The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare associated infections: A teaching hospital experience.

Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic, with a high capability of contagious distribution, where national secondary and co-infections characterization are lacking. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on infection rates among patients admitted to the intensive care units at King Abdullah University Hospital, profiling the drug resistance rates nationally. This is a cross-sectional study of COVID-19 associated infections that was conducted at a teaching hospital, in the north of Jordan.

Association of vitamin D levels and polymorphisms in vitamin D receptor with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a leading cause of death. The prevalence of T2DM in countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including Jordan, is among the highest worldwide. The reason(s) behind the epidemic nature of T2DM in Jordan are unknown but warrant further exploration.

Are STK11 polymorphisms a predictor of the response to metformin in polycystic ovarian syndrome?

The aim of this study was to determine the frequencies of different genetic Serine threonine kinase 11 () variations in women with PCOS and to evaluate possible associations between the genetic polymorphisms of the STK11 gene and the response to metformin in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). A prospective longitudinal cohort study of 57 women with PCOS was conducted. The anthropometric measurements, menstrual history, hirsutism, hair loss, acne, and biochemical parameters, in addition to gene testing for STK11 polymorphisms, were documented.

Premenstrual Syndrome and Its Association with Perceived Stress: The Experience of Medical Students in Jordan.

Objective: To assess the prevalence of premenstrual and menstrual symptoms and to investigate premenstrual severity's association with perceived stress of premenstrual syndrome among medical students.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Data were collected between March and April 2021, a self-administered online questionnaire (Supplementary Material) was distributed to a sample of female medical students in Jordan (n=594).

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the Gene Modifies Adiponectin Levels and Glycemic Control in Type Two Diabetes Mellitus Patients.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide. Mortality from DM is largely attributed to disease complications. Glycemic control of DM patients reduces mortality.

Awareness of polycystic ovary syndrome: A university students' perspective.

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. Women with this syndrome may have infrequent menstrual periods or amenorrhea and excess androgen levels. The ovaries develop numerous small follicles and fail to ovulate on a regular basis, with subsequent subfertility in those women that wish to conceive.

Prevalence of COVID-19 among blood donors: The Jordan University of Science and Technology experience.

The corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, had health and economic results that profoundly affected communities worldwide. Investigating the seroprevalence of SARS-Cov-2 in blood donors is of a significant clinical and scientific value as it adds to knowledge about local herd immunity levels.To study the prevalence of SARS-Cov-2 infection among blood donors at a tertiary referral hospital in the north of Jordan.

Device-related infections in a pediatric intensive care unit: The Jordan University of Science and Technology experience.

To estimate the prevalence of the most frequent infections related to device utilization and their antimicrobial sensitivity panel, and to investigate the overall incidence of device associated infection rates per 1000 device days, at the pediatric intensive care unit of the Jordan University of Science and Technology.This is a retrospective study from a single pediatric intensive care unit. Data were collected in relation to bloodstream infections associated with central venous catheters, pneumonia associated with ventilator endotracheal tubes, and urinary tract infections associated with Foley catheters, between January 2013 and December 2018, according to the center of disease control and prevention protocols.

Pregnancy and Delivery After Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor: A Case Report.

BACKGROUND A yolk sac tumor (YST) is a rare, malignant tumor of cells that line the yolk sac of the embryo. It most frequently occurs in the ovary (ovarian yolk sac tumor: OYST) in children and adolescents. Thus, fertility-preservation treatment is a concern.

Knowledge, Attitude and Smoking Patterns Among Pregnant Women: A Jordanian Perspective.

Background: Smoking during pregnancy is one of the main modifiable factors associated with perinatal morbidity and mortality and maternal complications. Literature is scant regarding smoking habits of pregnant women in Jordan.

Objectives: To investigate smoking patterns and attitudes of Jordanian pregnant women towards smoking.

Leptin and the GA genotype of rs2167270 of the gene increase the risk of prediabetes.

Prediabetes is a precursor stage that frequently develops to definitive type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Therefore, identifying individuals with prediabetes can allow for early intervention measures that delay or prevent disease progression to T2DM. Several biochemical changes appear to be associated with prediabetes, including an increase in the serum levels of leptin.

Knowledge and attitudes regarding Covid-19 among syrian refugee women in Jordan.

Objectives: To explore knowledge and attitude about Covid-19, among Syrian refugee mothers in the Governorate of Irbid, where the first outbreak of Covid-19 in Jordan took place.

Methods: This is a cross-section study among Syrian refugee mothers, who were pregnant or having had children. Data was collected through an online questionnaire.

The Association Between Coffee and Tea Consumption During Pregnancy and Preterm Delivery: Case-Control Study.

