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Epidemiology Of Diarrheal Diseases In Children Below 5 Years In Wassit Province, Aseel H. Shemal Mar 2026

Epidemiology Of Diarrheal Diseases In Children Below 5 Years In Wassit Province, Aseel H. Shemal

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Diarrheal diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries. We have analyzed distribution of diarrhea in children under five years of age who resided in rural or urban environments but attended Al_Karama hospital in Al_Kut city in Wassit. In this study we have found that diarrheal disease is more common in family that their parents illiterate, there is a peak incidence at1-2 years old. The disease more in infant who use bottle feeding than in those who feed on breast of their mothers and those with mixed type of feeding.The incidence of the disease is …

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Effect Of Montelukast On Progression Of Atherosclerosis, Ahmed M Sultan, Najah R Hadi, Bassim I. Mohammad Mar 2026

Effect Of Montelukast On Progression Of Atherosclerosis, Ahmed M Sultan, Najah R Hadi, Bassim I. Mohammad

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Objective: this study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of montelukast on the progression of atherosclerosis. Materials and methods: A total of 28 local domestic rabbits were assigned into four groups: Group I (normal control), Group II (atherogenic control), Group III (vehicle control),Group IV (montelukast 1.5 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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The Effect Of Preeclampsia On Some Biochemical Parameter, Afrah Abdal-Wahed Habib Mar 2026

The Effect Of Preeclampsia On Some Biochemical Parameter, Afrah Abdal-Wahed Habib

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This survey research to identify the effect of preeclampsia, alterations in renal function, electrolyte and water metabolism are common findings. To evaluate the usefulness of urine calcium and phosphorus levels as a marker of severity in preeclampsia. Our study was carried at the Hospital of Maternity and pediatrics in Aldiwanyia city from 1/1-30/6 -2011 . The total number of all cases 96, among them 20 women with normal pregnancy , 25 cases with hypertension , 20 cases with mild preeclampsia , 31 cases with sever preeclampsia .Every patient was send for urinary calcium and phosphate were determined by the Kramer-Tisdall …

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Post-Appendectomy Infected Wounds And Ideal Management A Retrospective Study, Mahmoud M. Al-Mukhtar Mar 2026

Post-Appendectomy Infected Wounds And Ideal Management A Retrospective Study, Mahmoud M. Al-Mukhtar

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background :Abdominal operations are traditionally classified into elective and emergency procedures both of which may be complicated by postoperative wound infections. Although postoperative wound infection is usually infrequent following elective procedures, it is an anticipated and acceptable complication of emergency surgeries as these operations are usually of a contaminated nature with no standard preoperative preparation associated with an urge to operate.Objectives :This study tries to compare the results of a two adopted regimes to manage post-appendectomy wound infections in regard to the significance of using parenteral antibiotics. Methods : This study had evaluated (108) patients with clinical postoperatively wound infections …

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Emergence Of Plasmid Mediated Aac(6´)-Ib-Cr Gene In Flouroquinolon- Resistant Acinetobacter Spp, Adnan H. Al-Hamadani, Ali M. Al-Mohana, Ali S. Al-Khazaali Mar 2026

Emergence Of Plasmid Mediated Aac(6´)-Ib-Cr Gene In Flouroquinolon- Resistant Acinetobacter Spp, Adnan H. Al-Hamadani, Ali M. Al-Mohana, Ali S. Al-Khazaali

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

This study aimed to detection of plasmid mediated aac(6´)-Ib-cr gene in fluoroquinolon resistant Acinetobacter spp. A total of 154 clinical and inanimated samples were collected from inpatients and medical devices from different units in Al-Dewaniyah Teaching Hospital during a period of five months from November 2011 to March 2012. Sources of specimens were ICU (n= 85), burn unit (n=43) and urine from inpatients suspected with UTI (n=26). Totally, 16(10.3) Acinetobacter spp. were obtained. Identification of Acinetobacter isolates to species level was done by VITEK 2 compact system, results showed that the vast majority of isolates belong to A. calcoaceticus A. …

