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Montasser I, Ebada H, Faheem H, Dabbous H, Massoud Y, Salah M, Sakr M, Bahaa M, Monayeri ME, Meteini M. Plasma cell-rich acute rejection after living donor liver transplantation: Unusual or underestimated diagnosis? Journal of Liver Transplantation 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.liver.2022.100108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Bontoux C, Heeke S, Hofman V, Lespinet-Fabre V, Bordone O, Lassalle S, Long-Mira E, Lalvée S, Tanga V, Allegra M, Salah M, Benzaquen J, Marquette CH, Ilié M, Hofman P. EP11.01-006 Setting Up an Ultra-Fast Next-Generation Sequencing Approach as a Reflex Testing at Diagnosis in Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Salah M, Moyaert J, Vanderveken O, Schepers S, Termote B, Van Rompaey V, Janssens de Varebeke S. Does Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR) Gain Correlate With Radiological Findings in the Semi-Circular Canals in Patients Carrying the p.Pro51Ser (P51S) COCH Variant Causing DFNA9? Relationship Between the Three-Dimensional Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT) and MR/CT Imaging. Otol Neurotol 2022; 43:e348-e354. [PMID: 35020687 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000003434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The primary aim was to determine whether 3D video-head-impulse-test vestibulo-ocular reflex (vHIT VOR)-gains correlate with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) lesions in a series of carriers of the p.(Pro51Ser)-variant (P51S) in the COCH-gene (DFNA9). Secondary aim was to compare routine imaging with second peer review radiologic lecture. STUDY DESIGN Analytical cross-sectional study. SETTING Secondary referral center. PATIENTS Twenty-four p.P51S carriers with MR and CT images. Eighteen carriers were selected of whom both 3D-vHIT and imaging data were available within a time interval of 24 months. INTERVENTIONS All imaging data were reassessed by two independent neuroradiologists. vHIT VOR-gains were correlated with semi-circular canal (SCC) lesions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Correlation between vHIT VOR-gains and SCC lesions, and additional lesions detected during scientific lecture of imaging data. RESULTS The average gain of the ipsilateral labyrinth was significantly lower when positive CT (0.3215; p = 0.0122) and MR results (0.3215; p = 0.0134).92% of ears presented MR lesions on at least one SCC, whereas this was 75% on CT. The posterior SCC is the most frequently affected on MR and CT. Second lecture led to nine additional MR and 16 CT lesions. CONCLUSIONS Significant correlation was observed between radiological lesions at any SCC and lower average gain of the three ipsilateral SCC. The substantially larger number of lesions during scientific assessment stresses the need to fully inform radiologists concerning differential diagnosis to facilitate accurate diagnosis when planning imaging. Focal sclerosis and narrowing of SCC in DFNA9 represent a possible biomarker of advanced stages of otovestibular deterioration.
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- Mahadi Salah
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp
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- Department of Radiology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp
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Salah M, Dabbous HM, Montasser IF, Bahaa M, Abdou AMH, Elmeteini MS. Covid-19 in recipients of living donor liver transplantation: a worse or an equivalent outcome? QJM 2022; 115:69-76. [PMID: 34963013 PMCID: PMC9383128 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcab329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is representing a massive burden to the community with the new virus. There is few data regarding Covid-19 in liver transplant patients. Concerns were raised regarding the course of the disease in transplanted patients due to immunosuppression and risk of hepatic injuries. AIM To describe the outcomes of Covid-19 infection in recipients of living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT). METHODS Retrospective analysis of 41 recipients of LDLT diagnosed with Covid-19 by real-time PCR or CT chest criteria of Covid-19 between April 2020 and April 2021. This Cohort was derived from Ain Shams Center for Organ Transplantation database, Ain Shams Specialized Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, which is considered one of the largest centers of LDLT in the Middle East. Patients were classified to mild, moderate, severe and critics according to clinical classification released by the National Health Commission of China. RESULTS A total of 41 patients and 2 patients with reinfection were included in this cohort with mean age 54 years with 74% male and 26% female. The body mass index ranged from 19.3 to 37. About 30% were described as a mild case, 46.5% were moderate, 14% were severe and 9% were critical cases. Two cases developed infection twice. Total of 20 patients (46.5%) were managed in home isolation setting, 17 patients (39.5%) needed admission to ward, 4 patients (9%) in intermediate care unit and 2 patients (4%) admitted to intensive care unit. About 60% of cases were on room air, only 3 patients needed invasive methods, 2 patients needed face mask and 1 case needed invasive CPAP. In total, 41 patients recovered (95%) and 2 patients (5%) died; 1 was Covid related and the other one was non-Covid related. Female gender, higher BMI and hypertension were associated with severe course of the disease. CONCLUSION In the setting of LDLT, the possibilities of catching Covid-19 infection are high due to chronic immunosuppression use. Yet, the outcome of infection in term of morbidity and the needs for hospital admission or intensive care is generally matched to general population.
