Azithromycin versus ceftriaxone for the treatment of uncomplicated typhoid fever in children
RW Frenck Jr, I Nakhla, Y Sultan… - Clinical infectious …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
A total of 108 children aged 4–17 years were randomized to receive 7 days of azithromycin (10
mg/kg/day; maximum, 500 mg/day) or ceftriaxone (75 mg/kg/day; maximum, 2.5 g/day), to …
mg/kg/day; maximum, 500 mg/day) or ceftriaxone (75 mg/kg/day; maximum, 2.5 g/day), to …
Short-course azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated typhoid fever in children and adolescents
RW Frenck Jr, A Mansour, I Nakhla… - Clinical infectious …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
We studied 149 children and adolescents 3–17 years of age with clinical typhoid fever who
were treated with either oral azithromycin (20 mg/kg per day; maximum dose, 1000 mg/day) …
were treated with either oral azithromycin (20 mg/kg per day; maximum dose, 1000 mg/day) …
[PDF][PDF] Rapid diagnosis of typhoid fever by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay detection of Salmonella serotype Typhi antigens in urine
MA Fadeel, JA Crump, FJ Mahoney, IA Nakhla… - American Journal of …, 2004 - Citeseer
We developed and evaluated an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using
monoclonal antibodies to capture somatic antigen 9 (O9), flagellar antigen d (Hd), and the Vi …
monoclonal antibodies to capture somatic antigen 9 (O9), flagellar antigen d (Hd), and the Vi …
A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of rifaximin for the prevention of travelers' diarrhea in us military personnel …
…, M Mostafa, H Shaheen, I Nakhla… - Journal of travel …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background Infectious diarrhea is an important problem among travelers and deployed US
military overseas causing substantial morbidity due to acute illness and may result in …
military overseas causing substantial morbidity due to acute illness and may result in …
[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the AFHSC-GEIS network
…, R Ergas, U Chukwuma, S Tobias, J Klena, I Nakhla… - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
International infectious disease surveillance has been conducted by the United States (US)
Department of Defense (DoD) for many years and has been consolidated within the Armed …
Department of Defense (DoD) for many years and has been consolidated within the Armed …
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from US military personnel participating in Operation Bright Star, Egypt, from …
RA Nada, A Armstrong, HI Shaheen, I Nakhla… - … and Infectious Disease, 2013 - Elsevier
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a major health problem for travelers to the
Middle East. During the autumn months of 2005, 2007, and 2009, US military personnel …
Middle East. During the autumn months of 2005, 2007, and 2009, US military personnel …
Relationship between intracranial granulomas and cerebrospinal fluid levels of gamma interferon and interleukin-10 in patients with tuberculous meningitis
…, RW Frenck Jr, T Darville, IA Nakhla… - Clinical and Vaccine …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cerebrospinal fluid gamma interferon (IFN-γ) and interleukin-10 levels in 39 patients with
tuberculous meningitis were serially measured. Cytokine levels did not predict intracranial …
tuberculous meningitis were serially measured. Cytokine levels did not predict intracranial …
The changing epidemiology of meningococcal meningitis after introduction of bivalent A/C polysaccharide vaccine into school-based vaccination programs in Egypt
I Nakhla, RW Frenck Jr, NA Teleb, S El Oun, Y Sultan… - Vaccine, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND:: The strategy recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to
curtail outbreaks of meningococcus in Africa is enhanced surveillance with administration of …
curtail outbreaks of meningococcus in Africa is enhanced surveillance with administration of …
Validation of the Dri-Dot Latex agglutination and IgM lateral flow assays for the diagnosis of typhoid fever in an Egyptian population
I Nakhla, H El Mohammady, A Mansour… - … and infectious disease, 2011 - Elsevier
Laboratory confirmation of typhoid fever is essential for appropriate medical treatment.
Blood culture is a standard test for diagnosis of typhoid fever, but well-equipped diagnostic …
Blood culture is a standard test for diagnosis of typhoid fever, but well-equipped diagnostic …
[HTML][HTML] Hotel clinic-based diarrheal and respiratory disease surveillance in US service members participating in Operation Bright Star in Egypt, 2009
PJ Sebeny, I Nakhla, M Moustafa… - The American journal …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We conducted clinic-based, influenza-like illness and diarrheal disease surveillance among
US service members participating in Operation Bright Star 2009. Epidemiologic data and …
US service members participating in Operation Bright Star 2009. Epidemiologic data and …