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Vibriosis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Incidence and Outcome
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Abstract<p><bold>Purpose: </bold>Vibriosis, caused by <italic>Vibrio cholerae</italic>, is an intestinal infection characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, leading to significant fluid loss. This study aimed to assess the clinical features, outcomes, and severity of cholera among hospitalized patients and its association with acute kidney injury (AKI). <bold>Methods</bold>: A prospective cohort study was conducted on 70 patients with confirmed <italic>V. cholerae</italic> infection at Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Medical City, during the cholera outbreak in Iraq (June–October 2022). Patients were recruited from the emergency department and medical quarantine ward. Diagnosis was based on clinical features and confirmed by stool culture using Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile Salts-Sucrose (TCBS) agar, according to WHO criteria. <bold>Results</bold>: AKI was identified in 83% of patients. While most were managed conservatively, 13% required hemodialysis. The <italic>V. cholerae</italic> Ogawa serotype was isolated in 55.7% of cases. Patients with AKI were significantly older than those without. Abnormal skin turgor was noted in 82.8% of AKI cases and was significantly associated with kidney injury. Blood pressure did not differ significantly between groups. Severe dehydration was more prevalent among AKI patients. <bold>Conclusion</bold>: AKI is a common complication of cholera and may occur even in the absence of hypovolemic shock or severe dehydration. A notable proportion required renal replacement therapy, underscoring the need for early recognition and management of renal involvement in cholera<bold>.</bold></p>
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Publication Date
Thu Apr 01 2021
Journal Name
Chaos, Solitons &amp; Fractals
Modeling and analysis of an SI1I2R epidemic model with nonlinear incidence and general recovery functions of I1
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In this paper, we established a mathematical model of an SI1I2R epidemic disease with saturated incidence and general recovery functions of the first disease I1. Considering the basic reproduction number, we obtained conditions for both disease-free and co-existing cases. The equilibrium points local stability is verified by using the Routh-Hurwitz criterion, while for the global stability, we used a suitable Lyapunov function to analyze the endemic spread of the positive equilibrium point. Moreover, we carried out the local bifurcation around both equilibrium points (disease-free and co-existing), where we obtained that the disease-free equilibrium point undergoes a transcritical bifurcation. We conduct numerical simulations that suppo

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Publication Date
Fri Mar 26 2021
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Oral Diseases
Association between maternal periodontitis, acute‐phase reactants and preterm birth
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Publication Date
Tue Apr 05 2011
Journal Name
Global Journal Of Health Science
Analysis of Acute Viral Hepatitis (A and E) in Iraq
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Hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver, has a number of infectious and non-infectious causes. Two of the viruses that cause hepatitis (hepatitis A and E) can be transmitted through water and food; hygiene is therefore important in their control. First, to assess the importance of HAV and HEV as a possible diagnosis for clinically diagnosed patients with acute viral hepatitis. Second, to assess the prevalence of hepatitis A and E in all provinces of Iraq and study its association with age, gender. This study consisted of two groups: The first group consisted of 2975 patients with a clinical diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis. The second group consisted of a total of 9610 persons, which were recruited by surveying a nationally representative

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Publication Date
Sun Dec 30 2012
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Al-kindy College Medical Journal
Acute abdomen during pregnancy in Baghdad
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BackgroundThe diagnosis and important aspects in treating acute abdomen during pregnancy tend to be delayed due to the peculiar physiological features of pregnancy and the restrictions imposed on imaging diagnostic techniques such as x-ray and CT.Aim of the studyTo identify the most common causes of acute abdomen during pregnancy and identifying the approaches for early diagnosis and to take a correct decision for surgery and assigning the complications that may occur during and/or after surgery for the mother and the fetus.Patients and Methods This is a prospective study that involves data obtained from 91 pregnant patients admitted in the surgical wards in Baghdad teaching hospital during the period from January 2008 to December 2009 .

