Abstract Cupping is an ancient mode of therapy for various ailments, practiced and recommended by ancient healers. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of blood cupping on some biochemical parameters. Fourty peoples were selected randomly between ages 20 to 70 years. Blood samples were collected from World Center for Prophetic Medicine and Organization of Rawabh in Khartoum State. The samples were collected from vein before and ten to fourteen days after cupping of each individ...
Abstract Background: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common metabolic and reproductive disorders among women of reproductive age. The study was aimed to estimate Leutinizing hormone (LH) and Follicle Stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in women with PCOS. Method: A case control analytical study was conducted at Alsir Abu Hassan fertility center in Khartoum State, included 100 blood samples, 50 samples from women with PCOS and 50 from apparently health individual as contro...
Abstract There are many reports about usage medicinal plants and their potential as possible therapeutic agent against human pathogens. The aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial activity of different concentrations of petroleum ether, methanol and aqueous extracts of the medicinal plant Nigella sativa (seeds) using disc diffusion method on reference standard and selected pathogenic isolates of bacteria. The study was conducted in Khartoum state, Sudan, during the period from M...
Abstract This is a descriptive, retrospective case study conducted at research lab inSudan University of Science and Technology,department of histopathology during the period from January to September 2017The study aimed to assess the association between HPV-68 infection and cervical cancer among Sudanese patients through detection viral DNA using PCR technique, there by 40 formalin fixed embed tissue blocks of different cervical cancer type were collected. The tissue blockswere cut byRotary ...
Abstract Diabetes is a group of metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defect in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. Diabetic ketoacidosis ( DKA) is a type of diabetes complication lead to coma and death, the main characteristic of Diabetic ketoacidosis ( DKA) are: hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis. Urinary tract infection is the most type of infection in diabetic patients especially in females more than males. This study aimed to detect bacterial growth in diabet...
Abstract Streptococcus agalactiae (S.agalactiae) is one of the most important etiologic agent of several infection,cause abortion, and a present a major public health problem. This study aimed to detect the frequence of S. agalactiae among pregnant women with previous miscarriage by using PCR.Fifty samples of vaginal and high vaginal swabfrom pregnant women , were collected from different hospitals in Khartoum,25 from each vagina and high vagina. Patients’s data was collected by structured...
Abstract Background: Menopause is a natural event in the ageing process and signifies the end of reproductive years with cessation of cyclic ovarian function as manifested by cyclic menstruation. Lipid profile is altered in menopause because of various reasons. Objectives: The aim of this study to evaluate cholesterol, triglycerides and lipase enzyme among Sudanese normal premenopausal women and postmenopausal women. Materials and methods: This is a case control study carried out in Saba’a ...
ABSTRACT An alarming increase in bacterial strains resistant to existing antibacterial agents demands a renewed effort to seek agents effective against pathogenic bacteria resistant to antibacterials. The aim of this study was to study the antibacterial activity of different concentrations of petroleum ether and methanol extracts of medicinal plant Nigella sativa (seeds) using cup-plate agar diffusion method on slected clinical isolates of bacteria. The study was conducted in Khartoum state,...
Abstract This is a hospital-based analytical case-control study aimed to evaluate serum iron and vitamin B12 among Helicobacter pylori infected patients in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the study conducted during the period from January to July 2019. Under aseptic conditions 5 mL of venous blood was collected from 100 participants who selected conviniously (50 were H. pylori infected patients as cases and 50 apparently healthy individuals as controls). H. pylori screening for antibodies was detec...
Abstract A retrospective cross sectional molecular analysis for detection of epstein Barr virus on 51 breast cancer biopsies (paraffin embedded), previously diagnosed as breast cancer by histological examination, the samples were collected from the Military Hospital. This study was performed during the period from March to June 2017. According to their age, degree of differentiation, and type of cancer the women were divided into groups. The specimens were treated by xylene and the paraffin ...
Abstract This is an analytical retrospective case control hospital based study was conducted in Radiation and Isotope Center Khartoum (RICK), during the period from August 2016 to February 2017. The study aimed to detect Survivin expression in non-Hodgkin᾿s lymphoma among Sudanese patients using immunohistochemistry. Forty paraffin embedded blocks from patient’s samples previously diagnosed as non-Hodgkin᾿s lymphoma were collected. Samples include 26 (65%) malignant tumors, (including ...
Abstract Human parvovirus B19 infection can cause serious complications, especiallyamong pregnant women, patient with hematological disorders, immunocompromised and fetus,result in non-immune hydrops, intrauterine fetal death, and fetal death. This study aimedto detect thefrequency of B19V IgG andIgM antibodiesamong apparently healthy pregnant women attending selected antenatal care unitsin Khartoum state, Sudan. Blood specimens were collected during the period from September2018 toAugust 201...
ABSTRACT In a comprehensive study conducted to determine the epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in four specialist health institutions in Enugu urban of Enugu State, Nigeria, a total of 564 cases were enlisted which involved 298 (52.8%) patients on admission in the hospitals, and 266 (47.2%) outpatients, aged 1 to 80 years. The study was carried out from October 2012 to March 2014. Sample collections for the study were based on the doctors’ assumption of diagnosis (from patien...
ABSTRACT Serum fibronectin level was investigated in people living with HIV/AIDS. A total of 161 subjects were recruited into the study. Out of this, 98 (60.9%) constituted the patient population while 63 (39.1%) formed the controls. The age range considered was between 10 to 65 years. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, (UNTH) Ituku Ozalla. Informed consent was obtained from the participants and question...
Abstract von Willebrand’s disease is an autosomally inherited bleeding disorder caused by a qualitative and/ or quantitative abnormality of von Willebrand’s factor . It is one of the most common inherited bleeding disorders based on statistics from developed countries. Human von Willebrand’s factor is a large multimeric protein that plays an important role in the adhesion of platelets to the sub endothelium. It also acts as a carrier for coagulation factor VIII. Its deficiency and or d...