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Kandeel A, Fahim M, Abukamar S, BahaaEldin H, Abuelsood H, Samy S, Deghedy O, Sheta A, Naguib A, El Guindy N, Youssef A, Kamel R, Afifi S, El-Kassas M, Abdelghaffar K. Evidence for the elimination of viral hepatitis B and C in Egypt: Results of a nationwide survey in 2022. Liver Int 2024; 44:955-965. [PMID: 38291807 DOI: 10.1111/liv.15843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Viral hepatitis C (HCV) and B (HBV) were at the top of Egypt's most significant public health challenges, with an estimated 14.7% of its population having antibodies to HCV in 2008. Egypt issued an ambitious action plan in 2014 to eliminate viral hepatitis through strengthening infection control and improving patient care. In 2018, an extensive HCV mass screening campaign was conducted for the entire country's population with treating more than 4 million patients with antivirals. This study aimed to evaluate the current prevalence of viral hepatitis in Egypt after all these efforts. METHODS A cross-sectional household cluster survey was conducted in all 27 Egyptian governorates to obtain a representative sample of Egypt's population. Subjects aged 1-70 years were interviewed using a standardised questionnaire that included demographics, viral hepatitis knowledge, previous infection and risk factors data. Laboratory testing was performed for all subjects for anti-HCV and HBsAg using chemiluminescence. Subjects positive for anti-HCV were further tested for HCV-RNA by RT-PCR. Prevalence rates were calculated by demographic groups and compared to the demographic health survey 2015 results. RESULTS Of 20 881 subjects interviewed, 48.8% were males, 20.2% were children <15 years of age, and 53.7% were residents of rural areas. Of all subjects, 92 (0.4%) were HCV-infected, 1577 (7.6%) were anti-HCV positive and 177 (0.8%) were HBV-chronically infected, including one patient who had mixed HBV and HCV current infection. The prevalence of HCV-current and HBV chronic infections decreased by 93% and 20%, respectively, compared to 2015. CONCLUSIONS Egypt achieved the elimination of the viral hepatitis goal. To maintain low rates of viral hepatitis, community health education, in addition to maintaining infection control and blood safety programs, is essential.
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- Amr Kandeel
- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Administration for Research and Health Development, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Endemic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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Kandeel A, Fahim M, Deghedy O, BahaaEldin H, Roshdy WH, Khalifa MK, Kandeil A, El Shesheny R, Naguib A, AbdelFatah M, Afifi S, Abdel Ghaffar K. Comparative analysis of COVID-19 and influenza prevalence among Egyptian pilgrims returning from Hajj and Umrah in 2022: epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and genomic sequencing. Arch Public Health 2024; 82:6. [PMID: 38216978 PMCID: PMC10785524 DOI: 10.1186/s13690-023-01229-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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PURPOSE To describe the changes that occurred in the SARS-CoV-2 and influenza Prevalence, epidemiology, clinical picture, and prevalent genotypes among the Egyptian pilgrims returning from Hajj and Umrah 2022 seasons. METHODS Pilgrims were contacted at the airport and invited to participate in the survey. Pilgrims who consented were interviewed using a standardized line list that included participant demographics, respiratory symptoms if any, previous COVID-19 infection, influenza vaccination whereas COVID-19 vaccination information were collected from vaccination cards. Participants were asked to provide throat and nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza testing using RT-PCR and a subset of isolates were sequenced. Descriptive data analysis was performed to describe the epidemiology and clinical symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza. Prevalence rates of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza during Hajj were calculated and compared to Umrah surveys using chi2 and t-test with a significance level < 0.05. RESULTS Overall, 3,862 Egyptian pilgrims enrolled, their mean age was 50.5 ± 47 years, half of them were > 50 years of age and 58.2% were males. Of them, 384 (9.9%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and 51 (1.3%) for influenza viruses. Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections (vaccine breakthrough) increased significantly between the Umrah and Hajj surveys (6.7% vs. 9.9%, p < 0.001), and variants of the virus varied considerably. Whereas no significant difference was found in influenza prevalence, vaccine coverage and vaccine breakthrough infection rates (11.7 vs. 9.2%, 26.9 vs. 26.8%, and 1.4 vs. 1.1% respectively). CONCLUSIONS SARS-CoV-2 prevalence among Egyptian pilgrims returning from Hajj in July increased with reduced vaccine effectiveness compared to Umrah in March 2022 suggesting a possible wave of SARS-CoV-2 in the upcoming winter.
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- Amr Kandeel
- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Governmental District, New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Governmental District, New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Governmental District, New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Governmental District, New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Governmental District, New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Governmental District, New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, 12622 Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, 12622 Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Governmental District, New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Governmental District, New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Ministry of Health and Population Consultant, Governmental District, New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Ministry of Health and Population, Governmental District, New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt
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Nadeem A, Hussain S, Fareed A, Fahim M, Iqbal T, Ahmad Z, Saeedullah, Karim R, Akbar A. Genetic variations among the isolates of Bipolaris Maydis based on phenotypic and molecular markers. BRAZ J BIOL 2024. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.253147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract Maydis leaf blight, caused by Bipolaris maydis, is an important disease of maize crop in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Pakistan. Fifteen isolates of the pathogen, collected across KP, were studied for variability based on phenotypic and molecular markers. Significant variability among the isolates was observed when assessed using phenotypic traits such as radial growth, spore concentration, fungicide sensitivity and virulence. The isolates were classified into six culture groups based on colour, texture and margins of the colony. Conidial morphology was also variable. These were either straight or slightly curved and light to dark brown in colour. Fungicide test showed significant variation in the degree of sensitivity against Carbendazim. Isolate Bm8 exhibited maximum radial growth on carbendazim spiked plates. Conversely, isolate Bm15 showed the lowest radial growth. Variations in virulence pattern of the isolates were evident when a susceptible maize variety Azam was inoculated with spores of B. maydis. Genetic variability amongst the isolates was also estimated by RAPD as well as sequencing of ITS region. The RAPD dendrogram grouped all the isolates into two major clusters. Average genetic distance ranged from 0.6% to 100%, indicating a diverse genetic gap among the isolates. Maximum genetic distance was found between isolates Bm9 and Bm10 as well as Bm2 and Bm8. Conversely, isolates Bm13 and Bm15 were at minimum genetic distance. Phylogenetic dendrogram based on sequencing of ITS region grouped all the isolates into a single major cluster. The clusters in both the dendrogram neither correlate to the geographical distribution nor to the morphological characteristics.
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- A. Nadeem
- The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
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- The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
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- The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
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- dIslamia College University, Pakistan
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- The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Adaptive Research Program, Pakistan
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- The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
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- The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
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- National Agricultural Research Centre, Pakistan
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Kandeel A, Fahim M, Deghedy O, H Roshdy W, K Khalifa M, El Shesheny R, Kandeil A, Wagdy S, Naguib A, Afifi S, Abdelghaffar K. Multicenter study to describe viral etiologies, clinical profiles, and outcomes of hospitalized children with severe acute respiratory infections, Egypt 2022. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21860. [PMID: 38071208 PMCID: PMC10710477 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48814-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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In late 2022, severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) surveillance reported an abrupt increase in non-COVID-19 infections among children after three years of drastic reductions. Signals of increased absenteeism due to respiratory symptoms among primary and preparatory school children were detected by Event-Based Surveillance. We conducted a hospital-based survey of children who were admitted with SARI to identify the causative pathogen(s) and estimate the burden of infection. A survey was conducted among children < 16 years in 21 referral hospitals in the three governorates with the highest SARI rates. Patients' demographics, clinical symptoms, and severity were collected from medical records using a line list. Patients were swabbed and tested for a panel of 33 respiratory pathogens by RT-PCR at the Central Laboratory in Cairo. Descriptive data analysis was performed for demographic data. Patients' characteristics were compared by causative agents' clinical picture and severity using Chi2 with a p < 0.05 significance. Overall, 317 patients were enrolled, 58.3% were ≤ 1 year of age, 61.5% were males. Of 229 (72.7%) of positively tested patients, viruses caused 92.1% including RSV 63.8%, Rhinovirus 10.0%, Influenza 9.2%, Adenovirus 5.2%, and 1.3% co-infected with two viruses. Bacteria caused 3.5% of cases and 4.4% had mixed viral-bacterial infections. Rhinovirus was the most common cause of death among children with SARI, followed by RSV (8.7% and 1.4%), whereas influenza and Adenovirus did not result in any deaths. Patients with viral-bacterial infections are more likely to be admitted to ICU and die at the hospital than bacterial or viral infections (60% and 20% vs. 31.8% and 1.9% vs. 12.5% and 12.5%, p < 0.001). Viruses particularly RSV are the leading cause of SARI causing significant health problem among children < 16 years in Egypt. Bacterial on top of viral infection can worsen disease courses and outcomes. Studies are required to estimate the SARI burden accurately among Egyptian children and a comprehensive approach tailored to Egypt is necessary to reduce its burden.
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- Amr Kandeel
- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Consultant Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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Kandeel A, Moatasim Y, Fahim M, Bahaaeldin H, El-Shesheny R, Roshdy WH, Kamel MN, Shawky S, Gomaa M, Naguib A, Guindy NE, Deghedy O, Kamel R, Khalifa M, Galal R, Hassany M, Mahmoud G, Kandeil A, Afifi S, Mohsen A, Fattah MA, Kayali G, Ali MA, Abdelghaffar K. Comparison of SARS-Cov-2 omicron variant with the previously identified SARS-Cov-2 variants in Egypt, 2020-2022: insight into SARS-Cov-2 genome evolution and its impact on epidemiology, clinical picture, disease severity, and mortality. BMC Infect Dis 2023; 23:542. [PMID: 37596534 PMCID: PMC10439637 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08527-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The o severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has killed millions of people and caused widespread concern around the world. Multiple genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been identified as the pandemic continues. Concerns have been raised about high transmissibility and lower vaccine efficacy against omicron. There is an urgent need to better describe how omicron will impact clinical presentation and vaccine efficacy. This study aims at comparing the epidemiologic, clinical, and genomic characteristics of the omicron variant prevalent during the fifth wave with those of other VOCs between May 2020 and April 2022. METHODS Epidemiological data were obtained from the National Electronic Diseases Surveillance System. Secondary data analysis was performed on all confirmed COVID-19 patients. Descriptive data analysis was performed for demographics and patient outcome and the incidence of COVID-19 was calculated as the proportion of SARS-CoV-2 confirmed patients out of the total population of Egypt. Incidence and characteristics of the omicron cohort from January- April 2022, were compared to those confirmed from May 2020-December 2021. We performed the whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 on 1590 specimens using Illumina sequencing to describe the circulation of the virus lineages in Egypt. RESULTS A total of 502,629 patients enrolled, including 60,665 (12.1%) reported in the fifth wave. The incidence rate of omicron was significantly lower than the mean of incidences in the previous subperiod (60.1 vs. 86.3/100,000 population, p < 0.001). Symptoms were reported less often in the omicron cohort than in patients with other variants, with omicron having a lower hospitalization rate and overall case fatality rate as well. The omicron cohort tended to stay fewer days at the hospital than did those with other variants. We analyzed sequences of 2433 (1590 in this study and 843 were obtained from GISAID platform) Egyptian SARS-CoV-2 full genomes. The first wave that occurred before the emergence of global variants of concern belonged to the B.1 clade. The second and third waves were associated with C.36. Waves 4 and 5 included B.1.617.2 and BA.1 clades, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The study indicated that Omicron-infected patients had milder symptoms and were less likely to be hospitalized; however, patients hospitalized with omicron had a more severe course and higher fatality rates than those hospitalized with other variants. Our findings demonstrate the importance of combining epidemiological data and genomic analysis to generate actionable information for public health decision-making.
