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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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Factors Associated With Spectacle-Wear Compliance Among Hypermetropic Pre-School Children In Al-Diwaniya Governorate, Iraq, Saif Abbas. Al-Shamarti Mar 2026

Factors Associated With Spectacle-Wear Compliance Among Hypermetropic Pre-School Children In Al-Diwaniya Governorate, Iraq, Saif Abbas. Al-Shamarti

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Uncorrected refractive error are community health problem among pre-school children. It's also considered as the most common cause of avoidable visual impairment in children worldwide. Objective: This study intended to measure the extent of compliance of hypermetropic preschool children with spectacle wear and the factors connected with non-compliance.Method: The study was carried out in my ophthalmology private clinic. One hundred and fourteen patients (114 patients) below 6 years old were enrolled this study. Each was interviewed by the author of correspondence. the possible factors associated with non-compliance with spectacle wear were identified.Results: The total number of patients enrolled in …

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Blood Group Relationship With Hypertension, Huda Jabbar Dibby Mar 2026

Blood Group Relationship With Hypertension, Huda Jabbar Dibby

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study was carried out on two groups of subjects who are attending general medicine outpatient department in Al-diwaniya teaching hospital & some privet clinic during the period from September 2011 to October2013 . the age range of both group was 35- 70 years of both sexes . The Control group consist of normal 285 healthy subjects ,including 188 males and 97 females while the patients group consist of 210 patients who are suffering from hypertension of which 125 male & 85 females. determination of blood group using antisera was done for each subject. It was founded that blood group …

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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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Prevalence Of Bacterial Vaginosis Among Women In Al-Diwaniya City By Using Amsel’S Criteria And Nugent’S Scores, Rana S. Al-Taweel, Habeeb S. Naher, Abdaladeem Y. Albeldawi Mar 2026

Prevalence Of Bacterial Vaginosis Among Women In Al-Diwaniya City By Using Amsel’S Criteria And Nugent’S Scores, Rana S. Al-Taweel, Habeeb S. Naher, Abdaladeem Y. Albeldawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study has been conducted in Al-Diwaniya city through the period from December 2012 to December 2013, in order to investigate the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis, by using the clinical criteria and the scoring system. Results showed that only 6.25% had BV according to the clinical criteria. Accordingly, Amsel׳s criteria had low sensitivity (16.66%), but with high specificity (95.69%). The vaginal pH was the most sensitive criterion, while the most specific one was the clue cells (100% for both). According to Nugent׳s scores, 18 women in this group had BV (prevalence, 16.07%), 93 women were without this syndrome, and one …

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Role Of Antioxidant Therapy And Cessation Of Smoking In Treatment Of Infertile Men, Falah Mahdi Ali Al-Khafaji Mar 2026

Role Of Antioxidant Therapy And Cessation Of Smoking In Treatment Of Infertile Men, Falah Mahdi Ali Al-Khafaji

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Aim: To assess role of antioxidant therapy and cessation of smoking in infertile men .Patients and Methods: This study was conducted at infertility unit at Al- Diwaniya gynecological hospital and private clinic from February 2012 to November 2013. Total number of patients was taken in study were 152. Thirty-five patients were secondarily infertile while 117 patients were primarily infertile. Range of duration of marriage was 1-8 years. Each man smoked from 15-40 cigarette per day for 2-15 years. The study was include patients presented with various seminal fluid analytic pictures (oligospermia, teratospermia, asthenospermia, OAT syndrome). Ninety patients were treated by …

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The Effects Of Combined Oral Antioxidants On Male Infertility, Ali Hadi Sabhan Mar 2026

The Effects Of Combined Oral Antioxidants On Male Infertility, Ali Hadi Sabhan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

BackgroundHigh reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels was considered as an important factor of male infertility that can result in DNA damage, decrease motility and damage membrane integrity. The role of antioxidants is to maintain the balance between ROS production and their clearance which improve sperm parameters and enhance male fertility.Patients and methodsSixty six male patients with median age of 29 years with a mean period of infertility of 1.5 year that attend the infertility clinic in Al-Diwaniya Maternity and Pediatric Hospital were selected randomly in this study which extend from January 2013 to October 2014 (22 months).The patients were selected …

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The Association Of Diastolic Dysfunction With Anaemia In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Alaa Hadi Alessami, Uday Saddam Sahan Mar 2026

