The use of multiplex PCR for the detection of atypical pathogens in Egyptian children with CAP: a high rate of in early infancy.

Background: Atypical pathogen infections played an important role in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children. Pathogen-specific clinical symptoms are often lacking, and it is difficult to detect atypical pathogens by culture methods. The use of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods enables testing for many pathogens simultaneously in a single analysis.

Prematurity, a significant predictor for worse outcome in viral bronchiolitis: a comparative study in infancy.

Background: The rate of admissions to hospital with bronchiolitis has increased over the past years. The reasons for this are likely to be multifactorial including improved survival of preterm infants.

Aim: To assess the severity of viral bronchiolitis in preterm compared to term infants admitted at a tertiary hospital in Cairo, Egypt, based on the outcome.

High Prevalence of VIM, KPC, and NDM Expression among Surgical Site Infection Pathogens in Patients Having Emergency Surgery.

Background: The rate of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients who undergo emergency operations is higher than in other patients. Previous studies showed an increasing role of gram- negative pathogens (GNP) in SSI. We aimed to identify GNP causing SSIs after emergency surgery, to characterize the carbapenemase-resistance genes in carbapenem-resistant pathogens (CRPs), and to identify the risk factors for SSI caused by CRP.

Viral causes of acute respiratory infection among Egyptian children hospitalized with severe acute asthma exacerbation.

Background: Viral respiratory infections are associated with nearly 80% of asthma exacerbation episodes. These can have severe adverse outcomes in patients with established asthma.

Aim: The aim of the study was to identify the viral causes of acute respiratory infection that precipitate acute asthma exacerbation in Egyptian asthmatic children.