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{"title":"Etiology and outcome of hematospermia :A prospective study","authors":"Measar Karim Hadaia","doi":"10.26505/djm.25017131211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26505/djm.25017131211","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Although hematospermia is not common but considered an alarming symptom for patient and doctor. The cause of this worry is that it has been described as a dangerous symptom of prostate cancer by the patients and the health workers. Objective: To classify the causes and outcome of hematospermia. Patients and Methods: : This is a prospective study of patients newly diagnosed with hematospermia-diagnosed and treated in private clinic and hospital over a period of 4 years (2018-2022). Data collection and recording done related to demographic, symptomatology, clinical finding, investigations, treatment given and the outcome during 6 months of follow up. Results: One hundred and six patients with hematospermia were seen in the private clinic and hospital. The mean age was 40 years (25-70). Thirty-six (33.9%) patients were diagnosed as prostatitis clinically or by positive seminal fluid culture. Only (4) patients had prostate carcinoma with only one new case and the other three were known cases of prostate cancer already on treatment. With (4) cases had thrombocytopenia and (2) cases with sickle cell anemia and (1) case each prostate cyst and severe hypertension and vesical stone. (2) cases on anticoagulant therapy. And another (2) cases with history of epididymal surgery. There was no identifiable cause in the remaining 53 patients (50%). Conclusion: the majority of patients presented with hematospermia were below 50 years and have benign etiology and most of them were self-limited and less than 1% of cases revealed new prostate cancer. So, we can confidently reassure a patient presented with hematospermia due to benign nature of the disease in the majority of patients, especially in young patients.","PeriodicalId":11202,"journal":{"name":"Diyala Journal of Medicine","volume":"24 9","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136132859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Molecular prevalence of MecA and Blaz Genes with phenotypic analysis of Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern for S.aureus Isolated From Dermal lesions of Sheep Breeders In Diyala Governorate – Iraq","authors":"Zainab Bressam Fajer, Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Ezzy, Ahmed H. AL-Zuhairi","doi":"10.26505/djm.2516940912","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26505/djm.2516940912","url":null,"abstract":"Background: S. aureus is one of the dominant bacterial pathogens among dermal infections in human and animals, which have resistance to different antimicrobial drugs. Objective: Isolation and identification of S.aureus from skin lesions among sheep breeders by traditional methods, Vitek 2 system and PCR using Staur 4, 6 specific pri-mers for validation, Detection of genes (methicillin resistant (mecA), Beta- lac-tamase gene (blaZ) by conventional PCR ,determine antibiotic sensitivity pat-tern by kirby bauer disc diffusion method. Patients and Methods: A total of 44 swaps were collected from sheep breeders suffered from variety of infected skin lesions to detect methicillin sensitive and resistant s. aureus by employing traditional methods in addition to confirmatory techniques through fast rapid VETEK2 system , detection of genes (methicillin resistant (mecA), Be-ta- lactamase gene (blaZ) by conventional PCR , and determine antibiotic sensi-tivity pattern by kirby bauer disc diffusion method. Results: S.aureus was isolated from 15/44,( 34.09%) of skin lesion of sheep breeders . A total of 6/15 ,(40%) were methicillin resistant S.aureus (MRSA) ,which represent ( 13.63%) from total samples .Beta lactamase gene primers was detected in all S.aureus isolates. A 6/15,(40%) of S.aureus have resistance for members of antibiotics classes, penicillins, polypeptides, fluoroquinolones, macrolide which include the following : methicillin that was confirmed early by detection of me-cA gene , levofloxacin , ofloxacin , erythromycin and vancomycin. A 6/15,(40%) of S.aureus have multidrug resistant trait for Penicillins, Polypep-tides, Fluoroquinolones, Macrolide antibiotics. Non multidrug resistant S.aureus was reported for Penicillins (oxacillin,4/15, 26%) and Polypeptides antibiotics (vancomycin 8/15, 53.33%) of S.aureus . Absolute sensitivity was reported for gentamycin, tetracycline, rifampicin, imipenem and chloramphenicol. Conclusion: