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OBJECTIVE@#To study epidemiological trends related to cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Al Hassa, an endemic area in Saudi Arabia.@*METHODS@#This retrospective study included the spatial/temporal analysis of the reported cases of CL using the available surveillance database for the disease at the regional Vector Control Unit, from 2000 to 2010.@*RESULTS@#The incidence of CL was declining at a stable rate especially during the last 3 years of the study (2008-2010). An interesting finding was the percentage of expatriates affected was increasing over the last 10 years compared to that of the Saudis.@*CONCLUSIONS@#A definite declining trend in the incidence of CL was observed in Al Hassa. Further studies are warranted to assess whether special public health measures are needed for better control of CL in expatriate populations in Saudi Arabia.
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Incidence , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous , Epidemiology , Retrospective Studies , Saudi Arabia , Epidemiology , Topography, MedicalABSTRACT
To describe the histopathological pattern of female breast lesions encountered at secondary level of care in, Saudi Arabia. It is a retrospective, hospital record-based descriptive study. All histopathology records for patients attended King Fahad Hospital in Hofuf, Al Hassa between January 2001 and December 2006, were revised and compiled using a structured compilation form. nine hundred-fifty four [954] histopathology reports were included Data regarding type of specimens, age, laterality of the lesions and the prominent cellular morphology were analyzed; the Data were expressed in proportions, percentage and other descriptive measures. The Malignant lesions in the form of infiltrating ductal carcinoma were the most dominant lesions where 62% diagnosed before the age of 50 years
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Humans , Female , Hospital Records/statistics & numerical data , Epidemiology , Breast Diseases/pathology , /epidemiology , Breast Neoplasms/epidemiology , Lactation Disorders/epidemiologyABSTRACT
The prime goals of tuberculosis treatment are to cure diseased individuals and minimizing transmissibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis within the community. Tuberculosis treatment imposing many challenges for patients, health care providers and control program and non adherence to this regimen increases the risk of treatment failure, relapse, emergence of drug resistance and prolonged infectivity. Directly observed treatment short course [DOTS] had been evolved as the standard care to improve treatment compliance. Despite the free availability of these medications, many patients are not successfully treated. To evaluate the treatment outcome among patients with smear positive pulmonary Tuberculosis. To identify factors that may be associated with non-successful treatment. A multi stage sample consisted of about 849 smear positive TB patients new and previously treated pulmonary cases selected from 14 Governorates. They were submitted to sputum culture and sensitivity to determine the pattern of resistance to the first line anti TB drugs. All the included subjects were followed using a special data collection form to determine the treatment outcome among them. Treatment outcome was reported in 776 patients, successful treatment occurred in about 87% among new patients vs. 47% in the previously treated group, non-successful treatment in the form of failure [11%], default [3.6%], transferred out [4.7%], and death in [3.4%]. Treatment outcome was favorable among females compared to male patients [83.3% vs. 75.5%]. Drug resistance was significantly higher among previously treated males. Successful treatment outcome was dependent on the gender, type of the patients, and the presence of multi-drug resistance using the logistic regression model. Treatment outcome is highly dependent on the pattern of drug resistance, type of the patient, and the gender