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Bromocritine Treatment In Infertile Population Of Women With Galactorrhea, Taghreed S. Al-Quizwini Mar 2026

Bromocritine Treatment In Infertile Population Of Women With Galactorrhea, Taghreed S. Al-Quizwini

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Galactorrhoea ( a non-physiological production of milk) can be found with or without raised levels of serum prolactin . Prolactin is the hormone that stimulates milk secretion and cause luteal phase disturbance. Thus galactorrhrea can ead to infertility which is one of the most common gynecological problems of women attending gynecological clinics .All patients included were showing galactorrhea and all were complaining of infertility.The patients were collected from the infertility clinic in the maternity teaching hospital in Al-diwaniah city ,and from private clinics from Oct 2009 to June 2001 and according to strict inclusion criteria, that eliminate other causes of …

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The Association Between Acne Vulgaris And Tumor Necrosis Factor- Alpha Gene Promoter Polymorphism At Position-308, Hamadi Hadi Abttan Al-Hilali, Ethar Jassam Swadi Al-Obaidy Mar 2026

The Association Between Acne Vulgaris And Tumor Necrosis Factor- Alpha Gene Promoter Polymorphism At Position-308, Hamadi Hadi Abttan Al-Hilali, Ethar Jassam Swadi Al-Obaidy

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background ;This study was carried out on (100) patients (64 females & 36 males) with different severity of acne vulgaris with an age range(11-40 )year, seen in AL-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital/ Department of Dermatology, from December 2011 to February 2012, another (50) apparently healthy subjects were taken as a control group. Materials; Blood samples were collected from both groups, genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes for further molecular study, polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCRRFLP) technique was used . Results; genotyping of TNF-α revealed three genotypes; the wild homozygous GG type, the heterozygous GA & the mutant homozygous …

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Effects Of Metformin, Glyburide And Their Combination On Lipid Profile In Niddm Patients, Reyadh H. Hashim Mar 2026

Effects Of Metformin, Glyburide And Their Combination On Lipid Profile In Niddm Patients, Reyadh H. Hashim

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background and Objectives: DM plays an important role in the endothelial dysfunction and vascular complications like dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis., It is important now a day to evaluate the dyslipidemic effects of oral hypoglycemic drugs in addition to blood glucose lowering effects, since this may provides a better treatment approach and participates in the prevention of complications of DM.Patients and Methods :We studied the dyslipidemic effects of glyburide, metformin, and their combination on (111) NIDDM patients aged from 39 – 58 years, treated for two years with different treatment lines and compared the results with healthy controls. Serum (TC-C), (TG-C),(HDL-C),(VLDL-C), and …

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Extremities Trauma In Emergency Unit Of Al-Karama Hospital-Alkut City- Wassit Province, Hikmet K. Abbas, Aseel H. Shemal Mar 2026

Extremities Trauma In Emergency Unit Of Al-Karama Hospital-Alkut City- Wassit Province, Hikmet K. Abbas, Aseel H. Shemal

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Extremity wounds compose the burden of injury in Emergency Unit in Alkarama hospital and there is a great need for research to improve the treatment of patient who incur these devastating injuries.Objective: The aim of this project was to define the epidemiological profile of the patients attended in Emergency Unit in Al-karama hospital regarding the upper and lower limb trauma.Methods: Authors and trained assistants collected data with aid of a simple proforma was designed to collect basic demographic data , type of accident,type of injury in general, type of management , site of injury in the body, place of management …

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Efficacy Of Oral Doxycycline In Treatment Of Red Face Syndrome Subjects : A Prospective Noncontrolled Case-Series Study, Usama Abdul-Jaleel, Aqeel Agab Sarhan, Safaa H. Ganduh Mar 2026