Methicillin sensitive S.aureus was more common compared with MRSA isolated from dermal infections of sheep breeders. Blaz gene was predominantly ex-pressed by S.aureus isolates followed by Mec A gene. S.aureus have resistance for penicillins, polypeptides, fluoroquinolones, macrolide which include the fol-lowing : methicillin, levofloxacin , ofloxacin , erythromycin and vancomycin . S.aureus have multidrug resistant trait for Penicillins, Polypeptides, Fluoroquin-olones, Macrolide antibiotics. S.aureus was absolutely sensitive to gentamycin, tetracycline, rifampicin, imipenem and chloramphenicol.","PeriodicalId":11202,"journal":{"name":"Diyala Journal of Medicine","volume":"24 S2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136132702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of the ectoparasite (Pediculus humanus capitis) on immunological and blood parameters in children of different ages in Baquba city","authors":"Hasnaa Khalid Awaad, Sanaa Nagem Abed Alhadidi, Talib Jawad Kadhim","doi":"10.26505/djm.25017031023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26505/djm.25017031023","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Ectoparasites are predominant parasitic infections among children. Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are transmitted parasites, mainly among school-aged children. Although, head lice are not a chief health hazardor or a vector for disease, they are a public social problem. The transmitted infections by a parasitic bite, may reach the blood which causes health problems for children and affects their health. Objective: To investigate the effects of infection with head lice on Immunoglobulin E (IgE), vitamin D3, Zinc, and blood parameters. Patients and Methods: Samples including skin swapping and blood samples were collected from 300 children who were examined at AL-Batool Maternity Teaching Hospital (AL-BMTH) and some medical centers. Skin scraping and swapping were examined microscopically for detection of the parasite. Blood samples were analyzed for immunological and blood parameter estimation, during the period from 1st October 2021 to the end of May 2022. Samples were sent to the parasitology and hematology laboratories in AL-BMTH to identify the parasitic infections and their effects. Results: The samples include 180 females and 120 males, 90 samples of the 300 were epidemic with lice infection, 48.9% of them were at age 1-5 years, 35.6% were at age 6-10 and 15.6 % were at age 11-15, 91% of the infected children were females, while only 9 % of the infected children were males. The blood analysis indicated that the levels of vitamin D and the mineral Zinc, were lower in children infected with head lice compared to the control, while IgE was higher. RBC and Hb showed a lower level in infected children than in control, whereas WBC was at a high ratio in most patients. Conclusion: Parasites cause many diseases in children in particular. They spread in rural and crowded places and affect the activity and vitality of children.","PeriodicalId":11202,"journal":{"name":"Diyala Journal of Medicine","volume":"24 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136132861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledgment of Birth Spacing Among Women Attending Primary Health Care Centers in Mukalla District, Yemen","authors":"Najla Saeed Abaddan, Asrar Saleh Sayad, Jalil I Alezzi","doi":"10.26505/djm.24027121211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26505/djm.24027121211","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Short birth spacing linked with adversative health consequences for infant, child and maternal mortality also increases the chances of mother and their children survival. Objective: To assess the determinants and the knowledge of birth space amongst women of reproductive age in Mukalla district, Hadhramout Governorate, Yemen. Patients and Methods: A cross sectional study of 384 women of multiplicative ages (15-49 years) was conducted at primary health care centres in Mukalla district. The study was conducted from November. 