Publications by authors named "Nashwa Samra"

Introduction: Recently, the identification of minimal residual disease (MRD) that persists after chemotherapy has emerged as the most powerful tool in determining the prognosis of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Multiple methods to detect MRD exist, each with its own benefits and drawback. Multiparameter flow cytometry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction are the most commonly used methods of MRD detection in clinical practice.

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: Neonatal sepsis syndrome continues to have a high morbidity and mortality rate despite the progress in neonatal intensive care. There is no single diagnostic test which can reliably diagnose sepsis in the newborn, beside blood culture. Antithrombin III may be one promising single marker for sepsis syndrome diagnosis and prognosis.

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Background: Hepatic osteodystrophy caused by vitamin D and calcium malabsorption is thought to develop in children with cholestatic liver disease leading to secondary hyperparathyroidism and rickets or osteomalacia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dental and bone mineral densities and the serum level of vitamin D in cholestatic infants and children and to correlate this process with clinical and laboratory parameters.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that include 50 patients presenting with cholestasis.

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The aim of this study was to study the repolarization patterns in pediatric patients with cyanotic and acyanotic congenital heart diseases as prolonged QT indicates a myocardium at risk of ventricular arrhythmia. A cross-sectional case-control study included 50 patients with acyanotic congenital heart diseases and 50 patients with cyanotic congenital heart diseases who presented to Catheterization Unit of Cairo University Pediatric Hospital between March 2013 and June 2014. We included 50 healthy children as a control.

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Objective: To evaluate intermittent Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) with additional opportunities to breastfeed on weight gain of low birth weight (LBW) neonates with delayed weight gain.

Methods: 40 LBW neonates were followed to see whether KMC with additional opportunities to breastfeed improved weight gain.

Results: In the KMC group, the mean age of regaining birth weight was significantly less (15.

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Objective: We investigated the effect of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on the duration of phototherapy of jaundiced neonates.

Methods: Fifty Egyptian newborns hospitalized for jaundice were investigated through a prospective observational study to determine whether intermittent KMC would reduce the duration of phototherapy required.

Results: The babies who received KMC recovered earlier from jaundice and needed a shorter duration of phototherapy than the control group (68.

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