scholarly journals Prevalence of amoebic dysentery and giardiasis in Al-Najaf

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 2960-2964
Author(s):  
Muna Hashim Ghazzay ◽  
Shimaa Jabber Kiad ◽  
Shimaa J. Shamran ◽  
Meison Abdulbary
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Entamoeba Histolytica ◽  
Giardia Lamblia ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Amoebic Dysentery ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Age Range

The infestation with amoebic dysentery and giardiasis in the intestine play an important role in the human health deficiency in Al-Najaf since the infections may lead to gastroenteritis in human. To learn about the range of extending amoebic dysentery and giardiasis in people ( male and female ) which their ages range (1-50 ) years old this study was established for 7 months (January 2018  to July 2018) in  Al-Najaf. A total of 377 patient examined  in this study,119 infections Giardia lamblia and 258 infections Entamoeba histolytica, Results indicated that the highest infection was 16.3  in age range (31-40 ) in male patients infected with giardiasis,  and in amoebic dysentery also the highest infection was 17.8  in age range (31-40)  in  male . its referred that no significant differences between Entamoeba  histolytica and Giardia lamblia  according to age (31-40)  in  male. As The results indicated that the rate of infection in males is higher than females in all age and in both parasites. The results recorded the highest rate of infection in both parasites during the months of the study  in July reaching 12.9 in Giardia lamblia and 19.2 in Entamoeba histolytica , This is evidence of significant differences between Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica in infections during the months of the study, Where the rate of infection was increased in the amoebic dysentery reaching(16.3 in April),(19.4 in May and June) and (19.7 July ) respectively.

Prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia in Children in Kadhmiyah Hospital

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Amjed Qays Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Entamoeba Histolytica ◽  
Giardia Lamblia ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Male Ratio ◽  
Infectivity Rate ◽  
Stool Samples

In this study we collect 1520 stool samples during the period from September to December 2010 from children whom their ages between 1 month - 12 years. The results showed that the total infection of Entamoeba histolytica was 9.80% , and Giardia lamblia was 1.77%. And the male ratio that infected with Entamoeba histolytica was 9.83% , while the female ratio was 9.74%; and the male infected with Giardia lamblia was 1.51% , while the female ratio was 2.18%. The result showed that the high average of infection with Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia in age group from 1 month to 2 years. And there is no significance difference between gender and infectivity rate of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia under P≤0.05. Also it showed that there were significant relation between Age group and infectivity rate of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia.

scholarly journals Enteropatógenos associados com diarréia infantil (< 5 anos de idade) em amostra da população da área metropolitana de Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brasil

2003 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1205-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felice Jaqueline Schnack ◽  
Lidiani de Medeiros Fontana ◽  
Paulo Roberto Barbosa ◽  
Loraine Storch Meyer da Silva ◽  
Clair Maria Martinello Baillargeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Entamoeba Histolytica ◽  
Giardia Lamblia ◽  
Santa Catarina

Foi investigada a presença de enteropatógenos em 94 casos de diarréia e 45 casos-controle em crianças de 0 a 5 anos de idade, atendidas no Centro de Saúde Municipal de Criciúma, Santa Catarina. Entre os parasitos isolados, o Cryptosporidium (85,1%) foi o mais freqüente, seguido pela Entamoeba histolytica (56,4%) e a Giardia lamblia (4,3%). Quatro amostras apresentaram Escherichia coli enteropatogênica (4,3%). A Samonella e a Shiguella não foram detectadas em nenhuma amostra. Somente um caso foi positivo para o rotavírus (1,1%).

scholarly journals Prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Over 65-Year-Old Men with Inguinal Hernias

2008 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 386-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Anderson ◽  
Sandy Shiralkar
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms ◽  
Aortic Aneurysms ◽  
Selective Screening ◽  
Ultrasound Scan ◽  
Inguinal Hernias ◽  
Abdominal Aortic ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Old Men ◽  
Age Range

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in over 65-year-old men who have inguinal hernias and discuss if pre-operative selective screening of this population is appropriate. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study on 70 consecutive male patients with an age range of 65–88 years (mean, 74 years) who were referred to a single vascular consultant's out-patient clinic with an inguinal hernia were screened for the presence of an AAA with an ultrasound scan before hernia repair over a period of 3 years. RESULTS Two patients were found to have an AAA measuring 3.8 cm and 6.0 cm giving an AAA prevalence of 3% (exact 95% confidence interval = 0–10%). CONCLUSIONS This study does not demonstrate an increased AAA prevalence in over 65-year-old male patients with inguinal hernias, scanned pre-operatively when compared to screening programmes. Selective screening of this cohort cannot be justified on this evidence.

scholarly journals OUTCOME OF CEREBRAL CONTUSIONS DUE TO TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
Zubair Ahmed Khan ◽  
Habib sultan ◽  
Amir Aziz ◽  
Shahrukh Rizvi ◽  
Tauqeer Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Hospital Stay ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Duration Of Hospital Stay ◽  
History Of ◽  
Age Range