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- Amr Kandeel
- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Public Health Initiatives, Cairo, 11613, Egypt
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- National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, 11613, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Ministry of Health and Population Consultant, Cairo, Egypt
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- Community Medicine Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Central Administration for Preventive Affairs, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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Roshdy WH, Kandeil A, Fahim M, Naguib NY, Mohsen G, Shawky S, Abd El-Fattah MM, Naguib A, Salamony A, Shamikh YI, Moawad M, Guindy NE, Khalifa MK, Abbas E, Galal R, Hassany M, Ibrahem M, El-Shesheny R, Asem N, Kandeel A. Epidemiological characterization of viral etiological agents of the central nervous system infections among hospitalized patients in Egypt between 2016 and 2019. Virol J 2023; 20:170. [PMID: 37533069 PMCID: PMC10399032 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-023-02079-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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Viral infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are common worldwide and result in considerable morbidity and mortality associated with neurologic illness. Until now, there have been no epidemiologic data regarding viruses causing aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, and CNS infections in Egypt. We investigated 1735 archived cerebrospinal fluid samples collected from Egyptian patients between 2016 and 2019 and performed molecular characterization for infection for12 different viruses: herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), human herpesviruses 6 and 7 (HHV-6 and HHV-7), human enteroviruses (HEVs), human parechovirus (HPeV), parvovirus B19 (B19V), adenovirus (AdV), and mumps virus (MuV). All included samples were negative for bacterial infection. Our results indicated a relatively high prevalence of viral infection, with HEVs being the most prevalent viruses, followed by HSV-1, EBV, and then HSV-2. The highest prevalence was among male patients, peaking during the summer. Data obtained from this study will contribute to improving the clinical management of viral infections of the CNS in Egypt.
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- Wael H Roshdy
- Department of Virology, Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Cairo, 11613, Egypt.
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- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Ministry of Health, Cairo, 11613, Egypt
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- Department of Virology, Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Cairo, 11613, Egypt
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- Department of Virology, Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Cairo, 11613, Egypt
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- Department of Virology, Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Cairo, 11613, Egypt
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- Department of Virology, Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Cairo, 11613, Egypt
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- Department of Virology, Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Cairo, 11613, Egypt
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- Department of Virology, Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Cairo, 11613, Egypt
- Virology Department, Egypt Centre for Research and Regenerative Medicine, ECRRM, Cairo, 11517, Egypt
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- Department of Virology, Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Cairo, 11613, Egypt
- Virology Department, Egypt Centre for Research and Regenerative Medicine, ECRRM, Cairo, 11517, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Virology, Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Cairo, 11613, Egypt
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- Department of Virology, Central Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Cairo, 11613, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Ministry of Health, Cairo, 11613, Egypt
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- Public Health Initiative, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, 12613, Egypt
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- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, 12613, Egypt
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- Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
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Kandeel A, Fahim M, Deghedy O, Roshdy WH, Khalifa MK, Shesheny RE, Kandeil A, Naguib A, Afifi S, Mohsen A, Abdelghaffar K. Resurgence of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus in Egypt following two years of decline during the COVID-19 pandemic: outpatient clinic survey of infants and children, October 2022. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1067. [PMID: 37277781 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15880-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Two years after unprecedented low rates of circulation of most common respiratory viruses (SARS-CoV-2), the Egyptian ARI surveillance system detected an increase in acute respiratory infections (ARIs) with a reduced circulation of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), especially among school children. A national survey was conducted to estimate the burden and identify the viral causes of ARIs among children < 16 years of age. METHODS A one-day survey was carried out in 98 governmental outpatient clinics distributed all over Egypt 26 governorates. The four largest referral hospitals in each governorate where most influenza-like illness (ILI) patients seek care were selected. Using the WHO case definition, the first five patients < 16 years of age with ILI symptoms visiting the selected outpatient clinics on the survey day were enrolled. Basic demographic and clinical data of patients were collected using a linelist. Patients were swabbed and tested for SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial virus (RSV) by RT-PCR at the Central Laboratory in Cairo. RESULTS Overall, 530 patients enrolled, their mean age was 5.8 ± 4.2, 57.1% were males, and 70.2% reside in rural or semi-rural areas. Of all patients, 134 (25.3%) had influenza, 111 (20.9%) RSV, and 14 (2.8%) coinfections. Influenza-positive children were older compared to RSV, (7.2 ± 4.1, 4.3 ± 4.1, p < 0.001), with more than half of them (53.0%) being school students. Dyspnea was reported in RSV more than in influenza (62.2% vs. 49.3%, p < 0.05). Among RSV patients, children < 2 years had a higher rate of dyspnea than others (86.7% vs. 53.1%, < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS A resurgence of influenza and RSV was detected in Egypt in the 2022-2023 winter season. Influenza caused a higher rate of infection than RSV, while RSV caused more severe symptoms than influenza. Monitoring a broader range of respiratory pathogens is recommended to estimate the ARI burden and risky groups for severe disease in Egypt.
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- Amr Kandeel
- Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, 12622, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Consultant Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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Roshdy WH, El-Shesheny R, Moatasim Y, Kamel MN, Showky S, Gomaa M, Naguib A, El Guindy N, Fahim M, Khalifa M, Galal R, Hassany M, Kandeil A, Ali MA, Kandeel A. Whole-Genome Sequence of a Human Monkeypox Virus Strain Detected in Egypt. Microbiol Resour Announc 2023:e0000623. [PMID: 37154755 DOI: 10.1128/mra.00006-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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Monkeypox virus has recently been detected in multiple countries. Two cases of monkeypox virus were reported in Egypt as part of an ongoing international outbreak. We report the whole-genome sequence of a monkeypox virus that was retrieved from the first confirmed case in Egypt. The virus was fully sequenced on the Illumina platform, and phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that the current monkeypox strain is closely related to clade IIb, which caused recent multicountry outbreaks.
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- Wael H Roshdy
- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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Kandeel A, Eldeyahy I, Abu ElSood H, Fahim M, Afifi S, Abu Kamar S, BahaaEldin H, Ahmed E, Mohsen A, Abdelghaffar K. COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Egypt: a large-scale national survey - to help achieving vaccination target, March-May, 2022. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:397. [PMID: 36849954 PMCID: PMC9969364 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15283-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Only 57 countries have vaccinated 70% of their population against COVID-19, most of them in high-income countries, whereas almost one billion people in low-income countries remained unvaccinated. In March-May 2022, Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) conducted a nationwide community-based survey to determine COVID-19 vaccine coverage and people's perceptions of vaccination in order to improve COVID-19 vaccination uptake and confidence among Egyptians, as well as to prioritize interventions. METHODS A cross-sectional population-based household survey among Egyptians ≥ 18 years of age was implemented in two phases using a multistage random sampling technique in all of Egypt's 27 governorates. A sample of 18,000 subjects divided into 450 clusters of 20 households each was calculated in proportion to each governorate and the main occupation of the population. Participants were interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire that included demographics, vaccination information from the vaccination card, history of COVID-19 infection, reasons for vaccine refusal among the unvaccinated, and vaccination experience among vaccinated subjects. Vaccination coverage rates were calculated by dividing numbers by the total number of participants. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed by comparing the vaccinated and unvaccinated to identify the risk factors for low vaccine uptake. RESULTS Overall 18,107 were interviewed, their mean age was 42 ± 16 years and 58.8% were females. Of them, 8,742 (48.3%) had COVID-19 vaccine and 8,020 (44.3%) were fully vaccinated. Factors associated with low vaccination uptake by multivariate analysis included: age groups (18-29 and 30-39) (ORs 2.0 (95% C.I. 1.8-2.2) and 1.3 (95% C.I.1.2-1.4), respectively), residences in urban or frontier governorates (ORs 1.6 (95% C.I. 1.5-1.8) and 1.2 (95% C.I. 1.1-1.4), respectively), housewives and self-employed people (ORs 1.3 (95% C.I. 1.2-1.4) and 1.2 (95% C.I. 1.1-1.4), respectively), married people (ORs 1.3 (95% C.I. 1.2-1.4), and primary and secondary educated (ORs 1.1 (95% C.I. 1.01-1.2) and 1.1(1.04-1.2) respectively). Vaccine hesitancy was due to fear of adverse events (17.5%), mistrust of vaccine (10.2%), concern over safety during pregnancy and lactation (6.9%), and chronic diseases (5.0%). CONCLUSIONS Survey identified lower vaccination coverage in Egypt compared to the WHO 70% target. Communication programs targeting the groups with low vaccine uptake are needed to eliminate barriers related to vaccination convenience, side effects, and safety to effectively promote vaccine uptake. Findings from the survey could contribute significantly to vaccination promotion by guiding decision-making efforts on the risky groups and preventing vaccine hesitancy.
