Preferred Language
Articles
/
iqjmc-435
Bacterial profile of urinary tract infections in Diabetic postmenopausal women

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection in women in general and in postmenopausal women in particular. Bacteriuria occurs more often in elderly functionally impaired women but in general many of it are asymptomatic.However the risk factors associated with recurrent UTI in elderly women are not widely described.Bacteuria in elderly women is associated with high mortality rates ,however many of thus bacteriuria are asymptomatic (Assel et al.,2009).The belief that diabetes ,a common metabolic disorder is associated with ahigher risk of UTI is widespread,diabetes result in several abnormalities of the host defense system that might result in a higher risk of certain infection.
Patient and Method: The prospectiye study included 200 cases of urinary tract infection with diabetes mellitus type 2 in postmenopausal women visiting Medicine out patients and in patients Clinic of Medical City Teaching Hospital in Baghdad city. This study period was from 15 November 2011 till 15 June 2012. Urine Samples were collacted from women under supervision of the specialist’s physicians. General urine examination was accomplished for each patient. For patients suspected with DM type 2the Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level was measured considering also the duration of diabetes. The urine samples were inoculated directly onto enrichment and selective media for the isolation of the causative bacteria. The isolates were identified using different microscopical, culture characteristics and biochemical testes.
Results: Totally in the four studied groups E.coli was the most common isolates bacteria 39(23.0%),followed by Klebsiella 26(15.3%),Candida albicans 25(14.7%),non hemolytic streptococcus 30(6.5%), Moraxilla catarrhalis 28(16.5%) and diaphtheroid 23(13.6%). Wherease Staphylococcus aureus comprised 13(7.7%). There was no significant relation shipe between type of uropathogenes and HbA1c level .However the relation was significant between uropathogenes and kind of diabetes treatment and duration of diabetes. E.coli and klebsiella growth isolated from diabetic cases was heavy rather than moderate growth.
Conclusion: In postmenopausal women the incidence of UTI in age group 50-60 yrs was higher than that of 61-70. However there was no significant difference between diabetic and non diabetic women groups, The risk of UTI was higher with longer duration of diabetes rather than degree of glycemic control (HbA1C), women undergoing pharmacological treatment for diabetes were mainly at higher risk suggesting association between severity of diabetes and risk of UTI, E.coli was the most single isolated organism in all women as well as young women.

Crossref
View Publication Preview PDF
Quick Preview PDF
Publication Date
Tue Jan 30 2024
Journal Name
Iraqi Journal Of Science
Differential Diagnosis of Entamoeba spp. Using the 18SrRNA Gene in Gastroenteritis Patients

In order to accurately diagnose Entamoeba spp., this study's major goal was to develop a proof-of-concept method for simultaneously detecting pathogenic and non-pathogenic amoebae using DNA. During amoebiasis, two diagnostic techniques (microscopic inspection and PCR techniques with particular primers) were evaluated. About 100 feces samples from Fallujah individuals who had clinical symptoms were taken. The outcome reveals that only 20 samples have Entamoeba spp. infections. According to this study, the two species had distinct infection percentages. Entamoeba histolytica was the most prevalent infection, at 85%, followed by Entamoeba dispar, which was 15% of all the Entamoeba-positive sampl

... Show More
Scopus Crossref
View Publication Preview PDF
Publication Date
Wed Dec 19 2018
Journal Name
Brazilian Journal Of Physics
Scopus (2)
Crossref (2)
Scopus Clarivate Crossref
View Publication
Publication Date
Tue Jun 20 2023
Journal Name
Bulletin Of The Iraq Natural History Museum
IDENTIFICATION OF HARD TICKS FROM BUFFALO BUBALUS BUBALIS (LINNAEUS, 1758) IN IRAQ

Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are ectoparasites that infest livestock in every geographic region of the world and are vectors of several viral, bacterial, and protozoan pathogens to both animals and humans. There is little information is available is about tick presence in Buffalo Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Artiodactyla, Bovidae) in Iraq. The current study determined the species of ticks parasitizing Buffalo in some central and southern regions included: Baghdad (Al Fathelia), Karbala (Al-Hussainia), Wasit (Kut and Al-Suwairah), Al-Qadisia (Al- Diwaniyah, Al- Saniya, Al-Mihnawea, and Afak), Thi Qar (Al-Nasiriyah and Al-chibayish), Missan (Amara and Qalaat Salih) and Basrah (Al-Haretha, Al-Madena and Al-Deer). A total of 150 Buffal

