Browsing Academic by Author "Al-Kaabi, Saad"
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Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study
Al Romaihi, Hamad E.; Ganesan, Nandakumar; Farag, Elmoubasher A.; Smatti, Maria K.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Himatt, Sayed M.; Derbala, Moutaz F.; Alshamali, Maha; Mahadoon, Lylu K.; Khogali, Hayat S.; Sallam, Mohamed; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Al Thani, Mohammed; Al Kaabi, Saad; Yassine, Hadi M.... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2019 , Article)Background: Expatriates represent >80% of Qatar’s population, mostly arriving from countries in Africa and Asia that are endemic with many diseases. This increases the risk for introducing new pathogens into the country ... -
Prevalence and trends of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in the State of Qatar, 2013-2017.
Aabdien, Mohamed; Selim, Nagah; Himatt, Sayed; Hmissi, Saloua; Merenkov, Zeyd; AlKubaisi, Noora; Abdel-Rahman, Manar E; Abdelmola, Abdelatif; Khelfa, Shadi; Farag, Elmoubasher; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E; Al-Thani, Mohamed; Derbala, Moutaz; Al-Kaabi, Saad... more authors ... less authors ( BMC , 2020 , Article)Millions of lives around the world are being saved annually through blood transfusion. However, blood transfusion is among the essential vehicles for transmitting infections. The overall prevalence of Transfusion Transmissible ... -
Prognostic tools and candidate drugs based on plasma proteomics of patients with severe COVID-19 complications
Al-Nesf, Maryam A. Y.; Abdesselem, Houari B.; Bensmail, Ilham; Ibrahim, Shahd; Saeed, Walaa A. H.; Mohammed, Sara S. I.; Razok, Almurtada; Alhussain, Hashim; Aly, Reham M. A.; Al Maslamani, Muna; Ouararhni, Khalid; Khatib, Mohamad Y.; Hssain, Ali Ait; Omrani, Ali S.; Al-Kaabi, Saad; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Al-Thani, Asmaa A.; Samsam, Waseem; Farooq, Abdulaziz; Al-Suwaidi, Jassim; Al-Maadheed, Mohammed; Al-Siddiqi, Heba H.; Butler, Alexandra E.; Decock, Julie V.; Mohamed-Ali, Vidya; Al-Ejeh, Fares... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Research , 2022 , Article)COVID-19 complications still present a huge burden on healthcare systems and warrant predictive risk models to triage patients and inform early intervention. Here, we profile 893 plasma proteins from 50 severe and 50 ... -
Reporting of RT-PCR cycle threshold (Ct) values during the first wave of COVID-19 in Qatar improved result interpretation in clinical and public health settings
V. Coyle, Peter; Hassan Al Molawi, Naema; Ali Ben Hadj Kacem, Mohamed; Awni El Kahlout, Reham; Al Kuwari, Einas; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Gillani, Imtiaz; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Saeb, Hatoun; Al Thani, Mohammad; Bertollini, Roberto; F. Abdul Rahim, Hanan; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Tang, Patrick; Nizar Latif, Ali; Al Kaabi, Saad; A. Rahman S. Al Maslamani, Muna; David Morris, Brendan; Al-Ansari, Nasser; Hassan Kaleeckal, Anvar; J. Abu Raddad, Laith... more authors ... less authors ( Microbiology Society , 2022 , Article)Introduction. The cycle threshold (Ct) value in real-time PCR (RT-PCR) is where a target-specific amplification signal becomes detectable and can infer viral load, risk of transmission and recovery. Use of Ct values in ...