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- Amr Kandeel
- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Ministry of Health and Population Public Health Consultant, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Community Medicine Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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Fahim M, Abu ElSood H, AbdElGawad B, Deghedy O, Naguib A, Roshdy WH, Showky S, Kamel R, Elguindy N, Abdel Fattah M, Afifi S, Kandeel A, Abdelghaffar K. Adapting an integrated acute respiratory infections sentinel surveillance to the COVID-19 pandemic requirements, Egypt, 2020-2022. Public Health Pract (Oxf) 2023; 5:100358. [PMID: 36686982 PMCID: PMC9846875 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Objectives In Egypt, an integrated surveillance for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) was established in 2016 to identify the causes of ARIs. The surveillance system includes 19 governmental hospitals. In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) requested surveillance adaptation to address the emerging challenges. This study aims to describe the experience in Egypt of adapting ARI surveillance to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods WHO case definitions were used to identify patients with ARIs. Nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs were collected for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza testing. Demographic and clinical information were obtained by interviewing patients at the hospitals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the first two outpatients daily and every fifth admitted patient were enrolled in the study. To determine the status of ARIs in Egypt during the pandemic, patient demographic, clinical and laboratory data from 2020 to 2022 were obtained and descriptive analyses were performed. Results Overall, 18,160 patients were enrolled in the study, including 7923 (43.6%) seen at outpatient clinics and 10,237 (56.4%) inpatients. Of the study participants, 6453 (35.5%) tested positive for ARIs, including 5620 (87.1%) for SARS-CoV-2, 781 (12.1%) for influenza and 52 (0.8%) for SARS-CoV-2/influenza coinfection. SARS-CoV-2 was the cause for 95.3% of admitted patients and 65.4% of outpatients. Influenza subtypes included A/H3 (55.7%), Influenza-B (29.1%) and H1/pdm09 (14.2%). Compared with influenza, SARS-CoV-2 tended to infect the elderly, in warm weather and in urban governorates, and resulted in more hospitalisations, longer hospital stays and higher case fatalities (16.3% vs 6.6%, p < 0.001). Conclusions ARI surveillance in Egypt was successfully adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic and effectively described the clinical characteristics and severity of circulating viruses. Surveillance reported the re-emergence of influenza with a severe course and high fatality. Surveillance is essential for monitoring the activity of respiratory viruses with the aim of guiding clinical management, including preventative and control measures.
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- Manal Fahim
- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, 3 Magles ElShaab Street, Kasr Alainy, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, 3 Magles ElShaab Street, Kasr Alainy, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, 3 Magles ElShaab Street, Kasr Alainy, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, 3 Magles ElShaab Street, Kasr Alainy, Cairo, Egypt,Corresponding author. Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, 3 Magles ElShaab Street, Kasr Alainy, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Elsheikh Rehan Street, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Elsheikh Rehan Street, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Elsheikh Rehan Street, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, 3 Magles ElShaab Street, Kasr Alainy, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Elsheikh Rehan Street, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, 3 Magles ElShaab Street, Kasr Alainy, Cairo, Egypt
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- Ministry of Health and Population Consultant, 3 Magles ElShaab Street, Kasr Alainy, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, 3 Magles ElShaab Street, Kasr Alainy, Cairo, Egypt
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- Ministry of Health and Population, 3 Magles ElShaab Street, Kasr Alainy, Cairo, Egypt
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Burghgraef TA, Sikkenk DJ, Crolla RMPH, Fahim M, Melenhorst J, Moumni ME, Schelling GVD, Smits AB, Stassen LPS, Verheijen PM, Consten ECJ. Assessing the learning curve of robot-assisted total mesorectal excision: a multicenter study considering procedural safety, pathological safety, and efficiency. Int J Colorectal Dis 2023; 38:9. [PMID: 36630001 PMCID: PMC9834356 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-022-04303-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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PURPOSE Evidence regarding the learning curve of robot-assisted total mesorectal excision is scarce and of low quality. Case-mix is mostly not taken into account, and learning curves are based on operative time, while preferably clinical outcomes and literature-based limits should be used. Therefore, this study aims to assess the learning curve of robot-assisted total mesorectal excision. METHODS A retrospective study was performed in four Dutch centers. The primary aim was to assess the safety of the individual and institutional learning curves using a RA-CUSUM analysis based on intraoperative complications, major postoperative complications, and compound pathological outcome (positive circumferential margin or incomplete TME specimen). The learning curve for efficiency was assessed using a LC-CUSUM analysis for operative time. Outcomes of patients before and after the learning curve were compared. RESULTS In this study, seven participating surgeons performed robot-assisted total mesorectal excisions in 531 patients. Learning curves for intraoperative complications, postoperative complications, and compound pathological outcome did not exceed predefined literature-based limits. The LC-CUSUM for operative time showed lengths of the learning curve ranging from 12 to 35 cases. Intraoperative, postoperative, and pathological outcomes did not differ between patients operated during and after the learning curve. CONCLUSION The learning curve of robot-assisted total mesorectal excision based on intraoperative complications, postoperative complications, and compound pathological outcome did not exceed predefined limits and is therefore suggested to be safe. Using operative time as a surrogate for efficiency, the learning curve is estimated to be between 12 and 35 procedures.
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- T A Burghgraef
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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Kandeel A, Fahim M, Deghedy O, Alim W, Roshdy WH, Khalifa MK, El Shesheny R, Kandeil A, Naguib A, Elguindy N, Abdel Fattah M, Afifi S, Mohsen A, Abdelghaffar K. Incidence, risk factors, and whole-genome sequence of SARs-CoV-2 and influenza virus among the Egyptian pilgrims returning from Umrah mass gathering in Saudi Arabia, April-May 2022. J Infect Public Health 2022; 15:1290-1296. [PMID: 36274370 PMCID: PMC9616792 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2022.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ramadan Umrah is the second largest Islamic pilgrimage with 2.75 million pilgrims allowed in 2022. This report presents the results of a survey among Egyptian pilgrims returning from Ramadan Umrah to monitor SARS-CoV-2 and influenza activity and identify prevalent SARS-CoV-2 variants after this mass gathering. METHODS Cross-sectional survey conducted at Cairo airport from 30th April 2022-5 th May 2022. Pilgrims were invited to participate voluntarily. After consenting, participants interviewed using questionnaire including demographics, health status, and vaccination information and asked to provide NP/OP swabs for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza testing by RT-PCR. Whole-genome sequencing performed for 29 SARS-CoV-2 isolates. Incidence calculated, descriptive data analysis performed, and SARS-CoV-2 patients were compared to negatively tested participants using chi2 and p value< 0.05. RESULTS Overall, 1003 subjects participated, their mean age 50.9 ± 13 years, 594 (59.2%) were males. Of them, 76(7.6%) tested positive including 67(6.7%) SARS-CoV-2, 7(0.7%) influenza and 2(0.2%) SARS-CoV-2/influenza coinfection. Omicron sublineage BA.2 was the prevalent variant with no difference in severity identified between BA.1 and BA.2. No difference was identified between COVID-19 incidence among receivers of different vaccine types or between fully vaccinated and booster dose receivers. CONCLUSIONS Survey indicated a low incidence of SARs-CoV-2 and influenza among Egyptian pilgrims returning from Ramadan Umrah. Patients had mild or no symptoms with no hospitalization or deaths reported. Full vaccination and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines proved equally effective. Enhancing COVID-19 and influenza vaccination before mass gatherings and close monitoring of respiratory viruses among pilgrims returning from Hajj and Umrah are crucial for outbreak early detection and mitigation.
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- Amr Kandeel
- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, 12622 Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, 12622 Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Ministry of Health and Population Consultant, Cairo, Egypt.
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- World Health Organization, Egypt Country Office, Cairo, Egypt.
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Roshdy WH, Khalifa MK, San JE, Tegally H, Wilkinson E, Showky S, Martin DP, Moir M, Naguib A, Elguindy N, Gomaa MR, Fahim M, Abu Elsood H, Mohsen A, Galal R, Hassany M, Lessells RJ, Al-Karmalawy AA, EL-Shesheny R, Kandeil AM, Ali MA, de Oliveira T. SARS-CoV-2 Genetic Diversity and Lineage Dynamics in Egypt during the First 18 Months of the Pandemic. Viruses 2022; 14:v14091878. [PMID: 36146685 PMCID: PMC9502207 DOI: 10.3390/v14091878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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COVID-19 was first diagnosed in Egypt on 14 February 2020. By the end of November 2021, over 333,840 cases and 18,832 deaths had been reported. As part of the national genomic surveillance, 1027 SARS-CoV-2 near whole-genomes were generated and published by the end of July 2021. Here we describe the genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Egypt over this period using a subset of 976 high-quality Egyptian genomes analyzed together with a representative set of global sequences within a phylogenetic framework. A single lineage, C.36, introduced early in the pandemic was responsible for most of the cases in Egypt. Furthermore, to remain dominant in the face of mounting immunity from previous infections and vaccinations, this lineage acquired several mutations known to confer an adaptive advantage. These results highlight the value of continuous genomic surveillance in regions where VOCs are not predominant and the need for enforcement of public health measures to prevent expansion of the existing lineages.
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- Wael H. Roshdy
- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt
- Correspondence: (W.H.R.); (T.d.O.)
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- KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
- Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI), School of Data Science and Computational Thinking, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
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- KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
- Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI), School of Data Science and Computational Thinking, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt
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- Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town 7700, South Africa
- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa (CIDRI-Africa), University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town 7700, South Africa
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- Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI), School of Data Science and Computational Thinking, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- World Health Organization, Egypt Country Office, Cairo 12622, Egypt
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- Public Health Initiative, Cairo 11613, Egypt
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- National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt
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- KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University-Egypt, New Damietta 34518, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Centre of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
- Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI), School of Data Science and Computational Thinking, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- Correspondence: (W.H.R.); (T.d.O.)
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Roshdy WH, Kandeil A, El-Shesheny R, Khalifa MK, Al-Karmalawy AA, Showky S, Naguib A, Elguindy N, Fahim M, Abu Elsood H, El Taweel A, Salamony A, Mohsen A, Kayali G, Ali MA, Kandeel A. Insight into Genetic Characteristics of Identified SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Egypt from March 2020 to May 2021. Pathogens 2022; 11:pathogens11080834. [PMID: 35894057 PMCID: PMC9330621 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11080834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first detected in Egypt in February 2020. Data about the prevalence rates of the SARS-CoV-2 lineages are relatively scarce. To understand the genetic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 in Egypt during several waves of the pandemic, we analyzed sequences of 1256 Egyptian SARS-CoV-2 full genomes from March 2020 to May 2021. From one wave to the next, dominant strains have been observed to be replaced by other dominant strains. We detected an emerging lineage of SARS-CoV-2 in Egypt that shares mutations with the variant of concern (VOC). The neutralizing capacity of sera collected from cases infected with C.36.3 against dominant strains detected in Egypt showed a higher cross reactivity of sera with C.36.3 compared to other strains. Using in silico tools, mutations in the spike of SARS-CoV-2 induced a difference in binding affinity to the viral receptor. The C.36 lineage is the most dominant SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Egypt, and the heterotrophic antigenicity of SARS-CoV-2 variants is asymmetric. These results highlight the value of genetic and antigenic analyses of circulating strains in regions where published sequences are limited.
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- Wael H. Roshdy
- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt; (M.K.K.); (S.S.); (A.N.); (N.E.); (A.S.)
- Correspondence: (W.H.R.); (M.A.A.)
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- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt; (A.K.); (R.E.-S.); (A.E.T.)
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- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt; (A.K.); (R.E.-S.); (A.E.T.)
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt; (M.K.K.); (S.S.); (A.N.); (N.E.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Horus University-Egypt, New Damietta 34518, Egypt;
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt; (M.K.K.); (S.S.); (A.N.); (N.E.); (A.S.)
