Dentists' readiness to accept an electronic oral health surveillance system in Egypt using a modified framework of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT): a cross-sectional survey.

Background: Effective public health surveillance is essential for policymaking and resource allocation. The World Health Organization (WHO) supports the integration of mobile technologies to create mobile Oral (m-Oral) Health surveillance systems to enhance disease monitoring. The effectiveness and sustainability of electronic health information initiatives depend on users' acceptance of new technologies.

Electronic oral health surveillance system for Egyptian preschoolers using District Health Information System (DHIS2): design description and time motion study.

Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a major global health issue affecting millions of children. Mitigating this problem requires up-to-date information from reliable surveillance systems. This enables evidence-based decision-making to devise oral health policies.

Tracheobronchomegaly (Mounier-Kuhn syndrome) and Bronchiectasis as rare manifestations of Homocystinuria.

Homocystinuria (HCU) is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder usually diagnosed in childhood. It is characterized by a deficiency of the enzyme that converts homocysteine to cystathionine. The accumulation of homocysteine leads to abnormalities in the ocular, skeletal, cardiovascular, and central nervous systems.

Diagnostic value of pleural fluid interferon-gamma and adenosine deaminase in patients with pleural tuberculosis in Qatar.

Objective: To investigate the diagnostic utility of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and adenosine deaminase (ADA) in tuberculous pleural effusions by determining the best cutoff levels of these two markers for pleural tuberculosis, in the context of the local epidemiological settings in Qatar.

Methods: We prospectively studied IFN-γ and ADA levels in the pleural fluid of patients presenting to Hamad General Hospital between June 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010.

Results: We studied 103 patients with pleural effusions, 72 (69.