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B H Baig

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PubMed1991

Prenatal serologic screening in Bahrain.

Between 1988 and 1990, serological surveys designed to study local disease prevalence and assess the clinical value of various prenatal screening tests were undertaken at Salmaniya Medical Center in Bahrain. High maternal antibody prevalence (greater than 85%) to cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus (HSV) and rubella was demonstrated, and 28% showed antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii. The lowest seroprevalence values were found for HBsAg (1.2%) and Treponema pallidum (0.9%). Routine testing for rubella, syphilis, and hepatitis B are advocated for all pregnancies in Bahrain. In contrast, CMV and HSV serologies are not recommended. Toxoplasma antibody testing remains controversial, but the lack of a proven agent to prevent congenital toxoplasmosis coupled with the high cost of serial testing mitigates against its routine use at this time.

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PubMed1990

Epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhoea in children under five years in Bahrain.

A case-control study in children under five years of age was undertaken in Bahrain between February 1984 to March 1986 to study the aetiology of diarrhoea with special reference to rotavirus. During this period fecal samples were collected from 698 hospitalized and non-hospitalized diarrhoea cases and 532 from non-diarrhoea controls. Rotavirus was the enteropathogen most commonly detected (20.8%) and represented 68.7% of the total positives from the cases. Percentage rotavirus infection detected in the hospitalized patients was significantly higher than in non-hospitalized cases. Rotavirus was most frequently detected in the age group 6-11 months (26.6%). Rotavirus was not detected at all above 24 months of age. A higher percentage of rotavirus infection was noticed in males up to 11 months. Children of mothers with university education showed a higher level of rotavirus infection (39.3%) in comparison to children of mothers with school level education (20.4%) or no education (19.6%). Rotavirus was detected more often in patients from higher income homes (25.6%) compared to a lower income group (18.2%). No significant difference in rotavirus positivity was noticed between the children of working and non-working mothers. Rotavirus detection in relation to different feeding habits showed no difference. Rotavirus could be detected throughout the year from diarrhoea cases in Bahrain and showed no seasonal trend. It did not show any correlation with mean monthly temperature and mean monthly relative humidity.

Bahrain↗
PubMed1986

Utilization of exogenous siderophores by Campylobacter species.

The availability of iron to potentially pathogenic bacterial strains is restricted by the iron-binding proteins of the host. In this study, we examined 40 strains of Campylobacter species grown under iron-limiting conditions. While the strains produced no detectable siderophores, all the isolates freely utilized exogenous siderophores produced by other organisms as iron carriers. These data suggest that the use of an exogenous siderophore (either purified or present in a coinfecting microorganism) may be important in developing a suitable laboratory model for campylobacteriosis.

Campylobacter↗