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Serum SP-D levels AS A biomarker of lung injury in children suffering of bronchopneumonia
Joint Authors
Misbah, Amirah A. Abd al-Rahman
Abd al-Latif, Nahlah A. Bahjat
Surur, Ihab Ibrahim
Awad Allah, Muhammad Fawzi M.
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 42, Issue 1 (30 Apr. 2012), pp.25-32, 8 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2012-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The efficacy of SP-D concentration as a useful biomarker of the severity of lung injury in children with bronchopneumonia with or without chronic airway disease was studied.
A total of 48 patients (2 to 4 years old) diagnosed bronchopneumonia were admitted to Department of Pediatrics, Al-Dar hospital, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia over the year 2009.
They were divided into two groups : G1 included patients without any underlying disease and G2 included asthmatic patients.
They were assigned to one of three categories.
Stage A patients without oxygen dosage, Stage B patients required oxygen dosage, and Stage C patients required ICU admission.
We evaluated baseline characteristics, clinical features, and serum SP-D concentration in G1, G2, and G3a (healthy control cross-matched infants).
The mean serum SP-D concentrations in G1 and G2 were higher than those in G3 18.7 ±39.7, 46.2 ± 118.7) ng / ml, respectively), but also higher in G2 than in G1 36.7 ± 109.8, 52.8 ± 149.9) ng / ml, respectively).
The mean serum SP-D concentrations were higher in Stage C than in Stages A or B patients, and mean serum SP-D concentrations were higher in Stage B than in Stage A.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Misbah, Amirah A. Abd al-Rahman& Abd al-Latif, Nahlah A. Bahjat& Surur, Ihab Ibrahim& Awad Allah, Muhammad Fawzi M.. 2012. Serum SP-D levels AS A biomarker of lung injury in children suffering of bronchopneumonia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 42, no. 1, pp.25-32.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Misbah, Amirah A. Abd al-Rahman…[et al.]. Serum SP-D levels AS A biomarker of lung injury in children suffering of bronchopneumonia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 42, no. 1 (Apr. 2012), pp.25-32.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Misbah, Amirah A. Abd al-Rahman& Abd al-Latif, Nahlah A. Bahjat& Surur, Ihab Ibrahim& Awad Allah, Muhammad Fawzi M.. Serum SP-D levels AS A biomarker of lung injury in children suffering of bronchopneumonia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2012. Vol. 42, no. 1, pp.25-32.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-347509
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 31-32
Record ID
BIM-347509