Pak J Med Sci
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To determine the efficacy of tragal perichondrium graft used in tympanoplasty Type-I at a tertiary care hospital. ⋯ Tragal perichondrial graft is an effective grafting material used for tympanoplasty due to its possessing qualities.
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has become a global health concern and is a reliable predictor of long-term adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of MetS and its components in a group of Saudi adults with type 2 diabetes using the World Health Organization (WHO) and Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III definitions, and to examine agreement between both definitions. ⋯ MetS was highly prevalent among Saudi adults with type 2 diabetes regardless of the diagnostic criteria. It is, therefore, imperative that clinicians identify MetS in this patient population and educate them on the importance of adherence to treatment and therapeutic lifestyle changes.
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To explore the correlation between maternal and cord blood prolactin, the correlation between cord prolactin and birth weight, and to compare cord blood prolactin in new-borns of women with normal pregnancy and women with pregnancy complications namely; gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes and preterm labour. ⋯ Cord blood prolactin is high in newborns of hypertensive women, low in preterm neonates. Diabetes has no effect on cord prolactin level.
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We aimed to determine antibiotic susceptibility patterns of ESBL- and non-ESBL bacteria isolated from pregnant women with UTI in antenatal wards in Khartoum State, Sudan. ⋯ Imipenem remains the most powerful option for ESBL- and non-ESBL bacteria causing UTIs in pregnant women. However, due to tremendous increase of antibiotic-resistant, antibiotic-susceptibility testing is recommended as a routine investigation for admitted pregnant women.
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This study aims to investigate the relationship of monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR) with diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetic nephropathy. ⋯ Our results suggest that an elevated MHR can be a biomarker for diabetic nephropathy, allowing the detection of diabetic nephropathy with simple and inexpensive laboratory tests.