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Otomycosis Associated With Active Chronic Otitis Media, Kassim R. Dekhil, Anwar S. Sayhoud, Saja Mahdi Mar 2026

Otomycosis Associated With Active Chronic Otitis Media, Kassim R. Dekhil, Anwar S. Sayhoud, Saja Mahdi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Seventy samples from out patients seeking medical care in Al- Diwanyia teaching hospital were screened for identification of fungi associated with active chronic otitis media during June to December 2011 There were 45 (64.28%) had positive culture for fungal growth while 25 (35.71%) patients had negative culture for fungal growth. The patients from 61-70 and 71-80 years were more susceptible to fungal otitis externa than other age groups .the most common causal fungal isolates were Aspergillus niger (26.92%) followed by Candia albicans (19.24%) ,A.flavus (15.38%),A.fumigatus (11.53%),Penicillum digitatum and Cephalosporium sp (7.69%) for each one while Alternaria alternata and Rhizopus sp …

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Determination Of The Prevalence Of Viral Aetiology Of Diarrhea In Children Less Than 5 Years Of Age In Baghdad Province, Basim M. Hussan Mar 2026

Determination Of The Prevalence Of Viral Aetiology Of Diarrhea In Children Less Than 5 Years Of Age In Baghdad Province, Basim M. Hussan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Determination the prevalence of viral, parasitic and bacterial etiology of gastroenteritis in children less than 5 years of age with diarrhea in various hospitals of Baghdad province. A total of 250 stool samples were collected from various hospitals of Baghdad province .Samples were investigated for bacterial and parasitic enteropathogens using microscopic examination. Bacterial culture of stool samples was done in different culture media including MacConkey, XLD, DCA, TCBS and campylobacter media, TCBS and selenite F broth and bacterial growth was examined by analytical profile index (Api20E) system , commercial antisera and colonies characteristics. Enzyme immunoassays were used to identify Group …

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Appendectomy In Pediatrics : The Value Of Peritoneal Fluid Smear And Its Bacteriological Profile, Manal Mohammed Kadhim Mar 2026

Appendectomy In Pediatrics : The Value Of Peritoneal Fluid Smear And Its Bacteriological Profile, Manal Mohammed Kadhim

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain requiring surgery in children. In most instances the infecting organisms are normal inhabitants of the lumen of appendix . Surgery allows easy microbiological sampling. Aspiration of fluid or pus in a syringe is preferred. Swabs are less suitable and only to be used when sampling with a syringe is not feasible. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of the isolated bacteria and particularly of the anaerobes can be important to adjust therapy in case of the presence of multi resistant bacteria. The aim of the study was to determine the bacteriological profile of …

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Clinical And Laboratory Investigation Of Impetigo Contagious Cases In Al-Diawynia Province, Hiam Kaeed Mohamed, Orass Madhi Shaheed, Najlaa Abdulaa Dawood Mar 2026

Clinical And Laboratory Investigation Of Impetigo Contagious Cases In Al-Diawynia Province, Hiam Kaeed Mohamed, Orass Madhi Shaheed, Najlaa Abdulaa Dawood

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Thirty four cases of Impetigo Contagious collected at period1/11/2008 to 1/6 /2009 with Female: Male ratio of (18:16) with ages (1- 30) The results was found that 26 patients (76.4 %) revealed staphylococcus aureus in laboratory examination . four patients (11.76 %) have shown streptococcus pyogenes , while the remaining (11.76 %) were found to have combined bacteria. This work revealed the interesting similar results of causative agent : staphylococcus aureus is the main pathogen , almost consistent with western literatures.

