https://www.selleckchem.com/products/OSI-930.html n this population, with hepatitis B virus the most common. All hepatitis C virus positive pregnant women were co-infected with HIV. Significant association was found between hepatitis B virus infection and predictors. Therefore, continuous screening of pregnant women for hepatitis B and C infections should be performed. © The Author(s) 2020.Objectives Blindness is one of the most widespread final pathways of diabetic retinopathy and its associated diabetic macular edema. The general practitioners are the first to encounter these diabetic patients. Fundoscopy is now considered as an ideal way for the diagnosis of patients with diabetic retinopathy. Therefore, this study was undertaken to know the ability and skills of general practitioners for the diagnosis and management of patients with diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. Methods This study was conducted in all major cities in Qassim province of Saudi Arabia during January to May 2017. A validated questionnaire was used to assess the general practitioners' knowledge and practice for the management of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. Questions related to referrals, diagnosis, and treatment options to diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema were asked to the general practitioners. Results Of 96 general practitioners, 76 returned the questionnaire with a responre needed that highlight the acquisition of their skills in fundoscopy. © The Author(s) 2020.Objective This population-based retrospective cohort study investigates long-term results of femoral thrombendarterectomy combined with simultaneous endovascular intervention of the iliac or femoropopliteal vessels, or both, with focus on freedom from recurrent intervention, limb salvage and survival. Methods All patients undergoing femoral thrombendarterectomy and simultaneous endovascular intervention between 1999 and 2013 were included. Stratification was according to clinical sympt