The Association Of Diastolic Dysfunction With Anaemia In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Alaa Hadi Alessami, Uday Saddam Sahan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:Anaemia is a common finding in patients with DM and constitutes an additional burden in patients with advancing age and co-morbid vascular disease. This study examines the association between diastolic dysfunction and anaemia in patients with type 2 DM.Methods:This is a cross-sectional study for diabetic patients who were attending the diabetic clinics in Ad Diwaniyah teaching hospital (number of patients was 37) and Al-sadir teaching hospital (number of patients was 28), Najaf from December 2009 to September 2010 to study the occurrence of adverse cardiac findings (diastolic dysfunction) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and anaemia. A 65 type …

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Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair : Introduction Of Our Experience, Mohammed Al Taie, Salah Al Janaby, Hayder Aziz Jwad Mar 2026

Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair : Introduction Of Our Experience, Mohammed Al Taie, Salah Al Janaby, Hayder Aziz Jwad

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

BackgroundInguinal hernia repair by laparoscope is a new promising and continuously developing field for a very common surgical disorder requires in its treatment a greater combination of accurate anatomic knowledge, with surgical skills.Objective:This study aims to evaluate our experience of inguinal hernia repair by laparoscope and to compare it with the experience of other colleagues.Patients and methods:A 32 patients were operated upon in this study 27 patients had unilateral inguinal hernia, 17 of them had right inguinal hernia while 10 with had inguinal hernia and 5 had bilateral hernia. All of them had primary inguinal hernia. All of them operated …

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Serum Levels Of Interferon-γ, Interleukin-12 And Interleukin-8 In Patients With Brucellosis, Thuraya Aamer Habeeb Mar 2026

Serum Levels Of Interferon-γ, Interleukin-12 And Interleukin-8 In Patients With Brucellosis, Thuraya Aamer Habeeb

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Brucellosis is one of the most common bacterial zonosis. Different cytokines have an important role in the pathogenesis of the causative bacteria. Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and interleukin-12 (IL-12) are among the most essential cytokines required for the elimination of infection with Brucella.Aims: The study aimed to measure serum levels of IFN-γ, IL-12 and IL-8 and correlation among these cytokines in patients with brucellosis.Subjects and Methods: A total of 60 patients with brucellosis and 26 apparently healthy controls were enrolled in this study. From each participant, blood samples were collected from which serum was obtained. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to …

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Managements Of Enterocutaneous Fistula (Ecf), Majeed H. H.Alamiri Mar 2026

Managements Of Enterocutaneous Fistula (Ecf), Majeed H. H.Alamiri

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:- A fistula is an abnormal epithelialized tract Between two or Hollow organ to Another hollow organ or to the skin.It is estimated that 90% of ECF arise after surgical procedures, The mortality rate about 37% in post-operative high output ECF.Objectives:-The aim of present study to evaluate the standardized Guideline And prognostic factors for outcome of patients with ECF.Patients &Methods:- A prospective clinical trial conducted from January 2002-July 2013. done in the surgical ward of Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital.In this study a database was created consisting of 115 patients with ECF. All have Been treated according to the SOWATS guideline, which …

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Deliberate Self Harm Cases Presented To The Emergency Unit Of Al-Hussein General Teaching Hospital In Karbala/ Iraq, Amir Al-Haidary, Sami Al-Badri Mar 2026

Deliberate Self Harm Cases Presented To The Emergency Unit Of Al-Hussein General Teaching Hospital In Karbala/ Iraq, Amir Al-Haidary, Sami Al-Badri

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Aim:To study the socio-demographic characteristics of deliberate self harm (DSH)of patients presented to the emergency unit of Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Karbala governorate in Iraq and to study the methods they used and inquiring about the cause.Subject and Method: From the period (1st of May 2011) to (1st of January 2012) all patients with DSHwho were presented to the emergency unit of Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital were referred to a psychiatrist to assess them. We collected 113 patients.Registering the socio-demographic variables and the methods of use, patients then were assessed for the presence of a mental illness. Mental illness diagnosis was …

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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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The Role Of Protamine 1 Gene Polymorphism And Anti Fsh Antibody In Infertile Couples, Manal M. Khadhim, Taghreed S. Al-Quizwini, Thaer A. Hussian Mar 2026

The Role Of Protamine 1 Gene Polymorphism And Anti Fsh Antibody In Infertile Couples, Manal M. Khadhim, Taghreed S. Al-Quizwini, Thaer A. Hussian

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Infertility is a worldwide problem which affects approximately 15% of all couples, and is defined as, inability to conceive after twelve months of contraceptive-free unprotected intercourse. Materials and methods: Optical density of anti follicle stimulation hormone antibody in the serum was detected by enzyme–linked immunosorbent assay technique and from which anti follicle stimulation hormone antibody concentrations were evaluated according to cut-off. One polymorphic sites of Protamine 1 Gene was genotyped on 72 couples suffering from infertility. Another group consist of 20 couples apparently healthy individuals. Genotypes were determined by the polymerase chain restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method. Results: …

