Demographic aspects of tick bites in Belgrade: Two-year retrospective study

Shewanella infection of snake bites: a twelve-year retrospective study

OBJECTIVE Infections of snake bite wounds by Shewanella are rarely discussed in the medical literature. This study aims to characterize the presentation and management of Shewanella infections in snake bite wounds. METHOD We retrospectively investigated the microbiology, clinical features, and outcomes of patients with Shewanella infected snake bite wounds admitted to a tertiary medical cente...

Clinical Aspects of Green Pit Viper Bites in Bangladesh: A Study on 40 Patients

Background: Green pit viper bite is an important cause of morbidity in Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to investigate the characteristics and clinical presentations of green pit viper bite in Bangladesh. Methods: This prospective observational study was done in the department of Medicine in Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh. A total of 40 patients with history of green...

An Epidemiologic and Clinical Study of Snake Bites during a Five-Year Period in Karoon, Iran

Tick bites in the Lyme light.

1Department of Paediatrics, Western University, London; 2Centre for Food Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 3National Microbiology Laboratory, National Public Health Laboratories, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba; 4Departments of Paediatrics and Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University and IWK Health ...

Tracheobronchial Foreign-Bodies in Children; A 7 Year Retrospective Study

Introduction: Foreign-body aspiration is still considered one of the most important diagnostic and therapeutic issues for physicians. Mortality rates and the prevalence of diseases caused by foreign bodies in the airway are higher in children because of the relatively narrow airway and immature protective mechanisms. The aim of this study was to study the pattern of foreign-body aspiration in t...