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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53851#.VNhdaCzQrzE Author(s)   Prince Pascal Hounnasso 1 , Josué Dejinnin Georges Avakoudjo 1 , Abdoul Karim Paré 1* , Kirakoya Brahima 1 , Adama Ouattara 2 , Michel Michael Agounkpé 1 , Gilles Natchagandé 1 , Sanni Rafiou Toré 1 , Abubakar Babagana Mustapha 3 , Alexandre Vodounou 1   Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Urology, Hubert Koutoucou Maga Teaching Hospital of Cotonou, Cotonou, Bénin . 2 Department of Urology, Souro Sanou Teaching Hospital of Bobo-Dioulasso, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso . 3 Department of Surgery, Federal Medical Center, Nguru, Nigeria . ABSTRACT Purpose: To study the epidemiology and treatment modalities of urolithiasis at Urology Department of University Hospital of Cotonou. Materials and Methods: It was a retrospective and descriptive study over a 10 years period ranging from January 1st, 2004 to December 31st, 2013. One hundr...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52782#.VKNheMnQrzE Author(s)      Walda Viana Brígido de Moura 1 , Iris do Ceu Clara Costa 2 , Fábia Barbosa de Andrade 3 , Tainara Lôrena dos Santos Ferreira 3 , Andréa Silvia Walter de Aguiar 1 , Gabriela Eugênio de Sousa Furtado 1 , Maria Eneide Leitão de Almeida 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, Brazil . 2 Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil . 3 Faculty of Health Sciences of Trairi (FACISA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Santa Cruz, Brazil . ABSTRACT Background: Investigating self-...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51411#.VGlR0mfHRK0 Author(s) Aaron J. Smith , John Oertle , Dino Prato Affiliation(s) Envita, Scottsdale, AZ, USA . ABSTRACT Chronic Lyme disease is predicated by an infection with Borrelia burgdorferi via tick vector. B. burgdorferi has been extensively researched with regard to its genome and cell biology. There are many unique characteristics to the bacteria itself; however, serological diagnostics and diagnosis based on symptoms can be complicated and potentially misleading. Other promising diagnostics were also evaluated in this review. Treatment of the chronic Lyme disease can be complicated and at times ineffective. The...