Detection of SARs-CoV-2 in wastewater using the existing environmental surveillance network: A potential supplementary system for monitoring COVID-19 transmission.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is caused by SARs-CoV-2. The virus is transmitted from person to person through droplet infections i.e.

Parecoxib Vs Paracetamol for Treatment of Acute Renal Colic Due to Ureteric Calculi: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To compare efficacy and safety of parecoxib and paracetamol for treatment of acute renal colic due to ureteric stones.

Materials And Methods: A randomized, double blinded, controlled trial included adult patients presented to emergency department with acute renal colic due to ureteric calculi between June 2019 and August 2020. Patients with hypersensitivity to either drug, peptic ulcer, coronary ischemia, peripheral vascular or cerebrovascular disease, hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh score >10) or chronic kidney disease stage 4 or 5 were excluded.

Right Testicular Infarction Secondary to Spontaneous Testicular Vein Thrombosis in a Child: Case Report and Literature Review.

Objectives: To describe a case of right testicular vein thrombosis in a child and to review the literature describing similar cases and their management.

Methods: An extensive literature review of the English language literature was conducted using the following databases: PubMed, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar.

Results: Six cases were reported previously and summarized in this article.

Gall stone ileus: Unfamiliar cause of bowel obstruction. Case report and literature review.

Introduction: Gallstone ileus is a rare sequela of cholelithiasis. The pathology occurs as a result of bilioenteric fistula due to erosion by the offending gallbladder stone. It is most commonly encountered in elderly females and CT imaging is diagnostic in the majority of cases.

Fatalities from Firearm-Related Injuries in Selected Governorates of Iraq, 2010-2013.

Background: In Iraq, where Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other groups have contributed to escalating violence in recent years, understanding the epidemiology of intentional firearm-related fatalities is essential for public health action.

Methods: The Iraqi Ministry of Health (MoH; Baghdad, Iraq) compiles surveillance of fatal injuries in eight of Iraq's 18 governorates (Baghdad, Al-Anbar, Basrah, Erbil, Kerbala, Maysan, Ninevah, and Al-Sulaimaniya). Information is collected from coroner's reports and interviews with family members.

Deaths due to Intentional Explosions in Selected Governorates of Iraq from 2010 to 2013: Prospective Surveillance.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to describe the most recent trends and epidemiologic patterns of fatal injuries resulting from explosions in Iraq, one of the countries most affected by violence from explosive devices.

Methods: Iraqi Ministry of Health (MoH) routine prospective injury surveillance collects information on all fatal injuries recorded by coroners from physical examinations, police reports, and family members in eight governorates of Iraq: Baghdad, Al-Anbar, Basrah, Erbil, Kerbala, Maysan, Ninevah, and Al-Sulaimaniya. This study analyzed explosive-related fatal injuries that occurred from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2013.

Efficiency of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria isolated from sand dunes of Chennai coastal area.

Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) are beneficial bacteria that colonize the plant root and enhance the plant growth. The use of PGPR is steadily increasing in agriculture and offers an attractive way to replace chemical fertilizers, pesticides and supplements. In the present study, PGPR were isolated from 18 different rhizosphere soil samples of coastal sand dune plants, belonging to the genus Ipomoea sp.