Correlates and reproductive consequences of consanguinity in six Egyptian governorates.

This study aimed to explore some correlates and potential reproductive consequences of consanguinity. We analysed data for 8515 ever-married women aged 15-49 derived from a household survey conducted in 2017 in six governorates. The prevalence of consanguineous marriage was 35.

Effect of incredible years autism spectrum and language delays (IY-ASD) program on stress and behavioral management skills among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Palestine.

Purpose: This study purposed to evaluate the effect of the Incredible Years Autism Spectrum and Language Delays (IY-ASD) program in reducing parents' stress and improving aggressive and disruptive behaviors in the parents among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Palestine.

Design And Methods: A one-group pre-posttest design was used. Thirty-four parents who enrolled in the Palestinian Child Institute in Nablus were recruited.

Effect of Zinc Supplementation in Children Less Than 5 Years on Diarrhea Attacks: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Recurrent infections and weak immunity were found to be linked with zinc deficiency especially in children. The goal of this study is to measure the level of blood zinc in children aged 6 months to less than 5 years old, and to assess the effect of 4 months of daily zinc supplements on the incidence and the severity of diarrheal morbidity. A randomized controlled trial study was conducted in Pediatric Outpatient Clinic in Ain Shams University Hospital on 140 children less than 5 years old who are apparently healthy.

Rising trends in Caesarean section in 6 Egyptian governorates.

Background: Caesarean section (CS) is a life-saving operation when vaginal delivery is risky to the mother or baby. However, if not medically indicated or performed under suboptimal conditions, it can be harmful and resource-intensive.

Aims: To estimate the prevalence of CS in 6 Egyptian governorates and identify possible risk factors (including demographic, social and healthcare services factors) stratified according to geographical areas.

The outcome of re-treatment of relapsed hepatitis C virus infection in a resource-limited setting.

The aim of this study was to compare efficacy and safety of different combination regimens in re-treatment of HCV in the setting of inaccessibility of resistance testing. This real-life prospective study included 86 chronic HCV infected patients who experienced failure of treatment treated at Faculty of Medicine Ain shams Research Institute (MASRI) since 2018. 64% of the patients were males, with median age 50.

Association of patient safety indicator 03 and clinical outcome in a surgery hospital.

Purpose: Patient safety indicators (PSIs) were developed as a tool for hospitals to identify potentially preventable complications and improve patient safety performance. The study aimed at measuring the incidence of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) PSI03 (pressure ulcer [PU] rate) and to identify the association between PSI03 and clinical outcomes including death, readmission within 30 days and length of stay (LOS) at the cardiothoracic surgery hospital at Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Design/methodology/approach: An exploratory prospective cohort study was conducted to follow up patients, who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, from admission until one month after discharge at the cardiothoracic surgery hospital.

Sex-specific effects of the histone variant H2A.Z on fear memory, stress-enhanced fear learning and hypersensitivity to pain.

Emerging evidence suggests that histone variants are novel epigenetic regulators of memory, whereby histone H2A.Z suppresses fear memory. However, it is not clear if altered fear memory can also modify risk for PTSD, and whether these effects differ in males and females.

Perceived benefits and barriers towards exercise among healthcare providers in Ain Shams University Hospitals, Egypt.

Background: Physical inactivity is considered a problem with great impact on morbidity and mortality. There is a necessity to combat this behavior through an assessment of barriers and benefits perceived by subjects.

Objectives: The current study aimed to measure exercise intention, in addition to identifying physical exercise predictors, including perceived barriers and benefits among healthcare providers (HCPs) in Ain Shams University Hospitals.

Blocking H2A.Z Incorporation via Tip60 Inhibition Promotes Systems Consolidation of Fear Memory in Mice.

Memory formation is a protracted process that initially involves the hippocampus and becomes increasingly dependent on the cortex over time, but the mechanisms of this transfer are unclear. We recently showed that hippocampal depletion of the histone variant H2A.Z enhances both recent and remote memories, but the use of virally mediated depletion reduced H2A.

Metabolites profiling reveals for antimicrobial compositional differences and action mechanism in the toothbrushing stick "miswak" Salvadora persica.

Among many plant species suitable for preparing toothbrushing sticks, miswak (Salvadora persica, family Salvadoraceae) is found the most effective tool for oral hygiene. S. persica possesses antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal effects against oral microbes, mostly due to its benzyl isothiocyanate content.

Prevalence of injuries among high school students in Eastern and Western parts of Cairo, Egypt.

Background: Injury is the leading cause of death and long term disability and a significant contributor to healthcare costs among children worldwide especially those aged 15-19 years.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of injuries among secondary school students in Cairo, Egypt and to explore the associated risk factors for sustaining injury.

Methodology: A Cross-sectional study was conducted on secondary school students in eastern and western part of Cairo; self-administered questionnaire was used for assessing injuries sustained in previous 12 months and the associated risk factors for injury.

STUDY OF CORRELATION BETWEEN FERRITIN, BMI AND CRP IN SAUDI YOUNG FEMALES WITH MILD MICROCYTIC ANEMIA IN AL-GHAD COLLEGE, JEDDAH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.

