Seroprevalence of anti-WNV IgG antibodies and WNV-RNA in Egyptian blood donors.

Transmission of West Nile virus (WNV) from asymptomatic donors has been reported during blood transfusions and organ transplants in humans. In this work, we aimed to investigate the presence of WNV antibody and WNV RNA in blood donors to evaluate the sero-prevalence of WNV and risk for WNV transmission. One hundred and sixty blood donors were tested for the presence of anti-WNV IgG by ELISA and for WNVs 1 and 2 RNA by RT-PCR.

Intraoperative parathyroid hormone as an indicator for parathyroid gland preservation in thyroid surgery.

Background: Intra-operative parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels have successfully been used to assess surgical ablation of parathyroid adenomas, the use of this same test to predict preservation of viable gland has not been widely used.

Aim: to test the sensitivity and specificity of intraoperative rapid PTH assay test in predicting permanent postoperative hypoparathyroidism, and applicability to guide the search for inadvertently removed parathyroid glands for possible auto transplantation.

Patients And Methods: 52 patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for non-malignant thyroid diseases were included.

Virtue of adding prokinetics to proton pump inhibitors in the treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux disease: prospective study.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the virtue of adding prokinetics to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in the treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) with regard to symptom and sign improvement and reduction in recurrence rates after cessation of treatment.

Patients And Methodology: One hundred patients were divided by blind random card selection into two groups, 50 per group. The first group received itopride, a prokinetic agent, with a PPI, and the second group received a PPI and a placebo, both for a period of 8 weeks.