The Performance of GeneXpert in the Diagnosis of Lymph Node Tuberculosis: A Prospective Study Comparing GeneXpert and Culture Findings.

Background and objective Lymph node tuberculosis (LNTB) is a common manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). GeneXpert is a rapid diagnostic molecular test that simultaneously detects tuberculosis and rifampicin (RIF) resistance. In this study, we aimed to assess the epidemiology of LNTB and diagnostic performance parameters of the GeneXpert in routine ENT practice.

Prevalence of Sleep Disturbances in Latin American Populations and Its Association with Their Socioeconomic Status-A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis.

Background: The worldwide increase in the prevalence and incidence of sleep disturbances represents a major public health issue. Among multiple determinants affecting sleep health, an individual's socioeconomic status (SES) is the most ignored and underestimated throughout the literature. No systematic review on the relation between SES and sleep health has been previously conducted in Latin America.

In Vitro Activity of Ceftazidime-Avibactam Against Enterobacteriaceae and P. aeruginosa Isolated at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca.

Background: The aim of this study is to determine the in vitro activity of ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA) on Entero-bacteriaceae and P. aeruginosa strains isolated in the bacteriology-virology laboratory of the Ibn Rochd University of Casablanca.

Methods: This is a prospective descriptive longitudinal study conducted from May 28 through June 25, 2022, on Enterobacteriaceae and P.

Bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 research in Morocco: short communication.

Unlabelled: As a global pandemic, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to a growing number of related research studies being published worldwide. However, there is no study on the bibliometric analysis of these Moroccan studies. This study aims to provide a general overview of COVID-19 studies in Morocco and may provide a direction for hot topics and future research trends.

Validation of a Moroccan Arabic Version of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI-M).

Objective: Cultural adaptation of the tinnitus handicap inventory questionnaire to the Moroccan dialect version.

Method: We conducted a prospective study over a 3 years period (January 2017-January 2020) in the Otolaryngology Department of Casablanca University hospital. Translation was produced by a forward-backward procedure with analysis of the psychometric properties of the Moroccan version of the tinnitus handicap inventory.

[Imatinib in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia in Morocco].

Introduction: The treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been revolutionized by the advent of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The results of the IRIS trial demonstrated the efficacy and long-term safety profile of Imatinib. The objective of our work is to report the results at 15 years of treatment of CML in chronic phase with Imatinib in Morocco.

Recurrent pterygo-palatal angiofibroma with intracranial extension: case report.

We report the case of a patient with recurrent pterygo-palatal angiofibroma and its treatment. A 21-year-old male patient had a long history of recurrent epistaxis with progressive nasal obstruction. He was diagnosed with an angiofibroma centered in the right pterygo-palatine fossa.

Bibliometric profil of medical publication at Faculty of Medicine of Casablanca (2008-2017).

Aim: To measure productivity in scientific publications of teachers of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca (FMPC).

Methods: This is a descriptive bibliometric study of the publications of the FMPC, indexed in the Medline and Scopus databases, between 2008 and 2017. Articles of physicians affiliated to the FMPC or its university hospital center were included in this study.

The effects of Ramadan fasting during pregnancy on fetal development: a general review.

Background: From a religious point of view, Ramadan fasting (RF) is not mandatory during pregnancy. However, some pregnant women insist to fast. Does this choice affect fetal development?

Aim: The objective of this general review was to determine the impact of RF on fetal development.

Distinctive Features in Spondyloarthritis Between Women and Man in Moroccan Context: Disease Beginning, Clinical Manifestations, Disease Activity and Function Scores.

Background: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a common group of chronic rheumatic inflammatory diseases, which usually affects the axial skeleton, and are more frequently observed in males than in females. Several differences have been brought up in the clinical presentation of axSpA, according to the patient's gender. In fact; axSpA severity in women tends to be moderate, leading then, to an underdiagnosis in this category of patients.

Comparison of Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis and Ankylosing Spondyltis from a Single Rheumatology Hospital in Morocco.

Background: According to the new classification criteria developed by The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society, patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) can be classified in 2 subgroups: Patients with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: ankylosing spondylitis patients (AS) and those with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA).

Objective: The aim of the present study is to describe and discuss the differences and similarities between the two subgroups.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a single rheumatology hospital in Morocco.