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Synergistic Effect Of Lawsonia Inermis And Peganum Harmala Aqueous Extracts On In Vitro Growth Of Leishmania Tropica Promastigotes Comparison To Sodium Stibogluconate, Niran Al-Ogaili Mar 2026

Synergistic Effect Of Lawsonia Inermis And Peganum Harmala Aqueous Extracts On In Vitro Growth Of Leishmania Tropica Promastigotes Comparison To Sodium Stibogluconate, Niran Al-Ogaili

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Promastigotes of genus Leishmania are transmitted by Phlebotomus sandflies bites. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in southern parts of Iraq. Lawsonia inermis (henna) leaves contain several active compounds that have antiprotozoal activity, as well as, Peganum harmala possess several alkaloids with antiprotozoal properties. In this study, MTT assay was used to assess the antileishmanial activity of L. inermis and P. harmala aqueous extracts in comparison to pentavalent antimonial drug( sodium stibogluconate) on in vitro promastigotes of Leishmania tropica. L. inermis and P. harmala extracts were prepared in concentrations of (5%, 2.5% and 1.25%) and (10%, 5% and 2.5%) respectively. Also, …

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Detection Of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases Producing By Klebsiella Pneumonia Isolated From Urinary Tract Infection Patients By Using Mpcr Technique, Wafaa Abdelwahed Jaheel Al-Kaaby Mar 2026

Detection Of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases Producing By Klebsiella Pneumonia Isolated From Urinary Tract Infection Patients By Using Mpcr Technique, Wafaa Abdelwahed Jaheel Al-Kaaby

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Objective: In this study Klebsiella pneumonia where isolated from urine samples and detection of extended spectrum β-Lactamases by using mPCR technique.Method: This isolated subjected to the antimicrobial susceptibility test (Disc diffusion) for some antibiotics following by multiplex PCR techniques for detection extended spectrum β-Lactamase genes (bla TEM, bla SHV, bla CTX-M and bla AMPC).Results: The extended spectrum β-Lactamase genes by PCR techniques were given bla CTX-M (30/93.75%), bla SHV (25/78.12%), bla TEM (18/56.25%) and bla AMPC (22/68.15%), respectively.Conclusion: K. pneumonia isolates of urinary tract infection patients highly associated with the emergence of bla CTX-M β-Lactamase that provides useful good treatment.

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Detection Of Serotype Gene Of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolated From Different Clinical Cases Of Hospitalized Infections In Al-Diwaniya City, Adnan H. Al Hamadani, Hazem K. Al Khafaji, Ahmed S.Abed Mar 2026

Detection Of Serotype Gene Of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolated From Different Clinical Cases Of Hospitalized Infections In Al-Diwaniya City, Adnan H. Al Hamadani, Hazem K. Al Khafaji, Ahmed S.Abed

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study aimed to identify serotype of Klebsiella Pneumonia  isolated from different clinical cases of hospitalized infections( urinary tract infection, respiratory infection, burns & wounds) by using polymerase chain reaction(PCR).A total of 110 clinical specimens from in-patients with nosocomial infections(including 47 respiratory infection,37  UTI , burns  & wound infections 26) in Al-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital during the period from December 2012 –March 2013 were collected. K. Pneumonia  isolated from 35.4% of the specimens distributed as 18.18% sputum specimens,10.90% urine specimens & 6.36% burns & wounds specimens. K1,K2,K5,K20,K54 & K57 serotypes of K. Pneumonia  were successfully detected in multiplex PCR.The results revealed …

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Assessment Of Knowledge, Attitude And Practice In A Sample Of Iraqi Type 2 Diabetic Patients, Saied Quraish Kareem Abbas, Haydar F. Al-Tukmagi, Tawfeeq F. Al-Auqbi Mar 2026