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- M Salah
- Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
- Address correspondence to Dr M. Salah, MD, Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Hepatobiliary Unit, Surgical Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ain Shams University, Abbasisa square, Greater Cairo 11591, Egypt
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- Hepatobiliary Unit, Surgical Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Salah M, Abdelrehim T, Nour K, Anwar M, Chew H. Temporal Assessment of Remineralizing Demineralized Enamel Using Micro-Computed Tomography. Dent Mater 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2021.12.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Gad YH, Salah M, Abdel-Ghaffar AM. Preparation of poly (PVP/acrylamide/glycerol/bentonite clay) nanocomposite films by gamma radiation for removal of Sandolane Rubinole Acid Red 37 dye. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 2021:1-20. [DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2021.2011256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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- Yasser. H. Gad
- Radiation Research of Polymer Chemistry Department, Industrial Irradiation Division, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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- Radiation Research of Polymer Chemistry Department, Industrial Irradiation Division, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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- Radiation Research of Polymer Chemistry Department, Industrial Irradiation Division, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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Ouled Aitouna A, Belghiti ME, Eşme A, Anouar E, Ouled Aitouna A, Zeroual A, Salah M, Chekroun A, Alaoui El Abdallaoui HE, Benharref A, Mazoir N. Chemical reactivities and molecular docking studies of parthenolide with the main protease of HEP-G2 and SARS-CoV-2. J Mol Struct 2021; 1243:130705. [PMID: 34031619 PMCID: PMC8133493 DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We have used bioinformatics to identify drugs for the treatment of COVID-19, using drugs already being tested for the treatment as benchmarks like Remdesivir and Chloroquine. Our findings provide further support for drugs that are already being explored as therapeutic agents for the treatment of COVID-19 and identify promising new targets that merit further investigation. In addition, the epoxidation of Parthenolide 1 using peracids, has been scrutinized within the MEDT at the B3LYP/6-311(d,p) computational level. DFT results showed a high chemoselectivity on the double bond C3[bond, double bond]C4, in full agreement with the experimental outcomes. ELF analysis demonstrated that epoxidation reaction took place through a one-step mechanism, in which the formation of the two new C-O single bonds is somewhat asynchronous.
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- Abdelhak Ouled Aitouna
- Laboratory of Biomolecular Chemistry, Natural Substances and Reactivity, URAC 16, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, P.O. Box 2390, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Nernest Technology, 163 Willington Street, Sherbrook, QC J1H5C7, Canada,Department of Chemistry, Chouaib Doukkali University, P.O. Box El Jadida 24000, Morocco,Corresponding authors
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- Department of Elementary Science Education Faculty of Education Kocaeli University, Umuttepe, Kocaeli 41380, Turkey
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- Chemistry Department, College of Sciences and Humanities, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 83, Al Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Molecular Modelling and Spectroscopy Research Team, Faculty of Science, Chouaïb Doukkali University, P.O. Box 20, El Jadida 24000, Morocco,Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology and Ecosystem Valorization (LB2VE), Research Unit: Natural Resource Valorizations, Faculty of Sciences Chouaib Doukkali University, P.O. Box, El Jadida 24000, Morocco
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- Molecular Modelling and Spectroscopy Research Team, Faculty of Science, Chouaïb Doukkali University, P.O. Box 20, El Jadida 24000, Morocco,Corresponding authors
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- Molecular Modelling and Spectroscopy Research Team, Faculty of Science, Chouaïb Doukkali University, P.O. Box 20, El Jadida 24000, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Chemistry, Natural Substances and Reactivity, URAC 16, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, P.O. Box 2390, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Molecular Modelling and Spectroscopy Research Team, Faculty of Science, Chouaïb Doukkali University, P.O. Box 20, El Jadida 24000, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Chemistry, Natural Substances and Reactivity, URAC 16, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, P.O. Box 2390, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology and Ecosystem Valorization (LB2VE), Research Unit: Natural Resource Valorizations, Faculty of Sciences Chouaib Doukkali University, P.O. Box, El Jadida 24000, Morocco,Department of Chemistry, Chouaib Doukkali University, P.O. Box El Jadida 24000, Morocco
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Aitouna AO, Belghiti M, Eşme A, Aitouna AO, Salah M, Chekroun A, El Alaoui El Abdallaoui H, Benharref A, Mazoir N, Zeroual A, Nejjari C. Divulging the regioselectivity of epoxides in the ring-opening reaction, and potential himachalene derivatives predicted to target the antibacterial activities and SARS-CoV-2 spike protein with docking study. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Al Hosani H, Salah M, Saade D, Osman H, Al Zahid J. United Arab Emirates National Newborn Screening Programme:an evaluation 1998-2000. East Mediterr Health J 2021. [DOI: 10.26719/2003.9.3.324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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To evaluate the United Arab Emirate National Newborn Screening Programme we compared coverage, timeliness of programme indicators [age at sampling, recall and treatment initiation, timing of specimen delivery and laboratory results] and specimen quality with international st and ards. Recall rate, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive values and relative incidence rates for phenylketonuria [PKU] and congenital hypothyroidism [CH] were calculated. Investigations for hypothyroidism included thyroid function studies [T3, T4, fT4 and TSH], technetium-99m thyroid scan when possible and thyroglobulin and thyroid antibodies when indicated. PKU investigations included plasma amino acids and measurement of biopterin defects. In the 6 years before December 2000, 138, 718 neonates were screened. Relative incidences for CH and for classic PKU were 1: 1570 and 1: 20, 050 respectively
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Zhang A, Ye N, Aregawi W, Zhang L, Salah M, VanHeel B, Chew HP, Fok ASL. A Review of Mechano-Biochemical Models for Testing Composite Restorations. J Dent Res 2021; 100:1030-1038. [PMID: 34365857 DOI: 10.1177/00220345211026918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Due to the severe mechano-biochemical conditions in the oral cavity, many dental restorations will degrade and eventually fail. For teeth restored with resin composite, the major modes of failure are secondary caries and fracture of the tooth or restoration. While clinical studies can answer some of the more practical questions, such as the rate of failure, fundamental understanding on the failure mechanism can be obtained from laboratory studies using simplified models more effectively. Reviewed in this article are the 4 main types of models used to study the degradation of resin-composite restorations, namely, animal, human in vivo or in situ, in vitro biofilm, and in vitro chemical models. The characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of these models are discussed and compared. The tooth-restoration interface is widely considered the weakest link in a resin composite restoration. To account for the different types of degradation that can occur (i.e., demineralization, resin hydrolysis, and collagen degradation), enzymes such as esterase and collagenase found in the oral environment are used, in addition to acids, to form biochemical models to test resin-composite restorations in conjunction with mechanical loading. Furthermore, laboratory tests are usually performed in an accelerated manner to save time. It is argued that, for an accelerated multicomponent model to be representative and predictive in terms of both the mode and the speed of degradation, the individual components must be synchronized in their rates of action and be calibrated with clinical data. The process of calibrating the in vitro models against clinical data is briefly described. To achieve representative and predictive in vitro models, more comparative studies of in vivo and in vitro models are required to calibrate the laboratory studies.