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Cigarette Smoking Habits Among Paramedical Students In Baghdad- Iraq, Faraj Hato Juni Mar 2026

Cigarette Smoking Habits Among Paramedical Students In Baghdad- Iraq, Faraj Hato Juni

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Objective: to analyze and descrbe the prevalence of cigarette smoking, attitude among paramedical students.Methods & materials: Across- Sectional study was done among the paramedical students in central medical institutes (as Institute of Medical echnology -Baghdad, institute of medical technology Al- Mansur- Baghdad. This study was conducted from October 2008 to April 2009. students ages 22 to 24 years, They were randomly selected from the first and second study level Global Adult Tobacco Survey based questionnaire. Was used the first part of the questionnaire contained demographic data and the second part contained various questions about smoking habit and attitude. Results: The …

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Effect Of Some Antibiotics On Aerobic Pathogenic Bacteria Causing Otitis Media And Urinary Tract Infection In Al- Manathera City In Iraq: A Comparative In Vitro Study, Ahmed Abduljabbar Jaloob, Fadaa Abdul-Ameer Gafil Mar 2026

Effect Of Some Antibiotics On Aerobic Pathogenic Bacteria Causing Otitis Media And Urinary Tract Infection In Al- Manathera City In Iraq: A Comparative In Vitro Study, Ahmed Abduljabbar Jaloob, Fadaa Abdul-Ameer Gafil

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Otitis Media (OM) is an inflammation of the middle ear drum and the inner ear, including a duct known as the eustachian tube. Otitis media is very common in children. Over 60 percent of the cases of otitis media are caused by bacteria. Urinary tract infection(UTI) refer to the presence of microbial pathogens within the urinary tract. A urinary tract infection is a condition where one or more structures in the urinary tract becomes infected after bacteria overcome its strong natural defenses. In spite of these defenses, urinary tract infections are the most common of all infections and can …

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Association Between Vaginitis Caused By Staphylococcus Aureus, E.Coli And Candida Albicans And Pap Smear Results, Humady Al-Hillali, Niran Abdul Hussien, Awas Al- Obaidi, Abdul Adheem Jasem Mar 2026

Association Between Vaginitis Caused By Staphylococcus Aureus, E.Coli And Candida Albicans And Pap Smear Results, Humady Al-Hillali, Niran Abdul Hussien, Awas Al- Obaidi, Abdul Adheem Jasem

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

In this study, one-hundred vaginal swabs and cervical smears were obtained randomly from women admitted to Al-Diwaniya Maternity and Pediatrics Teaching Hospital in Al-Qadisyia Province; samples from private clinics were also included. The samples were taken from married women. Women who were pregnant, with vaginal bleeding, and who recently have used vaginal suppositories were excluded from the study. The samples were collected from November, 2010 to March, 2011. The study involved culturing and isolation of most common microorganisms that cause vaginitis and their association with cellular changes of the cervix. The most common organisms isolated were Staphylococcus aureus(29.7%) , Escherichia …

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Effects Of Phenolic Compound On The Viability Of Leishmania Tropica Promastigotes: A Comparative In Vitro Study, Maani N. Alshammary, Roaa H. Abdul Mageed, Bassim I. Mohamad Mar 2026

Effects Of Phenolic Compound On The Viability Of Leishmania Tropica Promastigotes: A Comparative In Vitro Study, Maani N. Alshammary, Roaa H. Abdul Mageed, Bassim I. Mohamad

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This in vitro study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Caffeic acid against the viability of Leishmania tropica promastigotes in vitro. The result showed that Caffeic acid had a fatal effect on the viability of Leishmania tropica promastigotes with the use of different concentrations leading to a gradual decreasing of living promastigotes number with the increase of Caffeic acid concentration. The mean parasiticidal effect of Caffeic acid was (24×104, 30×104, 38×104, 44×104, 53×104) promastigote /ml at concentrations (10, 15, 20, 25, 30) mg/ml respectively after three days of incubation. It can be concluded that Caffeic acid posses a cidal effect …

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Prevalence Of Mental Disorders Among Adolescents Of Secondary Schools In Diwaniya Governorate, Hadi Jabor Suhail Mar 2026

Prevalence Of Mental Disorders Among Adolescents Of Secondary Schools In Diwaniya Governorate, Hadi Jabor Suhail

