Brucella synovitis in ninevah province

Out of 222 patients complaining from signs and symtomps raised suspicion for brucellosis, 39 [16 males and 23 females] further more they suffered from joint and/or swelling. Blood and synovial fluid [SF] from each patient were subjected to serological tests and culture. Concerning SF specimens the investigations were extended to gross examination, Blood-Synovial Fluid Glucose Difference [G-S.F.G.D], protein determination, total and differential W.B.C. count. The investigations revealed high agglutinin titres in both blood and SF specimens, abnormal gross appearance, high value [beyond normal] of B-S.F.G.D., protein, total and differential W.B.C. count. The authors succeeded in isolating brucellae 34 and 36 of blood and SF specimens respectively, with predominance of Brucella abortus [26 out of 36]. Therefore this study recommends on looking after synovitis due to brucella whenever symptoms rais the suspicion of brucellosis or even when a patient complain from joint pain and also on doing culture for exclusive diagnosis and specific medication. Eventually to have an epidemiological concept, and determining resistance emergency of the isolates

Significant incidence of urinary tuberculosis in patients with persistent non-specific urinary tract infection [a clinical and bacteriological study]

During one year [1988], 101 adult patients [28 males and 73] females from Mosul area, suffering from chronic non-specific urinary tract infection [Chr. UTI] for more than one -year in spite of repeated treatments were subjected to a variety of investigations to reveal the presence of concealed urinary tuberculosis. Sediments of 2.hours urine samples including two early mornings were examined directly by Zeihl-Neelsen stain and by culture, using Lowenstein-Jensen and/or Sula media. The same urine examinations were carried out on a control group consisting of 22 adult persons [9 males and 13 females] who were not suffering from chronic UTI. The study revealed positive results for AFB in 31 cases [30.69%] either by direct microscopy or culture None of the control group showed any positive results