Editorial
Steps to Quality
Saud Al-Omani and Fahdah Alokaily
Brief Reports
Characteristics of women attending a urogynecology clinic in Riyadh
Ahmed H. Al-Badr, Aneela G. Kamil, Ehab F. Wahbah, Valerie A. Zimmerman, and Mohamad A. Al-Tannir
Magnetic resonance venography and venous ultrasonography for diagnosing deep venous thrombosis
Shad S. Akhtar, Zahid Nabi, Khalida P. Salim, Ahmad S. Balah, and Kamel Adli
Survival analysis of dialysis patients and its associated factors in Zahedan, Iran
Masoud Roudbari, Forugh Foruzandeh, and Soudeh Roudbari
Case Report
Efficacy of Infliximab on the acute attack of uveitis
Fahdah Alokaily, Sulaiman Alsaleh, Maryseon Al-Balawi, and Seham Al-Rashidi
Letter to the Editors
Incidence of developmental dysplasia of the hip in Dubai
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi, Nooruddin K. Moosa, Pradeep T. Kumar, and Seyed M. Mahmoodi
Inflammatory bowel disease in Western Saudi Arabia
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
The investigation of congenital toxoplasmosis in a tertiary care hospital in Turkey
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
Research Articles
Expression of sonic hedgehog signaling pathways in a rat model of chronic pancreatitis
Hu Wei-Guo, Liao Xi-Wang, and Lu Qi-Ping
Antimicrobial activity of tigecycline against bacterial isolates from intensive care units in a teaching hospital in Central Saudi Arabia
Ali M. Somily, Abdulaziz S. Al-Khattaf, and Abdelmageed M. Kambal
Effect of opium smoking cessation on the nasopharyngeal microbial flora
Ali Golshiri, Ziba Shabani, Mohammad R. Mokhtaree, Ahmad R. Sayadi, and Hadi Faezi
Rupture of liver hydatid cysts into the peritoneal cavity. A challenge in endemic regions
Haluk R. Unalp, Yeliz Yilmaz, Evren Durak, Erdinc Kamer, and Ercument Tarcan
Blunt abdominal trauma requiring laparotomy in poly-traumatized patients
Ashraf A. Mohamed, Khaled M. Mahran, and Mohamed M. Zaazou
Outcomes of giant inguinoscrotal hernia repair with local lidocaine anesthesia
Osarumwense Osifo and Taiwu I. Amusan
Is long-term hunger (Ramadan model) a risk factor for acute appendicitis?
Barlas Sulu, Yusuf Gunerhan, Baris Ozturk, and Hasan Arslan
The importance of HIV antenatal screening programs for pregnant women
Ali A. Al-Jabri, Zakaryia K. Al-Muharrami, Abdullah A. Balkhair, and Shyam S. Ganguly
Outcome of children with Hodgkin's disease. A 10-year experience from a single institution in Kuwait
Rakesh Mittal, Nisreen M. Khalifa, Sahar O. Khalifa, Ahmed M. Ragheb, and Juzer Ali
Vitamin D status in health care professionals in Qatar
Salah Mahdy, Samar A. Al-Emadi, Izzat A. Khanjar, Mohammed M. Hammoudeh, Housam A. Sarakbi, AbdulRahim M. Siam, and Mohammed Osman Abdelrahman
Prevalence of rubella IgG antibodies among Syrian females of childbearing age
Faraj Barah and Amer G. Chehada
Review
Tuberculosis vaccine
Mohammed A. Sarhan