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Psychiatric Comorbidity Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders In Najaf Province, Arafat H. Al-Dujaily Mar 2026

Psychiatric Comorbidity Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders In Najaf Province, Arafat H. Al-Dujaily

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:Compared with several other chronic childhood disorders, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a serious and disabling group of neurodevelopmental disorders. Relatively little attention has been given to its early identification and comorbid psychiatric disorders especially in the Arab world.Objectives: The present study was conducted with the main aim to identify comorbid psychiatric disorders in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and to find out the sociodemographic factors in relation to ASD.Methods: The study was conducted from 1st January 2013 to 30th December 2013. Participants were clinically referred children aged 3–12 years (n = 100) at psychiatric unit of AL Hakeem …

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The Effect Of Maintaining Normal Mean Arterial Blood Pressure On The Incidence Of Intraoperative Emetic Episodes During Spinal Anaesthesia, Basim Hrez Ali Al-Sudani Mar 2026

The Effect Of Maintaining Normal Mean Arterial Blood Pressure On The Incidence Of Intraoperative Emetic Episodes During Spinal Anaesthesia, Basim Hrez Ali Al-Sudani

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Objective : To evaluate the effect of maintaining normal mean arterial blood pressure on the incidence of intraoperative emetic episodes in patient undergoing lower limbs orthopaedic surgeries under spinal anaesthesia .Method : .60 Patients were randomly divided into two groups each composed of 30 patients . Group( A) received ephedrine 15 mg intravenously immediately after spinal anaesthesia with 2ml Bupivacaine 0.5% while group ( B ) received normal saline instead of ephedrine immediately after spinal anaesthesia with the same local anaesthetic . Baseline and frequent subsequent reading of mean arterial blood pressure , pulse rate , oxygen saturation , number …

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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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Outcome Of Surgical Sperm Retrieval And Icsi In Iraqi Azoospermic Patients, Saadeldeen G. Alessawi Mar 2026

Outcome Of Surgical Sperm Retrieval And Icsi In Iraqi Azoospermic Patients, Saadeldeen G. Alessawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Although ICSI technique represents the cornerstone in the management of infertility worldwide, this technique was only recently introduced to our country and this might be the first prospective study of its kind that done in Iraq which tries to evaluate the outcome of surgical sperm retrieval in azoospermic Iraqi patients using different methods of surgical sperm retrieval technique and to evaluate the pregnancy rate for those patients who tried ICSI.Patients and methods:- This was a single center prospective study, which was performed at the reproductive and ICSI center, department of urology at AL-SADER MEDICAL CITY. The time of enrollment was …

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High Tibial Osteotomy Open Wedge Osteotomy Versus Close Wedge Osteotomy In Relation To Patella Baja As Asequale To This Osteotomy, Zuhair Gheni Abd Ali Mar 2026

High Tibial Osteotomy Open Wedge Osteotomy Versus Close Wedge Osteotomy In Relation To Patella Baja As Asequale To This Osteotomy, Zuhair Gheni Abd Ali

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Study design :Our study is aretrospective study to asses the level of the patella after valgus high tibial osteotomy in 2 groups of patients group A perform to them open wedge valgus high tibial osteotomy and groupB perform to them close wedge valgus high tibial osteotomy.material and method :Our study include 18 patients perform to them valgus high tibial osteotomy from January 2004 – October 2008 in multi center in Baghdad and alnajaf cities ,age between 40-60 years average 45 years 9 of them perform to them open wedge valgus high tibial osteotomy and 9 of them perform to them …

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External Fixation Of Type I Intertrochanteric Fractures In Elderly Patients With High Risk Comorbid Conditions, Raad J. Kadhim Mar 2026

External Fixation Of Type I Intertrochanteric Fractures In Elderly Patients With High Risk Comorbid Conditions, Raad J. Kadhim

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

In Al- diwaniya city as part of adeveloping country we have only one hospital and we have high number of intertrochanteric fracture patients which usually occurres in patients having medical illnesses which make them unfit for general anaesthesia or lengthy operation or keeping them for long time on conservative treatment in hospital. So due to these factors the treatment of high risk patients with intertrochanteric fracture is a challenge.In this study we aim to evaluate the results of treatment of intertrochnanteric fractures of the femur by external fixation in a group of high risk geriatric patients in Al-diwaniya city /Iraq.Our …

