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

Medicine

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.
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Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 31-32

Record ID

BIM-347509