Incidence of syndactyly in the state of bahrain

This paper presents the incidence of Syndactyly in Bahrain, based on the review of all congenital anomalies reported to the Ministry of Health between 1989 and. The study reveals that the average incidence of Syndactyly is 1.7/10,000 live births. This is much lower than the reported incidence in the literature, which varies from 1:2000 to 1:3000

Metronidazole resistance of Helicobacter pylori in Bahrain

Resistance of Helicobacter pylori [HP] to metronidazole [MTZ] is a growing medical problem in various parts of the world. There has been no reports on this problem from our geographic region and the aim of this study is to evaluate the percentage of MTZ resistance among isolates in Bahrain. Out of 72 isolated strains 34 [47.2%] were resistant to MTZ. The resistance among males and females was 51.2% and 41.9%, respectively [no significant difference X[2] = 1.14]. the high prevalence of HP resistance of MTZ in Bahrain should be considered before choosing the therapy for HP