The prevalence and role of anaerobic bacteria in bone infection were investigated in this prospective study on 134 cases with pyogenic osteomyelitis. Specimens were inoculated immediately in the operating theatre or in the ward and incubated under aerobic and anaerobic conditions without using transport media. Anaerobic organisms were isolated from 39 of the 134 cases [29%] of all types of pyogenic osteomyelitis. The total number of aerobic and anaerobic isolates was 224, of which 50 were anaerobes [22%]. Syringe-aspirated specimens were better than swab specimens for the isolation of anaerobes. Anaerobes were mostly isolated from osteomyelitis cases of long duration
This is a comparative study, carried out to involve 160 individuals; 80 individuals with work-related allergic symptoms who were grain industry workers with direct contact to the grain dust, and 80 individuals (control group) were taken from Basrah General Hospital, not suffering from allergic disorders. The first group was divided into two subgroups, including 47 workers in high exposure places to grain dust and 33 workers in low exposure places. ELISA test was performed using locally prepared albumin/globulin extract to detect wheat specific IgE. The results showed that 70% of individuals with work-related allergic symptoms had allergy in comparison to nil among control group. The study also showed that the highest rate of positive ELISA result was observed in 80.8 % of individuals with workrelated allergic symptoms working in highly exposed places to grain dust, compared to only 54.5 % among those working in low exposed places. The study revealed a highly significant association between specific allergy and years of service. The presence of respiratory symptoms was higher among workers in highly exposed places, followed by skin and conjunctival symptoms.
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