Efficacy Of Oral Doxycycline In Treatment Of Red Face Syndrome Subjects : A Prospective Noncontrolled Case-Series Study, Usama Abdul-Jaleel, Aqeel Agab Sarhan, Safaa H. Ganduh

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Red face syndrome is a chronic burning erythema of the face that occurs after prolonged application of topical corticosteroid and characterized by flare-ups after trial of corticosteroid withdrawal.It is mediated by nitric oxide overproduction. Doxycycline was found to inhibit inducible nitric oxide synathase .Objective: to assess the efficacy of oral doxycyline and corticosteroid withdrawal in hastening the resolution of red face syndromeMethods : In this prospective non-controlled case series study, 68 patients were identified as having red face syndrome by dermatologist in Al-Diwanyia Teaching Hospital , from July 2011 to September 2011 and they have been treated with oral …

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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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Detection Of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia In Early Five Years Of Diabetes Mellitususing Holter Monitoring, Hussein A. Naser Mar 2026

Detection Of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia In Early Five Years Of Diabetes Mellitususing Holter Monitoring, Hussein A. Naser

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The study was carried in Al Najaf Diabetic Centre in Sadar Teaching Hospital in Najaf . from March 2010 to March 2012 . Aim of the study is to understand the associated ventricular tachyarrhythmias as they important risk factors and can related to sudden death in diabetic patients . we studied 60 patients in early 5 years of disease with other 60 normal persons of same age using Holter Monitor for 24 hours ECG monitor. The results showed occurrence of more ventricular premature contractions in diabetic patients compare to the normal persons and more in female patients .

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Pre- And Post-Pubertal Upregulation Of Testicular Igf-1 Gene Using Passive Immunization Against Inhibin α Subunit In Neonate Rats, Jabber A. A. Al-Sa'aidi, Mohammed Salih, A. H. Al-Ali Mar 2026

Pre- And Post-Pubertal Upregulation Of Testicular Igf-1 Gene Using Passive Immunization Against Inhibin α Subunit In Neonate Rats, Jabber A. A. Al-Sa'aidi, Mohammed Salih, A. H. Al-Ali

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The present study has been conducted to evaluate the effect of neonatal passive immunization against inhibin α subunit on testicular mRNA expression level of IGF-1 gene during prepubertal and pubertal stage in male rats. Thirty male rats (weighted 21.5±1.32 g, aged 15 days) were randomly assigned into two equal groups; antiserum treated and control groups, received inhibin-α antiserum (100μl of physiological saline containing 1μg antiserum, i.p.) and physiological saline (100μl, i.p.) at the 15th and 18th days old. Five males from each group were sacrificed at the 23th, 30th and 50th days old. Testis samples were obtained for evaluation of …

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Pulmonary Function Tests Abnormalities Predictors In Smoker Patients, Hawa A.A. Al-Dhahir, Ali .S.Baay, Amjed H. Abbas Mar 2026

Pulmonary Function Tests Abnormalities Predictors In Smoker Patients, Hawa A.A. Al-Dhahir, Ali .S.Baay, Amjed H. Abbas

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Smoking remains the most preventable cause of premature death and morbidity in the US and the developed world. Cigarette smoking is the most well known risk factor for accelerating lung function decline in adults. This study aimed to evaluate pulmonary function tests abnormalities predictors in smoker patients Materials and methods: This case-control study was done in Merjan teaching Hospital, Babylon, Iraq, in the period from December 2010 to March 2012. The study included 182 patients who were divided into 114 patients in obstructive group and 68 patients in restrictive group. Duration and amount of smoking were evaluated by pack …

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Glycemic Control, Serum Leptin And Lipid Profile In Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Effect Of Initial Two Months Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy, Imad Abdul-Jabbar Thanoon, Aseel Abed-Alelah Aded- Alrahman Mar 2026

Glycemic Control, Serum Leptin And Lipid Profile In Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Effect Of Initial Two Months Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy, Imad Abdul-Jabbar Thanoon, Aseel Abed-Alelah Aded- Alrahman

