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Comparative study of etiological diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Nosocomial pneumonia is a common complication in patients on mechanical ventilation and results in significant mortality. Diagnosis of pneumonia in patients who are intubated and under mechanical ventilation is difficult, even with the aid of clinical ...
Eliane Maria de Carvalho, Paulo Celso Bosco Massarollo, Anna S. Levin, Maria Rita Montenegro Isern, Wilson Leite Pereira, Edson Abdala, Flavia Rossi, Sérgio Mies   +7 more
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Short-term repeated dose biochemical effects of Catha edulis (khat) crude extract administration in rats [PDF]

, 2008
The leaves of khat (Catha edulis) are reported to have stimulating and pleasurable effects and are chewed habitually by people of East Africa and Arabian Peninsula.
Al-Zubairi, Adel Sharaf, Saif Ali, Reyadh, Ismail, Patimah, Rahmat, Asmah, Abdul, Ahmad Bustamam, Abdel Wahab, Siddig Ibrahim, Chong, Pei Pei   +6 more
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Khat consumption as a modifiable risk factor for chewing dystonia

Annals of Movement Disorders
Chewing dystonia, a variant of focal task-specific dystonia, is a rarely reported condition that causes remarkable decrement in quality-of-life, social embarrassment, and associated mental stress.
Anish Mehta, Pooja Dugani, Pradeep Rangaiah, Mahendra Javali, Purshottam Acharya, Rangasetty Srinivasa   +5 more
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Algunas consideraciones farmacológicas y medicolegales relativas al consumo de Catha edulis Forsk (Khat) [PDF]

, 2008
A bibliographic review of the history and antecedents of the consumption of Catha edulis, Khat(Chat in Amaric) in Ethiopia (Erithrea today), a botanical and pharmacological analysis of itschemical components and of its effects on the human body, from the
Fernández Pérez, Felipe Segundo, Lorié González, Alfredo F., Arias Gallardo, Ana Isis   +2 more
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An Anatomical Study of Ethiopian Khat (Leaf of Catha Edulis Forsk)

, 1962
The morphology and anatomy of the leaves of Catha edulis Forsk. obtained from Ethiopia is described and illustrated. A list of the characters of powdered Khat is also given.
Parirokh Shadan, E J Shellard
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A narrative review of preclinical evidence on the effects of Catha edulis on spatial cognition and memory in rodents

Discover Toxicology
Background Catha edulis (khat) is a stimulant plant endemic to East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, widely consumed for its psychostimulant effects, which are primarily attributed to cathinone and cathine.
Khalid Bekri, Alfoalem Araba Abiye
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Overview of literature and information on "khat-related" mortality: a call for recognition of the issue and further research

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
During the past 20 years or so, more has become known about the properties of khat, its pharmacology, physiological and psychological effects on humans.
John M. Corkery, Fabrizio Schifano, Adenekan Oyefeso, A. Hamid Ghodse, Thomy Tonia, Vinesha Naidoo, Jennifer Button   +6 more
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Catha Edulis Active Principle, Cathinone, Suppresses Motor Coordination, Accelerates Anxiety and Alters the Levels of Dopamine and its Metabolites in the Limbic Areas of Male Swiss Albino Mice

Acta Pharmaceutica, 2018
Cathinone, the active principle of khat (Catha edulis), stimulates, excites and produces euphoric feelings in khat users. Locomotor and rearing activities, either individual or in groups, of male Swiss albino mice were decreased significantly compared to
Safhi Mohammed M., Alam Mohammad Firoz, Khuwaja Gulrana, Hussain Sohail, Siddiqui Mohammed Hakeem, Islam Farah, Khardali Ibrahim, Al-Sanosi Rashad Mohammed, Alhazmi Hassan A., Khan Andleeb, Islam Fakhrul   +10 more
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Epidemiology of khat (Catha edulis) consumption among university students: a meta-analysis

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Khat is amphetamine-like substance commonly consumed by students when they wish to study for long hours especially during examination periods.
Getinet Ayano, Kalkidan Yohannis, Mebratu Abraha   +2 more
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Khat (Catha edulis): academic, health and psychosocial efects on “mature” students [PDF]

, 2010
The leaves of the plant khat (Catha edulis) are commonly chewed in certain countries of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Chewing of khat leaves has a deep-rooted religious and sociocultural tradition and has a peculiarity of certain influences on ...
Babu, SM, Sikiru, L
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