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- A Zhang
- Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.,The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.,Faculty of Dentistry, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Salah M, de Varebeke SJ, Fransen E, Topsakal V, Van Camp G, Van Rompaey V. Predictive Sensitivity and Concordance of Machine-learning Tools for Diagnosing DFNA9 in a Large Series of p.Pro51Ser Variant Carriers in the COCH-gene. Otol Neurotol 2021; 42:671-677. [PMID: 33492061 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000003028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In this study we aimed to evaluate the predictive cross-sectional sensitivity and longitudinal concordance of a machine-learning algorithm in a series of genetically confirmed p.(Pro51Ser) variant carriers (DFNA9). STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Tertiary and secondary referral center. PATIENTS Audiograms of 111 subjects with the p.(Pro51Ser) mutation in the COCH-gene were analyzed cross-sectionally. A subset of 17 subjects with repeated audiograms were used for longitudinal analysis. INTERVENTIONS All audiological thresholds were run through the web-based AudioGene v4.0 software. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Sensitivity for accurate prediction of DFNA9 for cross-sectional data and concordance of correct prediction for longitudinal auditory data. RESULTS DFNA9 was predicted with a sensitivity of 93.7% in a series of 222 cross-sectionally collected audiological thresholds (76.1% as first gene locus). When using the hearing thresholds of the best ear, the sensitivity was 94.6%. The sensitivity was significantly higher in DFNA9 patients aged younger than 40 and aged 60 years or older, compared to the age group of 40 to 59 years, with resp. 97.6% (p < 0.0001) and 98.8% (p < 0.0001) accurate predictions. An average concordance of 91.6% was found to show the same response in all successive longitudinal audiometric data per patient. CONCLUSIONS Audioprofiling software can accurately predict DFNA9 in an area with a high prevalence of confirmed carriers of the p.(Pro51Ser) variant in the COCH-gene. This algorithm yields high promises for helping clinicians in directing genetic testing in case of a strong family history of progressive hearing loss, especially for very young and old carriers.
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- Mahadi Salah
- Department Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Antwerp
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- Department Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt
- Department of Translational Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
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- StatUa Center for Statistics
- Center for medical genetics, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Antwerp
- Department of Translational Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
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- Center for medical genetics, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Antwerp
- Department of Translational Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Montasser IF, Dabbous HM, Salah M, Massoud Y, Ebada H, Sakr M, Atef S, Bahaa M, El Meteini M. Repeated COVID-19 infection in recipients of post-living donor liver transplantation: Two real-life cases. J Liver Transpl 2021; 1:100002. [PMID: 38620819 PMCID: PMC7845542 DOI: 10.1016/j.liver.2021.100002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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COVID-19 is an emerging pandemic. The course and management of the disease in the liver transplant setting may be difficult due to a long-standing immunosuppressive state. In Egypt, the only available option is living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). In our centre, we have transplanted 440 livers since 2008. In this study, we report a single-centre experience with COVID-19 infection in long-term liver transplant recipients. A total of 25 recipients (5.7 %) had COVID-19 infections since March 2020. Among these recipients, two developed COVID-19 infections twice, approximately three and two months apart, respectively.
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- I F Montasser
- Department of Tropical Medicine, Ain Shams Centre for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Ain Shams Centre for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Ain Shams Centre for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Ain Shams Centre for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Ain Shams Centre for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Ain Shams Centre for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Ain Shams Centre for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery & Liver Transplantation, Ain Shams Centre for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery & Liver Transplantation, Ain Shams Centre for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Salah M, Belghiti ME, Aitouna AO, Zeroual A, Jorio S, El Alaoui Abdellaoui H, El Hadki H, Marakchi K, Komiha N. MEDT study of the 1,3-DC reaction of diazomethane with Psilostachyin and investigation about the interactions of some pyrazoline derivatives with protease (M pro) of nCoV-2. J Mol Graph Model 2020; 102:107763. [PMID: 33069124 PMCID: PMC7515590 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2020.107763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The molecular electronic density theory (MEDT) was invested to elucidate the chemo-, regio- and stereo-selectivity of the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between Diazomethane (DZM) and Psilostachyin (PSH). The DFT method at B3LYP/6-31 + G (d,p) level of theory was used. Reactivity indices, transition structures theory, IGM and ELF analysis were employed to reveal the mechanism of the reaction. The addition of DZM to PSH takes place through a one-step mechanism and an asynchronous transition states. Eight possible addition channels of reaction were investigated (addition of C (sp2) to Diazomethane at C4, C5, C6 or C7). The addition of C (sp2) at C5 leading to P1 product is the preferred channel. The addition of ether does not affect the chemo-, regio- and stereo-selectivity of the reaction. Analysis of transfer of charges along the IRC path associated with the P1 product shows a polar character for the studied reaction. We have also used the noncovalent interaction (NCI) which is very helpful to reveal the most favored addition channel of the reaction, by analyzing the weak interactions in different TSs. Finally, we investigate about the potential of inhibition of some pyrazoline compounds against COVID-19-Mpro by performing a molecular docking calculations. The 1,3-DC reaction between Diazomethane and Psilostachyin has been investigated by MEDT. The asynchronicity of TSs has been revealed by IGM and Wiberg indices. The electronic description of mechanism of reaction has been performed by ELF analysis. The NCI analysis allow a deep description of weak interactions. The pyrazolines products possess a potential effect against COVID-19.
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- M Salah
- Molecular Modeling and Spectroscopy Research Team, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco; LS3MN2E, Department of Chemistry, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Sciences Rabat, Morocco.
