OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among hypertensive patients using the criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III in a primary care health center in Kuwait. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A population of 250 Kuwaiti hypertensive patients (129 males and 121 females) over the age of 40 were screened for metabolic syndrome by determining b...

Hybridization probes specific for the luxA genes of four groups of luminous bacteria were used to screen luminous isolates obtained from the Persian Gulf, near Al Khiran, Kuwait Nine of these isolates were identified as Vibrio harveyi, a commonly encountered planktonic isolate, while three others showed no hybridization to any of the four probes (V. harveyi, Vibrio fischeri, Photobacterium phos...

INTRODUCTION The intestinal coccidian parasites Cryptosporidium spp. and Cyclospora cayetanensis have emerged as significant human pathogens worldwide. The reports of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection in the Middle East are sporadic and no case has been reported from Kuwait. METHODOLOGY Stool specimens were collected from six individuals presenting with watery diarrhoea of varying degree and ...

OBJECTIVE To establish the relatedness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates in the Maternity Hospital, Kuwait. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 22 MRSA were isolated from 20 neonates and 1 mother in the Special Care Unit, Maternity Hospital, Kuwait. They were characterized using antibiogram, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), SCCmec typing, spa typing and multi...

Anecdotal reports in the press and epidemiological studies suggest that deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan may be associated with respiratory diseases and symptoms in U.S. military personnel and veterans. Exposures during military operations were complex, but virtually all service members were exposed to high levels of respirable, geogenic dust. Inhalation of other dusts has been shown to be as...

The study investigates the aspects of social change in Kuwaiti family and effect that on events. To achieve aims study, qualitative approach was used through an in-depth interview, population consisted all inmate juveniles Social Calendar House State Kuwait, Due to smallness population, sample chosen using comprehensive inventory method it (11), juveniles. results showed most important characte...