Publications by authors named "Bakhtyar N Ali"
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on the prevalence of a common bacterium among 100 dyspeptic patients in Zakho City, Iraq, finding an infection rate of 50%.
- Significant associations were found between the bacterium and factors like increasing age, low hemoglobin levels, and educational level, while no major differences were seen in gender, smoking, or other lifestyle factors.
- Additionally, nearly half of the patients did not respond to standard antibiotic treatment, indicating a potential antibiotic resistance issue and highlighting the need for customized treatment strategies.
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J Infect Dev Ctries
October 2023
Article Synopsis
- Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of diarrhea and colitis related to antibiotic use, and this study compared different diagnostic methods including GDH, toxin detection, culture, and PCR in stool samples.*
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- A total of 300 stool samples from children of various ages were analyzed, revealing that 3% were positive for C. difficile through PCR, primarily from hospital-acquired cases.*
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- The findings suggest that PCR is the most dependable method for diagnosing C. difficile, as other tests like GDH and toxin detection had varying results and control samples showed no positive cases.*
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