The impact of vaccination on the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease from a nationwide surveillance program in Lebanon: an unexpected increase in mortality driven by non-vaccine serotypes.

Background: The impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) on the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and serotype distribution was examined across age groups from data collected by the Lebanese Inter-Hospital Pneumococcal Surveillance Program.

Methods: Between 2005 and 2020, 593 invasive isolates were collected from 79 hospitals throughout Lebanon. Serotypes and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles were identified, and trends compared over 3 eras: PCV7, post-PCV7/ pre-PCV13, and PCV13 eras.

Cough-induced rib fracture in a smoker: a case report.

Background: Coughing is considered an important mechanism that helps the body get rid of foreign substances or prevent their entry into the tracheobronchial tree. Infrequently, after the onset of coughing, patients presenting with persistent chest pain are found to have rib fractures. Among the cases reported for cough-induced rib fractures, the maximum number of fractured ribs was found to be four.

Erratum: The Masquelet induced-membrane technique: an option for a tertiary-referral conflict setting.

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The Masquelet induced-membrane technique: an option for a tertiary-referral conflict setting.

A post-traumatic, infected, non-union of a long bone is a significant challenge to orthopaedic surgeons, especially in zones of conflict and humanitarian settings. We describe a 32-year-old man treated with the two-stage Masquelet procedure for an infected non-union, and the processes required to achieve clinical bony union. The initial injury was a gunshot wound through the left proximal tibia, which lay untreated for three months before the first definitive surgical procedure.

Main anatomical features of the calcarine sulcus: a 3D magnetic resonance imaging at 3T study.

Objective: The purpose of our study was to determine the main anatomical features of the calcarine sulcus using a 3-T MRI.

Methods: Fifty human brains have been explored using an MRI 3-T in Doctors Center in Beirut (Lebanon).

Results: The calcarine sulcus was identified in 100% of cases.

Impact of Pre-Processed Chickpea Flour Incorporation into "" on Appetite Hormones and Scores.

Recently, there has been an increasing interest in integrating pulse flours into pastries and baked products to improve their nutritional and health benefits. "," a popular Lebanese pastry made up of refined wheat flour was enriched with chickpea flour that is of better nutritional value, and its postprandial glycemia, insulinemia, lipidemia and appetite measures were monitored. A randomized cross-over study was performed on sixteen healthy Lebanese females, age (years): 22.

Functional Brain Connectivity as a New Feature for P300 Speller.

The brain is a large-scale complex network often referred to as the "connectome". Cognitive functions and information processing are mainly based on the interactions between distant brain regions. However, most of the 'feature extraction' methods used in the context of Brain Computer Interface (BCI) ignored the possible functional relationships between different signals recorded from distinct brain areas.

Identification of three novel mutations by studying the molecular genetics of Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) in the Lebanese population.

Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) is a genetically heterogeneous metabolic disorder that is transmitted in an autosomal recessive manner. According to clinical data, MSUD prevalence in Lebanon is expected to be higher than the International prevalence because of consanguineous marriage. Novel mutations are still getting detected by using DNA sequencing for mutation analysis in MSUD patients.