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

- A cross-sectional study was conducted , on 1048 adolescent pupils(554 male &494 female) , in Al-Diwaniya Governorate , Iraq.-Twelve intermediate and secondary schools were chosen consecutively as a study setting ( 6 from Diwaniya city as urban ; 3 from Shamiya &3from Gammas as rural).-All chosen pupils (aged 12–18years) were considered in the self reporting questionnaire & face to face interview during the period from the 1st of May to the 30th of November 2010.-Out of 1048 adolescents assessed, 183 have positive mental disorders, giving a point prevalence of 17.46% .-Among the examined pupils are (79) diagnosed with anxiety …

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Gram-Positive Bacteremia In Febrile Children Under Two Years Of Age In Babylon Province, Naher H.S, J. M. Al-Mrzoq, Hasson S.O Mar 2026

Gram-Positive Bacteremia In Febrile Children Under Two Years Of Age In Babylon Province, Naher H.S, J. M. Al-Mrzoq, Hasson S.O

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study aimed to investigate gram-positive bacteremia in febrile children according to some risk factors and to detect the type causative bacteria. One hundred sixty blood samples were collected from children under 2 years who were suffering from fever and admitted to emergency department of Babylon Maternity and Children Hospital in Hilla. The results indicated that 31(19.4%) blood samples revealed positive cultures consisting of 21(68%) gram-positive bacterial isolates and 10(32%) gram-negative isolates*. Gram-positive isolates represented by; Staphylococcus aureus which accounted for 10(33%), Coagulase negative Staphylococci (CoNS) which accounted for 5 isolates(16%), Streptococcus pygenes 4 isolates(13%), Listeria monocytogenes and Micrococcus sp. …

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Bacterial Species Associated With Appendicitis, Naher H. S, F. K. Ktab Mar 2026

Bacterial Species Associated With Appendicitis, Naher H. S, F. K. Ktab

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The study included the detection of bacterial species in 110 excised appendix being taken from 110 patients having acute appendicitis who were referred to Al-Kufa Teaching Hospital, department of urology whose ages ranged from 4 to 60 years old. The patients were 69 (62.7%) males and 41(37.3%) females. The clinical features of patients being observed by surgeons were recorded. Those were right iliac fosse pain, generalized abdominal pain, fever, loss of appetite and nausea. White blood cells count, C-reactive protein and general urine analysis were also studied, in addition to abdominal ultra-sonography and computer tomography (C.T.). The age group of …

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Evaluation Of The Antimicrobial Effect Of Endodontic Sealers On Microbiota Associated With Root Canal Infections, Adnan H. Al-Hamadani, Rahi K. Al-Yasiri, Mahmood A. Manky, Mahab A. Al-Jannat Mar 2026

Evaluation Of The Antimicrobial Effect Of Endodontic Sealers On Microbiota Associated With Root Canal Infections, Adnan H. Al-Hamadani, Rahi K. Al-Yasiri, Mahmood A. Manky, Mahab A. Al-Jannat

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The present study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of the most commonly used sealers against the microorganisms that isolated from teeth with root canal infections. One hundred and twenty patients whom attended dental clinic of Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital for root canal treatment on one tooth only were included. By using VITEK 2- Compact system to identify the microorganisms associated with endodontic infections, Streptococcus bacteria were more frequently isolated (105 isolates), and this number was including S.pyogenes 24(16.5%) , S. mutans 23(15.6%), S.sangius 14(9.5%), S.angiosus 10(6.8%), S.pneumonia 9(6.3%), S.intermedius 9(6.3%), S.mitis 6(4%), S.salivarius 5(3.4%), Enterococcus faecalis had been recovered from …

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Noise Induced Hearing Loss In Textil Factory And Dental Labrotory, Runak Tahr Ali, Nabil Abdulrazzaq Fatah, Fatehiya Fathullah Hasan Mar 2026

Noise Induced Hearing Loss In Textil Factory And Dental Labrotory, Runak Tahr Ali, Nabil Abdulrazzaq Fatah, Fatehiya Fathullah Hasan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

