Comparative Study Between Blood Glucose Meters in a Maternity Center.

Background: Monitoring of diabetes by measuring capillary blood glucose using a glucometer.

Objectives: To compare the three most used glucose meters in diabetic patients in a maternity and neonatal center in terms of repeatability, accuracy, and stability.

Methodology: A comparative study on 100 diabetic patients admitted to the various departments of a maternity and neonatal center.

Effectiveness of Simultaneous Combined Intervention for Enhancing Cognitive Function in Patients with Moderate Alzheimer's Disease.

Background: The evidence supporting the effectiveness of combined interventions in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients remains inconclusive.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the mid- and long-term effectiveness of physical training, alone or combined with cognitive games, on cognitive performance in patients with moderate AD.

Methods: Seventy-nine AD patients (≈73% females, age of ≈70±1 years) were randomly divided into three groups: aerobic-based training (AT-group,  = 27), aerobic-based training plus cognitive games (ACT-group,  = 25), and a control group engaged in reading (CG,  = 26), two sessions per week.

Does acute aerobic exercise enhance selective attention, working memory, and problem-solving abilities in Alzheimer's patients? A sex-based comparative study.

Introduction: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of acute aerobic exercise on certain cognitive functions known to be affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD), with a particular emphasis on sex differences.

Methods: A total of 53 patients, with a mean age of 70.54 ± 0.

Mid-Term and Long-Lasting Psycho-Cognitive Benefits of Bidomain Training Intervention in Elderly Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment.

This study investigated whether combining simultaneous physical and cognitive training yields superior cognitive outcomes compared with aerobic training alone in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and whether these benefits persist after four weeks of detraining. Forty-four people with MCI (11 males and 33 females) aged 65 to 75 years were randomly assigned to an 8-week, twice-weekly program of either aerobic training (AT group, = 15), aerobic training combined with cognitive games (ACT group, = 15), or simply reading for controls (CG group, = 14). Selective attention (Stroop), problem-solving (Hanoi Tower), and working memory (Digit Span) tasks were used to assess cognitive performances at baseline, in the 4th (W4) and 8th weeks (W8) of training, and after 4 weeks of rest (W12).

Olfactory Dysfunction in Healthcare Workers with COVID-19: Prevalence and Associated Factors.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a real global health crisis. Its clinical presentation has evolved over time with an increasing number of symptoms. Olfactory dysfunction (OD) has recently been recognized as a frequent symptom relevant to screening for COVID-19, especially in pauci-asymptomatic forms.

Interleukin-21 receptor gene polymorphism (rs2285452 A/G) is associated with susceptibility to Behçet's disease.

Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic auto inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology. Recently, the dysregulation of interleukin-21 receptor (IL-21R) has been incriminated in different autoimmune and auto-inflammatory diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis, and type 1 diabetes. Herein, we aimed to investigate the association of two Il-21R gene polymorphisms with BD.

Acute methanol poisoning in Tunisia: clinical features, biological and associated factors for mortality.

Background: Acute Methanol Poisoning (MP) is rare but potentially serious.

Objectives: To study the clinical and biological characteristics of acute MP and its associated factors of mortality.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study including case series of MP which took place in Kairouan, Tunisia.

Design and Rationale of the National Observational Multicentric Tunisian Registry of Hypertension: Protocol for Evaluating Hypertensive Patient Care in Clinical Practice.

Background: This study was designed to evaluate the care of hypertensive patients in daily clinical practice in public and private centers in all Tunisian regions.

Objective: This study will provide us an overview of hypertension (HTN) management in Tunisia and the degree of adherence of practitioners to international recommendations.

Methods: This is a national observational cross-sectional multicenter study that will include patients older than 18 years with HTN for a duration of 4 weeks, managed in the public sector from primary and secondary care centers as well as patients managed in the private sector.

Effectiveness of an osteoporosis prevention educational program in Tunisian premenopausal women working in sedentary occupations: a quasi-experimental study.

Unlabelled: The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an osteoporosis prevention program on knowledge and perception of self-efficacy in adopting preventive osteoporosis behaviors in premenopausal women working in sedentary occupations. Results show the improvement in knowledge and self-efficacy was statistically significant respectively (p < 0.001) and (p = 0.

