Effect of obligatory Hepatitis B vaccination program on the prevalence of occult hepatitis B among pregnant women in Egypt: A cross sectional study.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global health problem. HBV is of intermediate endemicity in Egypt. "Occult" HBV (OBI) indicates replication of HBV-DNA in the liver of individuals with negative serum HBsAg.

Plasma brain natriuretic peptide, D-Dimer, and serum troponin-I as predictors for in-hospital death in patients with COVID-19.

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, first appeared in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Since then, a variety of strains of the virus were spread throughout the world, prompting the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic in March 2020. Additionally, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause a variety of symptoms, ranging from fatigue and fever to severe respiratory and cardiovascular complications.

Assessment of donor specific IgG Anti-HLA subclasses before and after kidney transplantation in Upper Egypt: A Single Center Study.

Donor specific antibodies (DSAs) are known as the leading cause of antibody mediated rejection (AMR), graft loss in kidney transplant (KT) recipients. DSAs characteristics, as immunoglobulin (Ig) classes, subclasses, and strength, are important to assess the immunological risk, early prediction of AMR, and therefor proper management. This longitudinal, case control study included 32 KT recipients at Assiut University Urology Hospital and 10 age and sex matched normal subjects as the control group.

Evaluation of left ventricular mass and function, lipid profile, and insulin resistance in Egyptian children with growth hormone deficiency: A single-center prospective case-control study.

Background: Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in adults is associated with a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors that may contribute to an increased mortality for cardiovascular disease. In children, relatively few studies have investigated the effect of GHD and replacement therapy on cardiac performance and metabolic abnormalities that may place them at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) at an early age.

Aim: This study was aimed to assess the left ventricular function, lipid profile, and degree of insulin resistance in Egyptian children with GHD before and after 1 year of GH replacement therapy.

Psychopathological and peripheral levels of neurobiological correlates of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with epilepsy: a hospital-based study.

Objectives: Obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCSs) and disorder (OCD) are often underdiagnosed in the out-patient epilepsy clinic. This work aimed at determining the risks and comorbidities (psychopathological and neurobiological correlates) of OCSs in treated adults with idiopathic epilepsy recruited from a university hospital.

Methods: Psychiatric evaluation was done using DSM-IV (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders).

Predictors of glycemic control in children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus in Assiut-Egypt.

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) may lead to severe long-term health consequences, such as renal failure, blindness, as well as heart and cerebrovascular disease. Although a direct relationship between blood glucose control and diabetes complications remains to be established beyond doubt, most diabetologists aim to achieve the best possible glucose control in their patients with T1DM. The aim of this study was to detect the predictors of glycemic control among children with T1DM in Assiut Governorate-Egypt.