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Predictive Biomarkers of Intensive Care Unit and Mechanical Ventilation Duration in Critically-Ill Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients.
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Frontiers Media
, 2021 , Article)
Detection of early metabolic changes in critically-ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients under invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) at the intensive care unit (ICU) could predict recovery patterns and help in ...
Molecular and Biological Mechanisms Underlying Gender Differences in COVID-19 Severity and Mortality
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Frontiers Media
, 2021 , Article)
Globally, over two million people have perished due to the recent pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. The available epidemiological global data for SARS-CoV-2 portrays a higher rate of severity and mortality in males. Analyzing ...
The Spectrum of Antibiotic Prescribing During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review
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Mary Ann Liebert
, 2021 , Article Review)
Objectives: Over the last decades, there has been a significant increase in antimicrobial prescribing and
consumption associated with the development of patients’ adverse events and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
to the ...
BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Qatar.
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Nature Researc
, 2021 , Article)
With the global expansion of the highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) variant, we conducted a matched test-negative case-control study to assess the real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccines ...
Repurposing Ivermectin for COVID-19: Molecular Aspects and Therapeutic Possibilities
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Frontiers Media
, 2021 , Article)
As of January 2021, SARS-CoV-2 has killed over 2 million individuals across the world. As such, there is an urgent need for vaccines and therapeutics to reduce the burden of COVID-19. Several vaccines, including mRNA, ...
COVID-19 Vaccination: The Mainspring of Challenges and the Seed of Remonstrance
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article Review)
As of March 2020, the time when the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) became a pandemic, our existence has been threatened and the lives of ...
Evaluation of antiviral activity of Manuka honey against SARS-CoV-2.
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Background and aims: In 2020 a global pandemic was declared caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The pandemic is still ongoing and continues to cause considerable mortality and morbidity ...
Soluble ACE2 and Angiotensin II levels Modulated in Hypertensive COVID-19 Patients treated with different Antihypertension Drugs
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Qatar University Press
, 2021 , Poster)
Hypertension is a major risk factor and common comorbidity among severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Prominent antihypertensive drugs, such as angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin ...
Real-Time SARS-CoV-2 Genotyping by High-Throughput Multiplex PCR Reveals the Epidemiology of the Variants of Concern in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Complementing whole genome sequencing strategies with high-throughput multiplex RT-qPCR genotyping allows for more comprehensive and real-time tracking of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. During the second and third waves ...
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is at Herd Immunity in the Majority Segment of the Population of Qatar.
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Oxford University Press
, 2021 , Article)
Qatar experienced a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic that disproportionately affected the craft and manual worker (CMW) population, who comprise 60% of the total population. This study ...