Marwa Sayed Mohammed Elsayed <br/><br/>
Lactate dehydrogenase concentration as a biochemical predictor of bronchiolitis severity /  
 تركيز اللاكتات ديهيدروجينيز كدلالة كيميائية لقياس شدة التهاب الشعبيات الهوائية 
Marwa Sayed Mohammed Elsayed ; Supervised Heba Hany AbuHussein , Mervat Gaber Elanany , Dalia Ahmed Khairy Abdellatif 
 - Cairo :   Marwa Sayed Mohammed Elsayed ,   2012 
 - 141 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics 
<br/><br/> Bronchiolitis is the commonest serious respiratory infection in children below 2 years. Respiratory syncytial virus is responsible for more than 50% of cases. Lactate dehydrogenase enzyme (LDH) can be measured as the total enzyme in the serum and nasal secretions. Aim of the study: Because the decision to hospitalize an infant with bronchiolitis is often supported by subjective criteria and objective indicators of bronchiolitis severity are lacking 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Bronchiolitis LDH Wheezy chest