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S H Shah

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Detection of beta-thalassaemia trait: a study of fifty families.

BACKGROUND: This study was carried out to detect beta-thalassaemia trait in the siblings of beta thalassaemia major children by Hemoglobin (Hb) electrophoresis. METHODS: Subjects were divided into two groups. Group 1 was the patients group comprising 100-subjects siblings of beta-thalassaemia major children and Group 2 was the control group with 25-subjects. RESULTS: It was observed that 58% of the siblings of beta-thalassaemia major children had beta-thalassaemia trait. Even in the control group 2 subjects had beta thalassaemia trait, which shows that thalassaemia gene is very common in Hazara division of Pakistan.

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Comparison of aztreonam against other antibiotics used in urinary tract infections.

BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infection is a very common problem in adults as well as in children. There is always need for the right antibiotic to be chosen for treatment. METHODS: This study was conducted at Microbiology section in Pathology department of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan. In this study the aztronam which is only effective against gram negative bacilli has been compared with other conventionally used antibiotics, ampicillin, cotrimoxazole, minocyclin, pipemedic acid, nalidixic acid, norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin and ceftriaxon. RESULTS: Total gram negative isolates were 342. Out of this 76.6% (262) were E. coli, klebsiella pneumoniae 14.3% (49), proteus species 5.2%(18) and pseudomonas aeruginosa were 3.8% (13). The aztreonam showed 78% sensitivity against gram negative bacilli which is better than norfloxacin which showed 62.2% sensitivity.

Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary↗