In order to provide a standard reference of noise induced hearing loss for Kurdistan population in Erbil city from textile factory & dental laboratory, a hearing loss survey was conducted on 125 sample of different ages and both sex .The hearing threshold of air conduction and bone conduction was measured over a frequency range from 250 Hz to 8 KHz under standard condition. Audiometric test was performed for the selected sample in a sound proof room, type (IAC). A pure tone manually operated Vienna tone type (Operating instruction MA 53), equipped with TDH 39 earphone mounted in Maico diagnostic GmbH. …

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Isolation And Identification Of Bacteria From Patients With Transitional Cells Carcinoma Of Urinary Bladder, Adnan Hamad Al-Hamadani, Adnan W. Al-Bideri, Wa'ad M. Al-Janabi Mar 2026

Isolation And Identification Of Bacteria From Patients With Transitional Cells Carcinoma Of Urinary Bladder, Adnan Hamad Al-Hamadani, Adnan W. Al-Bideri, Wa'ad M. Al-Janabi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study was conducted to isolate and identify the bacteria associated with tumor cells urinary bladder, in addition to investigate the histopathological changes in the urothelium of the urinary bladder. A total of 130 urine samples were taken and classified into three groups:(36 samples belong to patients with urinary bladder cancer, 64 samples of urinary tract infections(UTIs), and 30 samples as healthy group (control). These samples were collected from both sexes and different ages and lasted a period from January to June 2010 at Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital. The results revealed that 32/36 (88.8%) of urinary bladder cancer samples were positive …

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Knowledge And Awareness Towards Swine Flu Pandemic Among A Sample Of Paramedicals Serving In Primary Health Care Centers In Baghdad, Maral Fathalla Thabit Mar 2026

Knowledge And Awareness Towards Swine Flu Pandemic Among A Sample Of Paramedicals Serving In Primary Health Care Centers In Baghdad, Maral Fathalla Thabit

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Swine Flu is a respiratory illness of pigs caused by type A H1N1 influenza viruses that cause regular outbreaks in pigs, while Swine Flu viruses normally do not infect human, the disease that has spread lastly to human, is a version of this virus, it was first identified in Mexico at April 2009,people have full resistance against it, so a cross-sectional study was conducted on 126 randomly selected paramedicals serving in ten different PHCCs in Baghdad, to find out their knowledge and awareness towards Swine Flu. Data was collected by using previously structured questionnaires including 23 statements concerning the knowledge …

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A Study Of Antibacterial Resistance Associated With Otitis Media Patients In Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital, Hummady A. Al-Hilaly, Rahi Rahi K. Al-Yassiry, Allawi J. Hassan Mar 2026

A Study Of Antibacterial Resistance Associated With Otitis Media Patients In Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital, Hummady A. Al-Hilaly, Rahi Rahi K. Al-Yassiry, Allawi J. Hassan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study is conducted on a group of patients with suppurative Otitis media from E.N.T. clinic in Al- Diwaniya Teaching Hospital during January to August 2010. A total number of (55) individuals of both sexes , as patients with suppurative otitis media, consisting of (25) males and (30)females. The age of patients range from(1-60)years.Samples (ear swab) are taken before treatment .The collected sample is processed for bacterial isolation , identification and antibiotic sensitivity test are assessed for each isolate. positive results of bacterial culture are (52) (94.54%) of ear swab samples from supurative Otitis media .Gram negative bacteria are more …

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Carotid Tree Changes Of Maxillofacial Missile Injuries By Doppler Sonographay - An Iraqi Study, Header Dakhel Al- Muala, Suha Mohammad Sami, Raja Kummoona Mar 2026

Carotid Tree Changes Of Maxillofacial Missile Injuries By Doppler Sonographay - An Iraqi Study, Header Dakhel Al- Muala, Suha Mohammad Sami, Raja Kummoona

