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Microbiological and clinical characteristics of invasive Group B Streptococcal blood stream infections in children and adults from Qatar

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Introduction Group B Streptococci (GBS) colonize almost one third of human gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts, particularly in females. The aim of this study is to evaluate the epidemiology, microbiological characteristics, and clinical outcomes ...
Maisa Ali, Mohammed A. Alamin, Gawahir A. Ali, Khalid Alzubaidi, Bashir Ali, Abdellatif Ismail, Joanne Daghfal, Muna Almaslamani, Hamad Abdel Hadi   +8 more
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Research needs for an improved primary care response to chronic non-communicable diseases in Africa. [PDF]

, 2010
With non-communicable diseases (NCDs) projected to become leading causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, research is needed to improve the primary care response, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
Abegunde, Adeyi, Anonymous, Bach, Beaglehole, Chan, Coovadia, Council for International Organisations of Medical Sciences, Craig, Daar, Harries, Harries, Kumwenda, Maher, Maher, Maher, Ministry of Health of Government of Uganda, Ministry of Health of Government of Uganda, Ooms, Sanders, Setel, Sewankambo, Suhrcke, Tollman, United Kingdom Department for International Development, WHO, WHO, WHO, Wilkinson, World Diabetes Foundation   +29 more
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Diethylene glycol poisoning in Gurgaon, India, 1998

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE: To discover the cause of acute renal failure in 36 children aged 2 months to 6 years who were admitted to two hospitals in Delhi between 1 April and 9 June 1998.
Jagvir Singh, A.K. Dutta, Shashi Khare, N.K. Dubey, A.K. Harit, N.K. Jain, T.C. Wadhwa, S.R. Gupta, A.C. Dhariwal, D.C. Jain, Rajesh Bhatia, Jotna Sokhey   +11 more
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Investigation of Salmonella Enteritidis outbreaks in South Africa using multi-locus variable-number tandem-repeats analysis, 2013-2015

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (Salmonella Enteritidis) has become a significant pathogen in South Africa, and the need for improved molecular surveillance of this pathogen has become important.
Munyadziwa Muvhali, Anthony Marius Smith, Andronica Moipone Rakgantso, Karen Helena Keddy   +3 more
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The first consecutive 5000 patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 from Qatar; a nation-wide cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background There are limited data on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes at a national level, and none after 60 days of follow up. The aim of this study was to describe national, 60-day all-cause mortality associated with COVID-19, and to ...
Ali S. Omrani, Muna A. Almaslamani, Joanne Daghfal, Rand A. Alattar, Mohamed Elgara, Shahd H. Shaar, Tawheeda B. H. Ibrahim, Ahmed Zaqout, Dana Bakdach, Abdelrauof M. Akkari, Anas Baiou, Bassem Alhariri, Reem Elajez, Ahmed A. M. Husain, Mohamed N. Badawi, Fatma Ben Abid, Sulieman H. Abu Jarir, Shiema Abdalla, Anvar Kaleeckal, Kris Choda, Venkateswara R. Chinta, Mohamed A. Sherbash, Khalil Al-Ismail, Mohammed Abukhattab, Ali Ait Hssain, Peter V. Coyle, Roberto Bertollini, Michael P. Frenneaux, Abdullatif Alkhal, Hanan M. Al-Kuwari   +29 more
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International law and communicable diseases

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2002
Historically, international law has played a key role in global communicable disease surveillance. Throughout the nineteenth century, international law played a dominant role in harmonizing the inconsistent national quarantine regulations of European ...
Aginam Obijiofor
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The association of inflammatory markers in early pregnancy with the development of gestational diabetes: Qazvin maternal and neonatal metabolic study (QMNS)

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background This study investigates the association of blood cell components and blood cell-derived inflammatory indices in early pregnancy with the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Sima Hashemipour, Seyedeh Sareh Kalantarian, Hamidreza Panahi, Sara Esmaeili Kelishomi, Amirabbas Ghasemi, Sarah Mirzaeei Chopani, Sepideh Kolaji, Milad Badri, Arefeh Ghobadi, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Hadizadeh Khairkhahan, Fatemeh Lalooha, Farideh Movahed, Mahnaz Abbasi, Khadijeh Elmizadeh   +13 more
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Remembering the forgotten non-communicable diseases [PDF]

, 2014
The forthcoming post-Millennium Development Goals era will bring about new challenges in global health. Low- and middle-income countries will have to contend with a dual burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Burney, PGJ, Ferri, CP, Koob, G, Levin, A, Lopez, AD, Rehm, J, Singh, JA, Tonelli, M, Volkow, ND, Williams, TN   +9 more
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Recurrent nasopharyngeal rhinosporidiosis: Case report from Qatar and review of the literature

IDCases, 2020
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease that predominantly affects the mucosal membranes of the nose and nasopharynx. The disease is caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, an eukaryotic pathogen with distinct geographical distribution ...
Gawahir M. Ali, Wael Goravey, Samir A. Al Hyassat, Mahir Petkar, Muna A. Al Maslamani, Hamad Abdel Hadi   +5 more
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis: Potential Therapeutic Target

Journal of Immunology Research, 2023
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease. Approximately one-third to two-thirds of the patients with SLE progress to lupus nephritis (LN). The pathogenesis of SLE and LN has not yet been fully elucidated, and effective treatment
Hui-Yuan Li, Li-Feng Huang, Xiao-Rong Huang, Dan Wu, Xiao-Cui Chen, Ji-Xin Tang, Ning An, Hua-Feng Liu, Chen Yang   +8 more
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