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We report the case of a 38-year-old patient with an undocumented history of lung disease who presented with Kartagener's syndrome diagnosed on CT scan in the context of lupus erythematosus. Kartagener's syndrome is a distinct entity among primary ciliary dyskinesias, but its association with lupus has not been described in the literature.

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Anticoagulant-induced spontaneous small bowel hematoma is a rare cause of acute mechanical bowel obstruction. We report the case of a 77-year-old patient with complete arrhythmia due to atrial fibrillation under acenocoumarol 4mg daily who was seen for right iliac fossa pain. The laboratory tests showed a prothrombin rate (PT) of 12%, an International Normalized Ratio (INR) of 6, and an aPTT (activated partial thromboplastin time) of 43 seconds.

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  • Cholera, caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholera, poses a significant public health risk in Africa; this study aimed to examine pathogenic Vibrionaceae in human stool and environmental water samples from Saint-Louis, Senegal.
  • A hospital-based study from 2013 to 2015 involved collecting stool samples and conducting monthly water testing to identify Vibrio bacteria using PCR techniques.
  • The results showed no V. cholerae strains in patients' stool, but various Vibrio species, including toxigenic ones, were found in water, highlighting potential environmental risks for Vibriosis transmission in the region.*
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Introduction: Corynebacteria have an important place among the commensal flora of the skin and mucous membranes. Except for Corynebacterium diphtheriae, they were once considered contaminants of mucosa. Recent publications in medical bacteriology have highlighted the importance of several species, such as C.

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