Serum IgM and IgG levels in diabetics with nosocomial urinary tract infection

This study included 60 patients from Kasr EI-Eini Hospital suffering from nosocomial urinary tract infection [UTI], 30 of them are diabetics and 30 are non diabetics, and also 20 normal controls. Urine counts and cultures are done to isolate the causative organisms and serum IgM and IgG levels are determined [as a parameter of humoral immunity]. Results of this study revealed that E. coli was the predominant isolate in both diabetics [80%] and non diabetics [70%] followed by Klebsiella [20% in both groups] Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated only from non diabetic group [10%]. Both groups showed statistically siginificant increased levels of IgG and IgM when compared to the control group. However, no statistically significant difference was found when both diabetic and non diabetic groups are compared

Effect of different types of milk on serum lipids

Thirty four normal individuals aged 20-60 years were divided into three groups, each person consumed three pints of milk daily for two weeks. The first group consumed reconstructed dried milk [Millac], the second group consumed natural low-fat milk, and the third consumed fermented milk, yoghourt. Serum cholesterol and triglycerides were estimated before the test and then weekly for three weeks. Millac was found to raise serum cholesterol from an average of 183 to 261 mg%, low-fat milk lowered serum cholesterol from 221 to 175 mg%, and fermented milk lowered it from 180 to 151 mg%. The serum triglycerides were not significantly affected