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt; (M.K.K.); (S.S.); (A.N.); (N.E.); (A.S.)
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt; (M.K.K.); (S.S.); (A.N.); (N.E.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt; (M.F.); (H.A.E.)
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- Department of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt; (M.F.); (H.A.E.)
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- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt; (A.K.); (R.E.-S.); (A.E.T.)
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt; (M.K.K.); (S.S.); (A.N.); (N.E.); (A.S.)
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- Egypt Country Office, World Health Organization, Cairo 11613, Egypt;
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- Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, National Research Centre, Giza 12622, Egypt; (A.K.); (R.E.-S.); (A.E.T.)
- Correspondence: (W.H.R.); (M.A.A.)
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo 11613, Egypt;
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Hassan H, Abo ElSood H, Abd ElGawad B, Kamel R, Fahim M, El Shourbagy S, Showky S, Mohsen A, Afifi S, Eid A. The value of contact tracing and isolation in mitigation of COVID-19 epidemic: findings from outbreak investigation of COVID-19 onboard Nile Cruise Ship, Egypt, March 2020. BMJ Glob Health 2022; 7:bmjgh-2022-008681. [PMID: 35840167 PMCID: PMC9295195 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-008681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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WHO informed Egypt health authorities of individuals of different nationalities who proved positive for COVID-19 after returning from Egypt. Patients were among touristic group who visited Cairo and spent 1-week onboard Nile cruise ship. Investigation performed to confirm outbreak, detect source, and implement containment measures. Active case finding and contact tracing performed among contacts of the index cases and their contacts. Contacts defined as anyone within 6 feet from confirmed or suspected COVID-19 case for ≥15 min. Overall, 331 contacts, including 201 ship boarders and 130 hotel guests, were listed and interviewed using semistructured questionnaire and tested for COVID-19 by PCR. Among them, 136 (41.1%) were close contacts of index cases and 195 (58.9%) contacted secondary cases. Their mean age was 34.6±11.5 years, 251 (75.8%) were males and 126 (38.1%) non-Egyptians. Of them, 67 (20.2%) tested positive for COVID-19, including 57 (28.4%) ship boarders and 10 (7.7%) hotel guests. Per cent positive was significantly higher in: contacts of index cases, Egyptians, ship boarders and in males than corresponding categories (35.3% vs 9.7%, 22.9% vs 15.9%, 27.4% vs 7.7%, 24.7% vs 6.3%), respectively. Of all positive cases, 40 (59.7%) were asymptomatic where ship boarders, non-Egyptians, >50 years old and females were more likely to be asymptomatic than corresponding categories (85.0 vs 48.9%, 72.7 vs 54.5%, 100.0 vs 56.5%), respectively. COVID-19 patients among group of tourists triggered an outbreak onboard Nile ship and hotel in Egypt. Outbreak quickly contained through lab testing, case isolation, strict infection control measures and contact tracing which proved effective in reducing COVID-19 transmission early in pandemic.
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- Hossam Hassan
- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Communicable Diseases Control, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Egypt Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Egypt Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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Burghgraef TA, Crolla RMPH, Fahim M, van der Schelling G, Smits AB, Stassen LPS, Melenhorst J, Verheijen PM, Consten ECJ. Local recurrence of robot-assisted total mesorectal excision: a multicentre cohort study evaluating the initial cases. Int J Colorectal Dis 2022; 37:1635-1645. [PMID: 35708836 PMCID: PMC9262776 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-022-04199-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Evidence regarding local recurrence rates in the initial cases after implementation of robot-assisted total mesorectal excision is limited. This study aims to describe local recurrence rates in four large Dutch centres during their initial cases. METHODS Four large Dutch centres started with the implementation of robot-assisted total mesorectal excision in respectively 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016. Patients who underwent robot-assisted total mesorectal excision with curative intent in an elective setting for rectal carcinoma defined according to the sigmoid take-off were included. Overall survival, disease-free survival, systemic recurrence, and local recurrence were assessed at 3 years postoperatively. Subsequently, outcomes between the initial 10 cases, cases 11-40, and the subsequent cases per surgeon were compared using Cox regression analysis. RESULTS In total, 531 patients were included. Median follow-up time was 32 months (IQR: 19-50]. During the initial 10 cases, overall survival was 89.5%, disease-free survival was 73.1%, and local recurrence was 4.9%. During cases 11-40, this was 87.7%, 74.1%, and 6.6% respectively. Multivariable Cox regression did not reveal differences in local recurrence between the different case groups. CONCLUSION Local recurrence rate during the initial phases of implantation of robot-assisted total mesorectal procedures is low. Implementation of the robot-assisted technique can safely be performed, without additional cases of local recurrence during the initial cases, if performed by surgeons experienced in laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery.
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- T. A. Burghgraef
- grid.4494.d0000 0000 9558 4598Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands ,grid.414725.10000 0004 0368 8146Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Centre, Maatweg 3, 3813 TZ Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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- grid.413711.10000 0004 4687 1426Department of Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands
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- grid.415960.f0000 0004 0622 1269Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- grid.413711.10000 0004 4687 1426Department of Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands
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- grid.415960.f0000 0004 0622 1269Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- grid.412966.e0000 0004 0480 1382Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- grid.412966.e0000 0004 0480 1382Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- grid.414725.10000 0004 0368 8146Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Centre, Maatweg 3, 3813 TZ Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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- grid.4494.d0000 0000 9558 4598Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands ,grid.414725.10000 0004 0368 8146Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Centre, Maatweg 3, 3813 TZ Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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Palamuthusingam D, Singh A, Palamuthusingam P, Hawley CM, Pascoe EM, Johnson DW, Fahim M. Postoperative outcomes after bariatric surgery in patients on chronic dialysis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Res Clin Pract 2021; 15:473-484. [PMID: 34233859 DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2021.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obesity is a barrier to kidney transplantation for patients with kidney failure. Consequently, bariatric surgery is often considered as a bridge to transplantation, even though its risks and benefits are poorly characterised in the dialysis population. METHODS Systematic searches of observational studies indexed in Embase, MEDLINE and CENTRAL till April 2020 were performed to identify relevant studies. Risk of bias was assessed by the Newcastle Ottawa Scale and quality of evidence was summarised in accordance with GRADE methodology. Random effects meta-analyses were performed to obtain summary odds ratios for postoperative outcomes. RESULTS Four cohort studies involving 4196 chronic dialysis and 732,204 non-dialysis patients undergoing bariatric surgery were included. Sleeve gastrectomy (61%), and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (29%) were the most common procedures performed. Absolute rates of adverse events were low, but the odds of postoperative mortality (0.4-0.5% vs. 0.1%; odds ratio [OR] 4.7, 95%CI 2.2-9.9), and myocardial infarction (0.0-0.5% vs. 0.1%, OR 3.4, 95% CI 2.0-5.9) were higher in dialysis compared to non-dialysis patients. Patients on dialysis also had more than 2-fold increased odds of returning to theatre and having a readmission. Rates of kidney transplant wait-listing among dialysis patients was 59%, with 28% of all patients eventually receiving a kidney transplant. CONCLUSION Patients receiving chronic dialysis have substantially increased odds of postoperative mortality and myocardial infarction following bariatric surgery compared with patient who do not have kidney failure. It is uncertain whether bariatric surgery improves the likelihood of kidney transplantation, with mid- to long-term outcomes being poorly described.
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- D Palamuthusingam
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia; School of Medicine, Griffith University, Mount Gravatt, Queensland 4122, Australia.
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- Department of Surgery, Townsville University Hospital, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas, Queensland 4814, Australia.
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- Department of Surgery, Townsville University Hospital, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas, Queensland 4814, Australia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia; Metro South and Ipswich Nephrology and Transplant Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia.
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- Centre for Health Services Research, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia; Metro South and Ipswich Nephrology and Transplant Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia; Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia; Metro South and Ipswich Nephrology and Transplant Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia; Metro North Health Service, Queensland Health, Butterfield Street, Herston, Queensland 4029, Australia.
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Fahim M, Dijksman LM, Derksen WJM, Bloemen JG, Biesma DH, Smits AB. Prospective multicentre study of a new bowel obstruction treatment in colorectal surgery: Reduced morbidity and mortality. Eur J Surg Oncol 2021; 47:2414-2420. [PMID: 34023165 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Bowel obstruction patients are at increased risk of emergency surgery and have poor nutritional and physical conditions. These patients could benefit from prehabilitation and prevention of emergency surgery. This study assessed the effect of a multimodal obstruction treatment for bowel obstruction patients in colorectal surgery on the risk of emergency surgery and postoperative morbidity and mortality. MATERIALS AND METHODS This multicenter observational cohort study included all consecutive bowel obstruction patients who received obstruction treatment (obstruction protocol) in the period 2019-2020 in two Dutch hospitals. Benign and malignant causes of bowel obstruction were included. Treatment consisted of 1. dietary adjustments, 2. postponing surgery for three weeks, 3. laxatives, and 4. prehabilitation. We compared emergency surgery and postoperative morbidity and mortality rates to known rates from the literature. RESULTS Eighty-nine patients were included: obstruction treatment was successful in 77 patients (87%) who underwent elective surgery and unsuccessful in 12 patients (13%) who underwent emergency surgery. Sixty-six (74%) had colorectal cancer, and 22 (25%) had benign disease. Thirty-day mortality of 0% in our study was significantly lower than the national average of 4% in colorectal cancer patients in the Netherlands (p = 0.049). Anastomotic leakage rate was 3%, severe complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥ III) 8%, and bowel perforation 0%. These rates did not differ significantly from rates reported in literature. CONCLUSION The obstruction treatment prevented emergency surgery in most patients with bowel obstruction and reduced postoperative morbidity and mortality. The obstruction treatment seems to be a safe and efficient alternative to emergency surgery.
