Publications by authors named "M A Bennouna"
Short-term probabilistic forecasts of the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States have served as a visible and important communication channel between the scientific modeling community and both the general public and decision-makers. Forecasting models provide specific, quantitative, and evaluable predictions that inform short-term decisions such as healthcare staffing needs, school closures, and allocation of medical supplies. Starting in April 2020, the US COVID-19 Forecast Hub (https://covid19forecasthub.
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- Endogenous endophthalmitis is a rare and serious infection often linked to infective endocarditis, primarily caused by coagulase-negative staphylococcus, especially in patients with prosthetic heart valves.
- A case of a 70-year-old female with chronic renal failure on dialysis presented with endogenous endophthalmitis; tests revealed the presence of coagulase-negative staphylococcus and vegetation in the heart, leading to IV antibiotics and poor ocular prognosis.
- The condition emphasizes the need for urgent diagnosis and treatment of underlying infections, particularly endocarditis, as early intervention is crucial for improving patient outcomes.
An inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was developed to determine 20 mineral elements and heavy metals in leaves of Cupressus atlantica Gaussen, a traditional Moroccan medicinal herb from five environmentally different sites in N'Fis valley (High Atlas Mountains). The results showed in the leaves that Ca, K, P, Mg, Na and Fe were the most abundant of the elements in all samples of the studied locality. The concentrations of trace metals from the leaves of this plant were in the order Ca>K > P > Mg>Na>Fe.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRat erythrocytes, or erythrocyte membrane ghosts, have been subjected to either chronic (drinking water containing 15 mM lead acetate for 3 months) or acute (10(-9)-10(-2 )M lead acetate for 1 h) Pb(2+) treatments and subsequent changes in membrane properties have been measured. Pb(2+) concentration in chronically treated rat plasma was 1.8 μM, which is one order of magnitude above normal values.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The effectiveness of phosphate binders in daily practice is directly related to therapeutic compliance (TC) by the patient. The goal of this study was to analyse the TC of haemodialysis patients with hyperphosphatemia and its influence on serum phosphorus for 6 months follow up.
Methods: 181 patients were included, who had mean initial phosphate levels (P) >5mg/dl.