Introduction:Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease that has afflicted man for centuries. It is one of the commonest causes of death from infectious diseases in the world. Nigeria is ranked among the 22 countries with the highest TB burden in the world. The discovery of host or pathogen specific biomarkers of TB for diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis has of recent become top research priority globally. The pathogenesis of TB involves cell-mediated immune response against Mycobacterium t...
Abstract This study was carried out to investigate the cause of the Rt loin pain using ultrasound in order to relate the pain to the sign and symptoms according to ultrasound finding. The data of this study collected from 50 patients refer to ultrasound department in Military Hospital in Omdurman as having Rt loin pain in the period from Jan 2014 to May 2015. The patient scanned by General electric logia 5 ultrasound machine equipped with TA convex probe 3.5MHz. The result of this study show...
This study was aimed at assessing the iron, zinc and anthropometric indices of pre-school children aged 2 – 5 years in Ozubulu. A total of two hundred and forty (240) preschool children were randomly selected. Questionnaire, anthropometric measurements, biochemical analysis and 3–day weighed food intake were used for data collection. Two hundred and forty (240) questionnaires were distributed to mothers and caregivers of the selected children. Out of the 240 samples, sub samples of thirty...
ABSTRACT Background : Community-Acquired Pneumonia is among the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children below five years of age in developing countries. It is a second course of morbidity and mortality next to neonatal birth complications and bacteremia is one of complication which accelerates this. Different studies shows different prevalences of bacteremia among children with CAP and managed to isolate common organisms with associated features which helped them to change man...
Abstract This is a descriptive cross section study to assess patients affected with right upper quadrant pain. Study was conducted in Modern Medical Center, at ultrasound department carried out during the period from October 2018 to October 2019. The study conducted on 100 patients suffering from right upper quadrant pain by routine transabdominal ultrasound. The main objective of this study is to assess RUQ pain in Sudanese population using ultrasonography. The study was classified and anal...
ABSTRACT Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) share common routes of blood-borne transmission. There are Ten genotypes from (A-I) of HBV genome, have been identified, HBV genotypes have different geographical distribution and regarding to disease progression and response of antiviral treatment and prognosis. The objective of this study was molecular detection of HBV genotypes among HIV patients in Khartoum state. A total of 92 subjects (n=92) were included in this o...
Abstract Introduction: There is variation in the size, shape and position of tympanic membrane perforations; the degree of conductive hearing loss depends on the size and position of perforation. Objective: To determine the pattern and causes of tympanic membrane perforation at a private health facility in Tanzania Method: A hospital-based cross-sectional study in the ENT clinic at Ekenywa Specialised Hospital was conducted from January to May 2019. Ears were examined thoroughly by an Otorhin...
ABSTRACT Background : Traffic crashes are a major cause of global morbidity and mortality mostly affecting low- and middle-income countries whereby deaths and injuries of road traffic accidents occur in developing countries. Commercial motorcyclists take the upfront vulnerability for wide-open to traffic risks with limited use of safety equipment. This study made an assessment of the knowledge, attitude, and practices on the compliance with road safety measures among commercial motorcyclists ...
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD) and microarchitecture deterioration of the bone, leading to increased fragility and a high risk of fracture. It is a silent disease until fractures occur, which causes important secondary health problems and even death. Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease in humans, representing a major public health problem. The aim of this study was determine of Parathyroid hormone, calcium and phosphor...
Abstract This is practical study which was done during September -2015 to July 2016 and was carried out in Sudan-Khartoum state scanned in many hospital include, ( Aldayat, Alsaudi hospitals ).The objective of this study is asses the role of ultrasonography in diagnosis of uterine fibroid .Study depend on practical scanning, of 50 patients of uterine fibroid from different area, their age is variable ,which data was collected on configuration of easy question and ultrasound finding from July...
Abstract The study was carried out during December_ January 2016 to study the types of imported cheese in Khartoum state that include three areas (Khartoum ,Bahry, Omdurman) well-structured questionnaire was formulated about the type of imported cheeses and Thirty questionnaires were distributed to supermarkets in these three areas (Khartoum ,Bahry, Omdurman) the data statistically analyzed by SPSS using descriptive statistics the results of the study showed that the main imported cheeses ar...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to estimate the gestational age using the occipitofrontal diameter in the second and third trimester using the known last minstrel period as a reference in estimating the accurate GA. The study was conducted at Alsouady hospital / Turkish teaching hospital on October 2016-December, 2016 by using ultrasound machine with convex transducer with variable frequencies ranging from (3-4 MHz).electronic caliper system set at a velocity of 1540m/s. This is a ...
INTRODUCTION The scientific classification of the animal species in this issue (Camelus dromedarius) Wilson, (1984) is as follows: Class : Mammalia. SubClass : Eutheria. Superorder : Paraxonia. Order :Artiodactyla. Suborder: Tylopoda. Family: Camelidae. Subfamily: Camelinae Genus : Camelus. Species : Dromedarius. : Bactrianus. There are two species of camels: the one-humped (Camelus dromedarius), and the two-humped camel (Camelus bactrianus) (Al-Ramadan and Ali, 2012). The one-humped camel (...
Abstract This is analytical retrospective case control study conducted at Ibn Seina Hospital and Sudan University of Science and Technology-College of Medical Laboratory science during the period from January to May 2016. The study aimed to detect E cadherin in renal tumors among Sudanese patients using immunohistochemical method. 72 paraffin blocks samples were collected from patients previously diagnosed as renal tumors (54 diagnosed as malignant renal tumors, 18 as benign renal tumors). O...