2018 to Oct 2019. Results: The median birth spacing was 35 months. (50.8 %) of respondents have been committed undersized birth spacing underneath the indorsed interval of ideal delivery spacing. Multivariate logestic V regression revealed that age of mother between 15-24 years (OR 3.255, 95%CI 1.598-6.629, P=0.001), not enough family income (OR 1.867, 95%CI1.104-3.158, P =0.020 ), number of living children ≤ 3 children (OR 1.225, 95%CI .532–2.520, P=0.027) and breast feeding duration < 6 months (OR7.435 , 95%CI 1.490 – 37.101,P=0.014) or 6-<12 months (OR 7.320, 95%CI 1.406–38.116, P=0.018) were linked with augmented hazard of short birth spacing, whereas mother’s history of chronic disease (OR.026,95%CI .003-.227,P=.001) and modern family planning methods utilization (OR.208, 95%CI.112-.386, P=0.000) were linked with decreased risk of little birth space. (58.1%) of respondents had high level of knowledge about the birth spacing. Conclusion: Certain factors were significant predictors of short birth spacing in Mukalla's women. This should lead to encouragement of longer birth spacing between births. Keywords: Birth spacing; knowledgment; primary health care centers; Yemen","PeriodicalId":11202,"journal":{"name":"Diyala Journal of Medicine","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136254391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Resistant Dermatophytosis, the Causative Species, and Treatment","authors":"Shahad Khudhair Khalaf, Anaam Fuad Hussain, Khudhair Khalaf Al-Kayalli, Amenah Khudhair Khalaf","doi":"10.26505/djm.24027091113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26505/djm.24027091113","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Dermatophytosis was a fungal infection caused by molds (dermatophytes). Dermatophytes are a group of closely related filamentous fungi able to damage and utilize keratin found in the skin, hair, and nails. The present study aimed to isolate the species which cause resistant dermatophytosis, and clinical types of tinea, as well as to assess the response to different antifungal therapies. Patients and materials: ninety-two patients with different clinical types of tinea infections (ringworm) were seen in a private clinic in Baquba city for the period from May 2021 to December 2021, they were (42) females and (50) males, their ages ranged from (7-70) years with a mean age of (27.57±8) years. All patients were diagnosed clinically as ringworm and supported by isolation of the species from samples either by direct examination of samples or cultures on Sabouraud media, and the patients were treated by combination therapy of systemic and topical terbinafine and systemic azole (itraconazole capsules) for (1-3) months. Results: All patients complained of widespread and concomitant tinea. The most common causative dermatophytes species were Epidermopyton floccosum (41%) and Trichophyton rubrum (21%), less commonly Microsporum audouinii (9%), and the others as in table (1). The most common clinical type was tinea pedis (27%) then tinea cruris (24%), tinea corporis (21%), and tinea ungum (19%) as in table (2). All patients were cured on combination therapy of systemic (terbinafine and itraconazole) and topical (terbinafine). Five patients (5%) showed relapses of disease after discontinuation of therapy and retreated by the same method. Conclusion: Epidermophyton floccosum and Trichophyton rubrum were the most common cause of resistant tinea. Terbinafine and itraconazole were good therapeutic options for the treatment of resistant tinea. Key words: Tinea, Dermatophytes, Terbinafine, Itracanazole.","PeriodicalId":11202,"journal":{"name":"Diyala Journal of Medicine","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136254393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Precision of Proximal Segment Repositioning Using Digitally Planned Custom Made guide in Sagittal Split Ramus Osteotomy","authors":"Banu Adil Mustafa,, Suha N Aloosi","doi":"10.26505/djm.v24i2.997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26505/djm.v24i2.997","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Orthognathic surgery is widely used surgical procedure. The most common used orthognathic surgical procedure is bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) that is used for managing skeletal mandibular excess, deficiency or asymmetry. \u0000Objective: To   correct functional and aesthetic problems. \u0000Patients and Methods: A total of (12 patients) 24 condyles have been included in our study all with cl II malocclusion, open bites and asymmetry, both genders males and females, their age ranges between18 to 40 years, all the cases had preoperative and postoperative CT scans. \u0000Results: By comparing pre and post operative CT scans regarding condylar positions for both groups. The results revealed that there was less movement of condylar head in group with device and direction of movement was more favorable. \u0000Conclusion: This study showed that the Digitally Planned Custom Made guide was useful in repositioning condyles with minimal movement post operatively and more favorable direction of movement.","PeriodicalId":11202,"journal":{"name":"Diyala Journal of