Changes in the Fibrinolytic System of Patients Infected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.

Introduction: In this study, coagulation and fibrinolysis parameters and their association with disease severity were investigated in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients.

Materials And Methods: COVID-19 patients ( = 446) admitted to our institute between 21 February 2021 and 17 March 2022, were recruited. Clinical data and staging were collected from all patients.

Detection and genotyping of human papilloma virus in cervical cancer specimens from Saudi patients.

Objective: To determine the rates and types of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in cervical cancer specimens from Saudi patients.

Methods: One hundred specimens were randomly selected and retrieved from the achieved samples stored in the pathology department accessioned under the diagnosis of cervical cancer and carcinoma in situ between the years 1997 and 2007. Human papilloma virus in the clinical samples was detected using polymerase chain reaction amplification methods.

Detecting mutations in PfCRT and PfMDR1 genes among Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Saudi Arabia by pyrosequencing.

The emergence of chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum is a significant public health problem where malaria is endemic. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of pyrosequencing to assess chloroquine resistance among P. falciparum isolates from the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia by analyzing the K76T and N86Y mutations in the P.

Rapid PFGE method for fingerprinting of Serratia marcescens isolates.

We modified the conventional PFGE procedure for Serratia marcescens to establish a rapid method. Our protocol showed modification in the bacterial lysis, washing, and restriction enzyme digestion time. This resulted in shortening the time needed by about 3 days compared to the conventional PFGE method.