Determination of infection rate of cutaneous leishmaniasis among patients attending dermatology hospitals in Khartoum.

Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an endemic disease in Sudanese patients presented to Dermatology hospital in Khartoum. Objectives: The present study is intended to extrapolate data on the occurrence of CL among patients attending the Dermatology Hospital in Khartoum. Methods: This was observational cross sectional laboratory based study. Clinical examination of people attending Dermatology Hospital in Khartoum during 2020-2022 revealed various dermal infections. Samples included all patients attended during the period of study. Among such patients those presented with cutaneous lesions were selected and asked for participation. Then investigations for confirmed CL were performed. Results: The study showed that except for few cases 5 (8%) most of the clinically examined cases were positive for (CL) caused by Leishmania major, the most affected age group was (28-40) years. Comparison of infection rate among soldiers and non soldiers, it was higher in soldiers (60%) than non soldiers (40%). The results indicated that age and occupation may have impact in the prevalence of the disease. These are considered as new findings regarding Sudanese patients. Conclusion: On the basis of positivity, patients coming from Darfour had more rates of CL than other states, this can be attributed to several factors such as fly abundance and inadequate vector control

Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among Sudanese patients with different genders in Khartoum state, Sudan

Background:  Trichomonas vaginalis infection is one of the major health problems in   the world, Trichomonas vaginalis infection is a common sexually transmitted protozoal infection, with an estimated 180 million prevalent cases worldwide. Objective: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among Sudanese patients according to sex and age in Bashaeir Hospital –Khartoum state. Methods: This study was a retrospective descriptive study of pre-collected urine samples, included male and female patients attending the outpatient, requested for urine general examination, samples were selected by systemic random sampling. One hundred-twenty five (125) samples have been taken; wet preparation has been done for all samples in Bashaeir Hospital lab. Result: 125 urine samples was examined. The number of females was 95 and males was 30. All samples were examined for T. vaginalis. Only 15 were positive. We could not collect data for all subjects; because it was not available. There was an available data about sex and age for 23 cases. Conclusion:Femalewas more affected by Trichomonas vaginalis than in males. The most affected age was ranging from (31-40) years