Medicine","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90747578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Health risks caused by heavy metals contamination of milk products","authors":"Moutaz A W Abdul Mounam","doi":"10.26505/djm.v24i2.1008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26505/djm.v24i2.1008","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Nowadays, a lot of food products are produced in large quantities in factories. Milk and its derivatives are among the most important and well-known things that may be mentioned. Due to the industrialization of many nations, heavy metals are regarded as the most significant contaminants and have an impact on the presence of these substances in milk and dairy products. The toxicity of different heavy metals on human health, as well as their sources in milk and other dairy products are all represented in the current review paper, which focuses on methodologies and regulatory constraints for heavy metals in milk. The study also examines the frequency of heavy metals detected in milk samples from Iraq, a few other nations in Asia, South America, the United States, and Africa, as well as a few instances from Europe. strategies to lessen the number of heavy metals in milk and its products or stop them from contaminating such foods. \u0000Conclusion: Heavy metals have several health risks. Heavy metal exposure is especially prevalent in young age and the elderly due to milk drinking. Due to rapid industrialization and urbanization, law enforcement, and less restrictions, developing countries have high heavy metal levels in milk. Wealthy countries have less heavy metal pollution. Milk samples had significant lead and cadmium levels, requiring strict environmental and health protections.","PeriodicalId":11202,"journal":{"name":"Diyala Journal of Medicine","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86555462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Neurodermatitis in Baquba City, Diyala Governorate/Iraq Clinical and histopathological study","authors":"Gibran Khalil Ibrahim, Sarmad Yahya abbood, Saad D Hameed","doi":"10.26505/djm.24026730721","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26505/djm.24026730721","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Many patients that have itchy thickened skin lesions are lichenified, it's located on the extremities namely on the knees, feet, dorsum of the hands, and /or elbows was being seen bilaterally and may be symmetrically. Objective: To evaluate clinical and histopathological features of neurodermatitis with some similarities to psoriasis in Iraqi patients. Patients and Methods: Twenty- Five patients with neurodermatitis attending Department of Dermatology, Baquba Teaching Hospital were enrolled in this study in time between 1st January 2020 to 31th January 2021. All patients were being examined and full history was taken, including age of the patients, onset and duration of the disease, severity and type of itching. A full examination was done to identify the character, colour, shape, site, and involvement of other body site of lesion. Incisional biopsy specimens from both lesion and adjacent normal skin were obtained from 9 patients and submitted to histological assessment. Results: Ten of the patients (40%) were male and fifteen (60%) were females, their age ranged from 29-70 years, with a mean of 49.5 years. The average duration ranged from one month- 15 years with median 7.5 years. Clinically; patients have severe itchy plaques that distributed bilaterally like those of psoriasis, involvement of the knees (56%), dorsum of the both hands, feet, and elbows, also having ( lichenification ,that is characterized by thickening of the skin and exaggeration of the skin lines ) which characteristic of the individual lesion of lichen simplex chronicus, these plaques were symmetrical, well defined, sharper, more keratotic, violaceous pigmentation, marked accentuation and thickening of skin. Psoriatic scales are not present typically on the plaques of these patients. These plaques mainly located on extremities. Nine specimens' taken for histopathologiacl findings showed hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, dermal papilomatosis, suprapapillary epidermal thinning. All patients mentioned a severe itching which was paroxysmal in typing, more severe in the evening. Conclusion: ( Lichenified psoriasis) Psoriatic neurodermatitis might be lichen simplex chronicus as a result to repetitive itching and scratching of plaque psoriasis. This was typical neurodermatitis and not psoriasis. Keywords: Psoriatic