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This study is a cross-sectional study, carried out to find out pattern of infection in pediatric oncology patients, to determine the frequency of risk factors predisposing to infection and to determine the impact of that infection on mortality of those patients. The study was conducted at the pediatric unit of the NCI; Cairo University. The study includes 175 pediatric oncology patients proved to have infection, the patients were chosen as a consecutive non-probability sample. The study revealed that the commonest focus of infection was mucositis [83.43%], followed by GIT infection [45.14%] then chest infection [26.86%]. The most common organisms were Gram positive organisms, accounting for [58.2%] of the total isolates compared to [39.8%] of Gram-negative organisms and fungal infections accounted for [13.95%] of all the isolates. The mortality rate was [10.3%] and the predicting factors for mortality were as follows: residence of the patients whether rural or urban, socioeconomic state, chest infection and intensified protocol of chemotherapy
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This is a interventional study aiming to study the effect of counseling on attendance rate of household contacts of pulmonary TB cases in Qaliub chest clinic. All newly diagnosed pulmonary TB patietns attending to the clinic during the period of the study [1[st] January -30[th] June 2005] were subjected to a counseling session [25 patients]. The results were compared retrospectively with the data recorded in the period from the 1[st] of January to 31[st] December 2004. There was significant improvement in the attendance rate of household contacts as it changed from 52% before counseling [one year prior to the intervention] to 87.4% after counseling. This study recommends generalization of counseling as non-classical health education method, in all T.B control units for health education of pulmonary T.B patients
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This study applies a new strategy for examination of household contacts of pulmonary TB cases attending to Qaliub chest clinic during the period of the study aiming at improving contact tracing. All household contacts were tuberculin skin tested [83 subjects], Chest radiography was done for tuberculin positive individuals and sputum culture if the x-ray picture was suspecting T.B. The results were compared with the data recorded during the year prior to the study in the period from 1[st] January to 31[st] December 2004. The results revealed that 74.7% had negative tuberculin skin test. Two primary T.B cases were detected among the investigated household contacts compared to none in the year prior to the study. This study recommends a new strategy for investigating household contacts for better case detection among them as well as protection of susceptibles
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This study was carried out at Kasr El-Aini High Nursing Institute. It aimed at assessing basic anticancer dietary knowledge and practices of nurse students and the role of short-term nutrition education intervention in improving them. The study included 98 female nurse students. Their age ranged between 17.0 and 24.0 with an average +/- SD of 20.6 +/- 1.7 years. Their average weight, height and body mass index [BMI] were 61.9 +/- 10.6, 158.6 +/- 7.0 and 24.7 +/- 4.1. Educational curricula were the source of dietary information in> 80% of cases. Educational sessions led to significant increase in the knowledge scores of dietary guidelines, cancer primitive foods, cancer protective foods and overall knowledge. It improved the consumption pattern of anticancer foods. More than 90% of the students developed the desire to change their diet. Most of the student were satisfied and recommended inclusion of the subject in regular academic curricula