results the predominant genotype among bahraini patients was type 1 (36.71%), followed by genotypes 3 and 4 (15.6% each) and the lowest frequency was found for genotype 2 (3.9%). among genotype 1, subtype 1b had the highest frequency (21.09%), followed by subtype 1a (14.06%). among genotype 3, subtype 3a had the highest frequency (11.72%), while among genotype 4, most of subtypes were undetermi...

in the 20th century, an unprecedented level of international cooperation led to the eradication of smallpox, infamously referred to as the most terrible ministers of death. under the guardianship of the world health organisation, mass vaccination campaigns and an efficient surveillance-detection system contributed to the eradication of smallpox from bahrain, where it was once considered endemic...

background: autoimmune hepatitis (aih) in childhood has variable modes of presentation, and the disease should be suspected and excluded in all children presenting with symptoms and signs of prolonged or severe acute liver disease. in aih, the liver biopsy histopathology shows inflammation in addition to presence of serum autoimmune antibodies and increased levels of immunoglobulin g (igg). obj...

Result: Two thousand questionnaires were received; nevertheless, not all of them did answer all the questions. One thousand two hundred ninety-seven (65.1%) heard of beta thalassemia and 809 (40.5%) knew that both parents have to be carriers to have an affected child. One thousand five hundred forty-seven (77.8%) strongly agreed that premarital checking could prevent beta thalassemia. Females s...

Skin scrapings were taken from both 4th toe webs regardless of the presence or absence of any lesion. These were cultured on Sabouraud’s dextrose and blood agar media. Grain stain and lactophenol cotton blue stain were also obtained. Venous blood for blood sugar and HbA1c was also extracted. HbA1c was considered as a measure of control. Levels < 7% were considered good control, 7.1-9.5 % fair c...

Introduction. The incidence of genetic blood disease in Bahrain has declined gradually since 1984 when the Ministry of Health (MOH) instituted a prevention campaign. The national NBS program for hemoglobinopathies was started in May 2007, financed by the national budget. Setting. Genetics department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, MOH, Bahrain. Methodology. The genetics, nursing, pathology, and ped...

This commentary examines the incursion on the neutrality of medical personnel now taking place as part of the human rights crises in Bahrain and Syria, and the ethical dilemmas which these incursions place not only in front of physicians practicing in those nations, but in front of the international community as a whole.In Bahrain, physicians have recently received harsh prison terms, apparentl...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence and trends of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in Bahrain from 2002 to 2010, and to investigate 2 possible risk factors within the affected population. METHODS In a retrospective survey, data on maternal body weight and age were collected from women who gave birth in government maternity units in Bahrain and who were screened for GDM during pregnancy us...

OBJECTIVE A study of perceptions and attitudes towards the use of evidence-based medicine (EBM) among family physicians in Bahrain. METHODS A systematically developed, anonymous, self administered 13 item questionnaire was mailed to 124 Bahraini family physicians in the Ministry of Health, Bahrain between January and April 2004. The response rate was 65%. Data were analyzed using the Statisti...