Correction to: Imported and autochthonous malaria in West Saudi Arabia: results from a reference hospital.

Following publication of the original article [1], it was flagged by one of the authors that the name of the P. falciparum gene marker of artemisinin resistance 'pfkelch13' was (incorrectly) written as "pfketch13", which was repeated seven times in different parts of the published paper.

Imported and autochthonous malaria in West Saudi Arabia: results from a reference hospital.

Background: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is seeking malaria eradication. Malaria transmission has been very low over the last few years. Discovered cases of Plasmodium falciparum infection are assigned a treatment protocol of artemisinin-based combination therapy, which consists of artesunate in addition to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine rather than the traditional chloroquine, which has high resistance rates worldwide.

Diagnostic Value of Glypican-3 for Hepatocellular Carcinomas.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common and dangerous malignancy in many parts of the world, and especially in Egypt. Early diagnosis is the most important step in successful HCC management. However most cases are detected at late stage making effective intervention impossible.

Cytokeratin-18 in Diagnosis of HCC in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy that occurs secondary to viral hepatitis B and C cirrhosis under the influence of environmental factors. In early stages, clinical diagnosis is often difficult and distinguishing HCC from cirrhosis and other hepatic masses by conventional tests is frequently not feasible. Physicians usually depend on measuring serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), but this marker has low sensitivity and specificity.

Predictive value of serum insulin-like growth factor-1 in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the commonest primary malignant cancer of the liver in the world. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels reflect hepatic function and are inversely correlated with the severity of background chronic liver disease.

Objective: This study evaluated whether basal serum IGF-1 levels can predict prognosis of HCC patients according to different risks of disease progression.

p53 antibodies, metallothioneins, and oxidative stress markers in chronic ulcerative colitis with dysplasia.

Aim: To investigate the role of p53 antibodies (p53Abs), metallothioneins (MTs) and oxidative stress markers in the early detection of dysplasia in chronic ulcerative colitis (UC).

Methods: The study included 30 UC patients, 15 without dysplasia (group II) and 15 with dysplasia (group III), in addition to 15 healthy volunteers (group I, control subjects). The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique was used to measure serum p53Abs and MTs, while advanced oxidation protein products (AOPPs), and reduced glutathione (GSH) levels were measured by spectrophotometric method in all subjects.

Biochemical and immunopathological changes in experimental neurotoxocariasis.

Toxocariasis is a widespread soil-transmitted parasitic disease. Toxocara canis larvae migrate through the tissues with a special predilection for the central nervous system. Recently, neurotoxocariasis is being diagnosed in humans with increasing frequency due to improved diagnostic tools.