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- Molecular Modeling and Spectroscopy Research Team, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco
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- Molecular Modeling and Spectroscopy Research Team, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco
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- Molecular Modeling and Spectroscopy Research Team, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco
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- Molecular Modeling and Spectroscopy Research Team, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco
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- Molecular Modeling and Spectroscopy Research Team, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco
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- LS3MN2E, Department of Chemistry, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Sciences Rabat, Morocco
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- LS3MN2E, Department of Chemistry, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Sciences Rabat, Morocco
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- LS3MN2E, Department of Chemistry, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Sciences Rabat, Morocco
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Salah M, Van de Heyning P, De Hertogh W, Van Rompaey V, Vereeck L. Clinical Balance Testing to Screen for Patients With Vestibular Disorders: A Retrospective Case-control Study. Otol Neurotol 2020; 41:1258-1265. [PMID: 32925853 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000002757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Identify clinical screening tests to proficiently screen for patients with vestibular disorders. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case-control study. SETTING Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS 318 healthy individuals and 331 subjects with vestibular disorders. INTERVENTIONS All subjects performed Romberg and Jendrassic maneuver with eyes closed (ROMJec), standing on foam with eyes open (SOFeo) and eyes closed (SOFec), Tandem Romberg with eyes open (TReo) and eyes closed (TRec), single leg stance with eyes open (SLSeo) and eyes closed (SLSec), Tandem gait (TG) and Timed Up and Go (TUG). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Significant differences in performance on the balance tests. RESULTS For the age-group <40 years, TUG >6 seconds (OR 102.4; p <0.0001) and SLSec <30 seconds (OR 48.0; p <0.0001) proved to be the most predictive combination of testing (AUC 0.9; LR+ 15.8; LR- 0.2), with a positive predictive value (PPV) of 88.4%. For the age-group 40-60, TUG >7 seconds (OR 4.0; p = 0.0107) and TRec <30 seconds (OR 63.1; p < 0.0001) was the most predictive combination of tests (AUC 0.9 LR+ 6.0; LR- 0.1), with a PPV of 93.8%. For the age-group >60 the combination of TUG >8 seconds (OR 17.4; p < 0.0001) and SOFec <30 seconds (OR 10.4; p < 0.0001) was the most predictive (AUC 0.9 LR+ 6.3; LR- 0.2), with a PPV of 84.8%. CONCLUSIONS Combinations of clinical tests are proposed to promptly screen for vestibular disorders in specific age groups. To interpret the results for the individual patient, the physician must take the history and the general examination into consideration.
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- Mahadi Salah
- Department Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital.,Translational Neurosciences
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- Department Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital.,Translational Neurosciences
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- Department Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy.,Research Group Movement Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital.,Translational Neurosciences
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- Translational Neurosciences.,Department Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy.,Research Group Movement Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Abbiche K, Mohammad-Salim H, Salah M, Mazoir N, Zeroual A, El Alaoui El Abdallaoui H, El Hammadi A, Hilali M, Abdallah HH, Hochlaf M. Insights into the mechanism and regiochemistry of the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between benzaldehyde and diazomethane. Theor Chem Acc 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-020-02662-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Eid M, El-Arnaouty M, Salah M, Soliman ES, Hegazy ESA. Radiation synthesis and characterization of poly (aniline/glycidyl methacrylate) – Ag2O nanocomposites. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2020.107844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hakem D, Slimani N, Salah M, Moulay S, Lassouaoui S, Hamadene A, Ibrir-Khati M, Yahiaoui R, Benoui Z, Touati M, Faraoun S, Berrah A. Hypertension pulmonaire et maladies génétiques : une association à ne pas occulter ! Rev Med Interne 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2019.10.230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sandoval-Herrera C, Litvinova K, Salah M. ABCS of Cystoscopy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.09.555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Salah M, Gevaert S, Coussement P, Beauloye C, Sinnaeve PR, Convens C, De Raedt H, Dens J, Pourbaix S, Saenen J, Claeys MJ. Vulnerability to cardiac arrest in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction: Is it time or patient dependent? Results from a nationwide observational study. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2019; 9:S153-S160. [PMID: 31452398 DOI: 10.1177/2048872619872127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AIM Cardiac arrest is a common complication of ST elevation myocardial infarction and is associated with high mortality. We evaluated whether vulnerability to cardiac arrest follows a circadian rhythm and whether it is related to specific patient characteristics. METHODS A total of 24,164 ST elevation myocardial infarction patients who were admitted to 60 Belgian hospitals between 2008-2017 were analysed. The proportion of patients with cardiac arrest before initiation of reperfusion therapy was calculated for different time periods (hour of the day, months, seasons) and related to patient characteristics using stepwise logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Cardiac arrest occurred in 10.8% of the ST elevation myocardial infarction patients at a median of 65 min (interquartile range 33-138 min) after onset of pain. ST elevation myocardial infarction patients with cardiac arrest showed a biphasic pattern with one peak in the morning and one peak in the late afternoon. Multivariate analysis identified the following independent factors associated with cardiac arrest: cardiogenic shock (odds ratio=28), left bundle branch block (odds ratio=3.7), short (<180 min) ischaemic period (odds ratio=2.2), post-meridiem daytime presentation (odds ratio=1.4), anterior infarction (odds ratio=1.3). Overall in-hospital mortality was 30% for cardiac arrest patients versus 3.7% for non-cardiac arrest patients (p<0.0001). CONCLUSION In the present study population, cardiac arrest in ST elevation myocardial infarction showed an atypical circadian rhythm with not only a morning peak but also a second peak in the late afternoon, suggesting that cardiac arrest and ST elevation myocardial infarction triggers are, at least partially, different. In addition, specific patient characteristics, such as short ischaemic period, cardiogenic shock and left bundle branch block, increase the vulnerability to cardiac arrest.
