College of Science, University of Kirkuk discussed a Ph.D. thesis on the immunological and molecular interaction between COVID-19 and bacterial infections in diabetic patients by the postgraduate student, Mr. Osama Imad Ibrahim.
The thesis aimed at analyzing the immunological and molecular relation between the SARS-CoV-2 virus and bacterial infections in type 2 diabetes patients using PCR, ELISA and Comet Assay techniques, along with analyzing the virus's gene sequences and mutations.
The thesis concluded that there is a cumulative effect of age and
diabetes on the severity of infection and a correlation between high HbA1c and
weakened immunity, it also discovered mutations in Omicron strains registered
in the NCBI Global Genebank, as well as detecting multiresistant bacteria and
significant genetic damage.
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