Impact of COVID‑19 pandemic restrictions and subsequent relaxation on the prevalence of respiratory virus hospitalizations in children by Ahmed Abushahin (17337703)

“…We compared the number and severity of viral acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) hospitalizations and determined changes in causative respiratory pathogens before, during, and after the pandemic among young children in Qatar.…”

The second wave of desaturation in coronavirus disease 2019 by M.I. Alghizzawi (17280592)

SARS‐CoV‐2 infection triggers more potent antibody‐dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) responses than mRNA‐, vector‐, and inactivated virus‐based COVID‐19 vaccines by Hadeel T. Zedan (12535521)

“…Here, we investigated ADCC activity in convalescent sera from infected patients with wild‐type (WT) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) or omicron variant compared with three coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) vaccine platforms and postvaccination breakthrough infection (BTI). …”

Percutaneous Aspiration Irrigation Drainage Technique in the Management of Septic Arthritis in Children by Hayek, Toni

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Prophylactic and therapeutic antibiotic patterns of lebanese dentists for the management of dentoalveolar abscesses by Mokhbat, J.

“…The use of antibiotics for the management of dentoalveolar infections should be considered only in the presence of an increased risk of a systemic involvement or to prevent metastatic infections. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Brittney S Sheena (9715568)

“…We used the Cause of Death Ensemble modelling (CODEm) model, a tool that selects models and covariates on the basis of out-of-sample performance, to estimate mortality due to cirrhosis, liver cancer, and acute hepatitis B.</p><h3>Findings</h3><p dir="ltr">In 2019, the estimated global, all-age prevalence of chronic HBV infection was 4·1% (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 3·7 to 4·5), corresponding to 316 million (284 to 351) infected people. …”

The effects of daucus carota extracts on different body functions, inflammation, induced gastric ulcer in rats and bacterial growth. (c2005) by Abdallah, Katia Wehbe

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Predictors of prolonged hospitalization among geriatric trauma patients using the modified 5-Item Frailty index in a Middle Eastern trauma center: an 11-year retrospective study by Husham Abdelrahman (768893)

“…Higher frailty scores correlated with increased acute kidney injury, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and longer hospital stays. …”

Addressing bias in the definition of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection: implications for underestimation by Hiam Chemaitelly (439114)

“…<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">Reinfections are increasingly becoming a feature in the epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. …”

Host Genetic Variants Potentially Associated With SARS-CoV-2: A Multi-Population Analysis by Maria K. Smatti (4675852)

“…Remarkably, Africans seem to carry extremely lower frequencies of SARS-CoV-1 susceptibility alleles, reaching to 32-fold decrease compared to other populations.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Multiple genetic variants, which could potentially modulate SARS-CoV-2 infection, are significantly variable between populations, with the lowest frequency observed among Africans. …”

Fetoplacental transmission and placental response to SARS-CoV-2: Evidence from the literature by Henry C. Ezechukwu (13253406)

“…The results indicated that SARS-CoV-2 induces placenta inflammation, and placenta susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 decreases across the pregnancy window. Thus, SARS-CoV-2 infection in early pregnancy may adversely affect the developing fetus.…”

Could the New BA.2.75 Sub-Variant Cause the Emergence of a Global Epidemic of COVID-19? A Scoping Review by Nour Shaheen (14034758)

“…A thorough assessment of control measures, as well as timely adjustment of control measures, requires addressing such issues as re-infection risk, vaccine response, booster vaccine doses, and the increased rate of Omicron infections. …”

D-Dimer, Fibrinogen, and IL-6 in COVID-19 Patients with Suspected Venous Thromboembolism: A Narrative Review by Islam Eljilany (14151588)

“…<p dir="ltr">Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged from the West District of Southern China Seafood Wholesale Market in late December 2019 and has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) presents with upper respiratory symptoms like cough, fever, and lethargy. …”

Comparative effectiveness of one versus two doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Qatar: Evidence of converging protection over time by Hiam Chemaitelly (439114)

“…To evaluate the merit of this approach, this study compared the development of protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and severe COVID-19 following a single dose versus two doses across three widely used vaccine platforms.…”

COVID-19 and Anemia: What Do We Know So Far? by Luai Abu-Ismail (10712857)

“…The primary effect of these mechanisms is a decrease in circulating hemoglobin levels, reducing oxygen availability for cells. …”

SARS‐CoV‐2 omicron variant may present with severe sickle cell painful crisis: A report of two cases by Elrazi Ali (14777284)

“…Patients with sickle cell disease infected with SARS-CoV-2 are reported to have increased risk for hospitalization, thrombosis, and other complications compared with non-sickle cell patients. …”

Brucellosis in older person: a case report from Qatar by Hanadi Khamis Al Hamad (21406964)

“…</p><h3>Case report</h3><p dir="ltr">This report describes a case of Brucellosis in acute geriatric unit under Rumailah Hospital in Qatar. …”

Review on COVID-19 diagnosis models based on machine learning and deep learning approaches by Abu Zitar, Raed

“…The exponential increase in the number of infections has rendered traditional diagnosis techniques inefficient. …”
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Manipulating away the dizziness by Nature Research (16552612)

“…“The risk of getting BPPV increases as people get older and can be triggered by injury, infection, lack of sleep, prolonged immobility, stress, high blood pressure, low calcium levels and osteoporosis medications.”…”

Low-level amikacin resistance induced by AAC(6′)-Ib and AAC(6′)-Ib-cr in extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales isolated from urine in children by Hassan Al, Mana

“…Over the past few years, however, amikacin has been increasingly used to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children caused by Enterobacterales producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), given the low resistance rates to this agent among ESBL-producing uropathogens worldwide. …”
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