ABSTRACT:BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: To compare the results of surgically operated vs conservatively treated patients of cerebral contusions due to traumatic brain injury. METHODOLOGY: This comparative study was conducted from January 2012 to December 2014 at the department of Neurosurgery, PGMI Lahore General Hospital, Lahore. A total of 50 patients were included in this study of both gender (male and female) and in the age range of 15-65 years. In our study 20 patients were managed conservatively while other 30 patients were operated for cerebral contusions. The mode of injury in our study was road traffic accidents and history of falls. RESULTS: Out of 50 patients, there were 41 (82%) males and 09 (18%) female patients. Their age ranged from 15 - 65 years. In this study the overall mean age is 38.36 years. The maximum numbers of patients were in their third and fourth decades of life. In our study the duration of hospital stay in conservatively managed patients was longer as compared to surgically treated patients who were discharged earlier. Mortality rate in surgically managed patients having a GCS ranged between 09 to 12 was very low contrary to the conservatively managed group, similarly the rate of delayed contusion formation and edema was also low in surgically managed patients as compared to those who were managed conservatively. CONCLUSION: Surgically managed patients of cerebral contusions in traumatic brain injury has better outcome and decreased hospital stay as compared to conservatively managed patients.

scholarly journals Profile of Osteomyelitis Patients Visiting the Orthopedic Clinic of Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Indonesia, in 2017–2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aditya Nugraha ◽  
Hermawan Nagar Rasyid ◽  
Hadyana Sukandar
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Operative Procedure ◽  
Bone Destruction ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
The Common ◽  
Age Range

Background: Osteomyelitis is an inflammatory process caused by microorganism infection that leads to bone destruction. Osteomyelitis may affect all bones, particularly long bones, and infects all ages. This disease is hard to diagnose and the treatment is complex due to the disease’s heterogenicity, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management. This study aimed to determine the profile of osteomyelitis inpatients and outpatients presented to the Orthopedic Clinic of Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung, IndonesiaMethods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from July to October 2019 using the total sampling method. Data were collected from the medical records of osteomyelitis inpatients and outpatients presented to the Orthopedic Clinic of Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung, Indonesia from 2017–2018. Data were then analyzed descriptively and the results were presented in frequencies.Result: In total, 90 data were retrieved. Most of data presented male patients (n= 69, 76.7%) with the age range of 20–29 years old (24.4%). The majority of these patients experienced chronic onset of disease (94.4%) located on the tibia (51.1%), which was caused by a post-operative procedure (61.1%). The most common treatment was operative procedure without antibiotic beads (51.1%). Staphylococcus aureus was the common pathogens identified in these patients (22.2%).Conclusion: The majority of osteomyelitis patients are males in productive age with chronic onset of disease located on the tibia caused by a post-operative procedure. Staphylococcus aureus is the common pathogen involved and the most common treatment is an operative procedure without antibiotic beads.

scholarly journals Strengths among Contemporary Teenagers: A Comparative Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ritu Rani ◽  
Punam Midha ◽  
Ankita Budhiraja
Keyword(s):  
Harmonious Society ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Signature Strengths ◽  
Fast Speed ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Purposive Sample

Male and female are two indispensible wheels of a chariot, thus both complement each other and this is a fact that without any one of them, it is just impossible to imagine the smooth continuation of the journey of life. India is a country where women were worshiped as Goddess. Though the society in which we live has been shaped historically by males. But recently the existing scenario appears to be changing with the realization of strengths among females. A harmonious society appears to be emerging with the fast speed of decline in gender-specificity. In order to empirically confirm these notions, the present researchers decided to explore and compare the profile of strengths of male-female adolescents. A test of Hindi adaptation of Value In Action (VIA) Inventory of Strengths for Youth by Shree and Singh (2013) was used. A purposive sample of 150 adolescents in which 75 were males and 75 were females with the age range of 13-17 years was drawn from Rohtak city, Haryana. The descriptive statistics was used to find out the mean differences in strengths of male and female adolescents. They differed to some extent in their profile of signature strengths. Further the profile of top five strengths also called “signature strengths”, the male and female differed in two out of five signature strengths. The similar signature strengths found in both male and female adolescents were such as judgment/critical thinking, appreciation of beauty and love, however they differed on two strengths such as zest and perspective were found in male while kindness and modesty were found in female. The inference drawn from the current study is that females are more humane than the male counterpart whereas males are found to be more courageous than females. The need to foster or enhance certain strengths in specific gender are discussed in the paper.

scholarly journals Inhibición del crecimiento de Giardia Lamblia por acción del extracto acuoso y metanólico de semillas de Cucurbita Pepo / Giardia lamblia growth inhibition by action of the aqueous and methanolic extract of cucurbita pepo seed

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
María Porfiria Barrón González ◽  
Ramón Gerardo Rodríguez Garza ◽  
Yadira Quiñones Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Growth Inhibition ◽  
Entamoeba Histolytica ◽  
Giardia Lamblia ◽  
Cucurbita Pepo ◽  
Methanolic Extract ◽  
Taenia Solium

