Table of Contents

Original Article

• Open Access

  Molecular strain typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates to detect cross-contamination events. Proposed modifications to prevent its recurrence.

  Sahal A. Al-Hajoj

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1515-1519;
• Open Access

  Effectiveness of Ankaferd blood stopper in the topical control of active bleeding due to cutaneous-subcutaneous incisions.

  Behcet Al, Cuma Yildirim, Murat Cavdar, Suat Zengin, Hasan Buyukaslan and Mehmet E. Kalender

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1520-1525;
• Open Access

  The use of sweat chloride test for screening cystic fibrosis among malnourished children suffering from frequent respiratory infections.

  Nazih K. Abu-Alshiekh, Sameer M. Kofahi and Zuhair M. Nusair

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1526-1531;
• Open Access

  H1N1 influenza A. Preliminary evaluation in hospitalized patients in a secondary care facility in Saudi Arabia.

  Tarig S. Al-Khuwaitir, Adnan S. Al-Abdulkarim, Abdullah A. Abba, Amin M. Yousef, Mustafa A. El-Din, Kazi T. Rahman, Mohammed A. Ali, Mohamed E. Mohamed and Nidal E. Arnous

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1532-1536;
• Open Access

  A balanced anesthesia with dexmedetomidine decreases postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic surgery.

  Islam M. Massad, Wafa A. Mohsen, Asma S. Basha, Khaled R. Al-Zaben, Mahmoud M. Al-Mustafa and Subhi M. Alghanem

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1537-1541;
• Open Access

  Is there a relationship between body mass index and serum vitamin D levels?

  Abdulmohsen H. Al-Elq, Mir Sadat-Ali, Haifa A. Al-Turki, Fathma A. Al-Mulhim and Amein K. Al-Ali

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1542-1546;
• Open Access

  The frequency of 21-alpha hydroxylase enzyme deficiency and related sex hormones in Iraqi healthy male subjects versus patients with acne vulgaris.

  Khalifa E. Sharquie, Adil A. Noaimi, Basil O. Saleh and Zainab N. Anbar

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1547-1550;
• Open Access

  Current practice in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia.

  Abdulmohsen H. Al-Elq

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1551-1556;
• Open Access

  Prevalence and clinical characteristics of tori and jaw exostoses in a teaching hospital in Jordan.

  Faleh A. Sawair, Mohammad H. Shayyab, Mohammad A. Al-Rababah and Takashi Saku

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1557-1562;
• Open Access

  Prostate inflammation. Association with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer.

  Taha A. Abdel-Meguid, Hisham A. Mosli and Jaudah A. Al-Maghrabi

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1563-1567;
• Open Access

  Post-keratoplasty emergency visits at a hospital in Jordan.

  Wafa M. Asfour and Reham I. Shaban

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1568-1571;
• Open Access

  Prevalence of symptoms and risk of sleep apnea in middle-aged Saudi women in primary care.

  Ahmed S. Bahammam, Mohammed S. Al-Rajeh, Fatimah S. Al-Ibrahim, Maria A. Arafah and Munir M. Sharif

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1572-1576;
• Open Access

  Development and validation of the Arabic allergic rhinitis quality of life questionnaire.

  Salah M. AbuRuz, Naela R. Bulatova and Mohammed I. Tawalbeh

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1577-1583;
• Open Access

  Road map of an Ear, Nose, and Throat clinic during the 2008 Hajj in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

  Ameen Z. Alherabi

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1584-1589;
• Open Access

  Is performance in pre-clinical assessment a good predictor of the final Doctor of Medicine grade?

  Nadia M. Al-Wardy, Syed G. Rizvi and Riad A. Bayoumi

  Saudi Medical Journal December 2009, 30 (12) 1590-1594;