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Laparoscopic Appendectomy In Comparison With Open Traditional Surgery For Suspected Cases Of Acute Appendicitis, Mustafa Adil Abbas Hilmi, Abdulhameed Jumaah Ali, Mussa F. Al Mahdawi Mar 2026

Laparoscopic Appendectomy In Comparison With Open Traditional Surgery For Suspected Cases Of Acute Appendicitis, Mustafa Adil Abbas Hilmi, Abdulhameed Jumaah Ali, Mussa F. Al Mahdawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background For more than a century, open appendectomy remained the gold standard for the treatment of acute appendicitis. Now laparoscopic appendectomy has struggled to prove its superiority of performing general surgical procedure.Objective is to compare the safety and benefits of laparoscopic appendectomy with open appendectomy.Patients &Methods a prospective study has been done in AL- Yarmouk teaching hospital and private hospitals, 130 patients were selected from April, 2013 to April 2014. 30 patients excluded from the study and hundred patients were Divided into two groups, group A ( 40) patients with acute appendicitis treated by laparoscopic appendectomy) and group B ( …

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Potential Protective Effect Of Local Ethanolic Extract Of Propolis Against Asthma A Biochemical Study On Rats, Meaad N. Hussein, Ferdous A. Jabir Mar 2026

Potential Protective Effect Of Local Ethanolic Extract Of Propolis Against Asthma A Biochemical Study On Rats, Meaad N. Hussein, Ferdous A. Jabir

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The present study is designed to investigate the effect of Local Ethanolic Extract of Propolis to inhibition of free radical , and effect in antioxidant defense in asthmatic rats . Sixty healthy adult Sprague-dawley males rats were used in this study, divided into four groups. Every group contained 15 male rats . The first group received distilled water once time daily for three weeks then injected with (subcutaneous) ( 0.5ml) saline one dose for three time on 1st,3rd,5thday .The second group was received distilled water for three weeks then injected (s.c.)three doses of 100μg of Egg albumin on 1st,3rd,5thday . …

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Incidence And Methods Of Diagnosis Of Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis In A Symptomatic Patients, Dheyaa Ali Hussein Al Sultani Mar 2026

Incidence And Methods Of Diagnosis Of Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis In A Symptomatic Patients, Dheyaa Ali Hussein Al Sultani

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This is prospective study which was carried on( 100) patients with one or more of risk factor for the development of DVT who were admitted in the surgical units in Hilla General Teaching Hospital during the period from of January 2010 to the december 2012. The Aim of the study was to identify the incidence of DVT in postoperative patients, To identify the clinicl presentation of patients with DVT, and to verify the best methods of diagnosis of the DVT.This study was done on 100 patients who were divided into 3 groups according to the most common presentation .All patients …

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Correlation Between Angiographic In-Stent Restenosis And Post-Procedural Glycosylated Hemoglobin Level In Diabetic Patients Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug Eluting Stent, Mazin Z. Alshibani, Tariq Mutasher Swadi, Ali Fawzi Alzamily Mar 2026

Correlation Between Angiographic In-Stent Restenosis And Post-Procedural Glycosylated Hemoglobin Level In Diabetic Patients Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug Eluting Stent, Mazin Z. Alshibani, Tariq Mutasher Swadi, Ali Fawzi Alzamily

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a common, complex, and chronic metabolic disorder act as an important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and has been shown to be an independent predictor for in-stent restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention.Objectives: To determine the influence of HbA1c level on the frequency of in-stent restenosis in diabetic patients after elective percutaneous coronary intervention.Patients and Methods: 89 diabetic patients with recurrent ischemia had history of previous percutaneous coronary intervention and stented coronary arteries with drug eluting stent were admitted to the Iraqi Center for Heart Diseases for elective coronary catheterization with or without percutaneous coronary intervention …

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Circulating Microrna-182 Overexpression As A Biomarker For Breast Cancer, Shoroq Mohammed Al-Temimi Mar 2026

Circulating Microrna-182 Overexpression As A Biomarker For Breast Cancer, Shoroq Mohammed Al-Temimi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:- MiR-182 is one of the most frequently studied cancer-related gene miRs and plays a crucial role in tumorigenesis , progression and may become a potential therapeutic target and biomarker of tumor diagnosis and prognosis.Aim of study:-Estimation of miR-182 gene expression levels in both fresh tissues and serum of same breast cancer patients by using stem-loop follow by Taq-Man real time PCR (RT-PCR) technique and correlate the miR-182 gene expression with ER,PR and Her-2 by IHC technique .Material and methods:- Stem-loop RT-PCR was performed to identify the level of miR-182 gene expression in both fresh tissues and serum of same …

