Brief Reports
Epidemiology of dermatophyte infection. Comparison of clinical and mycological findings
Shahla Haroon and Azam J. Samdani
Assessment of toxoplasma IgG avidity test results in pregnant women
Tuncer Ozekinci, Adnan Suay, Ozge Karasahin, Nezahat Akpolat, Mahmut Mete, and Selahattin Atmaca
Association between angiographic evidence of coronary artery disease and seropositivity for Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection
Mohammad B. Sharifkazemi, Vahid Emad Marvasti, Ehsan Hoseini, Reza Mohammadian, Sharareh Roshanzamir, Sara Ekramzadeh, Vala Rezayee, and Mohammad M. Samim
Screening for glucose-6-phoshate dehydrogenase deficiency in Behcet's disease
Rafid A. Najim, Khalifa E. Sharquie, and Mahmood H. Al-Janabi
Abruptio placentae following snake bite in a Sudanese woman
Ishag Adam and Abdul-Salam Gerais
Prevalence of smoking and frequency of visits to primary health care clinics
Dhafer A. Al-Qahtani, Osman M. Abdalla, and Mohammed L. Imtiaz
Surgical beds in neonatal intensive care unit
Shabih Manzar, Arun K. Nair, Mangalore G. Pai, and Saleh M. Al-Khusaiby
Which local anesthesia should be used in neonatal circumcision in newborns?
Ercan Sivasli, Tugba Gursoy, and Murat Yurdakok
Case Reports
Treatment of nosocomial meningitis due to a multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with intraventricular colistin
Zakeya Bukhary, Wafeeq Mahmood, Ahmed Al-Khani, and Hail M. Al-Abdely
Spondylodiscitis developing after epidural catheter use by direct contamination
Fatih S. Erol, Metin Kaplan, Ahmet Kizirgil, and Mehmet F. Ozveren
An unusual cause of pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction
Hilal Matta, Akhter Nawaz, and Ahmed H. Al-Salem
High resolution computed tomography appearances of late sequelae of barium aspiration in an asymptomatic young child
Bhat Venkatraman, Hathim A. Rehman, and Atiqa Abdul-Wahab
Severe hypertension secondary to renal artery stenosis and Cushings syndrome
Ali S. Alzahrani, Alya Al-Hajjaj, Jehad Al-Watban, and Imaduddin Kanaan
Hemoglobin D/b-thalassemia and b-thalassemia major in a Saudi family
Tarek M. Owaidah, Mahasen M. Al-Saleh, and Ali M. Al-Hellani
Letter to the Editor
Scoring systems for diagnosing acute appendicitis
Fikri M. Abu-Zidan and Ahmed Al-Hashemy
Other
Purulent pericarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus in a patient with fever, cough and chest pain
Fahmi Y. Khan and Hani M. Alzeer
Research Articles
Correlation between developmental stages of the human heart and gestational ages
Ismihan I. Uysal, Ahmet K. Karabulut, Ahmet Salbacak, Mustafa Buyukmumcu, and Muzaffer Seker
Khat chewing and arterial blood pressure. A randomized controlled clinical trial of alpha-1 and selective beta-1 adrenoceptor blockade
Nageeb A. Hassan, Abdallah A. Gunaid, Fouad M. El-Khally, Mohamed Y. Al-Noami, and Iain M. Murray-Lyon
Factors determining self-efficacy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Deniz Inal-Ince, Sema Savci, Lutfi Coplu, and Hulya Arikan
Extent of potential drug interactions among patients receiving anti-hypertensive medications
Waleed M. Sweileh, Ansam F. Sawalha, and Nidal A. Jaradat
Comparison between drainage and curettage in the treatment of acute pilonidal abscess
Jalal Vahedian, Fatemeh Nabavizadeh, Nouzar Nakhaee, Mohammad Vahedian, and Ali Sadeghpour
Laparoscopic appendectomy in children
Abdulrahman A. Al-Bassam
Birth anthropometric parameters in high and low altitude areas of Southwest Saudi Arabia
Mohamed A. Al-Shehri, Mostafa A. Abolfotouh, Mohamed A. Dalak, and Luke D. Nwoye
Pattern of headache in school children in the State of Qatar
Mohammed S. Bessisso, Abdulbari Bener, Mahmoud F. Elsaid, Fawzia A. Al-Khalaf, and Khalid A. Huzaima
Hodgkin's disease and association with Epstein-Barr virus in children in Southeast Turkey
Fahri Yilmaz, Ali K. Uzunlar, Nilgun Sogutcu, and Mehmet Ozaydin
Gastritis in Saudi Arab children
Mohammad I. El-Mouzan, Asaad M. Abdullah, and Ibrahim A. Al-Mofleh
Prevalence of factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A gene mutation
Ahmet Irdem, Celal Devecioglu, Sabri Batun, Murat Soker, and Iclal A. Sucakli
Accuracy of current oxacillin sensitivity tests routinely used in hospitals in Western Saudi Arabia
Aiman M. Momenah, Atif H. Asghar, Syed Z. Bukhari, Essam I. Azhar, Ahmed M. Ashi, and Mohammed T. Tayeb
Cytopathological pattern of cervical Pap smear according to the Bethesda system in Southwestern Saudi Arabia
Howaida A. Elhakeem, Abdulhameed S. Al-Ghamdi, and Jaudah A. Al-Maghrabi
Evaluation of ovulation induction protocols for poor responders undergoing assisted reproduction techniques
Mahnaz Ashrafi, Saeid K. Ashtiani, Fatemeh Zafarani, Reza O. Samani, and Babak Eshrati
An investigation of Helicobacter pylori using culture, histopathological and serological examination methods and its antimicrobial sensitivities
Asuman Inan, Serda Gulsun, Hakan Guveli, Jale Tascioglu, and Pasa Goktas
Occult hepatitis B among chronic liver disease patients
Zahra Honarkar, Seyed M. Alavian, Shahram Samiee, Kayvan Saeedfar, and Mohammad R. Zali
Prevalence of obesity and overweight among Saudi adolescents in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Sameeh M. Al-Almaie
Bilateral breast cancer. Incidence, diagnosis and histological patterns
Gamal A. Khairy, Salman Y. Guraya, Mohammed E. Ahmed, and Mohammed A. Ahmed
Assessment of sleep patterns, daytime sleepiness, and chronotype during Ramadan in fasting and nonfasting individuals
Ahmed BaHammam
Health habits and risk factors among Omanis with hypertension
Amal M. El-Badawy, Hamood M. Al-Kharusi, and Said A. Al-Ghanemy
Subacute thyroiditis in Western Saudi Arabia
Faiza. A. Qari and Abdulroaf A. Maimani
Frequency of isolated positive sputum cultures among pulmonary tuberculosis patients
Malak M. Al-Hakeem, Abdul R. Chaudhary, Shahid Aziz, and Abdul K. Al-Aska
Indications, diagnostic yields and complications of transbronchial biopsy over 5 years in the State of Qatar
Abdulsalam S. Ibrahim, Mona H. Allangawi, Hisham A. Sattar, Hassan S. Mobyed, and Ahmed A. Almohammed
Mammographic features of isolated tuberculous mastitis
Mohammed R. Al-Marri, Essam Aref, and Ahamed J. Omar
Lack of effect of N-acetylcysteine treatment to ameliorate the progression of multiple organ failure
Seda B. Akinci, I. Aydin Erden, Meral Kanbak, and Ulku Aypar
Reviews
Osteoporosis in men
Rafat Faraawi
Helicobacter pylori. Basics and clinical overview
Mohammed S. Al-Marhoon and Roger W. Soames