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- Mahadi Salah
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, ZNA Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, ZOL Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium
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El-Meteini M, Sakr M, Eldorry A, Mohran Z, Abdelkader NA, Dabbous H, Montasser I, Refaie R, Salah M, Aly M. Non-Invasive Assessment of Graft Fibrosis After Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Is There Still a Role for Liver Biopsy? Transplant Proc 2019; 51:2451-2456. [PMID: 31358454 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.01.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Non-invasive methods have evolved as a surrogate for liver biopsy such as indirect markers (aspartate transaminase to platelet ratio index, fibro-α score), transient elastography (TE), and magnetic resonance elastography (MRE). The aim of this study is to prospectively compare the value of MRE, TE, and indirect markers in detecting and staging allograft fibrosis compared to liver biopsies in patients who have undergone living donor liver transplantation for complications related to hepatitis C virus. A total of 31 living donor liver transplantation recipients with hepatitis C virus recurrence underwent a liver biopsy, TE, and MRE within 3 months of a liver biopsy. Fibrosis was assessed according to the biopsy and staged according to Metavir criteria. There was a significant correlation between both MRE and fibro-α scores, as well as histologic classification by liver biopsy (P = .02, .002). The diagnostic accuracy of MRE and fibro-α scores in diagnosing significant fibrosis (F ≥ 3) was measured as the area under the curve (.708 and .833, respectively). Both methods showed good diagnostic performance. TE and aspartate transaminase to platelet ratio index were insignificantly correlated with the degree of fibrosis in liver biopsy (P value of .134, .535). At a cutoff value of 5.5 kPa, MRE predicted graft fibrosis (Metavir stage ≥ 3) with 71.43% sensitivity, 75% specificity, 45.5% positive predictive value, and 90% negative predictive value; at a cutoff value > 1.47, fibro-α scores predicted significant graft fibrosis (Metavir stage ≥ 3) with 85.7% sensitivity and 70.83% specificity, with a positive predictive value of 46.2% and a negative predictive value of 94.4%. These data suggest that non-invasive methods could be considered a reliable tool in assessing significant graft fibrosis post-living donor liver transplantation.
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- M El-Meteini
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery & Liver Transplantation, Ain Shams Center for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams Center for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Interventional Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams Center for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams Center for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams Center for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams Center for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams Center for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams Center for Organ Transplantation (ASCOT), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Jinwen Lv
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
- School of Computer Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Mousa N, Abdel-Razik A, Shams M, Sheta T, Zakaria S, Shabana W, Effat N, El-Diasty M, Abed S, Abd Elsalam M, Awad M, Salah M, El-Wakeel N, Deiab AG, Eldars W. Impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on pregnancy. Br J Biomed Sci 2018; 75:197-199. [PMID: 29943682 DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2018.1492205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- N Mousa
- Tropical Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Salah M, Gevaert S, Coussement P, Beauloye C, Sinnaeve P, Convens C, De Raedt H, Dens J, Saenen J, Claeys MJ. 468Vulnerability for cardiac arrest in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction: Is it time or patient dependent? Results from a nationwide observational study. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy564.468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M Salah
- University of Antwerp Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Ghent University Hospital (UZ), Ghent, Belgium
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- Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), Leuven, Belgium
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- University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- ZNA Middelheim Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Aalst, Belgium
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- Hospital Oost-Limburg (ZOL), Genk, Belgium
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- University of Antwerp Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- University of Antwerp Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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Hakem D, Slimani N, Hamzaoui N, Hamadene A, Haddad T, Salah M, Moulay S, Ahmed DS, Djenane N, Yergui E, Makrelouf M, Berrah A. Maladie de Gaucher : ce qui a changé dans nos pratiques ces dernières années. Expérience d’un service de médecine interne. Rev Med Interne 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2017.10.218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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El-Arnaouty MB, Eid M, Salah M, Soliman ES, Hegazy ESA. Synthesis of Poly(aniline/glycidyl methacrylate)-TiO2 Nanocomposites via Gamma Irradiation and Their Electro-Responsive Characteristic. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-017-0607-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Salah M, Hamzaoui N, Hakem D, Hamadane A, Yahiaoui R, Medaoud S, Lassouaoui S, Slimani N, Boudjelida A, Boughrarou R, Fissah A, Berrah A. Hypertension pulmonaire en rapport avec une neurofibromatose de Recklinghausen : à propos d’un cas. Rev Med Interne 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2016.10.300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mahana N, Abd-Allah HS, Salah M, Tallima H, El Ridi R. Fasciola gigantica enolase is a major component of worm tegumental fraction protective against sheep fasciolosis. Acta Trop 2016; 158:189-196. [PMID: 26970372 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Infection of cattle and sheep with the parasite Fasciola gigantica is a cause of important economic losses throughout Asia and Africa. Many of the available anthelmintics have undesirable side effects, and the parasite may acquire drug resistance as a result of mass and repeated treatments of livestock. Accordingly, the need for developing a vaccine is evident. Triton-soluble surface membrane and tegumental proteins (TSMTP) of 60, 32, and 28 kDa previously shown to elicit protective immunity in mice against challenge F. gigantica infection were found to be strongly immunogenic in sheep eliciting vigorous specific antibody responses to a titer>1:16,000 as assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Furthermore, the 60 kDa fraction induced production of antibodies able to bind to the surface membrane of newly excysted juvenile flukes and mediate their attrition in antibody-dependent complement- and cell-mediated cytotoxicity assays, and significant (P<0.05) 40% protection of sheep against F. gigantica challenge infection. Amino acid micro sequencing of the 60 kDa-derived tryptic peptides revealed the fraction predominantly consists of F. gigantica enolase. The cDNA nucleotide and translated amino acid sequences of F. gigantica enolase showed homology of 92% and 95%, respectively to Fasciola hepatica enolase, suggesting that a fasciolosis vaccine might be effective against both tropical and temperate liver flukes.