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Incidence Rate Of Musculoskeletal Congenital Anomalies Of Neonates In Muthanna Province From 1/1/2008 To 1/1/2009, Ali Taha Hassan Al-Azzawi Mar 2026

Incidence Rate Of Musculoskeletal Congenital Anomalies Of Neonates In Muthanna Province From 1/1/2008 To 1/1/2009, Ali Taha Hassan Al-Azzawi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Electrical injuries, though uncommon and largely preventable ,they usually have serious consequences including death .Objectives: To study the pattern of electric injuries, and recognize the factors that increase their mortality so that we can reduce it .Materials & Methods :A retrospective study of sever electrically injured cases in Babil Governorate during a period of 15 months, from January 2006 to March 2007 (included) was carried out. From the records of the burn wards of Hilla Teaching General Hospital and the autopsy records of Forensic Pathology Department of Babil Health Directorate, sever electrically injured victims were retrospectively studied according to …

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Neutrophil To Lymphocyte Ratio & Cervical Length For Prediction Of Spontaneous Preterm Delivery In Threatened Preterm Labour, Amal M. Mubark, Luma Saad Zeiny, Alaa M. Sadiq Mar 2026

Neutrophil To Lymphocyte Ratio & Cervical Length For Prediction Of Spontaneous Preterm Delivery In Threatened Preterm Labour, Amal M. Mubark, Luma Saad Zeiny, Alaa M. Sadiq

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Being able to predict preterm birth is important, as it may allow a high-risk population to be selected for future interventional studies. As inflammation represents a crucial pathogenic process of preterm delivery, the aim of this study is to define the role of serum inflammatory markers in the prediction of spontaneous preterm delivery & to combine these markers with cervical length to increase the diagnostic accuracy.Methods: Eighty pregnant women with threatened preterm labour (group I) were compared with 40 women at term (group II (, subdivided into 2 subgroups (20 of them were not in labour & the other …

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Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Among Stroke Patients Cross Sectional Study, Hussein Aziz, Amin Saden Mar 2026

Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Among Stroke Patients Cross Sectional Study, Hussein Aziz, Amin Saden

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background LVSD or HF associated with end organs problems such as arrhythmias' or thromboembolization. Previous studies showed that reduction in LV pump function(i.e. EF) is associated with increased incidence of stroke and high prevalence of LVSD among patients with stroke. Screening for LVSD is important in patients who had high cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes ,smoking and dyslipidemia .It had been suggested that should have screening for LVSDAim of the study is to look for the frequency of LVSD among patients suffering recent ischemic stroke who were who admitted to the neurological wardsPatients and Methods 52 patients with …

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Toxoplasmosis In The Children Who Afflicted With Congenital Deformities And Chronic Diseases, Baqir Kareem Abed, Ahmed A. Al-Saadi, Tareef Fadhil Raham, Amal Jabar Ghaib Mar 2026

Toxoplasmosis In The Children Who Afflicted With Congenital Deformities And Chronic Diseases, Baqir Kareem Abed, Ahmed A. Al-Saadi, Tareef Fadhil Raham, Amal Jabar Ghaib

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background:-Toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by unicellular opportunistic parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. The disease can be very serious and even fatal in fetuses, newborns, and individuals with weakened immune systems, in addition to the risk of gestation complications and congenital problems.Aims of the study:- The purpose of the present study to determine the relationship between Toxoplasmosis in the children who afflicted with congenital deformities.Materials and Methods:- The eighty eight samples were collected (blood) from the children who afflicted with congenital deformities in Al Alwaiya Children's Hospital and used ELISA technique to determine IgM and IgG Toxoplasmosis, in addition to …

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Asymptomatic Thyroid Dysfunction In Patients Of Chronic Renal Failure, Ahmed Hussein Jasim, Haider Mehdi Moeen, Ali Hussein Alwan Mar 2026

Asymptomatic Thyroid Dysfunction In Patients Of Chronic Renal Failure, Ahmed Hussein Jasim, Haider Mehdi Moeen, Ali Hussein Alwan

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Fifty patients with chronic renal insufficiency underwent clinical evaluation & studies of thyroid function the results were compared with age & sex-matched controls. (20%) of patients had biochemical hypothyroidism with low serum T3, T4, & high serum TSH. All the members of the control group were biochemically euthyroid. The mean values of serum T3, T4 were significantly lower & mean serum TSH was significantly higher as compared to controls. There was no correlation of thyroid functions with decrease in renal function. To conclude thyroid dysfunction occurs both clinically & biochemically in patients with chronic renal insufficiency.

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