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June 2007KUWAIT MEDICAL JOURNALSelected Abstracts of Articles PublishedElsewhere by Authors in KuwaitKuwait Medical Journal 2007, 39 (2):193-196Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy in Kuwaiti Type 2 DiabeticPatientsAl-Adsani AMPO Box 31098, Sulaibikhat 90801, Kuwait. Fax. +965 4883418. E-mail: amsaladsani@yahoo.comSaudi Med J 2007; 28: 579-583Objective: To determine the risk factors associated with diabetic retinopathy in Kuwaiti subjects withtype 2 diabetes.Methods: Kuwaiti subjects with type 2 diabetes (n=165) attending the Diabetic Clinic at Al-SabahHospital, Kuwait between October 2000 and March 2005 were screened for diabetic retinopathy.Results: Any diabetic retinopathy was found in 40% while 20.6% had sight threatening retinopathy.Mild NPDR was present in 21.2%, moderate to severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR)in 7.9%, and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) in 3.0%. Maculopathy was present in 10.3% and7.9% of the patients were photocoagulated. Compared to those without retinopathy, diabetic patientswith any retinopathy were significantly older (51.7 +/- 10.3 versus 47.2 +/- 9.5 years; p
194Selected Abstracts of Articles Published Elsewhere by Authors in Kuwait June 2007of age. Eighty-six (50%) of the patients had aseptic meningitis and 19 (11%) had partially treatedmeningitis. The remaining 67 (39%) were diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. The underlyingorganisms were: Neisseria meningitidis (49%), group B streptococci (18%), Streptococcus pneumoniae(18%), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (6%), Gram-negative organisms (6%), and Haemophilus species(1.5%). Twelve percent required admission to the intensive care unit. At the time of discharge from thehospital, 9% had neurological sequelae, the majority of which were in patients who had S.pneumoniae meningitis. Two patients died during the study period. Conclusions: N. meningitidis isthe leading bacterial agent of bacterial meningitis in Kuwait. S. pneumoniae is responsible for themajority of neurological sequelae of bacterial meningitis in infants and young children. The results ofthis study can be used in future public health planning in the context of the newly available vaccines.Clinical and Microbiological Investigations of Typhoid Fever in anInfectious Disease Hospital in KuwaitDimitrov T, Udo EE, Albaksami O, Al-Shehab S, Kilani A, Shehab M, Al-Nakkas ADepartment of Medical Laboratories, Microbiology Section, Infectious Diseases Hospital,PO Box 4710, Safat 13048, Kuwait. E-mail: dimitrov_varn90@hotmail.comJ Med Microbiol 2007; 56:538-544Aretrospective analysis of 135 typhoid cases was conducted to review the clinical, epidemiologicaland microbiological characteristics of enteric fever cases diagnosed and treated at the InfectiousDiseases Hospital, Kuwait, from 2002 to 2005. Diagnosis of patients was based on clinical features,serology and blood culture. The susceptibility testing of the isolates to ampicillin, chloramphenicol,trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid was performed by thedisc diffusion method, and MICs of ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin were determined by Etest. Of 135typhoid fever patients, 108 (88 %) were treated with ceftriaxone and 27 (20 %) were treated withciprofloxacin. The mean time for fever defervescence with ciprofloxacin therapy was 8 days and 6.3days for those treated with ceftriaxone. Of the 135 Salmonella enterica serotypes Typhi and ParatyphiA isolated from patients, 50 (37 %) were multidrug resistant (MDR) and 94 (69.6 %) isolates of bothserotypes were nalidixic acid resistant (NAR). Between 90 and 100 % of MDR and NAR strains haddecreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin (0.125-1 microg ml(-1)). Low-level resistance to ciprofloxacin(MIC 0.125-1 microg ml(-1)) was also detected in 13.8 and 33.3 % of nalidixic acid-susceptible isolatesof S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi A, respectively. All isolates were susceptible to ceftriaxone. Two relapsesoccurred in the ciprofloxacin-treated group. MDR strains and strains resistant to ciprofloxacin andceftriaxone are a major threat in the developing world. A situation is fast approaching where theemergence of highly resistant Salmonella isolates is quite likely. Proper steps must be taken to avoida pandemic spread of MDR S. Typhi strains.Cultural Factors and Patients’ Adherence to Lifestyle MeasuresSerour M, Alqhenaei H, Al-Saqabi S, Mustafa AR, Ben-Nakhi AFamily Practice Specialty Training Program (FPSTP), Capital Health Region, Hawalli 32056, KuwaitE-mail: drserour@hotmail.comBr J Gen Pract 2007; 57:291-295B a c k g r o u n d : N o n - a d h e rence to preventive and therapeutic lifestyle recommendations amongpatients at high risk of cardiovascular disease is more prevalent and varied than previously thought.The problem needs to be addressed by those who are involved in the care of these patients. AIM: To
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