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Prevalence of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli isolates from local and imported retail chicken carcasses.
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International Association for Food Protection
, 2020 , Article)
The spread of antibiotic resistance has been associated with consumption of food contaminated with pathogenic and non-pathogenic resistant bacteria. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of antibiotic ...
The Implementation of an Integrated Management System at Qatar Biobank
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Mary Ann Liebert
, 2019 , Article)
Qatar Biobank (QBB) is a platform that will make vital health research possible through its collection of samples and information on health and lifestyle from the local population of Qatar. The goal of QBB is to collect, ...
Epidemiological, Molecular, and Clinical Features of Norovirus Infections among Pediatric Patients in Qatar
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MDPI
, 2019 , Article)
Abstract: Background: Norovirus (NoV) is recognized as the second most important etiological agent leading to acute gastroenteritis globally. In order to determine the burden and characteristics of NoV infections in children ...
Human respiratory syncytial virus: pathogenesis, immune responses, and current vaccine approaches.
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article)
Respiratory syncytial virus continues to pose a serious threat to the pediatric populations worldwide. With a genomic makeup of 15,200 nucleotides, the virus encodes for 11 proteins serving as envelope spikes, inner envelope ...
Measuring influenza hemagglutinin (HA) stem-specific antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) in human sera using novel stabilized stem nanoparticle probes
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
BackgroundGenerating vaccine that confers a complete protection is a major goal in designing a universal influenza vaccine. Currently, there is a considerable interest in the broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAb) targeting ...
Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of Human Pegivirus (GBV-C) Among Blood Donors and Patients Infected With Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) in Qatar
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Wiley
, 2015 , Article)
Human Pegivirus (HPgV), formerly GB virus-C/
Hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV), collectively
known as GBV-C, is widely spread and has
been reported to be associated with non-A–E
hepatitis. To our knowledge, no previous ...
Prevalence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Parvovirus (B19V) among Blood Donors with Different Nationalities Residing in Qatar
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Human parvovirus (B19V) is the causative agent of erythema infectiosum in children and
is linked to a wide range of clinical manifestations. Studies related to B19V prevalence in the Middle
East and North Africa (MENA) ...
Epidemiological and genetic characterization of pH1N1 and H3N2 influenza viruses circulated in MENA region during 2009-2017.
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BMC
, 2019 , Article)
Influenza surveillance is necessary for detection of emerging variants of epidemiologic and clinical significance. This study describes the epidemiology of influenza types A and B, and molecular characteristics of surface ...
Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study
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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 ...
Clinical manifestations associated with acute viral gastroenteritis pathogens among pediatric patients in Qatar.
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Wiley
, 2021 , Article)
Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) remains a significant cause of diarrhea that affects children worldwide. It is usually caused by viral agents, including rotavirus (RV), norovirus (NoV), adenovirus (AdV), astrovirus (AstV), and ...