Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the southern region of Khartoum state

This study was aimed to determine the sero-prevalence of hepatitis B markers. In the month of February 2011, blood samples were collected from patients randomly at Ibrahim malik and basha'ir hospitals [southern Khartoum]. Enzyme linked immunosorbent Assay [ELISA] was used to determine both antigen and antibody surfaces of HBV in serum. A total of 90 subjects were tested with the mean age of 37.3; where 55 were female and 35 were male. HBsAg and HBsAb were detected positive in 4[4.4%] and 10[11.1%] out 90 respectively. All four positive HBsAg were samples from females. This study shows that prevalence of HBV infection is higher in females than in males

Detection of Antibodies against hepatitis C virus in serum from Sudanese aborted women

This study was carried out to identify hepatitis type C in aborted women in Khartoum state. Eighty two [82] samples of blood serum of aborted women at last month of delivery were collected from Maternity Hospital, located at Omdurman, Khartoum state, during November and December 2009. Samples were collected in sterile containers and then transported to be diagnosed in the laboratory. Samples were preserved in refrigerator at -4c before use. The samples were checked to detect the Anti IgG for hepatitis C in serum of aborted women by using ELISA test. The test showed that one of these samples is positive [0.82%] and the rest of the 81 samples were negative. The study remarked that frequency of hepatitis C is rather low in Khartoum state among aborted women

Bacteria associated with diarrhoea in children in khartoum state, Sudan 2006

This study was carried out to identify enterobacteria in children suffering from diarrhoea in Khartoum State [Khartoum and Khartoum North]. Samples of diarrhoeal stool were collected during the period from May to June 2006 from 60 children aged between 4 months to 5 years suffering from diarrhoea. Isolated bacteria were identified on the basis of their cultural and biochemical characteristics and included the following species Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi from 5 specimens S. paratyphi from 5 specimens, S. typhimurium from 4 specimens Shigella dysenteriae from one specimen, Sh. Flexneri from 2 specimens, Sh.boydii from one specimen, Proteus vulgaris from 2 specimens, Klebsiella pneumoniae from 4 specimens, K. rhinosehermatis from 2 specimens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from 6 specimens. The susceptibility of isolated bacteria to some antibiotics using the multi disk method was variable