Pattern and Trends in Adult Hospitalization/Admission and Mortality Among Medical Ward Inpatients at Gadarif Hospital in Eastern Sudan: A Four-Year Retrospective Study.

Purpose: Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from a dual impact of communicable (CDs) and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). There is scarce data on causes, trends of admission, and deaths among patients in Sudan. We aimed to determine the causes, trends of admission, and mortality among adult patients admitted to Gadarif Hospital in Eastern Sudan.

Helicobacter pylori infection, gestational diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance among pregnant Sudanese women.

Objectives: To assess the association between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and insulin resistance among pregnant Sudanese women attending Saad Abuelela hospital (Khartoum). A cross-sectional study was conducted from 1st July 2017 to 31st January 2018.

Factors associated with amputation among patients with diabetic foot ulcers in a Saudi population.

Objectives: A prospective study was conducted at the Armed Forces Hospital, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, between January 2015 and December 2016 to identify the risk factors associated with amputation among diabetic foot ulcers DFUs patients.

Results: In total, 82 patients were recruited. Fifty-five of the patients were males (67.

Efficacy and safety of artemisinin-based combination therapy for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Sudan: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Malaria is a major public health problem in endemic countries including Sudan, where about 75% of populations are at risk. Due to widespread of chloroquine-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum, artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is currently treatment of choice for malaria in the vast majority of malaria-endemic countries. This systematic review and meta-analysis is performed to obtain an overall stronger evidence of the outcomes of ACT in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria from the existing literature in Sudan.

Detection and sequencing of rotavirus among sudanese children.

Introduction: Diarrheal diseases are a big public health problem worldwide, particularly among developing countries. The current study was conducted to detect and characterize group A rotavirus among admitted children with gastroenteritis to the pediatric hospitals, Sudan.

Methods: A total of 755 stool samples were collected from Sudanese children with less than 5 years of age presenting with acute gastroenteritis during the period from April to September 2010.

Predictors of a follicular nodule (Thy3) outcome of thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology among Saudi patients.

Objective: A retrospective study was performed to evaluate predictors of thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) outcomes among Saudis with a thyroid nodule. Socio-demographic data, thyroid function status, thyroid parameters, ultrasound and cytology results were collected from 269 files of patients with thyroid nodules.

Result: The patients' age was 40 ± 1.

The Use of Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Fatty Liver and Abdominal Fat Distribution among a Saudi Population.

Background: The pandemic of obesity is striking heavily worldwide and particularly among the affluent Gulf States where it is expected to continue to rise along with its complications.

Aim: To examine the link between liver fat infiltration and abdominal fat amount using plain computer-assisted tomography (CT).

Methods: Fifty patients visiting the obesity clinic of "King Fahd Specialist Hospital" or Dr Suliman Alhabeeb Hospital between January 2015 and April 2016 were included.

High level of hemoglobin, white blood cells and obesity among Sudanese women in early pregnancy: a cross-sectional study.

Aim: To investigate the association between obesity and anemia/hemoglobin levels.

Material & Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Khartoum, Sudan. Obstetric data were collected from 388 pregnant women at mean (standard deviation) of 10.

O Blood Group as a Risk Factor for IgG Seropositivity Among Pregnant Sudanese Women.

The objective was to investigate the prevalence and the association between blood groups and IgG seropositivity among pregnant Sudanese women. A cross-sectional survey was carried-out at Saad Abul Ela Maternity Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan during the period of July 2014 through December 2015. Questionnaires covering socio-demographic and obstetrics information were administered.

The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Osteoporosis among a Saudi Female Diabetic Population.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of osteoporosis [lumbar spine (LS) and femoral neck (FN)] among patients with type 2 diabetes at King Salman Hospital.

Materials And Methods: One hundred seventy patients with type 2 diabetes were enrolled in this cross-sectional study in the period from the 1st of January until the 1st of July 2015. Patient selection was based on self-report of the previous diagnosis by a physician, being on an antidiabetic agent, or a fasting glucose of 126 mg/dl as per the American Diabetes Association criteria.

No Association between 25 (OH) Vitamin D Level And Hypothyroidism among Females.

Aim: The aim was to investigate serum vitamin D (25-OH) level among females with hypothyroidism.

Materials And Methods: A case-control study (58 in each arm) was conducted in Arar Central Hospital, Kingdom Saudi Arabia. The cases were females with hypothyroidism, and healthy females were controls.

O Blood Group as Risk Factor for Preeclampsia among Sudanese Women.

Aim: To investigate blood groups and the other possible risk factors for preeclampsia among Sudanese women.

Material And Methods: A case - control study was conducted at Saad Abualila Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan during the period of July 2013 through December 2014. The cases were women with preeclampsia and healthy pregnant women were the controls.