neurodrmatitis,Lichenification, Plaque psoriasis","PeriodicalId":11202,"journal":{"name":"Diyala Journal of Medicine","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136255267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Outcome of Post Induction Therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Nanakaly Hospital-Erbil","authors":"Ashqi Mohammed Kareem,, Nawsherwan Sadiq Mohammad","doi":"10.26505/djm.v24i2.1003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26505/djm.v24i2.1003","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Acute myeloid leukaemia in adult constitutes 80% of whole acute leukaemia cases; its frequency progressively increases with age. \u0000Objective: To evaluation the parameters of AML patients clinically and haematologically in Erbil City. \u0000Patients and Methods: A particular analysis of hospital records retrospective study of 29 patients with AML was taken on. The cases were analyzed and achieved at Nanakaly hospital in Erbil city during the years 20021-2022. Diagnosis was established on peripheral blood and bone marrow reports. The myeloid origin confirmation was concerned by cytochemistry, morphological subtyping was concerned according to the (FAB) criteria, biochemical tests, and cluster CDs was done by flowcytometery. Microsoft excel version 2010 and (GraphPad Prism 9.0.) was in employment for carrying out statistical analysis. \u0000Results: This study included 18 males and 11 females. Their ages ranged from 5 and 80 years with a mean age of 38.4 years. CD13 and CD33 are most expressed CD markers (75% and 70% respectively). CD22 and TdT lowest expressed CDs (10% and 5% respectively). Depending on the complete remission/Partial remission association, the p-value of platelets was significant (0.0207), CD64 and CD117 showed greater significant (<0.0001, <0.0001 respectively), BM hypercellularity fragments (P=0.0068), trials (P<0.0001), and blast percentage (P=0.0365). \u0000Conclusion: CDs and BM results are essential tools in the identification of AML. CD13 and CD33 are the most frequent CDs in this study. Morphologic valuation of BM was statistically significant, cellularity of BM and blast percentage was significantly correlated with post induction response in patients with AML.","PeriodicalId":11202,"journal":{"name":"Diyala Journal of Medicine","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84644373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risk Factors for Colonization with S.aureus and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Health Care Workers in Al-Batool teaching hospital for maternity and children in Diyala, Iraq","authors":"Mohamed Mahjoob Aljboori, Rideh Abbas Abdul Jabbar, Ali Ibrahim Ali Al-Ezzy","doi":"10.26505/djm.24026850816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26505/djm.24026850816","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Staphylococcus aureus coloniza-tion for the human nose representing a challenge that requires a cope with host defense and competing resident microor-ganisms. Objective: To evaluate the risk factors for in-fection with S. au-reus and MRSA among health care workers (HCWs) in Al-Batool teaching hospital for maternity and children in Diyala, Iraq. Patients and Methods: A total of 27 swabs were taken from HCWs in Al-Batool teaching hospital for ma-ternity and chil-dren in Diyala, Iraq (ATHMC) Standard microbi-ological proce-dures were used for diagnosis of S. aureus and Methicillin Re-sistant Staphylo-coccus aureus (MRSA). Results: Significant corre-lation was report-ed between age and colonization with S. aureus &amp; MRSA. Inverse correlation was reported between education level and colonization with S. aureus and MRSA. Signifi-cant correlation was reported be-tween acne and colonization with S. aureus. Signifi-cant correlation was reported be-tween sinusitis, years of experi-ence, contact with farm animals and colonization with S. aureus and MRSA. Significant correlation was reported between ward of duty and colonization with MRSA. Conclusion: Colonization with S. aureus and MRSA inversely correlated with younger age group, education level of HCWs. Colonization with S. aureus and MRSA correlated with sinusitis, years of experience (5 -6); contact with farm animals. Colonization with S. aureus correlated with acne. Colonization with MRSA correlated with ward of duty at children care floor. Keywords: Health care workers , S.aureus, MRSA ,Risk factors","PeriodicalId":11202,"journal":{"name":"Diyala Journal of Medicine","volume":"198200 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136255286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}