative bacillus known to thrive in moist environments, and is now recognized as a hospital-acquired infection, being found to contaminate hospital equipment, respiratory apparatus, hospital solutions, water, and drainage systems. Nosocomial infection with E.