Objective: To assess a possible association between coffee and tea consumption and preterm delivery.

Methods: A case-control design was implemented on a sample of women who were admitted for delivery to a tertiary hospital in the north of Jordan. Three hundred and fourteen cases and 796 controls were evaluated.

Effectiveness of Prophylactic Cervical in Prolonging Higher-Order Multiple Pregnancies.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the value of prophylactic cervical in prolonging higher-order multiple pregnancies.

Methods: This retrospective study included all women with higher-order multiple pregnancies beyond 24 gestational weeks treated at the King Abdullah University Hospital in Irbid, Jordan, and King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between February 2014 and January 2015. Selected maternal characteristics and obstetric outcomes were compared between women who received prophylactic cervical and those who did not.

The use of human mature cystic ovarian teratoma as a model to study the development of human lymphatics.

The angiogenic theory to the development of human lymphatics is not clear. The objective of this study was to investigate the development of human lymphatics. Semi-thin and thin paraffin sections from human mature cystic ovarian teratoma tissues were studied using light and electron microscopy.

Association between timing of elective cesarean delivery and adverse outcomes among women with at least two previous cesareans.

Objective: To assess the impact of delivery at 37 weeks of pregnancy versus 38 weeks or later on maternal and neonatal outcomes among women with multiple previous cesareans.

Methods: In a retrospective study, data were assessed from women with at least two previous cesareans who delivered by cesarean at 37 weeks of pregnancy or later at a tertiary referral hospital in Jordan between January 2013 and November 2015.

Results: Among 886 eligible women, 505 (57.

Sudden unexpected infant death in Jordan and the home environment.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate maternal common practice for infant sleep care and the home environment, in order to explore the major risk factors associated with sudden unexpected infant death in Jordan.

Methods: Data were collected via semi-structured questionnaire interview to investigate the sociodemographic features, infant sleep practices and home environments. The sample included 604 mothers with infants <1 year old.

Birth-associated long-bone fractures.

Objective: To assess the incidence and outcome of neonatal long-bone fractures at a tertiary teaching hospital.

Methods: A retrospective study of all neonates with long-bone fractures delivered at Jordan University Hospital between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2010.

Results: Among a total of 34 519 live births, 8 neonates had a long-bone fracture (incidence 0.

Maternal morbidity: results of a country-wide review.

Purpose: To determine the incidence of maternal morbidity and to identify its main causes in Jordan.

Methods: A national cohort sample of pregnant women was enrolled before their 22nd week of gestation, and was followed-up throughout the antenatal period, labour and puerperium. A total of 4,501 women were included in the study.

Awareness of danger signs and symptoms of pregnancy complication among women in Jordan.

Objective: To assess the level and determinants of awareness of the danger signs and symptoms of pregnancy complication among pregnant Jordanian women aged 15 years and older.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study of 350 women attending prenatal care services was performed. Interviews were conducted at 4 public-health centers in Zarqa, Jordan, using a structured questionnaire.

Accuracy of sonographic fetal weight estimation within 14 days of delivery in a Jordanian population using Hadlock formula 1.

Objectives: To assess the accuracy of sonographic fetal weight estimation within 14 days of delivery in a Jordanian population using Hadlock formula 1 in the third trimester.

Materials And Methods: Estimated fetal weights and actual fetal weights data were collected from the medical records of pregnant women who had undergone sonographic fetal weight estimation within 14 days of delivery over the period of March 2008 to June 2010. The analysis included 409 Jordanian women; 6 of them had twins, so the study involved estimation of 415 fetal weights, and these were compared to the actual recorded neonatal weights.

Maternal anemia in rural jordan: room for improvement.

The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to estimate the prevalence and determine factors associated with anemia among pregnant women in rural Jordan. A cohort of 700 pregnant women from a National Health Service hospital and ten health centers completed a questionnaire. Of the total, 243 (34.

Laparoscopic diagnosis and management of an abdominal cocoon: a case report and literature review.

Abdominal cocoon is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. It is characterized by the encasement of a variable length of the small intestine by a fibrous membrane. It occurs primarily in females with only few reported cases in males.

National maternal mortality ratio for Jordan, 2007-2008.

Objective: To estimate the number of maternal deaths per 100000 live births during 2007-2008 among Jordanian women; to identify the causes of maternal mortality; and to compare the results with those of the last report for 1995-1996.

Methods: Reproductive-age mortality study of maternal deaths among women aged 15-49 years in Jordan in 2007-2008.

Results: Among 1406 identified deaths of reproductive-aged women, 76 maternal deaths were identified out of 397588 live births, for a maternal mortality ratio of 19.