Mohammed Abdullah Alshehri

Publications

• Research   
  Radiographic and other diagnostic tools used in tuberculous malnourished children in Kassala hospitals, Eastern Sudan
  Author(s): Alam Eldin Musa Mustafa Musa* and Mohammed Abdullah Alshehri
  
  Objective: To evaluate the use of the WHO clinical criteria and the accelerated BCG test in diagnosing tuberculosis in malnourished children below five years of age admitted as diagnosed cases of tuberculosis to Kassala hospitals in the eastern part of Sudan. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional hospital based study done in Kassala Teaching Hospital and Kuwaiti Paediatric Hospital during the period from January 2010 to December 2011. Data was collected through a questionnaire detailing full socio-demographic, nutritional and medical history. Examination, anthropometric measurements and investigations of the children included in the study. Results: This study has included 84 children of almost equal gender distribution. The mean (SD) age was 28.8 months. Almost all were of low socio-economic class. 51(60.7%) were BCG vaccinated. Chest signs were seen in 66 of th.. Read More»
  

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