Yersinia enterocolitica infection among thalassemic children
Joint Authors
al-Mukh, Janan Majid
Abd al-Karim, Ghufran Sabah al-Salim Ayidah
Source
The Medical Journal of Basrah University
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2003), pp.115-120, 6 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Medicine
Publication Date
2003-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The study was carried out at Basrah Maternity and Children Hospital from May to December 2000 as a case control study on 100 thalassemia and sickle thalassemia patients (with mean age of 10.1 ± 5.3 years), 100 healthy control group (with mean age of 8.9 ± 4.67 years).
They were studied for Yersinial infection, 5 patients (5 %) were found to have positive stool culture in comparison to only one (1 %) among the 100 children of the control group.
Thalassemia and sickle thalassemia patients with Yersinia infection have high serum level of iron and ferritin which is proportionate directly with the numbers of blood transfusion.
Most Yersinial cases were received regular deferrals therapy.
The study had revealed also that other infections due to Salmonella, Shigella, Giardia lamblia and Entamaeba histolytica were higher in thalassemia and sickle thalassemic group than in control group.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Karim, Ghufran Sabah al-Salim Ayidah& al-Mukh, Janan Majid. 2003. Yersinia enterocolitica infection among thalassemic children. The Medical Journal of Basrah University،Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.115-120.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Karim, Ghufran Sabah al-Salim Ayidah& al-Mukh, Janan Majid. Yersinia enterocolitica infection among thalassemic children. The Medical Journal of Basrah University Vol. 21, no. 2 (2003), pp.115-120.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Karim, Ghufran Sabah al-Salim Ayidah& al-Mukh, Janan Majid. Yersinia enterocolitica infection among thalassemic children. The Medical Journal of Basrah University. 2003. Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.115-120.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 120
Record ID
BIM-296446