... Show More
Scopus Crossref
View Publication Preview PDF
Publication Date
Tue Feb 28 2023
Journal Name
Iraqi Geological Journal
Estimation of Petrophysical Properties for Zubair Reservoir in Abu-Amood Oil Field

The petrophysical analysis is significant to determine the parameters controlling the production wells and the reservoir quality. In this study, Using Interactive petrophysics software to analyze the petrophysical parameters of five wells penetrated the Zubair reservoir in the Abu-Amood field to evaluate a reservoir and search for hydrocarbon zones. The available logs data such as density, sonic, gamma ray, SP, neutron, and resistivity logs for wells AAm-1, AAm-2, AAm-3, AAm-4, and AAm-5 were used to determine the reservoir properties in Zubair reservoir. The density-neutron and neutron-sonic cross plots, which appear as lines with porosity scale ticks, are used to distinguish between the three main lithologies of sandstone, limesto

... Show More
Crossref
View Publication Preview PDF
Publication Date
Wed Jun 20 2018
Journal Name
Bulletin Of Iraq Natural History Museum
Crossref (3)
Crossref
View Publication Preview PDF
Publication Date
Sun Jan 01 2023
Journal Name
Aip Conference Proceedings
Scopus (1)
Crossref (1)
Scopus Crossref
View Publication
Publication Date
Sun Oct 30 2022
Journal Name
Iraqi Journal Of Science
Climatic Water Balance Comparison for Selected areas in The Middle of Iraq

     The climate parameters annual rainfall and average mean temperature are investigated from 2000 to 2019 for Kut, Hilla and Iskandaryia. Evidence of climate change is noticed by decreasing the mean annual rainfall and relative humidity with an increase in the annual mean temperature. The climate water balance has been calculated. Due to high temperature, increased evaporation, and low precipitation rates, there was a large water deficit. The total water surplus in the Kut area is 32.86 mm from November to February, and in  Hilla and Iskandaryia is 20.4 and 27.8 mm from December to February, respectively. The climate classification for the three stations was semi-dry to dry climates. The region has a significant water deficit of u

... Show More
Scopus (2)
Scopus Crossref
View Publication
Publication Date
Sun Jan 01 2023
Journal Name
International Journal Of Research In Social Sciences & Humanities
The Impact of Bank Loans on the Real Estate Sector in Iraq

The real estate prices in the Iraqi market have witnessed a significant increase in the prices of residential units, including land plots and residential buildings, especially after the approval of the new exchange rate and the provision of financial loans to employees and citizens. Therefore, real estate loans are considered one of the financing tools in the housing sector, whether these loans are directed towards the construction of new housing or the rehabilitation of existing buildings for housing. The housing market is an important component of the economic and social system, as housing is a commodity that is influenced by supply, demand, and the trade of materials involved in housing unit production. The housing system is also

... Show More
Crossref
View Publication
Publication Date
Sun Apr 30 2023
Journal Name
Iraqi Journal Of Science
Role of Extracted Nano-metal Oxides From Factory Wastes In Medical Applications

       Nanometal oxides were extracted from cement factories wastes and were employed to proliferate skin cancer cells using MTT (Methyl Thiazolyl Tetraolium) assay. MTT assay results for skin cancer cell line A375,for CaO NPs the best concentration was 200 μg/mL,The viability was reduced to 57.28% while the IC50 was (69.66) g/mL for A375 and normal cell WRL68 was significantly higher (231.2 g/mL). The cytotoxicity results of CaO: MgO: Fe2O3 NPs, at higher concentrations (200 and 400) μg/mL showed a significant difference. The IC50 was (106.4) μg/mL for A375and normal cell WRL68 was significantly higher (173.3) μg/ml CaO:MgO:Fe2O3 NPs. The nanometal oxides, calci

... Show More
Scopus (2)
Crossref (2)
Scopus Crossref
View Publication Preview PDF
Publication Date
Fri Jun 11 2021
Journal Name
Egyptian Journal Of Chemistry
Visfatin as a biomarker of obesity in iraqi adolescences with metabolic syndrome

The present study aims to study the correlation between visfatin levels and metabolic syndrome in Iraqi obese adolescence (with and without metabolic syndrome) and its relation with other studied biochemical parameters. Sixty obese adolescences were depended in this study (with and without metabolic syndrome), compared with (30) non-obese children as control group. This study was done in the period from April 2020 until the end of December 2020, in the National Diabetes Centre/Mustansiriya University, Baghdad/Iraq. There were no significant differences in age, height, waist circumferences (WC), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in the patients' groups. In contrast, a significant increase differs (p<0.05) was recorded in the values of

... Show More
Scopus (1)
Crossref (1)
Scopus Clarivate Crossref
View Publication