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Ebola virus disease: Effects of respiratory protection on healthcare workers
Publication date: Available online 19 May 2015 Source:Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis Author(s): Hanan Mohammed Mohammed Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa sends an alarming message to all countries in the world, to increase the level of coordination and application of preventive measures globally to avoid a disastrous epidemic in the World, as the current situation in West Africa is critical especially after the World Health Organization increased the alarming level to an emergency in public health all over the world. Viral hemorrhagic fevers are important because they can readily spread ...
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - May 20, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A levels in discriminating malignant from non-malignant pleural effusion
Conclusion Measurement of SAA and CRP levels in pleural fluid has good diagnostic utility in differentiation between malignant and non-malignant pleural effusion and pleural SAA has a better diagnostic performance than CRP. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - May 20, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Hemogram values in community acquired pneumonia
Conclusion On assessment of CAP patients at admission; platelet count could be considered to be a valuable indicator of severity and outcome on evaluating hemogram (CBC) values than the more commonly used leukocyte count. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - May 9, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Comparison of the 2-step tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON-TB Gold in-Tube test in the screening of latent tuberculosis infection in cancer patients
This study suggests that the QFT-GIT test maintains its sensitivity and performance in immunocompromised cancer patients, identifying a large number of truly infected patients being anergy to the tuberculin skin test. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - May 8, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Assessment of serum magnesium level in patients with bronchial asthma
Conclusion Hypomagnesemia was found in patients with chronic stable asthma and also in those with acute asthma exacerbation compared to control. Serum mg levels were significantly lower in asthmatic patients during exacerbations compared with stable asthmatics. (Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis)
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - May 8, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research