Publications by authors named "Mohammed Hafiz"
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- The study assesses the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) among psychiatric patients in Sudan, focusing on the lack of existing data in this area.
- A total of 422 stool samples from patients at Kosti Teaching Hospital were analyzed, revealing a significant prevalence of 56.8% in psychiatric patients compared to 31.3% in non-psychiatric patients, with specific parasites like Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia being the most common.
- The findings indicate no significant links between IPIs and various demographic or lifestyle factors, suggesting the need for improved health services for psychiatric patients.
Purpose: ABO blood group glycol-conjugate expression may influence human susceptibility to infection caused by . This study aimed to assess the relationship between blood group phenotypes as risk factors for toxoplasmosis and to correlate the prevalence of the disease with other risk factors.
Materials And Methods: A total of two-hundred serum samples were collected from pregnant women referred for routine rotary examination in Rabak Teaching Hospital, White Nile State, Sudan, and examined for the parasite using the latex agglutination test.
A current challenge in three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting of skin equivalents is to recreate the distinct basal and suprabasal layers and to promote their direct interactions. Such a structural arrangement is essential to establish 3D stratified epidermis disease models, such as for the autoimmune skin disease pemphigus vulgaris (PV), which targets the cell-cell junctions at the interface of the basal and suprabasal layers. Inspired by epithelial regeneration in wound healing, we develop a method that combines 3D bioprinting and spatially guided self-reorganization of keratinocytes to recapture the fine structural hierarchy that lies in the deep layers of the epidermis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPregnant women are more susceptible to malaria which is associated with adverse effects on pregnancy. It is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in Sudan. The main aim of this study was to determine the prevalence rate of malaria in pregnant women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCryptosporidiosis is an illness caused by a protozooan parasite Cryptosporidium. Cryptosporidium species are an opportunistic pathogens cause a diarrheal disease worldwide, and can be more severe in immunocompromized patients. Until now, a little data have been available on its prevalence rate among haemodialysis patients in Sudan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTeratomas are rare congenital neoplasms. Head and neck locations of the tumor are uncommon with combined intracranial and extracranial extensions being even more rare. The authors present a case of teratoma involving the temporal, buccal, maxillary, orbital and extending to the intracranial regions, which was successfully managed by surgical resection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Significant macromastia is socially and physically debilitating. Reduction mammaplasty in these cases carries significant morbidity.
Methods: Cases of inferior pedicle reduction mammaplasty performed at the breast unit, King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, over the last 10 years were reviewed.
Purpose: We aimed to determine the effect of core suture purchase on repair strength of flexor tendon lacerations in newborn lambs as a model for pediatric tendon repairs. The dimensions of flexor tendons in these lambs are similar to those of children younger than 2 years.
Methods: Thirty-six flexor tendons were harvested from newborn lambs.