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To describe the clinical and radiological findings in infants with the diagnosis of urinary tract infection in at Prince Hashem Ben Al-Hussien Hospital. A retrospective study was done at Prince Hashim Ben Al-Hussein Hospital, Zarqa city. The medical records of all infants admitted to the pediatric ward with the final diagnosis of urinary tract infection from May 2011 to May 2012 were reviewed. Tabulation and simple statistical analysis of the collected data was done. The total number of patients was 66. A 66.6% were female. The median age was 4.6 months with an age range from one week to 12 months. The most common symptoms were fever [86%], diarrhea [48%], vomiting [41%], irritability [39%] and anorexia [32%]. Laboratory abnormalities were: elevated C reactive protein [82%], leukocytosis [73%] and pyuria [64%]. The most common pathogen was Escherichia coli in 88.9%. Dimercaptosuccinic acid scan showed renal parenchymal abnormalities in 35%. A voiding cystourethrogram showed vesicoureteral reflux in 27.2%. Urinary tract infection at infancy has no specific sign and symptoms at presentation; thus high index of suspicion is mandatory which will help in better recognition of the risks of urinary tract infection and prompt diagnosis and therapy
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To evaluate the efficacy of Mefloquine as a prophylactic treatment against malaria among Jordanian soldiers in Sierra Leone. This is a retrospective study of 756 Jordanian soldiers among United Nations troops of Peace keeping forces in Sierra Leone, during a period of eight months extending from April until December 2000. All soldiers were given Mefloquine as a chemoprophylaxis upon United Nations recommendations in conjunction with Word Health Organization and Centers of Disease Control recommendations. Other preventive measures such as insect repellents and education were also instituted. Out of the 756 soldiers of the battalion, only 39 [5.1%] had laboratory confirmed malaria during this period, the patients who were diagnosed were admitted to the hospital with rapid improvement of their symptoms within two days of treatment, and by the seventh day all patients were free of any residual complaint. Chemoprophylaxis with Mefloquine plus adequate preventive control measures against mosquito bites is not 100% effective to prevent falciparum malaria, but they reduce the incidence of the disease