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- M Fahim
- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, 3435, CM, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands; Department of Value-Based Healthcare, St. Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, 3435, CM, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Value-Based Healthcare, St. Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, 3435, CM, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, 3435, CM, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623, EJ Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, 3435, CM, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands; Department of Value-Based Healthcare, St. Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, 3435, CM, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, 3435, CM, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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Fahim M, AbdElGawad B, Hassan H, Naguib A, Ahmed E, Afifi S, Abu ElSood H, Mohsen A. Epidemiology and outcome of influenza-associated infections among hospitalized patients with acute respiratory infections, Egypt national surveillance system, 2016-2019. Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2021; 15:589-598. [PMID: 33960675 PMCID: PMC8404058 DOI: 10.1111/irv.12867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Introduction Egypt has established different types of surveillance systems to monitor influenza activities, early detect outbreaks, and tailor efficient prevention and control strategies. This is the first study to describe epidemiology and outcome of influenza‐associated infections among hospitalized patients using the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) data, 2016‐2019. Methods Data reported from 284 hospitals all over Egypt were extracted from the NEDSS. Data of hospitalized patients with Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI), 2016‐2019, were included in the analysis. Laboratory testing for influenza by RT‐PCR according to US CDC testing protocol was used to confirm influenza type and subtype. Results Overall 46 417 patients hospitalized with ARI were identified, their mean age was 30.9 ± 26 and 52.9% were males. Among 41 512 (89.4%) laboratory‐tested patients, 7167 (17.3%) were positive for one or more types of influenza viruses. Influenza viruses circulated in all ages and throughout the year, with higher rates in winter, late childhood, and middle ages. Mortality from influenza was significantly higher than other causes of ARIs (5.0% vs 3.8%, P < .001), and it was associated with older ages, December‐May, delay in hospital admission, residence in urban and frontier governorates and infection with A/H1N1 virus. The distribution of influenza subtype by time shows alternate pattern between A/H1N1 and H3N2, each subtype peaks every other year with a high peak of A/H1N1 in 2016. Conclusions The national Egyptian surveillance succeeded to describe the epidemiology of hospitalized patients with ARIs and influenza in Egypt over time. Surveillance with strain‐specific laboratory testing and annual assessment of associated severity might be useful to guide influenza prevention and control strategies including vaccination and case management.
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- Manal Fahim
- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Ministry of Health and Population Consultant, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Egypt Country Office, World Health Organization, Cairo, Egypt
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Abu El Sood H, Abu Kamer SA, Kamel R, Magdy H, Osman FS, Fahim M, Mohsen A, AbdelFatah M, Hassany M, Afifi S, Eid A. The Impact of Implementing the Egypt Pandemic Preparedness Plan for Acute Respiratory Infections in Combating the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic, February-July 2020: Viewpoint. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2021; 7:e27412. [PMID: 33830932 PMCID: PMC8108937 DOI: 10.2196/27412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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This article briefly describes Egypt’s acute respiratory infection (ARI) epidemic preparedness and containment plan and illustrates the impact of implementation of the plan on combating the early stage of the COVID-19 epidemic in Egypt. Pillars of the plan include crisis management, enhancing surveillance systems and contact tracing, case and hospital management, raising community awareness, and quarantine and entry points. To identify the impact of the implementation of the plan on epidemic mitigation, a literature review was performed of studies published from Egypt in the early stage of the pandemic. In addition, data for patients with COVID-19 from February to July 2020 were obtained from the National Egyptian Surveillance system and studied to describe the situation in the early stage of the epidemic in Egypt. The lessons learned indicated that the single most important key to success in early-stage epidemic containment is the commitment of all partners to a predeveloped and agreed-upon preparedness plan. This information could be useful for other countries in the region and worldwide in mitigating future anticipated ARI epidemics and pandemics. Postepidemic evaluation is needed to better assess Egypt’s national response to the COVID-19 epidemic.
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- Hanaa Abu El Sood
- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Egypt Country Office, World Health Organization, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Administration of Preventive Affairs, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Population, Vairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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Fahim M, Ghonim HAES, Roshdy WH, Naguib A, Elguindy N, AbdelFatah M, Hassany M, Mohsen A, Afifi S, Eid A. Coinfection With SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A(H1N1) in a Patient Seen at an Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Site in Egypt: Case Report. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2021; 7:e27433. [PMID: 33784634 PMCID: PMC8081026 DOI: 10.2196/27433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Sentinel surveillance of influenza-like illness (ILI) in Egypt started in 2000 at 8 sentinel sites geographically distributed all over the country. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 was added to the panel of viral testing by polymerase chain reaction for the first 2 patients with ILI seen at one of the sentinel sites. We report the first SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A(H1N1) virus co-infection with mild symptoms detected through routine ILI surveillance in Egypt. Objective This report aims to describe how the case was identified and the demographic and clinical characteristics and outcomes of the patient. Methods The case was identified by Central Public Health Laboratory staff, who contacted the ILI sentinel surveillance officer at the Ministry of Health. The case patient was contacted through a telephone call. Detailed information about the patient’s clinical picture, course of disease, and outcome was obtained. The contacts of the patient were investigated for acute respiratory symptoms, disease confirmation, and outcomes. Results Among 510 specimens collected from patients with ILI symptoms from October 2019 to August 2020, 61 (12.0%) were COVID-19–positive and 29 (5.7%) tested positive for influenza, including 15 (51.7%) A(H1N1), 11 (38.0%) A(H3N2), and 3 (10.3%) influenza B specimens. A 21-year-old woman was confirmed to have SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A(H1N1) virus coinfection. She had a high fever of 40.2 °C and mild respiratory symptoms that resolved within 2 days with symptomatic treatment. All five of her family contacts had mild respiratory symptoms 2-3 days after exposure to the confirmed case, and their symptoms resolved without treatment or investigation. Conclusions This case highlights the possible occurrence of SARS-CoV-2/influenza A(H1N1) coinfection in younger and healthy people, who may resolve the infection rapidly. We emphasize the usefulness of the surveillance system for detection of viral causative agents of ILI and recommend broadening of the testing panel, especially if it can guide case management.
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- Manal Fahim
- Department of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Public Health Laboratory, Cairo, Egypt
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- World Health Organization, Egypt Country Office, Cairo, Egypt
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Rowlinson E, Peters L, Mansour A, Mansour H, Azazzy N, Said M, Samy S, Abbas E, Abu Elsood H, Fahim M, Eid A, Reaves E, Van Beneden C, Hamid S, Olsen S, Fitzner J, Dueger E. Comparison of common acute respiratory infection case definitions for identification of hospitalized influenza cases at a population-based surveillance site in Egypt. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248563. [PMID: 33765010 PMCID: PMC7993808 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Multiple case definitions are used to identify hospitalized patients with community-acquired acute respiratory infections (ARI). We evaluated several commonly used hospitalized ARI case definitions to identify influenza cases. Methods The study included all patients from a population-based surveillance site in Damanhour, Egypt hospitalized for a broad set of criteria consistent with community acquired ARIs. Naso- and oropharyngeal (NP/OP) swabs were tested for influenza using RT-PCR. Sensitivity, specificity and PPV for influenza identification was compared between the 2014 WHO Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) definition (fever ≥38°C and cough with onset within 10 days), the 2011 WHO SARI definition (fever ≥38°C and cough with onset within 7 days), the 2006 PAHO SARI definition, the International Emerging Infections Program (IEIP) pneumonia case definition, and the International Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) case definitions for moderate and severe pneumonia. Results From June 2009-December 2012, 5768 NP/OP swabs were obtained from 6113 hospitalized ARI patients; 799 (13.9%) were influenza positive. The 2014 WHO SARI case definition captured the greatest number of ARI patients, influenza positive patients and ARI deaths compared to the other case definitions examined. Sensitivity for influenza detection was highest for the 2014 WHO SARI definition with 88.6%, compared to the 2011 WHO SARI (78.2%) the 2006 PAHO SARI (15.8%) the IEIP pneumonia (61.0%) and the IMCI moderate and severe pneumonia (33.8% and 38.9%) case definitions (IMCI applies to <5 only). Conclusions Our results support use of the 2014 WHO SARI definition for identifying influenza positive hospitalized SARI cases as it captures the highest proportion of ARI deaths and influenza positive cases. Routine use of this case definition for hospital-based surveillance will provide a solid, globally comparable foundation on which to build needed response efforts for novel pandemic viruses.
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- Emily Rowlinson
- U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-3, Cairo, Egypt
- * E-mail: (ER); (ED)
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- U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-3, Cairo, Egypt
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- U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-3, Cairo, Egypt
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- U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-3, Cairo, Egypt
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- Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-3, Cairo, Egypt
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- Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-3, Cairo, Egypt
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- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit-3, Cairo, Egypt
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Sanofi Pasteur, Medical Evidence Generation, Lyon, France
- * E-mail: (ER); (ED)
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Fahim M, Dijksman LM, van der Nat P, Derksen WJM, Biesma DH, Smits AB. Increased long-term mortality after emergency colon resections. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:1941-1948. [PMID: 32627889 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIM Emergency surgery is a known predictor for 30-day mortality. However, its relationship with long-term mortality is still a matter of debate. The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of emergency surgery compared with elective surgery on long-term survival. METHOD Data from the Dutch Colorectal Audit and the Dutch Cancer Centre registry of a large nonacademic teaching hospital were used to analyse outcomes of patients who underwent surgery for colon cancer from 2009 until 2017. Univariable and multivariable Cox regression were used to assess the effect of emergency surgery on long-term mortality with adjustment for patient, tumour and treatment characteristics. RESULTS A total of 1139 patients with a median follow-up of 40 months (interquartile range 23-65 months) were included. Emergency surgery was performed in 158 patients (14%). The 5-year survival after emergency surgery was 46% compared with 72% after elective surgery. After adjusting for baseline differences there was an independent and significant association between emergency surgery and increased long-term mortality (hazard ratio 1.79, 95% CI 1.28-2.51, P = 0.001). CONCLUSION Emergency surgery for colon cancer seems to lead to a significantly increased risk of long-term mortality compared with elective surgery. Detection and treatment of early symptoms that can lead to emergency surgery might be the way forward.
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- M Fahim
- Department of Value Based Healthcare, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.,Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Value Based Healthcare, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Value Based Healthcare, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.,Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Scientific Centre for Quality of Healthcare (IQ Healthcare), Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Value Based Healthcare, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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Gupta C, Bubber P, Fahim M, Saidullah B, Omanwar S. Adiponectin in onset and progression of T2DM with cardiac dysfunction in rats. Hum Exp Toxicol 2020; 39:1463-1474. [DOI: 10.1177/0960327120927446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients have low level of adiponectin, however, till now the role of adiponectin in progression of ‘T2DM with cardiac dysfunction’ in animal model has not been characterized. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to develop and characterize T2DM animal model with cardiac dysfunction and to study the role of cardiac adiponectin expression in cardiac dysfunction. For this, Wistar rats (M/F) were fed a high-fat diet for different time periods: 3, 4 and 5 weeks and given a single, low-dose streptozotocin (25mg/kg), intraperitoneal injection 1 week prior to the experiments. Rats in T2DM group (3 weeks) developed hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidaemia, oxidative stress with normoinsulinaemia and mild cardiac dysfunction suggesting onset of T2DM with cardiac dysfunction. Extended high-fat feeding, that is, 4 and 5 weeks induced insulin resistance accompanied with cardiac hypertrophy, cardiac dysfunction and reduced baroreflex sensitivity indicating development of T2DM with cardiac dysfunction. Cardiac adiponectin expression did not change in rats of T2DM group (3 weeks), however, it significantly decreased in rats of two T2DM groups (4 and 5 weeks) along with increased intracellular adhesion molecule-1 levels. Thus, the present study for the first time indicates that in the present T2DM animal model, as T2DM progresses cardiac adiponectin expression also decreases which might be the precipitating factor for cardiac hypertrophy and decrease in baroreflex sensitivity, which induces cardiac dysfunction.