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Injuries of the carotid artery caused by penetrating wounds of the neck are nearly 10 times as common as those caused by non penetrating trauma (1), over 10% of all penetrating neck wounds result in significant carotid artery(2) ,and more than 90% of such injuries are secondary to gunshot wounds (3). Injuries to the extra cranial carotid arteries from penetrating trauma is more likely to cause a dissection through intimae disruption and subsequent formation of a false channel and thrombus (4).Patients: Patients were selected from Maxillofacial department in the Specialized Surgeries Hospital in Baghdad . thirty patients were examined …

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The Use Of Fima Gene Primers For Detection Of Salmonella Spp. Isolated From Children With Diarrhea, Alaa Abdel-Kadhim Jawad, Adnan Hamad Al-Hamadani, Nasma N. Al-Hajia, Aws Rassul Hussain Al-Salih Mar 2026

The Use Of Fima Gene Primers For Detection Of Salmonella Spp. Isolated From Children With Diarrhea, Alaa Abdel-Kadhim Jawad, Adnan Hamad Al-Hamadani, Nasma N. Al-Hajia, Aws Rassul Hussain Al-Salih

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

A total of 480 fecal samples were collected from children (less than 3 years old) , of both sexes suffering from diarrhea who admitted to The Teaching Hospital of Maternity and Pediatrics in Al- Diwaniya governorate. Salmonella spp. were isolated and identified using bacterial culturing on selective media, in addition to, biochemical and Mini API 20E. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect fimA gene encoding for biosynthesis of fimA of Salmonella spp.   The results revealed that the rate of Salmonella isolates in fecal samples of patients were (38/480) 7.9% using cultural and MiniAPI20 E, when the PCR technique …

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The Use Of Propolis And Black Cumin In Treatment Of Some Wounds And Burn Infections, Adnan Hamad Uobeed Al-Hamadani Mar 2026

The Use Of Propolis And Black Cumin In Treatment Of Some Wounds And Burn Infections, Adnan Hamad Uobeed Al-Hamadani

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background : Due to the randomly uses of antibiotics at the last decades against pathogenic microbes and the difficulties of treatment and recovery of burns and wounds infections especially in the hospitalized patients , an attention have been awarded to find an alternative medicine such the uses of as a medical plants preparations or natural materials to minimize the side effects that may resulted from the antibiotics therapy . Aim : If study the effects in vitro& in vivo of the natural material (propolis = bees wax) and the medicinal plant ( black cumin) as alone or in their combination …

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Measles Epidemic In Adults In Diwaniah Governorate, Aqeel Reheem H. Al-Barqawi Mar 2026

Measles Epidemic In Adults In Diwaniah Governorate, Aqeel Reheem H. Al-Barqawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Measles is a highly infectious viral disease for which humans are the only reservoir and is highly preventable through vaccination.It is rare disease of Adults, large number of cases were observed during the late 2008 in adult patient.Objectives: to study the abnormal and large epidemic of measles cases in adults in al-diwania city.Results: 368 of measles cases was admitted to infectious unit in aldiwania teaching hospital most of cases were male(58%) of cases, most of cases between the age of 16-25 yrs. (50%).vaccinated patient comprise just(34%) of cases, pneumonia was the most common complication.Aim of the study:To address the …

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Mucosal Immunology Of Human Infectious Diseases, Ibrahim M.S. Shnawa Mar 2026

Mucosal Immunology Of Human Infectious Diseases, Ibrahim M.S. Shnawa

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Mucosal surfaces play crucial role in immune defenses against human infection diseases. Such mucosal defenses are in a way or other related to systemic defenses mechanisms. A review of ten years works 1999-2009 is being presented. Mucosal infections induces, mucosal and systemic immune response. The systemic response mostly higher than mucosal . The patient herd immunity induces low, moderate and high immune patients, showing normal distribution curves.