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Objectives:To evaluate the effect of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) on glycemic control (fasting serum glucose "FSG", serum insulin, C-peptide and insulin resistance), serum leptin and lipid profile (total cholesterol 'Tc', triglyceride "TG", low density lipoprotein cholesterol "LDL-C", high density lipoprotein cholesterol "HDL-C" and atherogenic index AI) and to evaluate the effects of intensive 2-months anti-tuberculosis therapy on these parameters in comparison to healthy controls. Methods:Forty three patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis from the Advisory Clinic for Chest and Pulmonary Diseases in Mosul City were included in this study, with 40 apparently healthy age and sex matched subjects as controls. Assessment of …

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Efficacy Of Oral Mefenamic Acid In Treatment Of Rash Of Gianotti–Crosti Syndrome: A Prospective Noncontrolled Case-Series Study, Usama Abdul-Jaleel Mar 2026

Efficacy Of Oral Mefenamic Acid In Treatment Of Rash Of Gianotti–Crosti Syndrome: A Prospective Noncontrolled Case-Series Study, Usama Abdul-Jaleel

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Gianotti–Crosti syndrome (GCS) is a characteristic cutaneous response to viral & non-viral infection mainly affecting children .No treatment appears to shorten the course of the disease which lasts 3-8 weeks .Mefenamic acid is NSAID which acts as competitive inhibitor of prostaglandin biosynthesis. Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of oral mefenamic acid 50 mg twice a day in the treatment of (GCS) for 10 daysMethods : In this prospective non-controlled case series study, 36 patients were identified as having Gianotti–Crosti syndrome by dermatologist in Al-Diwanyia Teaching Hospital , from January 2012 to May 2013 and they have been …

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In Vivo Cytogenetic And Genotoxic Effects Of Curcumin On Mouse Bone Marrow, Mohammed Subhi Mohammed Mar 2026

In Vivo Cytogenetic And Genotoxic Effects Of Curcumin On Mouse Bone Marrow, Mohammed Subhi Mohammed

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Objectives: Studying the cytogenetic effects of Mytomycin-C by using 2mg/kg by study of (mitotic index, chromosomal aberrations and micronucleus assays) on mouse bone marrow cells (in vivo) andStudying the cytogenetic effects of crude extract of Curcuma longa on mouse bone marrow cells and Studying the ability of crude extract of C. longa in reducing the genotoxic effects induced by Mytomycin-C by combination treatment on mouse bone marrow cells.Material and methodology: Administrative Arrangement: analytical study to period (1 / 5 / 2011 to1 / 1 / 2012)conducted in Al-Nahrain research Centre for biotechnology,Baghdad, Iraq . Methodology: distributed of mice on equal …

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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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Immunohistochemical Study Of Cd15 Expression In Cd30+ Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Thaeer Jawad Kadhum, Aws Rassul Hussain, Nawar Jamal Naser Mar 2026

Immunohistochemical Study Of Cd15 Expression In Cd30+ Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Thaeer Jawad Kadhum, Aws Rassul Hussain, Nawar Jamal Naser

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

defined B-cell neoplasm that includes two distinct types of disease, classical and nodular lymphocyte-predominant. Aim of the study: To evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of CD15 in CD30+ classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Patients and Methods: This retrospective study included revision of 52 lymph nodes specimens from patients newly diagnosed with HL from January 2005 to September 2010.These samples were collected from Al-Yarmouk Teaching  Hospital, Baghdad Medical City and Al-Atheer private laboratory. Only well-preserved samples that stood a retrospective confirmatory morphological revision and revealed IHC CD30 stain {from DAKO} positive reactivity were included in this study. All biopsies were formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded. …

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Oxidant/Antioxidant Status, C-Reactive Protein And Serum Leptin In Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Effect Of Vitamin E Supplemention, Imad Abdul-Jabbar Thanoon, Eman Abdulla Solaiman Mar 2026