Serum Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and Copper Levels in Sudanese Women with Preeclampsia.

Background: Although the exact pathophysiology of preeclampsia is not fully understood, several elemental micronutrient abnormalities have been suggested to play a contributory role in preeclampsia.

Aims: To investigate the levels of calcium, magnesium, zinc and copper in women with preeclampsia.

Subjects And Methods: A case-control study was conducted in Omdurman Maternity Hospital, Sudan, during the period of September through December 2014.

Clinical Utility of Esophageal manometry in the patients with dysphagia - Experience from Sudan.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the clinical utility of esophageal manometry among Sudanese patients presenting to the National Centre for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Ibn Sina Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan.

Methodology: Consecutive patients referred for esophageal manometry at the aforementioned center from July 2008 through January 2011 were included in the study. Manometric studies were done after stopping medicines with a known effect on esophageal motility and an overnight fast.

Sepsis in Buraidah Central Hospital, Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: Severe sepsis is a major public health concern and a frequent cause of intensive care unit (ICU) admission with a high fatality rate. Higher (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score) SOFA score and co-morbidity of acute renal failure (ARF) are risk factors contributing to fatal outcome. This work was meant to study the epidemiology of sepsis in Buraidah central hospital.

Human parvovirus B19 and low hemoglobin levels in pregnant Sudanese women.

Objective: To investigate risk factors for, and the seroprevalence of, parvovirus B19 (B19V), as well as the effect of B19V infection on patient hemoglobin levels.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Medani Hospital, Sudan between March and July, 2012. Patients with singleton pregnancies were enrolled in the study.

Malaria Parasite Density Estimation using Actual and Assumed White Blood Cells Count in Children in Eastern Sudan.

Background: Estimating malaria parasite count is needed for estimating the severity of the disease and during the follow-up.

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the malaria parasite density among children using actual white blood cell (WBC) and the assumed WBC counts (8.0 × 10(9)/l).

Zinc and copper levels are not correlated with angiographically-defined coronary artery disease in sudanese patients.

We investigated zinc and copper levels in angiographically defined obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients undergoing elective coronary angiography in El-Shaab Hospital, Sudan. We performed a cross-sectional study. One hundred forty-two patients were enrolled.

Schistosomiasis, hepatitis B and hepatitis C co-infection.

Background: Schistosomiasis is a significant health problem in more than 70 countries distributed between Africa, Asia and South America, with an infection rate of one in 30 individuals. Data on Schistosomiasis, Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection are scarce; however, there is a high prevalence in countries where schistosomiasis is endemic.

Methods: A systematic search was performed on published data from 1980-2014.

Immune response to hepatitis B vaccine among patients on hemodialysis.

Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) poses a major health threat worldwide, where the magnitude and overburden of chronic carrier state approaches 150 million chronic carriers. The prevalence of HBV is greater among dialyzed patients compared to the general population owing to their increased vulnerability to blood and its products, along with hazards posed by contaminated hemodialysis tools and devices. An electronic systematic search of the published literature was carried and data on the immunological riposte to hepatitis B vaccination among hemodialysis patients was extracted from relevant studies.

Poor adherence to the malaria management protocol among health workers attending under-five year old febrile children at Omdurman Hospital, Sudan.

Background: In spite of the World Health Organization recommendations for the treatment of malaria, febrile patients are still infrequently tested and erroneously treated for malaria. This study aimed to investigate the adherence to malaria national protocol for the management of malaria among under five years old children.

Methods: A cross sectional hospital-based study was conducted during the period from September through December 2013 among febrile children below the age of five years attending the outpatient department of Omdurman Children Hospital, Sudan.

Relation between HLA typing and clinical presentations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients in Al-Qassim region, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease with diverse clinical presentations due to interaction between genetic and environmental factors. SLE is associated worldwide with polymorphisms at various loci, including the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), although inconsistencies exist among these studies.

Aims: This study was carried out to investigate, the association of HLA-DRB1, DRB3, DRB4, DRB5, and DQB1 alleles in SLE patients and clinical presentations at Qassim, Saudi Arabia.

Antenatal iron and folic acid supplementation use by pregnant women in Khartoum, Sudan.

Background: Anaemia during pregnancy can lead to adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. The WHO recommends that all pregnant women in areas where anaemia is prevalent receive supplements of iron and folic acid. However, due to many factors, the use of iron and folic acid supplementation is still low in many countries.

Imported malaria at Buraidah Central Hospital, Qassim, Saudi Arabia: a retrospective analysis.

Background: Malaria is a major threat to global health and it is a widespread throughout tropical and subtropical countries with an increasing risk to travellers.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted to investigate the epidemiology of imported malaria at Buraidah in Qassim region, Saudi Arabia during the period of January 2010 through April 2013.

Results: There were 46 imported malaria cases.