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Routine evaluation of BACTEC NR-16A and NR-17A media.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the BACTEC NR-16A and NR-17A media were more effective than the BACTEC NR-6A and NR-7A media in recovering organisms from the blood of patients undergoing antimicrobial therapy. A total of 986 sets of four blood culture bottles were compared, giving 141, 174, 93, and 104 isolates with BACTEC NR-6A, NR-16A, NR-7A, and NR-17A, respectively. BACTE...

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Lichtenstein tension-free repair of inguinal hernia.

Recurrences have been a significant problem following hernia repair. The purpose of this study was to present our experience of Lichtenstein tension-free repair of inguinal hernia. In this retrospective study, 223 inguinal hernia repairs were performed between September 2000 and August 2003 in 203 patients, using a polypropylene mesh. The main outcome measure was early and late complications an...

Formation and historical course of Islamic Mysticism and Sufism from beginning to seventh century AH

Mysticism and Sufism have a long precedent during the history and have been appeared in the form of different manners throughout divine religions. Islamic mysticism has been experienced many changes from the beginning to the seventh century AH. This research employs Descriptive-Analytic approach for explaining the origin of Islamic Mysticism, studies its evolutions in intended periods and inves...