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- School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India
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- School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Physiology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India
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- School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India
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Hayes K, Panaccio M, Zhou H, Fahim M. AB1166 DETERMINANTS OF REPOSITORY CORTICOTROPIN INJECTION TREATMENT INITIATION FOR PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN A LARGE CLAIMS DATABASE. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.2329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:The treatment goal in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is sustained remission and prevention of RA flares [1]. While targeted biologics have improved disease outcomes, almost one-third of patients (pts) discontinue treatment by 1 year and 50% by 2 years, with lack of efficacy as the most common reason [2]. Repository corticotropin injection (RCI) is a naturally sourced complex mixture of adrenocorticotropic hormone analogues and other pituitary peptides and is an agonist for all 5 melanocortin receptors (MCRs). Activation of MCRs by RCI has been shown to have direct and indirect anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. RCI is indicated for adjunctive therapy for short-term administration in RA flares or uncontrolled disease [3].Objectives:To characterize RA pts that initiate RCI therapy and identify predictors of RCI initiation, compared to biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).Methods:This retrospective cohort study identified pts with ICD-9/10 diagnosis for RA over an 11-year period (2008-2018) in a large claims database (Truven MarketScan®). Adults with ≥1 claim for RCI (RCI cohort) or ≥1 RA-related biologic claim but no RCI (non-RCI cohort) were selected and characterized by demographics, disease severity (Claims-based Index for RA Severity, CIRAS), comorbidities (Charlson Comorbidity Index, CCI), treatment patterns, and healthcare resource utilization in the 12-month baseline (BL) period prior to their index date (i.e., the 1stRCI claim or last claim for biologic for non-RCI cohort). Predictors of RCI initiation were identified by multivariable logistic regression, controlling for demographics and BL characteristics.Results:A total of 393 pts initiated RCI therapy while 188,062 initiated biologic treatment with no RCI claims. At BL, cohorts were similar with respect to mean age (~56 years), gender (76-79% female), and insurance type (79-80% commercial). Cohorts differed by region, plan type, and index year. Compared to non-RCI patients, the RCI cohort had significantly higher CCI and CIRAS scores; higher use of traditional DMARDs (65.6% vs. 61.9%), corticosteroids (CS, 91.3% vs 68.8%), prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, 66.9% vs 58.5%), and opioids (67.7% vs 47.5%), but lower biologic use (45.8% vs. 87.7%) (all p<0.05). RCI pts had significantly higher mean number of inpatient, emergency room, office, and outpatient visits (all p<0.05).RCI therapy initiation was most significantly impacted by treatment patterns, including number of DMARDs, CS, and opioids tried in the previous year (Figure 1). Corticosteroid use was the strongest predictor of RCI initiation, especially extended use at any dose (OR≥2.6) and extended use of the highest doses (>15 mg/day, OR=8.5), present in 21% of the RCI cohort (Figure 1). Drug benefit generosity (proportion of out-of-pocket costs) was also associated with RCI initiation in any plan qualified as better than “below average” (OR=2.1-2.9). Anemia, renal disease, and Sjogren’s syndrome were also associated with higher odds of RCI initiation (OR=1.4-2.1).Conclusion:RA pts initiating RCI therapy were prescribed a greater number of traditional DMARDs, CS, and opioids in the previous 12 months compared to non-RCI pts, and have evidence of more severe disease and comorbidities. Extended and high dose CS use were the factors most associated with RCI initiation.References:[1]Smolen JS, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017;76:960–977[2]Strand V, et al.. Rheumatol Ther. 2017;4(2):489-502.[3]Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection; perscribing information). Mallinckrodt ARD LLC, Bedminster, NJ 07921 USA. 2019.Disclosure of Interests:Kyle Hayes Employee of: Mallinckrodt ARD, LLC, Mary Panaccio Employee of: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Huanxue Zhou Consultant of: I am full time employee in KMK Consulting Inc. and providing consulting service to Mallinckrodt, Mohammed Fahim Consultant of: I am full time employee in KMK Consulting Inc. and providing consulting service to Mallinckrodt
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Fahim M, Visser RA, Dijksman LM, Biesma DH, Noordzij PG, Smits AB. Routine postoperative intensive care unit admission after colorectal cancer surgery for the elderly patient reduces postoperative morbidity and mortality. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:408-415. [PMID: 31696590 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Older colorectal cancer (CRC) patients are at increased risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Routine postoperative overnight intensive care unit (ICU) admission might reduce this risk. This study aimed to examine the effect of routine overnight ICU admission after CRC surgery on postoperative adverse outcomes and costs in patients aged 80 years or older. METHODS Patients aged 80 years or older who underwent CRC surgery in our centre were included in this observational cohort study. All patients in the period 2014-2017 with routine overnight ICU admission were assigned to the ICU cohort; all patients in the period 2009-2013 were assigned to the non-ICU cohort. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to compare the primary composite end-point (30-day mortality, serious complications and readmission) between the groups. Cost data from the literature were used to perform a cost analysis. RESULTS A total of 242 patients were included, 125 in the ICU cohort and 117 in the non-ICU cohort. Routine overnight ICU admission was associated with a reduced risk of the composite end-point (OR 0.44, 95% CI 0.22-0.87, P = 0.02) after adjusting for important confounders. In the ICU cohort 28% of patients experienced ICU events requiring intervention; this was not associated with postoperative morbidity or mortality. The 9% reduction in the incidence of serious complications in the ICU cohort is sufficient to offset the additional costs of routine overnight ICU admission. CONCLUSION Routine overnight ICU admission after CRC surgery in patients aged 80 years and older is associated with reduced risk of postoperative mortality and morbidity and seems to be cost-effective.
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- M Fahim
- Department of Value Based Healthcare, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.,Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Value Based Healthcare, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Value Based Healthcare, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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Fahim M, Refaey S, Mohsen A, Kandeel A. Estimating mortality associated with acute respiratory illness and the role of influenza in Egypt using National Disease Surveillance System data, 2016-2017. J Infect Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Fahim M, Dijksman L, van Kessel C, Smeeing D, Braaksma A, Derksen W, Smits A. Promising results of a new treatment in patients with bowel obstruction in colorectal surgery. Eur J Surg Oncol 2020; 46:415-419. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Elhakim M, Hafiz Rasooly M, Fahim M, Sheikh Ali S, Haddad N, Cherkaoui I, Hjaija D, Nadeem S, Assiri A, Aljifri A, Elkholy A, Barakat A, Shrestha B, Abubakar A, Malik SMMR. Epidemiology of severe cases of influenza and other acute respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, July 2016 to June 2018. J Infect Public Health 2020; 13:423-429. [PMID: 31281105 PMCID: PMC7102678 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Influenza surveillance systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region have been strengthened in the past few years and 16 of the 19 countries in the Region with functional influenza surveillance systems report their influenza data to the EMFLU Network. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of circulating influenza viruses, causing SARI, and reported to the EMFLU during July 2016 to June 2018. METHODS Data included in this study were collected by 15 countries of the Region from 110 SARI sentinel surveillance sites over two influenza seasons. RESULTS A total of 40,917 cases of SARI were included in the study. Most cases [20,551 (50.2%)] were less than 5years of age. Influenza virus was detected in 3995 patients, 2849 (11.8%) were influenza A and 1146 (4.8%) were influenza B. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 was the predominant circulating subtype with 1666 cases (58.5%). Other than influenza, respiratory syncytial virus was the most common respiratory infection circulating, with 277 cases (35.9%). CONCLUSION Influenza viruses cause a high number of severe respiratory infections in EMR. It is crucial for the countries to continue improving their influenza surveillance capacity in order detect any unusual influenza activity or new strain that may cause a pandemic.
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- Mohamed Elhakim
- Infectious Hazard Management Unit, Department of Health Emergencies, World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Surveillance/National Influenza Coordinator, EHIS DG, Surveillance Department, Ministry of Public Health, Kabul, Afghanistan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Data Analysis Division, Influenza Surveillance Focal Point, Communicable Diseases Directorate, Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan
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- Epidemiological Surveillance Program, Ministry of Public Health, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Influenza Surveillance Focal Point, Directorate of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Rabat, Morocco
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- Palestinian Ministry of Health, Ramallah, occupied Palestinian territory
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- Public Health Department, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, Qatar
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- Influenza Surveillance Focal Point, Adult Infectious Disease Consultant, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Infectious Hazard Management Unit, Department of Health Emergencies, World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
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- Infectious Hazard Management Unit, Department of Health Emergencies, World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
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- Infectious Hazard Management Unit, Department of Health Emergencies, World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
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- Infectious Hazard Management Unit, Department of Health Emergencies, World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
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- Infectious Hazard Management Unit, Department of Health Emergencies, World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
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Ketelaers SHJ, Fahim M, Rutten HJT, Smits AB, Orsini RG. When and how should surgery be performed in senior colorectal cancer patients? Eur J Surg Oncol 2020; 46:326-332. [PMID: 31955993 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Older studies reported high rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality in the senior population, which lead to a tendency to withhold curative surgery in the older population. However, more recent studies showed impressing developments in postoperative outcomes in seniors. Probably, these improvements are due to enhancements in both surgical and non-surgical aspects in the pre-, peri- and postoperative period, such as minimally invasive techniques and anesthesiological insights. The postoperative survival gap seen earlier between younger and older patients is fading. For optimal treatment in the older population, special awareness and care on several aspects is needed. As only a minority of the seniors are frail, a quick frailty assessment is crucial to distinguish the fit from the frail in the decision-making process. In addition, it could be valuable to improve the lacks in physical condition in the preoperative period with the use of prehabilitation programs. Furthermore, it is important to evolve an emergency to an elective setting by postponing emergency surgery to prevent any high-risk situation. In conclusion, based on modern insights, surgery is a valid option in the curative treatment of colorectal cancer in seniors, however individual attention and care is required.