The obesity is rapidly increasing health problem. Evidence suggested obesity-related inflammation alters iron metabolism. This study explored correlation between serum ferritin, body mass index (BMI) along with C-reactive protein (CRP), among young females with or without mild microcytic anemia.

Histopathological and functional effects of antimony on the renal cortex of growing albino rat.

Contamination of the environment with antimony compounds may affect human health through the persistent exposure to small doses over a long period. Sixty growing male albino rats, weighing 43-57 grams, utilized in this study. The animals were divided into 3 groups; each of 20 rats: animals of group I served as control, animals of group II received 6 mg/kg body weight antimony trisulfide daily for 8 weeks with drinking water, and those of group III received the same dose by the same route for 12 weeks.

Phase II trial: undifferentiated versus differentiated autologous mesenchymal stem cells transplantation in Egyptian patients with HCV induced liver cirrhosis.

Unlabelled: The study was aimed to evaluate the effect of autologous transplantation of BM-derived undifferentiated and differentiated MSCs in cirrhotic patients following chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Twenty-five patients with Child C liver cirrhosis, MELD score >12 were included. They were divided into 2 groups.

Ileocecal junction: anatomic, histologic, radiologic and endoscopic studies with special reference to its antireflux mechanism.

Aim: The aim of the study was to perform histomorphologic, endoscopic, and radiologic studies of the ileocecal junction (ICJ). A clearer understanding of the anatomical structure of the ICJ may shed some light on its function.

Methods: Histomorphologic studies were performed in 18 cadavers and radiologic in 22 and endoscopic in 10 healthy volunteers.

A study of an anatomic-physiological cecocolonic sphincter in humans.

We hypothesized an anatomical/physiological sphincter and investigated this hypothesis in current communication. The histomorphologic and morphometric studies were carried out in 14 cadavers and radiologic studies in 20; endoscopy studies were done in 16 healthy volunteers. Longitudinal sections along cecum, cecocolonic junction, and ascending colon were stained with H & E and Masson's trichrome stain.

Colosigmoid junction: morphohistologic, morphometric, and endoscopic study with identification of colosigmoid canal with sphincter.

To study the anatomical structure of the colosigmoid junction, 15 cadaveric specimens were studied morphologically, another 15 histologically, and a morphometric study was done in 10 specimens. Specimens consisted of the descending colon, sigmoid colon, and the colosigmoid junction. Histologic specimens were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome stain.

Monovalent type 1 oral poliovirus vaccine in newborns.

Background: In 1988, the World Health Assembly resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis. Although substantial progress toward this goal has been made, eradication remains elusive. In 2004, the World Health Organization called for the development of a potentially more immunogenic monovalent type 1 oral poliovirus vaccine.

Duodeno-jejunal junction: a histoanatomical study with the concept of the existence of an "anatomical" sphincter.

Background: Duodenojejunal junction (DJJ) pressure decreased on duodenal contraction and increased on jejunal contraction. These findings postulated potential existence of anatomical sphincter at DJJ.

Methods: DJJ was studied by direct dissection in 34 cadavers and histologically in 24.

Survey of poliovirus antibodies during the final stage of polio eradication in Egypt.

Background: Egypt provides ideal conditions for poliovirus (PV) transmission (high population density, high contact rates and low sanitation and hygiene in some areas). Despite excellent program performance, wild poliovirus type 1 (PV1) continue to circulate in 2004. To investigate potential causes for the persistence, we conducted a serological study.

Environmental surveillance of wild poliovirus circulation in Egypt--balancing between detection sensitivity and workload.

Examination of sewage specimens for poliovirus (environmental surveillance) was adopted as a supplementary tool in the surveillance of poliomyelitis in Egypt. Sewage samples were concentrated about 50-fold using a simple two-phase separation technique, and inoculated in cell cultures in two collaborating laboratories in parallel. All but 9 of the 293 (97%) samples collected from January 2001 to December 2002 contained poliovirus and/or other enteroviruses, with polioviruses being detected in 84% of the samples.

The corporo-glans ligament: description and functional significance of a ligament connecting the corpora cavernosa to the glans penis.

The two corpora cavernosa (CC) end blindly under cover of the glans penis (GP). The method of attachment of the CC to the GP could not be traced in the literature. The current communication investigated the hypothesis of a ligamentous attachment existing between the two corporal ends and the GP.

Prolonged detection of indigenous wild polioviruses in sewage from communities in Egypt.

Environmental surveillance for polioviruses has been implemented in Egypt. This paper reports on a study in which 130 sewage samples were collected between January 2001 and December 2001 from eight provinces of Egypt. Samples were analyzed by virus isolation in L20B and RD cell cultures, and wild polioviruses were characterized by sequencing of the VP1 protein coding region.

Epidemic transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in renal dialysis centers in Egypt.

In 1993 an epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection occurred among 39 patients at 2 renal dialysis centers in Egypt. The centers, private center A (PCA) and university center A (UCA) were visited, HIV-infected patients were interviewed, seroconversion rates at UCA were calculated, and relatedness of HIV strains was determined by sequence analysis; 34 (62%) of 55 patients from UCA and 5 (42%) of 12 patients from PCA were HIV-infected. The HIV seroconversion risk at UCA varied significantly with day and shift of dialysis session.