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.

Assessment of methicillin resistant Aureus detection methods: analytical comparative study.

Introduction: The heterogeneous expression of methicillin resistance in (MRSA) affects the efficiency of tests available to detect it. The objective of this study was to assess four phenotypic tests used to detect MRSA.

Methods: This is an analytical comparative study conducted among sudanese patients during period from May 2012 to July 2014, strains were isolated and identified by conventional methods, and then confirmed by PCR detection of coagulase gene.

Rotavirus infection among Sudanese children younger than 5 years of age: a cross sectional hospital-based study.

Introduction: In Sudan, rotavirus has been one of the important causative agents of diarrhea among children. Rotavirus A is well known as the leading cause of diarrhea in young children worldwide. It was estimated to account for 41% of hospitalized cases of acute gastroenteritis among children in Sub-Saharan Africa.