Biomedical subjects

A M el-Shafei

Publications and source records attributed to A M el-Shafei.

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PubMed1995

Synthetic approaches and biological evaluation of some new sulfonate ester-containing quinazoline derivatives as potentially active antimicrobial agents.

Several sulfonate ester-containing quinazolinone derivatives that are substituted with, isolated or fused, aryl, hetaryl or hetarylphenyl ring systems were synthesized with a view to evaluate their efficacy as new bactericidal and/or fungicidal agents. Synthesis of these products involved prior preparation of the 2-[4'-(benzenesulfonyloxy)phenyl]-3,1- 4(H)-benzoxazin-4-one derivative (2) and subsequent reaction with several nitrogen nucleophiles. The structure of these products were established from elemental and spectral analyses. Most of the prepared compounds showed high antimicrobial activity, comparable to standard chemotherapeutic agents, when screened against different microorganisms.

4-Quinolones↗

PubMed1995

Potentially active antimicrobial agents from 2-benzenesulfonyloxyphenyl-3,1-benzoxazine-4-one derivative.

Fourteen of nitrogeneous heterocyclic compounds that accommodate the sulfonate-ester moiety were synthesized through interaction of 2-benzenesulfonylo xyphenyl-3,1-benzoxazine-4-one with some nucleophilic reagents. The assigned structures for the prepared new compounds were confirmed on the basis of elemental and spectral data. Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of these products, relative to standard antibiotics was tested and discussed.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗

PubMed1992

Pregnancy in sickle cell disease in Bahrain.

OBJECTIVE: To review the maternal and fetal complications in pregnant women with sickle cell disease and to compare their pregnancy outcome with those of controls. DESIGN: A case-control study. SETTING: Ministry of Health hospitals in Bahrain. SUBJECTS: 147 pregnancies in 140 women with sickle cell disease and 294 controls matched for age and parity. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The characteristics of women who had crises, the frequency of the crises, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, infection, diabetes, perinatal mortality and the delivery statistics in the index and control women. RESULTS: Maternal mortality was 1.4% and perinatal mortality was 73.3/1000 total births in women with sickle cell disease, there were no maternal deaths and the perinatal mortality was 6.8/1000 births in the control group. Anaemia was treated by blood transfusion in 47% of women with sickle cell disease and, of these, 39% had a crisis that appeared to have been precipitated by the transfusion in the absence of any other predisposing factors. The presence of raised HbF did not decrease the number of crises but reduced their severity. CONCLUSION: Pregnancy in women with sickle cell disease should be monitored very closely as it constitutes a high risk to both the mother and the baby.

Adult↗

PubMed1990

Effect of Altoside (ZR-515) on oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide out put and carbohydrate content of organophosphorus resistant strain of Musca domestica.

The effect of applying JHA ZR-515 at a concentration of 50 microliter/liter water in the larval rearing medium from the first larval instar on oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide out put and total carbohydrates was studied. The oxygen consumed by the pupae previously treated as larvae with ZR-515 was decreased and no adult could emerge. The carbon dioxide out put seems to follow a more or less the pattern of oxygen consumption. The concentration of total carbohydrate content in one day old pupae previously treated as larvae was significantly lower than normals. In three days old there was a marked significant increase and in five days old, the carbohydrate content was significantly higher than controls.

Animals↗

PubMed1989

Incidence and severity of gestational diabetes in Bahrain and Australia.

The incidence and severity of gestational diabetes in a series of 5,199 predominantly Arab patients in Bahrain, and 2,643 of mixed racial origin in Australia were studied. The incidence of gestational diabetes in Bahrain (5.4%) was less than in Australia (7.2%) but the more severe degrees were 3 times more common in Bahrain (p less than 0.001). The incidence of gestational diabetes was significantly increased with increasing maternal age and parity. A notable difference between the 2 populations occurred in the groups weighing less than 70 kg. Although Bahrain had a higher proportion of patients weighing less than 70 kg (64.7% versus 55.9%; p less than 0.001) there was a significantly higher incidence of gestational diabetes in this group in the Australian series (13.9% versus 3.7%, p less than 0.001). Postnatal testing of 165 gestational diabetics in Bahrain and 194 in Australia indicated that although the severe degrees of glucose intolerance were more likely to persist postnatally, it was impossible to predict in the individual patient the change in glucose tolerance that would occur after delivery. All gestational diabetics should therefore have a postnatal glucose tolerance test.

Adult↗

PubMed1988

Maternal mortality in Bahrain with special reference to sickle cell disease.

The maternal mortality in Bahrain during the 10-year period, 1977-1986, was 33.9 per 100,000 livebirths; the second 5-year period showed a significant reduction (26.9) compared to the first 5-year period (42.3). Haemorrhage, pulmonary embolism, hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and infection were the main causes of maternal mortality. Sickle cell disease was found to be an underlying cause in about one third of the maternal deaths. Avoidable factors were present in 38% of the cases, the majority being due to the failure of the patients to seek medical care or follow medical advice. Health education, premarital counselling and family planning were identified as significant factors in reducing the maternal mortality rate.

Anemia, Sickle Cell↗

PubMed1988

Perinatal mortality in Bahrain.

A review of 583 perinatal deaths at the Ministry of Health hospitals in Bahrain, during the years 1985-1987 revealed a perinatal mortality rate of 19.6 per 1,000 total births. Lethal congenital malformations accounted for 145 (24.9%) deaths. Of the 438 normally formed infants there were 42.2% antepartum, 115 (26.3%) intrapartum and 138 (31.5%) early neonatal deaths; in 82.7% of cases the death was considered to be unavoidable. The population of Bahrain for 1986 according to the Central Statistics Organization (1) was 435,065, the majority of which was served by the Ministry of Health Maternity Service with approximately 10,000 deliveries per annum. The Ministry of Health provides maternity services through one main maternity hospital and 2 peripheral hospitals with consultant obstetric care. In addition to these, there are 3 maternity units run by midwives. High risk cases are usually delivered in the main hospital as there is a neonatal intensive care unit attached to it. The latter also acts as a referral centre for all sick babies in Bahrain. An analysis of the causes of perinatal deaths is an effective way of assessing the efficiency of maternity services. The objective of this study was to identify and improve the various factors influencing perinatal mortality in Bahrain.

Bahrain↗