TY - BOOK AU - Marwa Sayed Mohammed Elsayed AU - Dalia Ahmed Khairy Abdellatif , AU - Heba Hany AbuHussein , AU - Mervat Gaber Elanany , TI - Lactate dehydrogenase concentration as a biochemical predictor of bronchiolitis severity / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Marwa Sayed Mohammed Elsayed , KW - Bronchiolitis KW - LDH KW - Wheezy chest N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics; Issued also as CD N2 - 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 UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -