Radiologists as co-authors in case reports : does their involvement make a difference?

Background: Due to their crucial role in many diagnostic processes, a considerable number of papers in non-radiological medical journals contain images. We noticed that radiologists are seldom mentioned as co-authors. Purpose: To investigate how often radiologists are involved as co-authors and to measure the influence of their involvement on the choice and quality of the illustrations and captions. Material and Methods: We queried PubMed for papers in English with the search string "case report" in the title, examined them for the presence of radiological images, and excluded those published in radiological journals. We developed a scoring system, containing objective and subjective qualification criteria. In addition, we checked if a radiologist was involved as co-author, or mentioned in the Acknowledgments section. We performed a statistical analysis to check if the involvement of a radiologist had a significant effect on the overall quality of the case report. Results: In 21% (45/218) of the papers, a radiologist was mentioned as co-author and in 3% (7/218) a radiologist was mentioned in the acknowledgments. In 76% (166/218), radiologists were neither involved as co-authors, nor mentioned in acknowledgments. We found statistically significant quality differences between these three groups (P < 0.001). Conclusion: This study indicated that the quality of case reports can be improved when radiologists are involved in the preparation and publication of papers containing imaging studies

Prevalence of knowledge about the OC.

<p>Prevalence of knowing the period of the highest fertility during the ovulatory cycle. Data from six cross-sectional surveys during 1988–2008 in Egyptian women aged 15–49.</p

Salmonella Durban meningitis: case report and genomics study

Abstract Background Bacterial meningitis caused by non-typhoid Salmonella can be a fatal condition which is more common in low and middle-income countries. Case presentation We report the case of a Salmonella meningitis in a Belgian six-month old male infant. The first clinical examination was reassuring, but after a few hours, his general state deteriorated. A blood test and a lumbar puncture were therefore performed. The cerebrospinal fluid analysis was compatible with a bacterial meningitis which was later identified by the NRC (National Reference Center) as Salmonella enterica serovar Durban. Conclusions In this paper, we present the clinical presentation, genomic typing, and probable sources of infection for an unusually rare serovar of Salmonella. Through an extended genomic analysis, we established its relationship to historical cases with links to Guinea