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Using Pcr Technque In Comparison With Other Tests In The Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Tb Associated With Mycotic Infections In Al-Qadisiya Province., Adnan H. Al-Hamadani, Jaafar K. Al-Mousawi, Orass M.Al-Taee Mar 2026

Using Pcr Technque In Comparison With Other Tests In The Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Tb Associated With Mycotic Infections In Al-Qadisiya Province., Adnan H. Al-Hamadani, Jaafar K. Al-Mousawi, Orass M.Al-Taee

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health problem world wide. It is one of the leading infectious diseases in the world and is responsible for more than 3 million deaths and 8 million new cases annually.The report of World Health Organization (WHO) estimated, for the year 2002 a global incidence of 8.8 million new cases, including 3.9 million smear-positivesubjects.Aim of the study: We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of available rapid diagnostic tests to identify TB infection.  The main goal of this study was to use the PCR technique for the rapid detection of tuberculosis using sputum sampling and …

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Competitive Inhibition Relationship Between Erythropoietin And Interferon-Gamma In Renal Failure Anemia., Ali M. Jasim, Baqur A. Sultan, Kareem T. Mashkour Mar 2026

Competitive Inhibition Relationship Between Erythropoietin And Interferon-Gamma In Renal Failure Anemia., Ali M. Jasim, Baqur A. Sultan, Kareem T. Mashkour

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This is an in vitro laboratory study. It was done in order to prove the competitive inhibition between interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and erythropoietin (EPO) in chronic renal failure (CRF) by fixing an inhibition elicited by EPO on IFN-gamma expression by mononuclear cells. These cells were already separated from fresh anticoaggulated blood specimens from nine CRF-patients and nine healthy persons.Then, were co incubated separately with mitogen, phytohemaggluttinin with and without EPO under standard incubation conditions. Thereafter, IFN-gamma level was measured by ELISA. Results have shown that EPO significantly inhibits IFNgamma expression by mononuclear cells in healthy persons, p value < 0.05, while this inhibition is not significant in CRF-patients.

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Audiological Changes In Patients With Otitis Media With Effusion (Ome), Kassim R. Dekhil Mar 2026

Audiological Changes In Patients With Otitis Media With Effusion (Ome), Kassim R. Dekhil

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a common problem especially in children and if not diagnosed early and treated appropriately may lead to serious complications. Our study was conducted to assess the audiological changes associated with OME regarding the type, intensity and each frequency affected. The study involved 50 patients and the age ranged from 4-15 years old. The average of air conduction thresholds in the submitted cases (conductive deafness) were 31dBHL in the range between (0-50) dBHL. 500Hz is the most frequency affected and the least affected one is 2000Hz. In bone conduction thresholds (sensorineural hearing loss), we found …

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Confirmation Of Positive Acid Fast Bacilli Samples By Tuberculosis Bacilli Culture, Nihad A.M. Al-Rashedi, Adnan A. Al-Hamadani, Orass M.S. Al-Taee Mar 2026

Confirmation Of Positive Acid Fast Bacilli Samples By Tuberculosis Bacilli Culture, Nihad A.M. Al-Rashedi, Adnan A. Al-Hamadani, Orass M.S. Al-Taee

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study attempts to estimate the efficiency of acid fast bacilli(AFB) stain technique to diagnosis tuberculosis in the different samples. This study was performed in general Al-Diawynia hospital and Department of Microbiology, Medicine College, Al-Qadisiha University between October 2005 to October 2008. A total of 1654 clinical samples from 750 patients analyzed for acid-fast staining. These were 605 sputum, 67 bronchial wash, 42 pleural fluids, 4 urine, 7 ascetic fluids and 3 cerebrospinal fluids. The stained smear-positive were (5.3 %) distributed in different samples .Seventy five patients (10%) were evaluated by Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium culture that it was employed as …

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In Vitro Culture Of Plasmodium Berghei Using Glucose And Reticulocytes Enriched Blood Cells, Khalid Majeed Dakhel Mar 2026

In Vitro Culture Of Plasmodium Berghei Using Glucose And Reticulocytes Enriched Blood Cells, Khalid Majeed Dakhel

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

In vitro culture of erythrocytic stages of malarial parasite can prove helpful in understanding the biology of the parasite to locate new targets for drug designing and vaccine development. In the present study an attempt has been made to assess certain in vitro conditions which can provide the amiable environment for continuous growth of rodent malaria parasite, Plasmodium berghei. A total of eight different conditions were studied out of which G type proved to be the mosteffective in maintaining long-term in vitro culture of P. berghei. G type contained medium RPMI-1640 supplemented with HEPES, sodium bicarbonate and glucose, normal mouse …