Assessment Of Knowledge, Attitude And Practice In A Sample Of Iraqi Type 2 Diabetic Patients, Saied Quraish Kareem Abbas, Haydar F. Al-Tukmagi, Tawfeeq F. Al-Auqbi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:  knowledge; attitude and practice backgrounds affect much the outcome of diabetes. Non-compliance imposes a considerable health care and financial burden on the health system. Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice background of type 2 diabetes Iraqi patients toward their disease by using the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) questionnaire. Results: Mean knowledge score was 6.48+2.66, attitude score was 5.28+2.07 and practice score was 4.62+1.49. males showed significantly higher KAP scores than females (P<0.001). Patients with higher significant education had the highest knowlegde score in comparison with those with  secondary eduction; the difference was statistically highly significant (P<0.001). Patients  living in urban areas showed significantly higher mean score than those living in rural areas (P<0.001). Patients who had jobs experienced a significantly higher knowledge score than those without job (P<0.001). Smoker patients had significantly higher KAP scores than non-smoker patients (P<0.001). Conclusion: The study concluded that low/ moderate knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetes among the diabetic patients, which need more effort and role to be played by clinical pharmacist to fulfill this gap.

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Cultivation Of Entamoeba Species In Lock’S -Egg Medium And Differentiation Of E.Moshkoviskii ,E.Dispar And Ehistolytica By Using Single Round Polymerase Chain Reaction, Ma'ani N.Al-Shamari, Arshed Sh.Alkafaji, Abbas M. Alwaily Mar 2026

Cultivation Of Entamoeba Species In Lock’S -Egg Medium And Differentiation Of E.Moshkoviskii ,E.Dispar And Ehistolytica By Using Single Round Polymerase Chain Reaction, Ma'ani N.Al-Shamari, Arshed Sh.Alkafaji, Abbas M. Alwaily

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The genus Entamoeba contains many species, three of which are  identical (Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar and  Entamoeba moshkovskii ) reside in the human intestinal lumen. Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amebiasis and mortality worldwide in humans. Although recent studies highlight the recovery of E. dispar andE. moshkovskii from patients with gastrointestinal symptoms. The  cultivation  of  three identical   Entamoeba  species   was  done  successfully  in   Lock’s-egg medium  , a high  number  of  trophozoite   were  found   in  culture .these  three identical Entamoeba  species did  not  differentiation by  using  microscope .but  the  devolution of  scientific  they  could  differentiation  by  using  PCR  technique …

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Gene Expression Of Biofilm Regulatory Protein A (Brp A) In Streptococcus Mutans Isolated From Oral Cavity, Adnan H. Al-Hamadani, Rahi K. Al-Yasiri, Nizar Ahmed Shihad Mar 2026

Gene Expression Of Biofilm Regulatory Protein A (Brp A) In Streptococcus Mutans Isolated From Oral Cavity, Adnan H. Al-Hamadani, Rahi K. Al-Yasiri, Nizar Ahmed Shihad

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

A total of 100 oral swabs were collected from patients  suffering from dental caries and priodontal infections, ranging from 15-65 years old of both genders whom admitted to the Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Special Center of Dentistry within the period from December 2012 to March 2013, in order to  quantify the gene expression of biofim regulatory protein (Brp A) in Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) isolates by using the Real Time polymerase chain reaction. The gene expression of biofilm regulatory protein A(Brp A) was quantified in comparison with housekeeping gene 16s rRNA as a reference gene of biofilm S.mutans by using reverse transcriptase …

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Pathological Study Of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis In Al-Diwaniya Province, Khairy A. Dawood, Al-Mu’Tasimbellah F. Al-Jeboori Mar 2026

Pathological Study Of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis In Al-Diwaniya Province, Khairy A. Dawood, Al-Mu’Tasimbellah F. Al-Jeboori

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

In the present study, 42 patients were observed, as cutaneous leishmaniasis, from 1 September 2012 until the end of August 2013. They divided to 25 (595. %) males and 17 (40.5%) females, and the diagnosis was depend on clinical examination, pathological lesions and parasitic isolation. Lesions were classified depending on number, so the patients who have multiple lesions were (64.3%), while (35.7%) have single lesion, the number of lesions per patient ranged from one to 12 lesions. Most of the lesions were located on face (40.5%), but some lesions were on the face & hand   (21.4%), while few were found …

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Detection Of Mec A Gene In Staphylococcus Aureus From Osteomyelitis Infections, Osamah Faisal Kokaz Mar 2026

Detection Of Mec A Gene In Staphylococcus Aureus From Osteomyelitis Infections, Osamah Faisal Kokaz

