June 2011

Efficacy and mechanism of nasal irrigation with a hand pump against influenza and non-Influenza viral upper respiratory tract infection Huafei Ao1, Qin Wang1, Baofa Jiang2 and Peter He3*

To investigate if nasal irrigation could impact the severity and duration of viral URTI. 22 patients with new onset non-influenza URTI were randomized to Control (Control, N=12) or Nasal Irrigation Group [NI-Flu (-), N=10], and 8 patients with new onset influenza URTI were assigned to Nasal Irrigation Group [NI-Flu (+), N=8]. Patients in control were treated with standard of care, those in Nasal Irrigation Groups...

Author(s): Huafei Ao, Qin Wang, Baofa Jiang and Peter He

June 2011

A study of occurrence and histopathology of Mycoplasma infection in sheep in Tehran suburb, Iran

The authors have requested the retraction of this article.

Author(s): Mohkber Dezfouli M. R., Sadeghian S., Javanbakht J., Hobe Naghi R. and Lakzian A.

June 2011

Clinical profile of children presenting with measles in a Nigerian secondary health-care institution

The prognosis of measles is determined largely by host factors. The objective of this study is to document the clinical profile (host factors) of children presenting with measles in a Nigerian secondary health-care institution. In this case-series study, 77 children with measles (diagnosed clinically), admitted into St Philomena Catholic Hospital, Benin City were recruited over a 4-year period. The age, sex, presenting...

Author(s): Alphonsus N. Onyiriuka