The association between Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and low birthweight in a Sudanese maternity hospital.

Objective: To investigate the association between Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and low birthweight (LBW).

Methods: The present case-control study was conducted at a Sudanese maternity hospital from September 1 to December 30, 2015. Patients who delivered single neonates with LBW (>500 g but <2500 g) and the subsequent singleton delivery with birthweight of 2500-4000 g were included.

Coagulation and Fibrinolysis Indicators and Placental Malaria Infection in an Area Characterized by Unstable Malaria Transmission in Central Sudan.

This study aimed to investigate coagulation, fibrinolysis indicators, and malaria during pregnancy. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted at Medani, Sudan.

Complement activation, placental malaria infection, and birth weight in areas characterized by unstable malaria transmission in central Sudan.

Background: The pathogenesis of malaria during pregnancy is not completely understood. There are few published data on complement activation and malaria during pregnancy. This study aimed to investigate complement activation and malaria during pregnancy, and their association with hemoglobin and birth weight.

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor and placental malaria infection in an area characterized by unstable malaria transmission in central Sudan.

Background: The pathogenesis of malaria during pregnancy is not fully understood. A proinflammatory cytokine, macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is suggested as a factor involved in the pathogenesis of malaria during pregnancy.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Medani Hospital, Sudan to investigate MIF levels in placental malaria.