Background Chlorpyrifos (CPF), a widely used organophosphorus pesticide (OP), is
metabolized to CPF-oxon, a potent cholinesterase (ChE) inhibitor, and trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy). …

Neurobehavioral deficits have been reported in Egyptian pesticide application teams using
organophosphorus (OP) pesticides, but whether these effects are related to OP pesticide …

The Behavioral Assessment and Research System (BARS) is a computer-based testing
system designed to assess neurobehavioral function in humans. It was developed to provide a …

Objectives To assess the epidemiological pattern of Candida bloodstream infection (BSI)
over an 8-year period (2002–2009) in King Abdulaziz Medical City, western Saudi Arabia. …

… Alsagaby g , Faisal Alsubaie h , Majid Alshomrani b i , Fayssal M. Farahat b i ,
Mohammad Bosaeed a b i , Ahmad Alharbi i , Omar Aldibasi a b , Abdullah M. Assiri h …

Chlorpyrifos (CPF) and profenofos (PFF) are organophosphorus (OP) insecticides that are
applied seasonally in Egypt to cotton fields. Urinary trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy), a specific …

Objectives: To estimate and assess the prevalence and predictors of illness anxiety disorder
among Saudi medical students in western Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study …

HCV is a major etiological agent of liver disease with a high rate of chronic evolution. The
virus possesses 6 genotypes with many subtypes. The rate of spontaneous clearance among …

Objective: Chlorpyrifos exposures were assessed in 12 Egyptian cotton field workers. Methods:
3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy) was measured in 24-hour urine samples to estimate …

Pyrethroids are neurotoxic insecticides that exert their effects by prolonging the open time of
sodium channels, which increases the duration of neuronal excitation. α-cypermethrin (αCM…