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen that associated with serious community acquired and nosocomial diseases. In view of the present problem the study aimed to isolation of S. aureus within osteomyelitis samples and amplified the mecA gene of some antibiotic resistant isolates.Methodology: S. aureus were isolated from osteomyelitis and all isolates screened for antibiotic susceptibility test to detection of mecA gene.Results: 29 swabs were taken from both sex patients related to Al- Sammawa Teaching hospital at period from September 2013 to march 2014. Only 14(48.27%) patients had S. aureus and 19 isolates yielded from all samples. These isolates showed …

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Sensorineural Hearing Loss In Patients With Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Mazin Rajeh Jaber Mar 2026

Sensorineural Hearing Loss In Patients With Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Mazin Rajeh Jaber

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

introduction: The relationship between sensorineural hearing loss and Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media remains a controversial. damage of the cochlea and high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss was suggested to arise from passage of toxic substances and the drugs from the middle ear through the round window membrane into the inner ear.Aim of study : To evaluate the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss in ears with chronic otitis media.Method: This is prospective a study, consisted of 120 patients. They were 90 males and 30 females . they had been assessed at Otolaryngology department in Al-Diwania Teaching Hospital , in Al-Diwania city , Iraq, …

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Findings Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of Lumbosacral Spine In Chronic Lower Back Pain, Jabir Hasan Obaid Al.Shami, Amjaad Majeed Hameed Mar 2026

Findings Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of Lumbosacral Spine In Chronic Lower Back Pain, Jabir Hasan Obaid Al.Shami, Amjaad Majeed Hameed

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

*Background :Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine is a safe and painless scan  that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce detailed pictures of the lumbar spine (the bones, disks, and other structures in the lower back),  MRI of the lumbar spine can be useful in evaluating symptoms such as lower back pain, leg pain, numbness, tingling or weakness  or problems with bladder and bowel control. It can also help to diagnose tumors, bleeding, swelling, developmental or structural abnormalities  and infections or inflammatory conditions in the vertebrae or surrounding tissues. Aim of study  :To detect the …

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Detection Of Mycoplasma Hominis And Ureaplasma Urealyticum In Urethritis From Sexual Active Men By Real-Time Pcr, Haider A. Muhammid, Habeeb S. Naher, Adnan H. Al-Hamadani Mar 2026

Detection Of Mycoplasma Hominis And Ureaplasma Urealyticum In Urethritis From Sexual Active Men By Real-Time Pcr, Haider A. Muhammid, Habeeb S. Naher, Adnan H. Al-Hamadani

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Mycoplasma spp and Ureaplasma spp are unique microbes in they lack a cell wall and cause genitourinary tract infections ,these organisms are considered an intracellular parasites and difficult to cultivate in routine media due to the complexity of their nutritional requirements so , the molecular detection and identify these microorganisms by Real-Time PCR due to cost, time, reliability, specificity, and sensitivity.Aim of study : To detect and differentiate Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum isolates from patients with urethritis by Real-Time PCR.Methods: Ureathral swabs collected from 60 sexual active men from December 2012 to May 2013 who attending to AL- …

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Tinnitus In Al-Diwania City, Mazin Rajeh Jaber Mar 2026

Tinnitus In Al-Diwania City, Mazin Rajeh Jaber

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Introduction: Tinnitus is a sound perceived for more than five minutes at a time, in the absence of any external acoustical or electrical stimulation of the ear and not occurring immediately after exposure to loud noise. It is either subjective, audible only to the patient, or objective, audible to the examiner as well. It is a complex symptom, as it is usually associated with other neurotological complaints.Aim of study : To evaluate the distribution and the possible causes of tinnitus in Al-Diwania city.Method: This is a randomized analytic descriptive study, consisted of 200 patients. They were 110 males and 90 …

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Co-Infection Intestinal Fungi And Protozoa Inimmunocompromised Patients With Detection Of Some Virulence Factors Of These Organisms By Using Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr), Baheja Abbes Al-Khalidy, Manni Naji Al-Shimari, Abbas Ghafil Abbas Mar 2026

Co-Infection Intestinal Fungi And Protozoa Inimmunocompromised Patients With Detection Of Some Virulence Factors Of These Organisms By Using Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr), Baheja Abbes Al-Khalidy, Manni Naji Al-Shimari, Abbas Ghafil Abbas