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Publication Date
Wed Jan 01 2020
Journal Name
Tropical Parasitology
Endothelial dysfunction in acute acquired toxoplasmosis
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Acute toxoplasmosis (AT) which is caused by Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) leads to induction of pro-inflammatory and/or oxidative stress changes through activation of host immune response. Therefore, the endeavor of the present study was to assess endothelial dysfunction(ED) and oxidative stress in patients with acute toxoplasmosis.

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Publication Date
Thu May 05 2022
Journal Name
Al-kindy College Medical Journal
Has exogenous melatonin induce histological changes in collecting tubules and ducts of rat's kidney?
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Back ground; Selective re-absorption and secretion are the functions of the collecting tubules and ducts, in addition to concentrate urine through ADH-regulated and ADH-independent water channels.Method; twenty four male rats were used, they were divided into two groups of animals: Group (A) included twelve rats of five weeks old age (before puberty) that were divided into three subgroups, four rats in each subgroup. Subgroup I was control one, subgroups II and III were treated orally with melatonin in a dose of 250 & 500 µg/kg body weights subsequently. Group (B) included twelve rats of seventeen weeks old age (after puberty) that were divided into the same subgroups and treated with the doses of melatonin as in the rats of group (

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Publication Date
Thu Aug 22 2013
Journal Name
International Journal Of Dermatology
Skin tumors and skin infections in kidney transplant recipients vs. patients with pemphigus vulgaris
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Abstract<sec><title>Background

Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune disease of the skin and mucous membrane. Renal transplantation is a common procedure in Iraq, and these patients required prolonged use of immunosuppressive drugs.

Objective

To study the frequency of skin tumors and infections in patients with pemphigus vulgaris compared with renal transplant recipients and normal controls.

Patients and methods

One hundred kidney transplant recipients, their ages ranged from 14 to 70 (46.65 ± 4.74) years

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Publication Date
Sat May 15 2004
Journal Name
Journal Of Biotechnology Research Center
The Morphological and Histopathological Liver Abnormalities Caused by Carbamazepine-Induced Injury in Female Albino Mice
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Background: The adverse effects of drugs can damage various organs, especially the liver, leading to a hepatic injury known as hepatotoxicity. Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is challenging nowadays because of the large number of different drugs used, one of the offending medications that cause DILI is carbamazepine (CBZ), since the liver has an array of functions including detoxification, it will deal with several damages caused by exposure to the drugs. Objective: investigate the effect of (CBZ) 20mg/kg/day on female mice liver after 14 and 30 days of treatment on morphological and histopathological levels. Materials and Methods: 20mg/kg/day of CBZ was administered orally for (14) days to (10) female mice, another (10) mice were taking t

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Publication Date
Sat Sep 30 2023
Journal Name
Journal Of Accounting And Financial Studies ( Jafs )
Performance Auditing Of Hotels Sector Under (Covid-19) And It’s Reflection On The Outcome Of Activity
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              The hotel sector is one of the most vital sectors exposed to risks, and the authorities concerned with control must take their active and influential role in putting the hotel sector on the right track and compatible with the internationally approved approaches, and the importance of auditing the performance of the hotel sector in light of the (Covid-19) pandemic is embodied in the fact that it gives a clear and realistic picture to the management and regulatory bodies about the performance and activities of this sector and the shortcomings and deviations that must be addressed, and also helps government decision makers to ob

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Publication Date
Wed Mar 10 2021
Journal Name
Turkish Journal Of Physiotherapy And Rehabilitation
IMPACT OF ANXIETY AND STRESS DURING PREGNANCY UPON NEONATAL OUTCOME AT MATERNITY HOSPITALS IN BAGHDAD CITY
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Objective: To assess the impact of anxiety and stress during pregnancy upon neonatal outcome Methodology: A descriptive purposive study was used to assess the impact of anxiety and stress during pregnancy upon neonatal outcome. The study was conducted from (22nd \ September \ 2020 to 15th \ February \ 2021). A non-probability sample (purposive sample) was selected from 100 women. Data were collected through an interview with the mother in the counseling clinic, during the third trimester of pregnancy, as well as after childbirth in the labour wards to assess the outcome of pregnancy. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics (frequency and percentages). Results: The most important thing observed in this study was the n

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