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands; GROW: School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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Allal L, Mahrous H, Saad A, Refaei S, Attia M, Mahrous I, Fahim M, Elfadaly S, Abdelnabi A. From Four-Way Linking to a One Health Platform in Egypt: institutionalisation of a multidisciplinary and multisectoral One Health system. REV SCI TECH OIE 2019; 38:261-270. [PMID: 31564724 DOI: 10.20506/rst.38.1.2958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The convergence of humans, animals and our shared environment results in a dynamic in which the health of each group is inextricably linked. Taking into account the fact that the majority of emerging pathogens (e.g. highly pathogenic avian influenza [HPAI], severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Nipah virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) are zoonotic diseases, Egypt has established a national One Health coordination mechanism. The primary purpose of this mechanism is to provide a comprehensive, strategic approach to concurrent and future health challenges that are facing public and animal heath, including environmental impacts. In this way, the public health, animal health and environment sectors can improve disease mitigation measures, develop stronger and more stable public and animal health services, promote effective national communication strategies and improve One Health collaboration among all relevant sectors. In Egypt, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) currently assist in hosting the country's Four-Way Linking Task Force with the participation of the convening Ministries (Ministry of Health and Population, Ministry of Environment, and Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation [MOALR] - through the General Organisation for Veterinary Services and the MOALR's laboratories). In the context of the Emerging Pandemic Threats 2 Program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), FAO plans to assist Egypt in establishing a robust, multidisciplinary and multisectoral One Health system. This system is based on the solid foundation of the Four-Way Linking Platform, which combines information from four functional streams - epidemiology, laboratories, and animal and human health. Egypt's platform will involve all sectors concerned with HPAI control and combine all stakeholders in an integrated, holistic approach to improve the detection of, response to and control of any threats at the human- animal-environment interface in Egypt.
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Al Ashry A, Esmail Y, Fahim M, Adel W, Fiky A. P1478Pilot study to predict future cardio-vascular events by novel 3D-echocardiography global area strain in STEMI patients managed by primary PCI. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is an ideal modality for accurate assessment of myocardial deformation, the Novel 4D-Global Area strain (GAS) is a very sensitive parameter in detection of subtle changes involving the myocardium as it encompasses both global longitudinal and global circumferential strains.
Objectives
To investigate the predictive value of four dimensional (4D) strain echocardiography for major adverse cardio-vascular events (MACE) in ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) after successful reperfusion by primary PCI.
Methods
One hundred seventy one patients who underwent successful primary PCI were enrolled and properly examined by 2D and 4D echocardiography with 4D strain parameters evaluation then followed up all-over a year for the occurrence of Major adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE).
Results
Thirty two MACE were recorded in 170 patients who completed the follow-up period for one year, compared with those without MACE, patients with MACE had PTCA done during the index Primary PCI intervention, had multi-vessel CAD affection, higher LVEDD, higher LVESD, lower 2D- LVEF, higher WMSI, higher baseline HR, higher EDV and ESV, lower 3D- LVEF, higher 3D-GLS, 3D-GCS and 3D-GAS with lower 3D-GRS, all with p-values <0.005. Multi-variant logistic regression analysis showed that GAS was the most powerful predictor for MACE among our study population with the best cut-off value of 3D-GAS >−17, with p-value of (0.008) OR (20.668), CI (2.227–191.827) with relative risk of adverse events of 18.205 (95% CI 6.976–47.506, P value <0.001).
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Our data supports the superiority of 4D strain echocardiography parameters specially GAS for prediction of adverse clinical events among patients managed by successful primary PCI.
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- A Al Ashry
- Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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Dhyani N, Saidullah B, Fahim M, Omanwar S. Fenofibrate ameliorates neural, mechanical, chemical, and electrical alterations in the murine model of heart failure. Hum Exp Toxicol 2019; 38:1183-1194. [PMID: 31256679 DOI: 10.1177/0960327119860173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospitalization across the world and is known to cause ill-health and heavy economic losses. In the present study, a rat model of isoproterenol (ISO, 85 mg/kg subcutaneously for two subsequent days) induced HF was developed. ISO induces HF by its direct effect, that is, rise in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (mechanical) and indirectly by altering the baroreflex (neural), electrocardiography (electrical), and development of oxidative stress and hyperlipidemia (chemical). Fenofibrate, a hypolipidemic drug, which ameliorates myocardial energy metabolism was seen to improve the both ISO-induced oxidative stress and lipid profile and consequently improved Baroreflex Sensitivity (BRS), partial ventricular functions, and cardiac hypertrophy. Therefore, our result suggests that fenofibrate treatment protected the heart by alleviating the ISO-induced effects, that is, neural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical alterations.
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- N Dhyani
- 1 Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India
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- 1 Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India
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- 2 Department of Physiology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- 1 Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India
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AbdElGawad B, Vega T, El Houssinie M, Mohsen A, Fahim M, Abu ElSood H, Jabbour J, Eid A, Refaey S. Evaluating tools to define influenza baseline and threshold values using surveillance data, Egypt, season 2016/17. J Infect Public Health 2019; 13:430-437. [PMID: 31142444 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Establishing influenza thresholds and transmission intensity can help evaluate seasonal changes in influenza severity and potential pandemics. We aimed to evaluate the moving epidemic method (MEM) for calculating influenza thresholds for season 2016/17 in Egypt using four parameters, to identify the most useful parameter. Also to measure the agreement between both the country-specific statistical empirical method and World Health Organization method to MEM for determining the length and intensity level of activity of the influenza season. METHODS Routinely epidemiological and laboratory data from sentinel surveillance sites for Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and influenza-like illness (ILI) were used for calculating thresholds for seasons between 2010/11 and 2015/16 to test 2016/17 season. The parameters calculated were: screened ILI consultation rate × 1000, screened ILI composite parameter, influenza positivity percentage among sampled SARI cases, and influenza positivity percentage among sampled ILI and SARI cases. These parameters assess seasonality and intensity of influenza activity using the three proposed methods (mentioned above). Agreement between the three methods was done using several approaches. RESULTS The intensity of influenza activity by MEM was lower than the other two methods. Agreement between MEM and each of the other two techniques varied appreciably from good to very good for seasonal duration, and poor to fair for intensity level. In addition, parameters including laboratory data showed a pattern of bi-wave activity; the first wave occurred in winter mostly between epidemiological weeks 39 and 52 and the second occurred in spring mostly between weeks 12 and 17. CONCLUSION Parameters including laboratory data were more useful in defining seasonality of influenza. Further exploration of the MEM model in future seasons may help to provide a more comprehensive understanding of its use and application.
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- Basma AbdElGawad
- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Dirección General de Salud Pública, Consejería de Sanidad, Valladolid, Spain
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- Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- World Health Organization, Egypt Country Office, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- World Health Organization, Egypt Country Office, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, Preventive Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt
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Hamada HA, Mosaad D, Fahim M, Abd El-Samea G, Youssef A, Gouda Matar A. Dynamic plantar pressure and ground reaction force during pregnancy: A prospective longitudinal study. Cogent Engineering 2019; 6. [DOI: 10.1080/23311916.2019.1602969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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- Hamada Ahmed Hamada
- Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Basic science, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Teaching Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Physical Therapy for Women’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Physical Therapy for Women’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Refaey S, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Amin MM, Fahim M, Roguski K, Elaziz HAEA, Iuliano AD, Salah N, Uyeki TM, Lindstrom S, Davis CT, Eid A, Genedy M, Kandeel A. Increased Number of Human Cases of Influenza Virus A(H5N1) Infection, Egypt, 2014-15. Emerg Infect Dis 2016; 21:2171-3. [PMID: 26584397 PMCID: PMC4672432 DOI: 10.3201/eid2112.150885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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During November 2014–April 2015, a total of 165 case-patients with influenza virus A(H5N1) infection, including 6 clusters and 51 deaths, were identified in Egypt. Among infected persons, 99% reported poultry exposure: 19% to ill poultry and 35% to dead poultry. Only 1 person reported wearing personal protective equipment while working with poultry.
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Vascular endothelium plays a vital role in the organization and function of the blood vessel and maintains homeostasis of the circulatory system and normal arterial function. Functional disruption of the endothelium is recognized as the beginning event that triggers the development of consequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) including atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. There is a growing data associating mercury exposure with endothelial dysfunction and higher risk of CVD. This review explores and evaluates the impact of mercury exposure on CVD and endothelial function, highlighting the interplay of nitric oxide and oxidative stress.
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- Swati Omanwar
- School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India
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- Hamdard Institute of Medical Science and Research, Hamdard University, New Delhi, India
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Jahan K, Mahmood D, Fahim M. Effects of methanol in blood pressure and heart rate in the rat. J Pharm Bioallied Sci 2015; 7:60-4. [PMID: 25709339 PMCID: PMC4333630 DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.148747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Revised: 04/22/2014] [Accepted: 07/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Methanol ingestion is an uncommon form of poisoning that can cause severe metabolic disturbances, blindness, permanent neurologic dysfunction and death. While methanol itself may be harmless, it converts, in vivo, to highly toxic formic acid. Methanol intoxication clinically manifests as ocular toxicity. The present study investigated the cardiovascular effects of methanol. MATERIALS AND METHODS On the day of the experiment, Wistar rats were anesthetized with urethane. The femoral artery on one side was exposed, and a polyethylene catheter was inserted into the artery for recording arterial blood pressure (ABP). The catheter was attached to a pressure transducer (Statham - P23D). Systolic blood pressure (BP), mean ABP, and heart rate were recorded on a power-lab data acquisition system with a computerized analysis program. Rats were administered with different dilutions (9.5%, 19.0%, 28.5%, 38.0%, 47.5%, 57.0%, 66.5%, 76%) of methanol (95% v/v, i.v.). RESULTS Of all dilutions of methanol, 66.5% dilution showed maximum decrease of diastolic BP from 124.64 ± 5.39 to 62.30 ± 11.90 mmHg; 76.0% dilution showed maximum decrease of systolic BP from 165.70 ± 5.57 to 112.11 ± 12.0 mmHg, and mean ABP from 160.61 ± 12.45 to 86.14 ± 4.11 mmHg. The heart rate increased (from 250 beats/s to near about 275 beats/s) following administration of methanol dilution from 19.0% till 76.0%. CONCLUSION The present study is consistent with previous studies suggesting that methanol ingestion leads to severe hypotension as observed from decrease in diastolic BP, systolic BP, and mean ABP. However, severe increase of heart rate suggests activation of a compensatory mechanism to offset hypotension that eventually leads to death in methanol poisoning. Hence, this study emphasizes the need to monitor all the hemodynamic parameters in accidental methanol poisoning.
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- Kausar Jahan
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Physiology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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Raza Qureshi A, Fahim M, Gill Z, Waheed A. Delayed referral of lower limb amputees for rehabilitation; an audit study. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2014.03.441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mercury, a heavy metal, is widespread and persistent in the environment and has been elucidated as a possible risk factor in cardiovascular diseases. Mercury has been reported to selectively impair the nitric oxide (NO) pathway in the vascular endothelium as a consequence of oxidative stress. Conversely, mercury per se causes endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation at lower concentration via the NO pathway. Little is known about the effects of mercury per se on other endothelial mediators. To elucidate possible mechanisms involved in this action, isometric tension was measured in aortic rings precontracted with phenylephrine (10 µM) from Wistar rats. Responses to increasing concentrations of inorganic mercuric chloride (10(-12)-10(-5) M) were obtained in the presence and absence of endothelium. Inorganic mercury produced a biphasic response in endothelium-intact aortic rings and produced only vasoconstriction in endothelium-denuded aortic rings. To study the possible underlying mechanisms for the biphasic response of mercury, increasing concentrations of mercuric chloride (10(-12)-10(-5) M) were used before and after N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME (10(-4) M)), glybenclamide (10(-5) M), superoxide dismutase (10 U/ml) + catalase (100 U/ml), and nifedipine (10(-4) M) treatment. Results suggest that mercury produces endothelium-dependent relaxation at low concentration mediated by endothelial-generated NO and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor and endothelium-independent contraction resulting from the blockade of L-type Ca(2+) channels by generation of free radicals.
