Article history: Received on: 15/10/2012 Revised on: 29/10/2012 Accepted on: 08/11/2012 Available online: 28/11/2012 The purpose of the present study is to compare the extent of cardiovascular atherosclerotic risk associated with the lipid metabolism in women using hormonal contraceptives in urban population of low socio-economic group. Type of Study was cross sectional. Fifty-four young female...

OBJECTIVE To asses the frequency of ectopic pregnancy and to evaluate the relevance of the risk factors in a Medical Center, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). METHODS This retrospective study was done in Royal Commission Medical Centre, Yanbu Industrial City, KSA over a period of four years, where the medical records of patients with the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy were reviewed. Data was col...

Adhesins (P-fimbriae, S-fimbriae, type 1 fimbriae and afimbrial adhesin), toxins (alpha-hemolysin and cytotoxic necrotizing factor type 1), iron acquisition systems (aerobactin) and host defense avoidance mechanisms (capsule or lipopolysaccharide) have been shown to be prevalent in Escherichia coli strains associated with urinary tract infections. In this work, 162 Uropathogenic Escherichia col...

BACKGROUND In Pakistan maternal mortality rate (MMR) is very high and more than one in five women die from pregnancy related causes; solution to this is to have low fertility rate. The emergency contraceptives (ECs) can be used to prevent unwanted pregnancies. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice about ECs among doctors. METHODS Institution-based cross-sect...

Introduction: Ninety­five percent of ectopic pregnancies occur in the fallopian tube. Diagnosis and exact location of ectopic pregnancy is usually easy during the 1st trimester of pregnancy by ultrasonography. Ampulla is the most common site for ectopic tubal pregnancies. Case Series: Here we report two cases of ampullary ectopic pregnancy with variable presentation. First case was a 27­year­ol...

Sixty strains of Escherichia coli, isolated by hemoculture, from septicemic Brazilian patients were evaluated to determine their serogroup and invasivity to Vero cells. All 60 patients died within 2 days of hospitalization. Furthermore, the molecular study of the following extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli-associated virulence factor (VF) genes was performed by PCR: i) adhesins: type 1 fimbria...

Objective To assess the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP) of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods among healthcare workers (HCWs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods A systematic review meta-analysis were conducted following PRISMA method. Two authors independently searched three electronic databases for studies published between 2000 January 2020 reporting on KAP LARC ...