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

In this study was undertaken to detect some virulence factors to co-infection of intestinal fungi (Candida albicans, Aspergillus fumigates) and parasite (Giardia lambelia, Entameba histolytica) in immunocompromised patients by polymerase chain reaction(PCR)technique.About, 100 specimens of stool were collected from three groups of patients included malignant tumor (35), , renal failure (50) and HIV (15) during period 5 November 2012 to 15 May2013.The results of this study showed the highest rate infection(66.66%) was in HIV while lowest rate (57.14%) were in malignant tumor patients .So the highest rate were recorded in age group (60-75),then male recorded rate infection(69.04%) while in female …

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The Impact Of Educational Level On Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Toward Breast Cancer Among Women Attending Primary Health Center In Kufa City, Huda Ghazi Hamid Mar 2026

The Impact Of Educational Level On Knowledge, Attitude And Practices Toward Breast Cancer Among Women Attending Primary Health Center In Kufa City, Huda Ghazi Hamid

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study is aiming at exploring breast cancer related knowledge, attitude and practices toward breast cancer and breast self-examination (BSE) and to evaluate the effects of educational level on them. For this a cross sectional study covering 234 women attending Primary Health Care center in Kufa city, Najaf governorate was carried out during the period of 1st of November 2012 to the 1st of February 2013, data collection was done by using questionnaire forms containing demographic and, questions related to the symptoms and signs of breast cancer, questions about the risk factors, questions related to BSE practice. Results showed that …

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Detection Of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (Esbl) In Klebseilla Pneumoniae Isolated From Urinary Tract Infections, Ibtisam Habeeb Saeed Al-Azawi Mar 2026

Detection Of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (Esbl) In Klebseilla Pneumoniae Isolated From Urinary Tract Infections, Ibtisam Habeeb Saeed Al-Azawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study aimed to examine the dissemination of extended spectrum B-lactamase (ESBL) producing isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae obtained from patients with urinary tract infection who admitted Al-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital from December 2013 to April 2014. A total of 85 urine samples collected, after the first culturing thirty isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae were obtained. The results of primary screening showed that all isolates were found to be resistance to B- actamase antibiotics (ampicillin and amoxicillin) at percentage (100%). All isolates were screened for their antibiotic resistance against 8 antibiotics of different classes using Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. The results showed that …

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Isolation Of Some Bacteria From Chronic Otitis Media, Samira Kgeer Jreemich Mar 2026

Isolation Of Some Bacteria From Chronic Otitis Media, Samira Kgeer Jreemich

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Chronic Otitis media is a very common disease in people of Diwania due to several factors , microbiological , envirnmental and social . Swab samples and data were collected from private surgeries of specialized doctors ( ENT ) . 75 samples were collected , 51 cases were positive ( 68%) and 24 cases were negative ( 32%). Number and percent of infected males 28 ( 54.9%) , while number and percent of infected females 23 ( 45.1%) . The main results showed high percents of infection were in ages between 20-29 years old and 30-39 years old( 31.4 % and …

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Prevalence Of Metallo-β-Lactamaseproducing Pseudomonas Aeruginosaisolated From Different Clinical Samples In Baghdad Province, Alaa H. Al-Charrakh, Salwa Jaber Al-Awadi, Ahmed Salim Mohammed Mar 2026

Prevalence Of Metallo-β-Lactamaseproducing Pseudomonas Aeruginosaisolated From Different Clinical Samples In Baghdad Province, Alaa H. Al-Charrakh, Salwa Jaber Al-Awadi, Ahmed Salim Mohammed

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Metallo beta lactamase(MBL) producing Pseudomonas aeruginosahave been reported to be an important nosocomialinfections.Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of nosocomial infections, giving risetoa wide range of life-threatening conditions. Its intrinsic & acquired resistance to many antimicrobial agents and its ability to developmultidrug resistance imposes a serious therapeutic problem. Materials and Methods: A total of 75 P.aeruginosaisolates were isolated from different clinical samples in some public & private hospitals in Baghdad city during the period from April to August 2011.Bacterial identification was done using conventional cultural & chemical methods &and VITEk 2 cards for identification (GN), while the minimum inhibitory …

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Antibacterial Susceptibility Patterns Of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolates From Vaginitis Cases Of Pregnant Women In Baghdad City, Mohammed Sh. Jebur, Abbas Atyia Hammoudi Mar 2026

