Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Shirqat-an epidemiological, immunological and bacteriological study | ||
| Tikrit Journal of Pure Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 19, Issue 6, December 2014, Pages 18-25 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abdullah Husain Abdullah AL-Jebori; Ekram Abdullah Ajeel AL-Jebori | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract From September of 2012 to June of 2013, a total of 245 cutaneous leishmania samples were taken in Sirqat in outpatient clinics in Sirqat General Hospital , Province of Salah al-din. The results showed that the ulcers were comparable between the sexes without significance differences between male and female groups and most of the cases were multiple ulcers by 68% and less 32% for single ulcers. ulcers included all parts of the body with a concentration on the face by 32% of case and upper and lower parts by 27% and 25% respectively and by 3:2 . 9% recorded on the trunk and 4% on the neck. the ulcers size ranged between 6-0.3 Cm and most of the ulcers ranged between 1-3 Cm with the rule of dry ulcers on wet ulcers by 61% . The highest percent appeared in January and February by 18.36% and 16.7% of ulcers, respectively. The presence of antibodies specialized for parasitc infection was Investigated in serum of 60 of the infected cases to confirm that the infections were caused by the parasite and not by bacteria or another organisms . Results showed that 85% were positive for the antibody IgM. While 63.33% were positive for IgG. 52.5% of samples did not show any growth of the bacteria , while the proportion of samples positive and which appeared to showed growth were 47.5% of samples and completed the diagnosis steps on it and these bacterial species were Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Streptococcus pyogenes . Positive samples for St. epidermides were 53.5%, while 31.5% of cases were positive for the species St. aureus and 6.85% of infections in S. pyogenes and 5.5%, of infected cases by the species E. coli all in children under the age of nine and 2.7% cases of infections for the species K. pneumoniae. The secondary skin infection in males were 54%, and this percentage is the highest compared with samples from females, which was 46% | ||
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