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Laidoudi A, Hamadane A, Salah M, Larbani S, Achache N, Hamzaoui N, Lassouaoui S, Laraba N, Ibrir M, Hakem D, Habouchi A, Berrah A. La maladie de Leo-Buerger : une cause rare et grave d’artériopathie oblitérante. Rev Med Interne 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2016.04.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Elsous A, Salah M, Ouda M. Childhood burns: an analysis of 124 admissions in the Gaza Strip. Ann Burns Fire Disasters 2015; 28:253-258. [PMID: 27777545 PMCID: PMC5068893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Burns are a serious public health problem among paediatrics. Little is known about the epidemiological profile and outcomes of hospitalized paediatric burns in the Gaza Strip. A cross-sectional retrospective review was conducted of medical records of patients aged 15 years and below, admitted to the Al Alamy burn centre in the Al Shifa Medical Complex from 30 June, 2013 to 01 July, 2014. There were 189 admissions; 124 (65.6%) of them were below 15 years, their mean age ± SD being 4.02 ± 2.85 years. 72 of these cases (58.1%) were males, giving a male to female ratio of 1.6:1. 89.5% of the injuries were accidents and 96% were home-located. Scalds, which were a common cause of burns, represented 83.9% of cases. Mean TBSA was 10.72 ± 8.15%: half of the patients (50.8%) sustained second-degree burns, while 34.7% were a mix of second- and third-degree. Mean length of hospital stay was 10.23 ± 10.60 days. Only two children died during the study period, giving a case fatality rate and total mortality rate of 1.6% and 1.0% respectively. In conclusion, there is a need to focus on home safety and parents' education as a means of reducing childhood burns.
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- A. Elsous
- Quality Improvement and Infection Control Office, Al Shifa Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Gaza Strip, Palestine
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- Director of Nursing Management, Al Shifa Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Gaza Strip, Palestine
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- Quality Improvement and Infection Control Office, Al Shifa Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Gaza Strip, Palestine
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Salah M, Marakchi K, Dalbouha S, Senent M, Kabbaj O, Komiha N. Influence of the functionalization of imidazole on its CO 2 uptake efficiency. A theoretical contribution. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2015.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Elghamrawi H, Abdelraouf H, Elfayoumy H, Elsheikh M, Shannan K, Salah M. Predictive factors of bladder outlet obstruction following the tension-free vaginal tape obturator (TVTO) procedure in females treated surgically for stress urinary incontinence. African Journal of Urology 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.afju.2015.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Amen A, Salah M, Abozeid H, Elbaz M, Badran E. Evaluation of sonographic and biochemical markers of clomiphene citrate resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Al Hosani H, Salah M, Osman HM, Farag HM, El-Assiouty L, Saade D, Hertecant J. Expanding the comprehensive national neonatal screening programme in the United Arab Emirates from 1995 to 2011. East Mediterr Health J 2014; 20:17-23. [PMID: 24932929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The national neonatal screening programme in the United Arab Emirates currently includes 16 disorders: congenital hypothyroidism, sickle-cell diseases, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, biotinidase deficiency and 12 amino acid, organic acid and fatty acid disorders. This paper reports data since the programme started in January 1995 up to December 2011 on the incidence of screened disorders and the molecular basis of positive screened cases. Screening used a combination of tandem mass spectrometry, molecular technologies and biochemical analysis. A total of 750 365 infants were screened and 717 babies saved from associated morbidity and/or mortality. The incidence of screened disorders were 1:1 873 for congenital hypothyroidism, 1:14 544 for phenylketonuria, 1:3 526 for amino acid, organic acid and fatty acid disorders, 1:9 030 for classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia, 1:8 300 for biotinidase deficiency, 1:2 384 for sickle-cell disease and 1:121 for sickle-cell traits. Coverage of neonatal screening in the population reached 95% in 2010.
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- H Al Hosani
- Central Department of Maternal and Child Health, Ministry of Health, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Genetics, National Screening Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- National Screening Laboratory, National Screening Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Genetics, National Screening Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Genetics, National Screening Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Central Department of Maternal and Child Health, Ministry of Health, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Paediatrics, Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Al Hosani H, Salah M, Osman H, Farag H, El Assiouty L, Saade D, Hertecant J. Expanding the comprehensive national neonatal screening programme in the United Arab Emirates from 1995 to 2011. East Mediterr Health J 2014. [DOI: 10.26719/2014.20.1.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Farahat O, Salah M, Mokhtar A, Abouelfetoh F, Labib D, Baz H. The Association of Promoter Gene Polymorphisms of the Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Interleukin-10 with Severity of Lactic Acidosis During Liver Transplantation Surgery. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:1307-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.01.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Revised: 12/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Eid M, El-Arnaouty MB, Salah M, Soliman ES, Hegazy ESA. Radiation synthesis and characterization of poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) based hydrogels containing silver nanoparticles. J Polym Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-012-9835-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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El-Arnaouty MB, Eid M, Salah M, Hegazy ESA. Preparation and Characterization of Poly Vinyl Alcohol/Poly Vinyl Pyrrolidone/Clay Based Nanocomposite by Gamma Irradiation. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2012.728466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hammami N, Drissi C, Kerkeni A, Salah M, Sebai R, Nagi S, Hamouda MB. « Blister-like » anévrysme de l’artère carotide interne supraclinoïdienne : quelle stratégie thérapeutique à adopter ? J Neuroradiol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2010.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kerkeni A, Hammami N, Salah M, Drissi C, Belghith L, Sebai R, Nagi S, Hamouda MB. Les malformations artérioveineuses de la veine de Galien : quand, pourquoi et comment ? J Neuroradiol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2010.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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El Ridi R, Salah M, Wagih A, William H, Tallima H, El Shafie MH, Abdel Khalek T, El Amir A, Abo Ammou FF, Motawi H. Fasciola gigantica excretory-secretory products for immunodiagnosis and prevention of sheep fasciolosis. Vet Parasitol 2007; 149:219-28. [PMID: 17897786 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2007] [Revised: 08/09/2007] [Accepted: 08/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Excretory-secretory products (ESP) products of ex vivo Fasciola gigantica adult worms were used for immunodiagnosis of sheep experimental infection with F. gigantica and natural infection with Fasciola spp. by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blotting. Specific IgG antibody binding to native or denatured ESP was detected as early as 2 weeks after experimental sheep infection with 100 or 200 metacercariae. No specific IgG antibody binding was displayed by sera obtained from 192 sheep considered to be Fasciola- and other parasite-free by microscopic examination of bile and feces. Additionally, sera from 200 apparently Fasciola-free sheep, yet infected with other parasites, were all negative. The data, thus, indicated that ESP-based ELISA reached nearly 100% sensitivity and specificity in immunodiagnosis of sheep fasciolosis. As expected, the ESP molecules were immunogenic in sheep eliciting interleukin-12p40 mRNA response and considerable amounts of antibodies, which were able to bind to the surface of newly excysted juvenile worms as judged by membrane indirect immunofluorescence, and mediate their attrition via antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity. The ESP-induced cellular and humoral immune responses were associated with a modest reduction in worm count, yet with a highly significant (P<0.0001) decrease in size of recovered worms, thus suggesting that ESP immunization might be a safe and cost-effective strategy for reducing transmission of the infection.
