Publications by authors named "Samia Abbas"
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- Najaf governorate, a highly polluted area in Iraq, shows increased health issues, including cancer and autoimmune diseases, in residents exposed to uranium contamination.
- A study involving 88 adult volunteers across various districts in Najaf assessed their immune system function by measuring levels of specific cytokines in their blood, demonstrating significant health impacts.
- Results indicated elevated levels of cytokines (IL-6, IFN-, IL-1) in the polluted groups compared to a control group from a less contaminated area, highlighting the effects of environmental pollution on immune responses.
Objectives: Postoperative cardiac troponin I concentration is predictive of worsened outcomes in cardiac surgery. Lung transplantation (LT) surgery shares common features with cardiac surgery, but postoperative troponin has yet to be investigated. The authors aimed to evaluate the association between early postoperative troponin concentration and the 1-year mortality after transplantation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn Enterobacter cloacae isolate was recovered from a rectal swab from a patient hospitalized in France with previous travel to Switzerland. It was resistant to penicillins, narrow- and broad-spectrum cephalosporins, aztreonam, and carbapenems but remained susceptible to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins. Whereas PCR-based identification of the most common carbapenemase genes failed, the biochemical Carba NP test II identified an Ambler class A carbapenemase.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This prospective observational study aimed to assess the relevance of serial postoperative plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) measurements on prediction of early renal transplant function.
Methods: Plasma NGAL (pNGAL) was measured (Triage NGAL Test; Biosite Inc., Inverness Medical) in 41 patients scheduled for kidney transplantation from deceased or living donors, immediately before and after surgery, and at 12 hr, day 1, day 3, and day 7.