This study was aimed to treat diabetic foot infection patients by different methods and ways in order to select the best treatment. For such purpose, a total of 67 foot swab samples were collected from patients of both sexes who referred to three hospitals in Baghdad during the period of 4/11/2012 – 30/1/2013.
This study was aimed to investigate the association between thyroid disorders and Helicobacter pylori infection in 122 patients (100 females and 22 males ) referred to the Specialized Center for Endocrinology and Diabetes at Al –kindy Hospital in Baghdad . For comparison, 60 healthy individuals (31 females and 29 males),who had no thyroid disorders, were also included in the study. Blood samples were collected from both patients and the healthy individuals.
Five soil samples (contaminated with oil spills for many years) were collected from different places in Baghdad. From these samples, fourteen isolates were obtained as a preliminary degraders for hydrocarbons. The isolates were recultured in the mineral salt medium supplemented with crude oil and diesel, separately, to ensure their degradation ability.