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- R El Ridi
- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt.
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El-Sherbiny M, Abou-Elela A, Morsy A, Salah M, Foda A. The use of the inferior epigastric artery for accessory lower polar artery revascularization in live donor renal transplantation. Int Urol Nephrol 2007; 40:283-7. [PMID: 17721826 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-007-9257-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2007] [Accepted: 07/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE This study describes the surgical technique and outcomes of live donor renal allografts with multiple arteries in which the lower polar artery was anastomosed to the inferior epigastric artery after declamping. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1988 and 2004, 477 consecutive live donor renal transplants were performed, including 429 with single and 48 with multiple arteries. Anastomosis of the lower polar artery to the inferior epigastric artery was used for 15 grafts with multiple arteries. RESULTS Successful revascularization of all areas of the transplanted graft was confirmed by Doppler ultrasonography in most patients and radionuclide renal scanning +/- MRA in some patients. CONCLUSIONS In live donor renal transplantation with multiple arteries, the anastomosis of the lower polar artery to the inferior epigastric artery after declamping avoids prolongation of the ischemia time that occurs with other surgical and microsurgical techniques of intracorporeal and ex vivo surgeries.
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- M El-Sherbiny
- Urology Department, Cairo University and Nasser Institute, Cairo, Egypt
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El-Meteini M, Fayez A, Fathy M, Abdalaal A, Safaan H, Mostafa I, Abdalaal M, Mokhtar A, Salah M, El-Dorry A, Abdalwahab S, El-Monayeri M, Boillot O. Living Related Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Egypt. Transplant Proc 2005; 37:3141-3. [PMID: 16213330 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Living related liver transplantation (LRLT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients has emerged as a rewarding therapy for a cure. Extensions of the Milan criteria have been proposed with encouraging results. PATIENTS AND METHODS From October 2001 to June 2004, 47 adult patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) have been treated using LRLT, including 11 (9 males and 2 females) with HCC superimposed on hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related (n = 10) or hepatitis B virus-related (n = 1) cirrhosis. Their mean age was 50 years (range, 40-61). HCC was confirmed preoperatively in 9 subjects whereas it was an incidental finding in 2 cases. Alpha fetoprotein (AFP) levels were elevated in 5 of them. Radiologically, tumor number and sizes ranged from 1 to 2 nodules and from 1.5 to 7 cm, respectively. Five of the 11 subjects underwent pretransplantation tumor control therapy. RESULTS Nine patients are alive, all of them being disease free during follow-up periods ranging from 6 to 30 months. Two subjects died: one of HCC recurrence at 1 year posttransplantation, and another of a pulmonary embolism on day 7. AFP levels decreased to normal values in 4 cases. Excluding the 2 incidental tumors, pathological examination of the explants revealed a higher number and larger size of the nodules in 3 and 5 cases, respectively. Microvascular invasion was documented in 3 explants, 1 of which experienced HCC recurrence and the other 2 received 6 cycles of Doxorubicin following normalization of their liver profile. Postoperative complications included the following: recurrent HCC (n = 1), recurrent HCV (n = 2), acute cellular rejection (n = 3), anastomotic biliary stricture (n = 1), and subphrenic collection (n = 1). CONCLUSION Our current data confirm the efficacy of LRLT for treatment of HCC superimposed on liver cirrhosis.
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- M El-Meteini
- Liver Transplant Unit, Wady EL-Neel Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
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Al Hosani H, Salah M, Abu-Zeid H, Farag HM, Saade D. The National Congenital Anomalies Register in the United Arab Emirates. East Mediterr Health J 2005; 11:690-9. [PMID: 16700385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The National Congenital Anomalies Register is a population-based register covering all births in the United Arab Emirates. We evaluated the progress of the register and determined the prevalence of congenital anomalies (CAs) and associated maternal and neonatal risk factors. Total prevalence of CAs for 1999-2001 was 7.89/1000, 10.95/1000 and 7.92/1000 for live births, stillbirths and total births respectively. Rates were comparable to international rates for all districts except Dubai, Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah. According to the International classification of diseases, the cardiovascular system was the most affected followed by CAs of chromosomal origin and the musculo-skeletal system. Birth defects were more common with older maternal age, grand multiparity, male babies, low-birth-weight babies and premature babies.
