Microbiological safety and quality survey of some dairy confectioneries with cream filling and topping.

Background: Dairy confectionaries are recently categorized as an important part of different consumers' diets with increasing demand for cream-based cakes "Tourta" and gateau which are used as celebrating food for almost all occasions and celebrations.

Aim: The study was designed for evaluating general quality and safety of such products.

Methods: 100 cream-based (for topping and filing) samples; 50 cakes "Tourta" and 50 gateau, were purchased separately from several pastry shops covering international, national, and local brands in Great Cairo, Egypt, and subjected to microbiological analysis.

Urodynamic changes following laparoscopic versus vaginal hysterectomy.

Objective: To compare urodynamic changes before and after hysterectomy (laparoscopic vs. vaginal approach) for benign gynecological diseases.

Patients And Methods: A total of 90 women with a mean age of 56.

Occurrence and antibiogram of multidrug-resistant isolated from dairy products in Libya.

Background And Aim: Foodborne illnesses are a serious challenge to human health and the economic sector. For example, salmonellosis remains a burden in developed and developing nations. Rapid and reliable molecular methods to identify strains are essential for minimizing human infection.

Fundamental role of and inulin in improving safety and quality of Karish cheese.

Background: Karish cheese manufactured traditionally from raw milk may harbor many biological health hazards.

Aim: Production of safe pasteurized Karish cheese with improved sensory characteristics using probiotics and prebiotics (synbiotic Karish cheese).

Methods: Laboratory Karish cheese was made to study the effect of with and without inulin on cheese quality.

Isolation of enterotoxigenic harboring gene and enteropathogenic (serogroups O18, O114, and O125) from soft and hard artisanal cheeses in Egypt.

Background: Soft and hard artisanal cheeses are regularly consumed in Egypt. These products are usually processed from raw milk which may harbor many pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms.

Aim: To evaluate the safety of some artisanal cheeses in Egypt, such as Ras, Domiati, and Mish, through chemical and microbiological examination.

Occurrence, characterization, and antibiogram of in meat, meat products, and some seafood from Libyan retail markets.

Aim: The aim of the current investigation was to screen the presence of spp., especially in meat, meat products of different animal species, and some seafood sold in some retail markets in Libya using cultural and molecular techniques, and to study their antibiotics resistance profiles.

Materials And Methods: A total of 139 samples from red meat, meat products, and seafood were collected from many areas in Libya.

Enterohemorrhagic O157 in milk and dairy products from Libya: Isolation and molecular identification by partial sequencing of 16S rDNA.

Aim: The aim of this work was to isolate and molecularly identify enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) O157 in milk and dairy products in Libya, in addition; to clear the accuracy of cultural and biochemical identification as compared with molecular identification by partial sequencing of 16S rDNA for the existing isolates.

Materials And Methods: A total of 108 samples of raw milk (cow, she-camel, and goat) and locally made dairy products (fermented cow's milk, Maasora, Ricotta and ice cream) were collected from some regions (Janzour, Tripoli, Kremiya, Tajoura and Tobruk) in Libya. Samples were subjected to microbiological analysis for isolation of that was detected by conventional cultural and molecular method using polymerase chain reaction and partial sequencing of 16S rDNA.

Luteal phase support with estradiol and progesterone versus progesterone alone in GnRH antagonist ICSI cycles: a randomized controlled study.

In vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles are associated with a defective luteal phase. Although progesterone supplementation to treat this problem is standard practice, estrogen addition is debatable. Our aim was to compare pregnancy outcomes in 220 patients undergoing antagonist intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles protocol.

Does cabergoline help in decreasing endometrioma size compared to LHRH agonist? A prospective randomized study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of dopamine agonist, Cabergoline, in decreasing the size of endometrioma, with that of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist, triptorelin acetate.

Study: This was a prospective, randomized study.

Setting: The setting was in two private medical centers in the UAE, from January 2011 to February 2012.

Does medical debulking with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist facilitate vaginal hysterectomy with a moderate enlarged uterus? A randomized control study.

Background: Vaginal hysterectomy is considered the method of choice for removal of the uterus but most gynecologists still prefer the abdominal route for removal of benign uteri >14 weeks in size. Conversion of an abdominal to a potential vaginal hysterectomy by uterine size reduction would be advantageous. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists can reduce uterine bulk by up to 50%.

Morbidity and pregnancy outcomes associated with sickle cell anemia among Saudi women.

Objective: To identify morbidity and pregnancy outcomes associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) among pregnant Saudi women.

Methods: A 10-year retrospective study was conducted at King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that included 392 cases of SCD in pregnancy and 784 controls with normal hemoglobin phenotype, who were selected and matched for age, parity, and delivery outcome. The main outcome measures were morbidity, maternal outcomes, and fetal outcomes.

One-Haptic Fixation of Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses without Scleral Flaps.

Purpose. To assess visual results and complications of a modified technique of posterior chamber intraocular lenses (PC IOLs) in aphakic eyes without scleral flaps. Methods.

Intra-ocular lens power calculation in patients with high axial myopia before cataract surgery.

Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy of different formulas used for IOL power calculation in patients with high axial myopia undergoing cataract surgery.

Methods: A prospective clinical study was carried out on 53 eyes of 51 patients with an axial length from 25.5 to 31.

Comparative study of phacoemulsification-subscleral trabeculectomy versus phacoemulsification-deep sclerectomy.

Purpose: To compare the surgical outcomes of phacoemulsification-subscleral trabeculectomy versus phacoemulsification-deep sclerectomy with intraoperative mitomycin C in open-angle glaucoma.

Methods: The study was conducted on 40 chronic primary open-angle glaucomatous eyes with senile cataract. They were divided into two groups: group I (n = 20): eyes undergoing phacoemulsification with subscleral trabeculectomy, and group II (n = 20): eyes undergoing phacoemulsification with deep sclerectomy.