Oxidant/Antioxidant Status, C-Reactive Protein And Serum Leptin In Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Effect Of Vitamin E Supplemention, Imad Abdul-Jabbar Thanoon, Eman Abdulla Solaiman

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) on markers of oxidative stress (malondialdehyde "MDA" and total antioxidant status "TAS"), high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and serum leptin and to compare the effects of standard intensive 2 months anti-TB therapy with the standard intensive anti-TB therapy plus vitamin E supplementation on the parameters. Methods: Two group of patients with active pulmonary TB from the Advisory Clinic for Chest and Respiratory Diseases in Mosul City were included in this study.Group one consistent of 38 patients and group two consistent of 28 patients, with forty healthy age and sex matched subjects …

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Comparisons Of Quality Of Life For Schizophrenic Outpatients And A Control Population, Mohammed Dawood Jasam Mar 2026

Comparisons Of Quality Of Life For Schizophrenic Outpatients And A Control Population, Mohammed Dawood Jasam

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

The study of quality of life (QOL) and the focus on patients' subjective sense of well-being is a new approach to understand the impact of the illness.87 patients suffering from schizophrenia, attending the psychiatric outpatient unit of Al Rashad Teaching Hospital in Baghdad and 100 control formed the subjects.QOL of the patients and the control sample were assessed using the WHOQOL-100Arabic version. Patients group scored lower than control on all facets of QOL For the control group the highest scores on facet of self-esteem, while the lowest scores on facet of security. For the patients, the highest scores on facets …

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Sublay Versus Onlay Mesh Repair Of Ventral Hernia, Furat Shani Aoda, Alaa Sharif Ibrahim Mar 2026

Sublay Versus Onlay Mesh Repair Of Ventral Hernia, Furat Shani Aoda, Alaa Sharif Ibrahim

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Ventral hernias are commonly encountered in surgical practice. The estimated incidence of ventral hernia is 15-20%. Although a wide variety of surgical procedures have been adopted for the repair of incisional hernia, but the implantation of prosthetic mesh remains the most efficient method of dealing with ventral hernia. Our study is to evaluate the technique of preperitoneal (sublay) mesh repair of ventral hernias and compare it to onlay mesh repair. The prospective study was carried out in 102 patients of incisional and paraumblical hernia.52 patients were managed by onlay mesh repair and 50 patients were managed by sublay mesh repair.Observation …

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Effectivness Of 10% Povidone Iodine As Ascolicidal Agent In Hydatid Cyst Surgery In Compared With Other Scolicidal Agents, Ali Nayyef Assi Mar 2026

Effectivness Of 10% Povidone Iodine As Ascolicidal Agent In Hydatid Cyst Surgery In Compared With Other Scolicidal Agents, Ali Nayyef Assi

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Hydatid disease or Echinococcal disease, is a parasitic disease that affects both humans and other mammals such as sheep, dogs, rodents and horses.[1] There are three different forms of Echinococcosis found in humans, each of which is caused by the larval stages of different species of the tapeworm of genus Echinococcus[1].This study was done in the AL-Husseinteaching hospital (AL-Nassiyria)during3 years (between 1st January 2004 to december2006) and follow up for5 years,120 patients [70 females and 50 males] ages range between 12years to 56years presented withhydatid cyst in the liver only we concentrate on the hydatid cyst of liver( un complicated …

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Asses Microvascular Densities In Breast Ductal Cell Carcinoma (Using Cd 31 & Vwf Immunostain), In Correlation To Er Status, Ali Zeki Naji, Hedel A. Kerbel Mar 2026

Asses Microvascular Densities In Breast Ductal Cell Carcinoma (Using Cd 31 & Vwf Immunostain), In Correlation To Er Status, Ali Zeki Naji, Hedel A. Kerbel