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- H Al Hosani
- Central Department of Maternal and Child Health, Ministry of Health, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Al Hosani H, Salah M, Osman HM, Farag HM, Anvery SM. Incidence of haemoglobinopathies detected through neonatal screening in the United Arab Emirates. East Mediterr Health J 2005; 11:300-7. [PMID: 16602448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In January 2002, a pilot programme of neonatal screening for sickle cell disease was launched in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 3 districts of Abu Dhabi emirate. This paper reports the incidence of sickle cell diseases, other haemoglobinopathies and haemoglobinopathy carriers over a 12-month period using high performance liquid chromatography as a primary screening method. The overall incidence of sickle cell disease among 22 200 screened neonates was 0.04% (0.07% for UAE citizens and 0.02% for non-UAE citizens). The incidence of sickle cell trait was 1.1% overall (1.5% for UAE citizens and 0.8% for non-UAE citizens). Universal neonatal screening for sickle cell haemoglobin at the national level should be considered.
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- H Al Hosani
- Central Department of Maternal and Child Health, Ministry of Health, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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El-Azony KM, Mohty AA, Salah M. Separation and purification of 131I from tellurium material using ion exchange for preparing tetra-butyl ammonium iodide (131I). Appl Radiat Isot 2004; 61:1185-8. [PMID: 15388108 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2004] [Revised: 04/20/2004] [Accepted: 04/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A comparison of the distribution coefficients (Kd) of tellurium and iodine-131 (131I) between hydrochloric acid of various concentrations (without and in presence of 0.1 M thiourea) and the cation exchange resin (Dowex50WX8) was studied. The Kd of tellurium and 131I at different concentrations of thiourea in 0.1 M HCl on the Dowex50WX8 was also studied. The results clarified that the maximum uptake of tellurium was 98% on the Dowex50WX8, while the uptakes of 131I and thiourea are 1.96% and 70%, respectively. To purify 131I from thiourea (30%), which is not retained on Dowex50WX8, the remaining solution was shaken with different types of anion exchangers (Dowex21K, Dowex1X8, and Dowex1X2) within 60 min. The most suitable anion exchanger, which gave the maximum uptake of 131I (80%) was Dowex21K. Finally, 131I was re-extracted from Dowex21K into 5 mM TBAB with a separation yield of 98%. Quality control on the separated product of tetra-butyl ammonium iodide (131I) was carried out.
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- K M El-Azony
- Radioactive Isotopes and Generators Department, Hot Lab Center, Atomic Energy Authority, PO Box 13759, Cairo, Egypt.
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Zahouily M, Salah M, Bahlaouan B, Mounir B, Rayadh A, Sebti S. Sodium/Fluorapatite as a New Solid Support for the Synthesis of ,β-Unsaturated Arylsulfones. Catal Letters 2004. [DOI: 10.1023/b:catl.0000029529.98306.5f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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al-Hosani H, Salah M, Saade D, Osman H, al-Zahid J. United Arab Emirates National Newborn Screening Programme: an evaluation 1998-2000. East Mediterr Health J 2003; 9:324-32. [PMID: 15751925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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To evaluate the United Arab Emirate National Newborn Screening Programme we compared coverage, timeliness of programme indicators (age at sampling, recall and treatment initiation, timing of specimen delivery and laboratory results) and specimen quality with international standards. Recall rate, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive values and relative incidence rates for phenylketonuria (PKU) and congenital hypothyroidism (CH) were calculated. Investigations for hypothyroidism included thyroid function studies (T3, T4, fT4 and TSH), technetium-99m thyroid scan when possible and thyroglobulin and thyroid antibodies when indicated. PKU investigations included plasma amino acids and measurement of biopterin defects. In the 6 years before December 2000, 138,718 neonates were screened. Relative incidences for CH and for classic PKU were 1:1570 and 1:20,050 respectively.
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- H al-Hosani
- Central Department of Maternal and Child Health, Ministry of Health, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Al Hosani H, Osman H, Abdel Wareth L, Saade D, Salah M. Prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders in the United Arab Emirates measured by raised TSH levels. East Mediterr Health J 2003. [DOI: 10.26719/2003.9.1-2.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The United Arab Emirates National Screening Programme for Congenital Hypothyroidism was established in January 1998. The programme measures neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH] levels of blood samples collected on filter paper on day 5 by heel prick. The prevalence of raised TSH levels [>5 microU/mL whole blood] during 1998 and 1999 was used to evaluate the degree of iodine-deficiency disorders [IDD] in the population in different regions. The ratio of TSH profile in the present study and goitre rate in schools in a 1994 study were discrepant, although there was good correlation between the ratio of TSH profile and urinary iodine. The prevalence of raised TSH levels was < 3% in the Emirates overall, which is normal, and IDD varied from mild to normal problems in different regions
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Al-Hosani H, Osman H, Abdel Wareth L, Saade D, Salah M. Prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders in the United Arab Emirates measured by raised TSH levels. East Mediterr Health J 2003; 9:123-30. [PMID: 15562741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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The United Arab Emirates National Screening Programme for Congenital Hypothyroidism was established in January 1998. The programme measures neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels of blood samples collected on filter paper on day 5 by heel prick. The prevalence of raised TSH levels (> 5 microU/mL whole blood) during 1998 and 1999 was used to evaluate the degree of iodine-deficiency disorders (IDD) in the population in different regions. The ratio of TSH profile in the present study and goitre rate in schools in a 1994 study were discrepant, although there was good correlation between the ratio of TSH profile and urinary iodine. The prevalence of raised TSH levels was < 3% in the Emirates overall, which is normal, and IDD varied from mild to normal problems in different regions.
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- H Al-Hosani
- Central Department of Maternal and Child Health, Ministry of Health, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Varga A, Salah M, Tóth G, Tóth C. Renal tumor-like pyonephrosis with foreign body. J Urol 2001; 165:891-2. [PMID: 11176496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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- A Varga
- University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center, Department of Urology, Debrecen, Hungary
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