Brief Reports
The burden of infections and child health in Iraq
Ibrahim M. Khan, Rashid Chotani, Khaled Yassin, Samreen Khan, and Ulrich Laaser
The oral hygiene habits of school students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Khalid Almas, Emad O. Al-Shwaimi, Hamed S. Al-Shamrani, and Nils Skaug
Comparison of PCR and disc diffusion methods in detecting methicillin resistance among Staphylococcus species from nosocomial infections
Manar F. Atoum, Hazem Akel, and Mohamed N. Battikhi
Osmotic fragility and Na+-K+ ATPase activity of erythrocytes of HIV/AIDS patients
Osaretin A. Ebuehi, Mohammed O. Balogun, Rosemary A. Audu, and Emmanuel O. Idigbe
Tonsillectomy blood splash
Sami A. Al-Kindy, Ahamefule O. Ibekwe, Mohammed Al Hiemy, and Sultan Al Harthy
Case Reports
Mesenteric cystic teratoma in children
Abdullatif A. Al-Arfaj, Mohammad A. El-Shawarby, Fatma A. Al-Mulhim, and Amer A. Lardhi
A case of Rifampicin induced pseudomembraneous colitis
Daad H. Akbar, Halia Z. Al-Shehri, Amani M. Al-Huzali, and Hind I. Falatah
Necrotizing fasciitis complicated by multiple pneumoceles
Sheikh N Maheboob, Andre M Louon, and Abdel H Ahmed
Isolated unilateral pleural effusion as the only manifestation of the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Abdulaziz S. Aldawood and Afaf A. Felemban
Benign mullerian type cyst of the uterus in a perimenopausal woman
Vaidyanathan Gowri, Fikra Al Busaidi, Vadakkepat Nirmala, and Surjeet Kaur
Letter to the Editors
Etiology of chronic diarrhea
Janan Al-Khayat
Isolated agenesis of the gallbladder
Shoukat H. Khan, Pradeep Chopra, and Samir Hussein
Other
Aorto carotid bypass in Takayasus disease
Seyed M. Alamshah and Amanollah Heydari
Wandering spleen
Abdullah A. Abba and Mohsen S. Al-Harthy
Research Articles
Disease burden and case management of bacterial meningitis among children under 5 years of age in Saudi Arabia
Yagob Y. Al-Mazrou, Elgeili K. Musa, Mohamed N. Abdalla, Mohamed H. Al-Jeffri, Sami H. Al-Hajjar, and Omer M. Mohamed
Prevalence of H.influenzae biotypes and their clinical significance in a University Hospital
Nurum N. Begum, Abdul-Aziz S Al-Khattaf, Abdelmageed M. Kambal, and Edward A. Yeboah
MRSA prevalence in a teaching hospital in Western Saudi Arabia
Thomas W. Austin, Marilyn A. Austin, Diane E. McAlear, Brenda T. Coleman, Abimbola O. Osoba, Abdulhakeem O. Thaqafi, and Medhat A. Lamfon
A comparative study on the application of 3 molecular methods in epidemiological typing of bacterial isolates using MRSA as a prototype
Sahar I. Al-Thawadi, George Kessie, Damian Dela Cruz, and Mohammed N. Al-Ahdal
Tetanus experience in a public hospital in Western Saudi Arabia
Eman H. Lubbad, Adil M. Khazindar, and Muhammad Ayyub
Clinical profile of patients operated for benign adnexal tumors and the histopathological types
Asma M. Al-Ojaili and Vaidaynathan Gowri
Study of pelvicaliceal anatomy by helical computerized tomography. Is it feasible?
Fahd N. Al-Qahtani, Gaber A. Ali, Baher A. Kamal, and Saud A. Taha
A formula for the estimation of the body surface area of Saudi male adults
Luke O. Nwoye and Mohammed A. Al-Shehri
Dental health status and caries pattern of preschool children in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
Tahir R. Paul
The effect of unilateral partial edentulism to muscle thickness
Gozlem Koca-Ceylan, Nergiz Taskaya-Yilmaz, Ahmet U. Guler, Lutfi Incesu, and Tolga Aksoz
Malignant biliary strictures
Ibrahim A. Al-Mofleh, Rashed S. Al-Rashed, Saleh M. Al-Amri, Abdullah S. Al-Ghamdi, Faleh Z. Al-Faleh, Hussein M. Al-Freihi, and Arthur C. Isnani
Gastroesophageal reflux in bronchial asthma patients. A clinical note
Lubna Al-Asoom, Abdullah M. Al-Rubaish, Hassan A. El-Munshid, Awatif N. Al-Nafaie, Huda A. Bukharie, and Ibrahim S. Abdulrahman
Lack of association of coronary artery disease with H.pylori infection
Mansour M. Al-Nozha, Mohamed Z. Khalil, Ibrahim A. Al-Mofleh, and Abdullah S. Al-Ghamdi
Predictors of neonatal mortality in the intensive care unit in Abha, Saudi Arabia
Mostafa A. Arafa and Mohammed A. Alshehri
Skin cancers in Western
Manzoor A. Bhat, Venkatashari Ramesh, and Syed M. Ali
Reviews
Extraction of urinary bladder stone as described by Abul-Qasim Khalaf Ibn Abbas Alzahrawi (Albucasis) (325-404 H, 930-1013 AD). A translation of original text and a commentary
Rabie E. Abdel-Halim, Ali S. Altwaijiri, Salah R. Elfaqih, and Ahmad H. Mitwalli
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. A pediatric review
Aftab S. Chishti
Non-Langerhans cell histiocytoses of the skin
Naseem A. Ansari and Jihad T. Al-Ratrout