Antibacterial Susceptibility Patterns Of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolates From Vaginitis Cases Of Pregnant Women In Baghdad City, Mohammed Sh. Jebur, Abbas Atyia Hammoudi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

There are large numbers of microorganisms, the vast majority of which are bacterial species, are known to colonize and form complex communities, or microbiota, at various sites within and on the human body. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most prevalent lower genital tract infection in women of reproductive age throughout the world. The purpose of this study was to detect Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterium as a causative agent of bacterial vaginosis of pregnant women and its antibacterial pattern in Baghdad city. A cross sectional study to assess the incidence and the antibacterial susceptibility patterns of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in pregnant women …

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The Incidence Of Some Virulence Factors Among Thebacterial Isolates From The Patients With Prostatitis And Their Relation With Antibiotic Susceptibility, Mohammed A. K. Al-Saadi, Awatif H. Issa, Saad A. Atiyah Mar 2026

The Incidence Of Some Virulence Factors Among Thebacterial Isolates From The Patients With Prostatitis And Their Relation With Antibiotic Susceptibility, Mohammed A. K. Al-Saadi, Awatif H. Issa, Saad A. Atiyah

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:Inflammation is observed in theprostate tissue from patients with prostatitis and the bacteria may involving due to their ability to produce virulence factors. Recent studies have suggested that the decrease in the pathogenicity of Escherichia coli is due to acquisitionof resistance to some antibiotics. This study was performed to investigate three virulence factors includingcytotoxic necrotizing factor-1(cnf-1),uropathogenic specific protein (usp) and group II capsule(kpsMTII) in bacterial isolates from the patients with prostatitis and determine their antibiotics susceptibility patterns Methods:The drug sensitivity of (11) bacterial isolates including (10)E. coli isolates and (1) Enterobacteraerogenes isolate from patients with prostatitiswere evaluated by using a …

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Identification Of Bacterial Agentsand Antimicrobial Susceptibility Of Neonatal Sepsis With Patient,S Outcome, Abdul-Kareem Mohammed Ali, Lamia Abdul-Kareem, Emad Japur Rashed Mar 2026

Identification Of Bacterial Agentsand Antimicrobial Susceptibility Of Neonatal Sepsis With Patient,S Outcome, Abdul-Kareem Mohammed Ali, Lamia Abdul-Kareem, Emad Japur Rashed

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background : Sepsis neonataroum is an important factor for morbidity and mortality in neonates. The incidence of neonatal bacterial sepsis depends on geographic area and may vary from country to country as well as within the same country.Objective: To identify the percentage of neonatal septicemia confirmed by positive blood cultures among 664 neonates admitted in neonatal care unit, and to identify the bacterial agents causing early and late neonatal sepsis and their antimicrobial susceptibility, and the outcome from neonatal septicemia. Patients and methods: The total number of patients(with clinical signs and symptoms suggesting sepsis) collected from neonatal care unit of …

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Physiological Changes Of Pneumoperitoneum During Laproscopic Cholecystectomy, Mohammad O. Al-Muhammadi, Adel Mosa Al-Rekabi, Hamida Salim Al-Mosayi Mar 2026

Physiological Changes Of Pneumoperitoneum During Laproscopic Cholecystectomy, Mohammad O. Al-Muhammadi, Adel Mosa Al-Rekabi, Hamida Salim Al-Mosayi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Recently, the frequency and indication for laparoscopic surgery have increased, and laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been widely accepted as an alternative to laparotomy.To carry out the laparoscopic procedure, a pressure gas, most commonly co2 is used. It is important to know the pathophysiological changes that are caused by an increase in intra-abdominal pressure and by the absorption of co2 from an co2 pneumoperitoneum. Aim this study; aims to estimate some physiological changes that caused by pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patients and methods: one hundred patients were included in this study randomly selected and consisted of (80 females) and (20 males) …

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Pre Valence Of Genital Mycoplasma, Mycoplasma Hominis And Ureaplasma Urealyticum In Women In Al-Qadisiya Province. A New Record, Habeeb S. Naher, Adnan H. Al-Hamadini, Ibtisam Habeeb Said Mar 2026