Epidemiologic features and management of hypertension in Tunisia, the results from the Hypertension National Registry (NaTuRe HTN).

Background: Hypertension is the leading cause of morbi-mortality in our country. Thus, we conducted this national survey on hypertension to analyze the profile of the Tunisian hypertensive patient and to assess the level of blood pressure control.

Methods: Nature HTN is an observational multicentric survey, including hypertensive individuals and consulting their doctors during the period of the study.

Radiological features of Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor: Report of a maxillary case and a mandibular one.

We present two cases of AOT, the first case concerns a 23-year-old patient with an AOT located in the maxilla and the second case involves a 37-year-old patient presenting an AOT with mandibular localization.

Meningitis: A diagnosis to suggest in immunocompromised patients.

causes in humans mostly gastroenteritis. Systemic infection occurs almost exclusively in immunocompromised patients with chronic debilitating diseases. We report the case of a meningitis in a woman aged 48 years with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus treated with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs.

Acute Exercise and Cognitive Function in Alzheimer's Disease.

Background: Many studies have shown the impact of acute aerobic exercises (AAE) on cognition in healthy adults or at a pre-dementia stage. Few studies, however, have explored the positive effects of AAE in moderate Alzheimer's disease (ADM) patients.

Objective: Evaluating the effect of AAE on cognitive functions in ADM patients.

Involvement of Tunisian General Practitioners in the Management of Patients at Risk of Infective Endocarditis: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objectives: This work aimed to estimate the knowledge and practice of general dentists in the governorate of Manouba regarding the management of patients at risk of infective endocarditis.

Materials And Methods: A survey involving private sector general dentists in the governorate of Manouba was performed. It contained 21 questions, and it was addressed to 111 dentists.

Multimodal intervention program to improve hand hygiene compliance: effectiveness and challenges.

Background: Hand hygiene (HH) is considered the most important measure to tackle the transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens. However, compliance with recommendations is usually low and effective improvement strategies are needed. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of an intervention targeting hand hygiene promotion among healthcare workers (HCWs).

Transillumination-aided infiltration: A diagnostic concept for treating enamel opacities.

Objective: Esthetic management of enamel opacities related to molar-incisor hypomineralization is recognized as an unpredictable procedure when resin infiltration is used. The use of transillumination during this procedure may increase its predictability. The aim of this paper is to describe a new transillumination-based concept for treating enamel opacities with resin infiltration.

Epidemiology of resistance and phenotypic characterization of carbapenem resistance mechanisms in isolates at Sahloul University Hospital-Sousse, Tunisia.

Objective: To assess the prevalence of ESBL producing and carbapenem resistant isolated from in-come and out-come patients at Sahloul-university hospital.

Methods: A retrospective study over a 3 years period (January 2012 and December 2014) focused on 2160 strains of . Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS program.

IRAK2 is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus risk.

Introduction: Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinases (IRAKs) are serine-threonine kinases involved in toll-like receptor and interleukin-1 signaling pathways. They play a key role in inflammation and innate immunity. IRAKs have been previously incriminated in autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis and inhibition of IRAKs has been recently regarded as a potential therapeutic strategy for SLE.

Dynamics and molecular features of OXA-48-like-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae lineages in a Tunisian hospital.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to elucidate the molecular features of genes, plasmids and clones of OXA-48-like producingKlebsiella pneumoniae isolates recovered in Sahloul Hospital (Sousse, Tunisia) in the period 2012-2014.

Methods: In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing, S1 nuclease pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (S1-PFGE), Southern blotting and PCR-based replicon typing (PBRT) were performed. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and carbapenemases genes were detected by PCR and sequencing.

The use of transillumination in detecting subclinical extensions of enamel opacities.

Objective: Accurate detection of enamel opacities in reflected light is limited in terms of discriminating between affected and unaffected enamel. The aim of this study was to compare the ability of transilluminated photography in distinction between healthy and unhealthy enamel in comparison with reflected photography.

Materials And Methods: Patients presenting enamel opacities were selected during their regular dental visits and for each tooth, standardized photographs were taken in transmitted and reflected light.