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- S Omanwar
- School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India
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- School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Physiology, V.P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India
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The present study was designed to examine the therapeutic potential of Terminalia arjuna bark extract in improving cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic Wistar Albino rats. The baroreflex was evaluated by measuring the changes in heart rate with changes in arterial blood pressure induced by bolus injections of phenylephrine (vasoconstrictor) and sodium nitroprusside (vasodilator). T. arjuna bark extract, Rosuvastatin and Insulin were tested/administered therapeutically in rat model of uncontrolled diabetes. After 8 weeks of STZ administration, the reflex bradycardia and tachycardia response to hypertension and hypotension, respectively, were impaired in the diabetic group. The reflex bradycardia improved significantly after 1 month treatment of T. arjuna while the reflex tachycardia could not improve. The decreased body weight, heart rate, blood pressure and raised blood sugar in diabetic rats were not improved by T. arjuna therapy. Rosuvastatin treatment exerted similar effects while Insulin improved all the parameters. Further T. arjuna, Rosuvastatin and Insulin significantly reduced oxidative stress and inflammatory cytokine levels in diabetic rats. Results suggest that T. arjuna bark extract improves the altered baroreflex sensitivity in diabetic rats possibly through maintaining endogenous antioxidant enzyme activities and decreasing cytokine levels.
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- Farah Khaliq
- Department of Physiology, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Dilshad Garden, New Delhi 110095, India.
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Ramkumar A, Madanagopal T, Al-Abri S, Waly M, Tageldin M, Fahim M, Nemmar A, Ali B. PP283—Motor and behavioral changes in mice with cisplatin-induced acute renal failure. Clin Ther 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2013.07.310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Neidl van Gorkom K, Mohamed NM, Usmani A, Fahim M, Guiabar FT, Petroianu G, Lorke D, Langer RD. In vitro Bestimmung von Gadolinium im Gewebe nach Langzeit-IP-Gadolinium-Injektion bei Ratten. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1311454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Chaswal M, Das S, Prasad J, Katyal A, Mishra AK, Fahim M. Effect of losartan, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist on cardiac autonomic functions of rats during acute and chronic inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis. Physiol Res 2012; 61:135-44. [PMID: 22292721 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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We studied the effect of losartan on baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and heart rate variability (HRV) of adult Wistar rats during acute and chronic inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis by N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME). Chronic L-NAME administration (50 mg/kg per day for 7 days, orally through gavage) increased mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate but significantly decreased BRS. In addition, a significant fall of standard deviation of normal RR intervals, total spectral power, high frequency spectral power and a rise of low frequency to high frequency (LF: HF) ratio was seen. Acute L-NAME administration (30 mg/kg, i.v. bolus dose) also raised MAP and impaired HRV but it was associated with augmented BRS for bradycardia reflex. Losartan treatment (10 mg/kg, i.v.) in both acute and chronic L-NAME treated rats, decreased MAP but the difference was not significant. On the other hand, losartan administration normalized depressed BRS for bradycardia reflex and significantly reduced LF to HF ratio in chronic L-NAME treated rats. But this improvement was not observed in acute L-NAME group. These results indicate importance of mechanisms other than renin-angiotensin system in the pressor response of both acute as well as chronic L-NAME. However, autonomic dysregulation especially following chronic L-NAME appears to be partly angiotensin dependent.
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- M Chaswal
- Department of Physiology, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Rashid M, Kotwani A, Fahim M. Long-acting phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor, tadalafil, and superoxide dismutase mimetic, tempol, protect against acute hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats. Hum Exp Toxicol 2011; 31:626-36. [PMID: 22144729 DOI: 10.1177/0960327111429138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Long-acting phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, tadalafil, was recently approved for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Apart from being a PDE5 inhibitor, tadalafil also possesses antioxidant activity. The aim of this study was to probe whether tadalafil has any beneficial effect over tempol owing to its antioxidant action in addition to PDE5 inhibitory activity. Albino Wistar rats were pretreated with tadalafil (10 mg/kg) or vehicle 2 h before hypoxic exposure, whereas tempol (20 mg/kg) was given 5 min before induction of hypoxia. Right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), right ventricular contractility (RVdP/dtmax) and cardiac output (CO) were recorded while subjecting rats to acute hypoxia for 30 min. Lipid peroxidation and reduced glutathione were estimated in serum before and after hypoxia exposure. Tadalafil as well as tempol significantly prevented hypoxia-induced rise in RVSP (p < 0.001) and RVdP/dtmax (p < 0.05). Both tadalafil and tempol pretreatment partially prevented (p < 0.01) the rise in CO due to hypoxia. Tadalafil did not produce any significant change in MAP, whereas tempol led to a significant fall (p < 0.01) in MAP. Acute hypoxia increased the oxidative stress levels. Tadalafil pretreatment partially prevented hypoxia-induced oxidative stress, while tempol pretreatment completely prevented hypoxia-induced oxidative stress. Results suggest that tadalafil because of its antioxidant action in addition to PDE5 inhibitory activity is more appropriate for the prevention of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension than tempol. Tempol also produced undesirable systemic hypotension as side effect, which was not seen with tadalafil because of its pulmonary selective action.
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- M Rashid
- Department of Pharmacology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
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Omanwar S, Ravi K, Fahim M. Persistence of EDHF pathway and impairment of the nitric oxide pathway after chronic mercury chloride exposure in rats: mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction. Hum Exp Toxicol 2010; 30:1777-84. [PMID: 21148200 DOI: 10.1177/0960327110391389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Chronic mercury exposure impairs vascular function, leading to the depression of endothelium-dependent vasodilatation. Loss of the nitric oxide (NO) pathway has been implicated, but little is known about effects on other endothelial mediators. This study investigated the mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction in rats subjected to chronic mercury chloride exposure. The endothelium-dependent relaxation of rat aorta evoked by acetylcholine (ACh) and isoproterenol was impaired in a dose-dependent manner by chronic mercury chloride exposure. Endothelium-independent responses to sodium nitroprusside (SNP) were not affected by chronic mercury chloride exposure. In healthy vessels, ACh-induced relaxation was inhibited by L-N-nitroarginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 10(-4) M) and partially by glybenclamide (10(-5) M), indicating the involvement of NO and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF). In vessels from mercury-exposed rats, responses to ACh were insensitive to L-NAME but were significantly reduced by glybenclamide, indicating selective loss of NO-mediated relaxation. In vessels from mercury-exposed rats, responses to ACh were partially restored after treatment with the antioxidant, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase, this effect was not seen when aorta from exposed group was incubated with L-NAME along with SOD and catalase indicating selective loss of NO-mediated vasodilatation and with no affect the EDHF-mediated component of relaxation. The results imply that chronic mercury exposure selectively impairs the NO pathway as a consequence of oxidative stress, while EDHF is able to maintain endothelium-dependent relaxation at a reduced level.
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- S Omanwar
- Indian Council of Medical Research ICMR, New Delhi, India.
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Elkum N, Fahim M, Shoukri M, Al-Madouj A. Which patients wait longer to be seen and when? A waiting time study in the emergency department. East Mediterr Health J 2009; 15:416-424. [PMID: 19554989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We investigated the waiting time for patients before seeing a physician in the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bi- and multivariate analyses of routine data for 2187 patients determined the association between selected patient characteristics and waiting time. The median waiting time between triage and being seen by a physician was 35.0 min (range 1.0-325.0 min). Age, day of arrival, time of arrival and triage category were significantly associated with waiting time. Older patients and those arriving on Sundays and Wednesdays waited longer. Variability in waiting times could be addressed by more standardized triage policies, but may also be influenced by other clinical or non-clinical factors that required further investigation.
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Scientific Computing, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Elkum N, Fahim M, Shoukri M, Al Madouj A. Which patients wait longer to be seen and when? A waiting time study in the emergency department. East Mediterr Health J 2009. [DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.2.416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Shahid M, Tauseef M, Sharma KK, Fahim M. Brief femoral artery ischaemia provides protection against myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury in rats: the possible mechanisms. Exp Physiol 2008; 93:954-68. [DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2007.041442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Agrawal A, Rengarajan S, Adler KB, Ram A, Ghosh B, Fahim M, Dickey BF. Inhibition of mucin secretion with MARCKS-related peptide improves airway obstruction in a mouse model of asthma. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2006; 102:399-405. [PMID: 16946028 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00630.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Allergic asthma is associated with airway epithelial cell mucous metaplasia and mucin hypersecretion, but the consequences of mucin hypersecretion on airway function are unclear. Recently, a peptide derived from the myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate protein NH(2)-terminal sequence (MANS) was shown to inhibit methacholine (MCh)-induced mucin secretion from airway mucous cells by >90%. We studied the effect of intranasal pretreatment with this peptide on specific airway conductance (sGaw) during challenge with MCh in mice with allergen-induced mucous cell metaplasia. sGaw was noninvasively measured in spontaneously breathing restrained mice, using a double-chamber plethysmograph. Pretreatment with MANS peptide, but not a control peptide [random NH(2)-terminal sequence (RNS)], resulted in partial inhibition of the fall in sGaw induced by 60 mM MCh (mean +/- SE; baseline 1.15 +/- 0.06; MANS/MCh 0.82 +/- 0.05; RNS/MCh 0.55 +/- 0.05 cmH(2)O/s). The protective effect of MANS was also seen in mice challenged with allergen for 3 consecutive days to increase airway hyperresponsiveness, although the degree of protection was less (baseline 1.1 +/- 0.08; MANS/MCh, 0.65 +/- 0.06; RNS/MCh 0.47 +/- 0.03 cmH(2)O/s). Because routine sGaw measurement in mice includes nasal airways, the effectiveness of MANS was also confirmed in mice breathing through their mouths after nasal occlusion (baseline 0.92 +/- 0.05; MANS/MCh 0.83 +/- 0.06; RNS/MCh 0.61 +/- 0.03 cmH(2)O/s). In all instances, sGaw in the MANS-pretreated group was approximately 35% higher than in RNS-treated controls, and mucous obstruction accounted for approximately 50% of the MCh-induced fall in sGaw. In summary, mucin secretion has a significant role in airway obstruction in a mouse model of allergic asthma, and strategies to inhibit mucin secretion merit further investigation.
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
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