Pre Valence Of Genital Mycoplasma, Mycoplasma Hominis And Ureaplasma Urealyticum In Women In Al-Qadisiya Province. A New Record, Habeeb S. Naher, Adnan H. Al-Hamadini, Ibtisam Habeeb Said

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Seven hundred and thirty five samples included endocervical, high vaginal, urethral and urine, were collected from married 530/735 (72.1%) and unmarried women 205/735 (27.9%) who admitted to Al-Diwaniya Maternity and Pediatric Teaching Hospital, Al-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital, and private clinics in Al-Qadisyia province, through a period of twelve months (from April 2011 to April 2012) in an attempt to isolate these bacteria. Through the study two types of media were used for cultivation of the genital Mycoplasma. The incidence rate of genitourinary infection caused by U.urealyticum was significantly higher (79.4%) while the incidence caused by M.hominis which a The main goal …

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Upper Respiratory Tract Infection In Breast Feed Baby Versus Formula Feeding, Hassan Raji Jallab Mar 2026

Upper Respiratory Tract Infection In Breast Feed Baby Versus Formula Feeding, Hassan Raji Jallab

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Four hundred thirty three children has attending the health center of Jordan university of science and technology for a period between (Nov 1st –Nov30th) 2009.100 of them complaining of upper respiratory tract infection which included in this study . We studied the effect of feeding types on the frequency of upper respiratory tract infection , the children who exclusively fed for the 1st 6 months of life had lower rate of upper respiratory tract infection compared to bottle feeding . A strong association was found for protection against upper respiratory tract infection by breast feeding versus bottle feeding .The collection …

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Phenotypic Detection Of Extended €“Spectrum Betalactamase Production In Proteus. Mirabilis Isolation From Patients With Significant Bacteriuria In Najaf Provina, Ahmad Aleiwi Hussein Mar 2026

Phenotypic Detection Of Extended €“Spectrum Betalactamase Production In Proteus. Mirabilis Isolation From Patients With Significant Bacteriuria In Najaf Provina, Ahmad Aleiwi Hussein

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

250 mid-stream urine samples were collected from patients suspected of urinary tract infection (UTI) who were attended to Three hospitals (Medical Al-Sader City, Al-Hakeem, and Al-Zahra Maternity and Children) in Najaf provina during the period of October 2011 to January 2012 and screened for the presence of Proteus mirablis .The growth of ≥105 colony forming units/ml was considered as significant bacteriuria. A total of 198 (79.2%) significant bacteriuria were detected. The study showed higher incidence of UTI in females 129 (65.2%)than males 69 (34.8% )However , 52 (26.3%) isolates of Proteus mirabilis , 146 (73.7%) isolates other species pathogens. The …

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Extraction And Identification Of A Flavonoid Compound From Oak Plant(Quercus Infectoria Oliv.) And Study Of Its Antibacterial Activity, In Vitro, Rajaa A. Hussein Mar 2026

Extraction And Identification Of A Flavonoid Compound From Oak Plant(Quercus Infectoria Oliv.) And Study Of Its Antibacterial Activity, In Vitro, Rajaa A. Hussein

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

A flavonoid compound was isolated from oak plant (Quercus infectoria oliv.) (Fagaceae) stem barks using ethanol alcohol as a solvent, the isolated compound was identified using conventional characterization methods, such as Thin Layer Chromatography(TLC),Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR), as well as, some biochemical assays using color reagents. Antibacterial activity of extracted flavonoid was carried out against two types of reference strains bacteria: which are Gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923) and Gram negative ( Escherichia coli ATCC 25923), the results shows that the extract of oak barks has good a antibacterial growth activity in which gram positive …

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New Technique Use To Rapid Isolation Pneumococcus Bacteria From Both Pneumococcus Meningitis And Pneumococcus Pneumonia Infections In Iraq, Mohammed Kadum Al-Araji Mar 2026

New Technique Use To Rapid Isolation Pneumococcus Bacteria From Both Pneumococcus Meningitis And Pneumococcus Pneumonia Infections In Iraq, Mohammed Kadum Al-Araji