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Solid Renal Masses: Use Of Spiral Computed Tomography For Differentiation Between Benign And Malignant Lesions, Kassim A. Hadi Taj-Aldean, Emad H.Mahmood Mar 2026

Solid Renal Masses: Use Of Spiral Computed Tomography For Differentiation Between Benign And Malignant Lesions, Kassim A. Hadi Taj-Aldean, Emad H.Mahmood

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

objective: To determine whether CT images on the basis of their morphologic features and enhancement patterns. could help accurately distinguish benign renal masses from malignant .patients and Methods : Between April 2006 and February 2009, 80 consecutive patients (age range, 1–65 years; 50 male, 30 female) suspected to have renal mass by physical examination ,underwent ultrasound examination to evaluate the mass ,whether cystic or solid. Only patients with solid renal mass documented with US were included in the study then preoperative renal CT. All CT studies evaluated the mass about the pattern and degree of enhancement, lesion contour, presence of …

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Enhancement Of Enteric Bacterial Growth In Culture Media Supplemented With Cyclamate And Aspartame, Bushra J. Al-Timim Mar 2026

Enhancement Of Enteric Bacterial Growth In Culture Media Supplemented With Cyclamate And Aspartame, Bushra J. Al-Timim

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study aimed to show the effect of sweeteners Sodium cyclamate and aspartame on culture media and its role in the enhancement of the growth of some clinical isolates of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter. Results showed that Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates were unable to grow in low concentration of aspartame (0.9, 1.8 mg/ml) but they showed well growth at relatively high concentrations of this compound. Results also showed that Enterobacter spp was the best growers (109 cells/ml) at high concentration of aspartame (9.0 mg/ml) P> 0.05 . Sodium cyclamate enhanced the growth of E.coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae ,and Enterobacter spp. …

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Risk Factors Survey Of Low Birth Weight Neonates, Jasim M.Al.Marzoki, Shaker K. Gatea, Zaher Ganem Mar 2026

Risk Factors Survey Of Low Birth Weight Neonates, Jasim M.Al.Marzoki, Shaker K. Gatea, Zaher Ganem

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Neonatal mortality rate is one of the main health problems which affected by prenatal status and perinatal conditions. LBW is one of the main causes of neonatal and infantile mortality. Approximately every ten seconds, an infant from a developing country dies from a disease or infection that can be attributed to low birth weight, so this study was done to evaluate the risk factors of LBW in neonate.Method: A descriptive cross sectional study was done on 1023 neonates, born in Babylon Maternity and Children Teaching Hospital from September 2007 to April 2008 .Neonatal data such as birth weight, gender, …

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Investigation Of Human Cytomegalovirus Pp43 & Pp76 In Colon Adenocarcinoma Using Immunohistochemistry (Ihc) Technique, Atta Gitti Allawi, A.Bassit A.Samad, Ahmed M.A.Nazar Mar 2026

Investigation Of Human Cytomegalovirus Pp43 & Pp76 In Colon Adenocarcinoma Using Immunohistochemistry (Ihc) Technique, Atta Gitti Allawi, A.Bassit A.Samad, Ahmed M.A.Nazar

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Several studies have suggested a possible link between human cytomegalovirus infection and various malignancies particularly colon adenocarcinoma.The present study investigates whether HCMV participates in human colon tumorigenesis by the detection of HCMV proteins within epithelial cells of colorectal carcinoma using Immunohistochemistry (IHC) technique.formalin – fixed, paraffin – embedded specimens of adenocarcinoma, and normal tissues were obtained from the margins of the excision as a control, those specimens were tested by IHC to detect the presence of HCMV proteins using two types of mouse monoclonal antibodies as mixture of monoclonal antibodies to an early and immediate early proteins (pp43 & pp76, …

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