Microvillous Inclusion Disease (MVID) is one of the congenital diarrheal disorders (CDD) caused by genetic defects in enterocyte differentiation and polarization. Its prevalence is higher in countries with a high degree of consanguinity. It causes severe, intractable secretory diarrhea leading to permanent and definitive intestinal failure with resultant dependency on parenteral nutrition (PN)....

background: we reviewed the monthly laboratory surveillance reports and hospital laboratory database in dhahira region, oman. methods: all patients for whom a stool sample examination request was made from 1 st january 2002 to 31 st december 2006 (5 years) were included in the study. antimicrobial resistance pattern was studied for 2 years period. the cultures were done using standard laborator...

School Health Services, Ministry of Health, Dhofar Region, Oman. 2Eye and Ear Health Care Programme; 4School Health Services, Directorate General of Health Services; 3Ear, Nose and Throat Services, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman. Received: 29/07/03; accepted: 01/09/03 ABSTRACT Audiometric screening was conducted in Dhofar region to study the magnitude of ear problems and cost–effectiveness of...

OBJECTIVES To study the short-term mortality from ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the Arabian Gulf region of the Middle East, and to examine whether these geographically and culturally related countries had similar or different outcomes. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events recruited consecutive acute coronary syndrome patients from six Middle ...

While most early e-government efforts were concentrated on developed countries, in the recent past, it has also become popular in many developing countries. Most notably are the Middle Eastern countries that have continued to invest significantly into e-government initiatives in the last five years. However, compared to the West, the progress of e-government implementation and diffusion has bee...

1Directorate General of Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Oman. 2Department of Nutrition, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Received: 01/06/03; accepted: 23/12/03 ABSTRACT We conducted a study to identify socioeconomic factors associated with unconstrained growth among preschoolers in Muscat, Oman. A sample of children born in 1995 and aged 28–43 months was drawn from the Child ...

Turbinaria foliosa sp. nov. is described on the basis of several collections made from Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman. The new species is known only from southern Oman, a region of the northern Arabian Sea that is strongly impacted by the upwelling from the summertime monsoon. It is distinguished from other species of the genus by the shape of the leaves and by their loose, non-congested arrangement...

We describe the patterns of cancer incidence for common cancers in Gulf Cooperation Council countries during 1998-2001. A total of 32,291 cases of cancer were diagnosed (16,342 in males; 15,949 in females). Male preponderance was observed only in Saudi Arabia and Oman. The age-standardized incidence of all malignancies per 100,000 in both sexes was highest in Qatar followed by Bahrain, Kuwait, ...