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Pneumococcal pneumonia is more common in the very young and the very old ages. Pneumococci are the most common cause of meningitis in adults. Especially at risk are alcoholics and people with chronic otitis, sinusitis, mastoiditis. We compared the relative efficacy of three methods for the isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae microorganism in both pneumococcal meningitis and pneumococcal pneumonia in both lower respiratory secretion and cerebrospinal fluid depending on results from total speciemens collected (Cerebrospinal fluid and respiratory secretion). These 100 speciemens were subcultured on different three types of blood agar plates we found that Streptococcus pneumonia was isolated at a …

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Antiatherosclerotic Potential Of Aspirin: Antioxidant And Anti-Inflammatory Approaches, Najah R Hadi, Hussam H Sahib, Bassim I Mohammad Mar 2026

Antiatherosclerotic Potential Of Aspirin: Antioxidant And Anti-Inflammatory Approaches, Najah R Hadi, Hussam H Sahib, Bassim I Mohammad

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Objective: this study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of aspirin on the progression of atherosclerosis. Materials and methods: A total of 28 local domestic rabbits were assigned to four groups: Group I (normal control), Group II (atherogenic control), Group III (vehicle control),Group IV (aspirin 10 mg\kg daily). Blood samples were collected at the end of experiment (8 weeks) for measurement of serum triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), HDL-C, plasma high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP), plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) and plasma reduced glutathione (GSH). Immunohistochemical analysis (VCAM-1, MCP-1, and TNF-α) and histopathologic assessment of aortic atherosclerotic changes were also performed. Results: …

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Isolation And Detection Of Echoviruses In Acute Flaccid Paralysis Among Children Under 15 Years Old In Different Iraqi Provinces, Hummady A. Al-Hilaly, Razaq Hadi Eissa Al-Sayidi, Faisal G.Al- Hamadani Mar 2026

Isolation And Detection Of Echoviruses In Acute Flaccid Paralysis Among Children Under 15 Years Old In Different Iraqi Provinces, Hummady A. Al-Hilaly, Razaq Hadi Eissa Al-Sayidi, Faisal G.Al- Hamadani

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is a clinical syndrome characterized by rapid onset of weakness, affecting the muscles then progressing to maximum severity within several days to weeks and sometimes may lead to death. The objective of this study was the isolation and detection of Non-Polio Enteroviruses, The ECHO virus from three hundred stool specimens obtained from children aged less than 15 years old showing symptoms of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) from different Iraqi provinces and characterization the different serotypes of these viruses using both tissue culture (using RD cells) and neutralization-assay methods. This was done according to protocols applied by …

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Morphological And Molecular Identification Of Hospital Pseudomonas Spp, Adnan Hamad Al-Hamdani, Mohammad Mojer Al-Shamsi, Mohammad Noah Sheet Mar 2026

Morphological And Molecular Identification Of Hospital Pseudomonas Spp, Adnan Hamad Al-Hamdani, Mohammad Mojer Al-Shamsi, Mohammad Noah Sheet

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The study was designed for isolation and identification of Pseudomonas spp. from neonatal nosocomial infections, from Three Teaching Hospitals of Maternity and Pediatrics in Al-Mosul city. The total collected samples were 288,which included clinical(134samples collected from preterm and full-term neonates who less one year of age ) and environmental samples(154)from anuary 2011 till end July 2011, in order to evaluate the classical laboratory diagnostic procedures for diagnosis of Pseudomonas isolates and compared them with molecular technique on the basis Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Pseudomonas spp. has been isolated and identified by using cultural method, biochemical tests and Mini API 20NE …

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Reciprocal Intermolecular Antigenic Competition Between E. Coli And P. Aeruginosa, Ibrahim Mohamed-Saeed Abdulwahid, Raad Abdulabass Hamza Alharmoosh Mar 2026

Reciprocal Intermolecular Antigenic Competition Between E. Coli And P. Aeruginosa, Ibrahim Mohamed-Saeed Abdulwahid, Raad Abdulabass Hamza Alharmoosh

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

It has been observed that in a dimicrobic mucosal urinary tract infection . The specific antibody titre of E. coli was higher than that of P. aeruginosa. The interpretation was based on antigenic competition . Hence a case of UTI with combined gram negative infection were chosen and diagnosed as E. coli and P. aeruginosa (Identified by classical tests and API 20E system) . Balanced and unbalanced heat killed E. coli and P. aeruginosa antigens in different combination proportions were made and used for specific immune priming of rabbits. Monotypic heat killed antigens were made and used for priming rabbits …

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