Ministry of Public Health

Autosomal Dominant Cutis Laxa type 3 in a Lebanese female child: a case report and literature review about an exceptionally rare genetic disease

Abstract Cutis Laxa is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by a loose, wrinkled and prematurely aged skin appearance and have been documented to be transmitted through autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, or X-linked patterns. With an estimated prevalence of less...

Reference-standard and calibration-model dependence of AlCl3-reactive flavonoid estimates in yemeni Malva verticillata L. leaf extract

Aluminum chloride colorimetry is widely used for preliminary flavonoid estimation, but results depend on reference standard, calibration model, and unresolved sample optical background. We re-analysed archived data from a completed undergraduate thesis on a methanolic leaf extrac...

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Recovered from Respiratory and Urinary Specimens in a Lebanese Hospital (2020–2025)

Background: Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections in humans. It is estimated that millions of deaths occur each year worldwide due to these infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), in particular, re...