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

For three years duration( Jan 2009 – Des 2011) , 50 cases of ER positive cases and 50 cases of ER negative cases were collected among mastectomy samples from patients with invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast which were received by the department of histopathology in AL -Hilla teaching hospital. microvessel density (MVD) estimation for all cases using CD – 31 & VWF immunostain, and the quantitative analyses of the microvessels in the 10 high power fields revealed the median for vessels count identified by anti-CD31 in ER-positive & ER- negative groups were( 18, 30) respectively, while median MVD as …

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Blastocystis Hominis Infections Among Patients In Duhok City / Kurdistan Region €“ Iraq, Adel T. M. Al-Saeed, Qais I. Ismaeel, Ghazwan F. Ahmed Mar 2026

Blastocystis Hominis Infections Among Patients In Duhok City / Kurdistan Region €“ Iraq, Adel T. M. Al-Saeed, Qais I. Ismaeel, Ghazwan F. Ahmed

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

A total of 610 patients of different age and sex attending the central Laboratory / Shilan Private Hospital and Hevi Pediatric Hospital – Duhok Governorate suffering from gastroenteritis sumptomes were investigated by direct stool examination. The samples were collected from 350 children and 260 adults during the period from April to November 2010. All stool samples were examined microscopically by the direct method for identification of B. hominis and for the presence of other intestinal parasites. The number and percent of infection rate with B. hominis among the examined samples (610) was 31(5.08%) in both of adults and children groups, …

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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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Epidemiological Study In Roseola Infantum In Babylon, Muder Hassan Noor, Wisam Hamzah Hamad, Adil Jabbar Hussein Mar 2026

Epidemiological Study In Roseola Infantum In Babylon, Muder Hassan Noor, Wisam Hamzah Hamad, Adil Jabbar Hussein

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Roseola is a mild febrile exanthematous illness occurring almost exclusively during infancy. Among the many alternative names for the disease are exanthem subitum (indicating the sudden and surprising appearance of the rash), the rose rash of infants and pseudo-rubella. Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is the etiological agent of roseola infantum. The aim of this study is to predict the disease early by the time of high incidence of this disease, the common age of presentation and the commonest clinical findings. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Babylon Teaching Hospital for Maternity and Children in Babylon city for 12 months, from …

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Association Of Lewis Phenotype Blood Groups With Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection In Female, Naseer J. H. Al-Mukhtar, Abdul Razzak S. Al- Salman, Kholod Hussian Ali Al-Khafag Mar 2026

Association Of Lewis Phenotype Blood Groups With Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection In Female, Naseer J. H. Al-Mukhtar, Abdul Razzak S. Al- Salman, Kholod Hussian Ali Al-Khafag

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Histo blood group antigens with carbohydrate molecules are found on the surface of RBC and uroepithelial cells, which influence human susceptibility to recurrent urinary tract infection( RUTI).Objective: Of this study was to determine if a link exists between susceptibility to RUTI and host genetic phenotypes that define either an individual’s ability to respond immunologically to some antigens or the composition of host cell surface molecules. The interaction of pathogen and erythrocyte membrane may reflect antigenic similarity, adhesion through specific receptors, or modulation of antibody response, Detect the ABO blood group distribution and RUTI in accordance to lewis phenotype antigens,Methods: …

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Acute Meningitis In Children:Clinical And Laboratory Profiles, Haider Nadhim Abd Mar 2026

Acute Meningitis In Children:Clinical And Laboratory Profiles, Haider Nadhim Abd

Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal

Background: Meningitis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children around the world . Early diagnosis and treatment are the most important way in prevention of the complications.Objective: To estimate the frequency and types of meningitis, to describe various clinical and laboratory parameters, and to analyze mortality and early complications of childhood meningitis. Patients and methods: One hundred Children aged 1 month-15 years admitted to AL-Zahra Teaching Hospital in Wassit, with clinical suspicion of meningitis during the period from 1st January 2009 to 1st January 2010 were included in this study. They were subjected to clinical examination , …

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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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