Giardia lamblia es el protozoario parásito causante de la giardiasis, la cual se caracteriza por molestia abdominal, pérdida de peso y desnutrición. La droga de elección para su tratamiento es el metronidazol sin embargo, presenta diversos efectos secundarios adversos en el paciente. Por otra parte, en la herbolaria se conoce a la semilla de Cucurbita pepo por sus propiedades desparasitante, principalmente sobre Entamoeba histolytica y Taenia solium.  Por lo anterior se planteó la hipótesis de que las semillas de C. pepo contienen principios activos capaces de inhibir el crecimiento de G. lamblia bajo condiciones axénicas in vitro. El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar la actividad biológica del extracto acuoso y metanólico de las semillas de  C. pepo sobre el crecimiento de G. lamblia.  Tanto el extracto metanólico como el acuoso se identificaron siete grupos funcionales y la actividad antioxidante no fue significativa. En el extracto metanólico se observó mayor efecto giardicida seguido del acuoso, esta diferencia puede deberse a las saponinas que se encuentran sólo en el extracto metanólico. Los resultados sugieren que las semillas contienen principios activos que pueden emplearse para la investigación de nuevos tratamientos para la  giardiasis.

scholarly journals Sex-Disaggregated Data on Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Retrospective Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengdie Wang ◽  
Nan Jiang ◽  
Changjun Li ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Heping Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Disease Outcomes ◽  
Male Patients

BackgroundSex and gender are crucial variables in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We sought to provide information on differences in clinical characteristics and outcomes between male and female patients and to explore the effect of estrogen in disease outcomes in patients with COVID-19.MethodIn this retrospective, multi-center study, we included all confirmed cases of COVID-19 admitted to four hospitals in Hubei province, China from Dec 31, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020. Cases were confirmed by real-time RT-PCR and were analyzed for demographic, clinical, laboratory and radiographic parameters. Random-effect logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between sex and disease outcomes.ResultsA total of 2501 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 were included in the present study. The clinical manifestations of male and female patients with COVID-19 were similar, while male patients have more comorbidities than female patients. In terms of laboratory findings, compared with female patients, male patients were more likely to have lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, inflammatory response, hypoproteinemia, and extrapulmonary organ damage. Random-effect logistic regression analysis indicated that male patients were more likely to progress into severe type, and prone to ARDS, secondary bacterial infection, and death than females. However, there was no significant difference in disease outcomes between postmenopausal and premenopausal females after propensity score matching (PSM) by age.ConclusionsMale patients, especially those age-matched with postmenopausal females, are more likely to have poor outcomes. Sex-specific differences in clinical characteristics and outcomes do exist in patients with COVID-19, but estrogen may not be the primary cause. Further studies are needed to explore the causes of the differences in disease outcomes between the sexes.

scholarly journals Observations on radiological correction of acetabular dysplasia by Dega transiliac osteotomy

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1991
Author(s):  
Wazir Fahad Jan ◽  
Sanjay Sarup ◽  
Mohd Yahya Dar ◽  
Alamgir Jahan ◽  
Ovais Nazir Khan
Keyword(s):  
Acetabular Dysplasia ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
P Value ◽  
Preoperative Period ◽  
Radiological Parameters ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Paediatric Orthopaedic ◽  
Age Range

Background: Several osteotomies have been described for the correction of acetabular dysplasia associated with variable outcomes. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the effect of Dega transiliac osteotomy in radiological correction of acetabular dysplasia by assessing the change in various radiological parameters from preoperative period to postoperative period and at a follow up of two years.Methods: This was a prospective observational study conducted on 35 patients of either sex, in the age range of 18 months to 8 years, presenting to the paediatric orthopaedic OPD, of Artemis Health Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, India between January 2012 and September 2014 in whom a diagnosis of acetabular dysplasia was made. All the patients underwent Dega transiliac osteotomy and the effectiveness of this osteotomy in the correction of acetabular dysplasia was assessed by measuring various radiological parameters preoperatively, postoperatively, and at a follow up of two years. The various radiological parameters included acetabular index (AI), centre edge angle of wiberg (CEAW), reimer’s extrusion index (REI) and the shenton’s line (SL).Results: In present study sample of 35 cases, 29 had DDH, 4 were secondary to cerebral palsy and 2 had developed dysplasia following septic arthritis of the hip. The sex distribution showed 19 females and 16 male patients. All the patients underwent Dega transiliac osteotomy at a mean age of 42.94±21.68 months. The mean value of AI improved from 42.43±4.77 degrees in preoperative period to 19.86±2.45 degrees at follow up. The mean value of CEAW improved from - 32.49±21.60 degrees in preoperative period to 32.06±5.48 degrees at follow up. The mean value of REI, improved from 91.06±21.43 % in preoperative period to 0.29±1.18 % at follow up. The SL was broken in all the 35 patients preoperatively, while at follow up it was continuous in all the patients. These changes in all the four parameters were statistically highly significant (p value<0.001).Conclusions: Thus results of present study demonstrate that Dega osteotomy is a safe, effective and versatile surgical procedure for the treatment of acetabular dysplasia secondary to DDH and other disorders. Since the majority of the patients included in this study had the diagnosis of DDH, the results of this study are more representative of dysplasia associated with DDH.

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