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Analytic comparison between three high-throughput commercial SARS-CoV-2 antibody assays reveals minor discrepancies in a high-incidence population
Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Dargham, Soha R; Shurrab, Farah; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Al Kuwari, Einas; Coyle, Peter; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Rahim, Hanan F Abdul; Yassine, Hadi M; Al Kuwari, Mohamed G; Qotba, Hamda; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Tang, Patrick; Bertollini, Roberto; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Althani, Asmaa A; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)Performance of three automated commercial serological IgG-based assays was investigated for assessing SARS-CoV-2 "ever" (past or current) infection in a population-based sample in a high exposure setting. PCR and serological ... -
Assessment of Indoor Air Quality of Four Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar.
Abdelrahman, Hana; Abu-Rub, Lubna; Al Mana, Hassan; Alhorr, Yousef; Al Thani, Asmaa; Qotba, Hamda; Yassine, Hadi M; Eltai, Nahla O; Hadi, M Yassine; Hadi, M Yassine... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Airborne bacteria pose a potential risk to human health upon inhalation in the indoor environments of health care facilities. Airborne bacteria may originate from various sources, including patients, workers, and daily ... -
Bacterial indoor air contaminations in hospitals in MENA region: a systematic review
Abu-Rub, Lubna I.; Johar, Al-Reem A.; Al Mana, Hassan; Abdelrahman, Hana A.; Althani, Asmaa A.; Qotba, Hamda; Yassine, Hadi M.; Eltai, Nahla O.... more authors ... less authors ( Taylor and Francis , 2022 , Article Review)Poor indoor air quality in healthcare settings has been tied with the increase in hospital-acquired infections. Thus, this systematic review was conducted to assess the levels and compositions of bacteria in indoor hospital ... -
Can commercial automated immunoassays be utilized to predict neutralizing antibodies after SARS-CoV-2 infection? A comparative study between three different assays.
Ismail, Ahmed; Shurrab, Farah M; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel T; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Qotba, Hamda; Al-Shaar, Ibrahim Abdu; Yassine, Hadi M; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( IMR , 2021 , Article)Background: High-throughput assays that can infer neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 are of great importance for assessing the immunity induced by natural infection and COVID-19 vaccines. We aimed to evaluate the ... -
Diagnostic Efficiency of Three Fully Automated Serology Assays and Their Correlation with a Novel Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic SARS-COV-2 Individuals
Younes, Salma; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Shurrab, Farah; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Younes, Nadin; Dargham, Soha R.; Al-Dewik, Nader; Qotba, Hamda; Syed, Mohamed; Alnuaimi, Ahmed; Yassine, Hadi M.; Tang, Patrick; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Abstract: To support the deployment of serology assays for population screening during the COVID-19 pandemic, we compared the performance of three fully automated SARS-CoV-2 IgG assays: Mindray CL-900i® (target: spike [S] ... -
Evaluation of commercially available fully automated and ELISA-based assays for detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies
Zedan, Hadeel T.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Liu, Na; Qotba, Hamda; Nicolai, Eleonora; Pieri, Massimo; Bernardini, Sergio; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Research , 2022 , Article)Rapid and accurate measurement of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2)-specific neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) is paramount for monitoring immunity in infected and vaccinated subjects. The current ... -
Low risk of serological cross-reactivity between the dengue virus and SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies using advanced detection assays.
Shurrab, Farah M; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Amanullah, Fatima Humaira; Al-Absi, Enas S; Qotba, Hamda; Yassine, Hadi M; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( Karger , 2022 , Report)Several studies have reported serological cross-reactivity of the immune responses between SARS-CoV-2 and DENV. Most of the available studies are based on the point of care (POC) rapid testing kits. However, some rapid ... -
Neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 are higher but decline faster in mRNA vaccinees compared to individuals with natural infection.
Abou-Saleh, Haissam; Abo-Halawa, Bushra Y; Younes, Salma; Younes, Nadin; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Shurrab, Farah M; Liu, Na; Qotba, Hamda; Al-Dewik, Nader; Ismail, Ahmed; Yassine, Hadi M; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2022 , Article)Waning protection against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants by pre-existing antibodies elicited due to current vaccination or natural infection is a global concern. Whether this is due to the waning of immunity to SARS-COV-2 ... -
Performance evaluation of five ELISA kits for detecting anti-SARS-COV-2 IgG antibodies
Hadi M., Yassine; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Dargham, Soha R.; Younes, Salma N.; Shurrab, Farah; Marei, Reham M.; Hssain, Ali Ait; Taleb, Sara; Alhussain, Hashim A.; Al-Nesf, Maryiam A.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Qotba, Hamda; Althani, Asmaa A.; Tang, Patrick; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)ObjectivesTo evaluate and compare the performances of five commercial ELISA assays (EDI, AnshLabs, Dia.Pro, NovaTec, and Lionex) for detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG. Methods70 negative control samples (collected before the ... -
Performance evaluation of novel fluorescent-based lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) for rapid detection and quantification of total anti-SARS-CoV-2 S-RBD binding antibodies in infected individuals
Shurrab, Farah M; Younes, Nadin; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Liu, Na; Qotba, Hamda; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)The vast majority of the commercially available LFIA is used to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies qualitatively. Recently, a novel fluorescence-based LIFA test was developed for quantitative measurement of the total binding ... -
SARS-CoV-2 infection among primary healthcare workers: a cross- sectional study
Qotba, Hamda; Hamed, Ehab; Alnuaimi, Ahmed; Saad, Azza; Nasrallah, Gheyath; Alnaama, Abdulla; Syed, Mohamed... more authors ... less authors ( GERMS , 2021 , Article)Healthcare workers (HCWs) are critical to the healthcare system and are at an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. They may acquire infections from the community and their work settings. To date, the majority of the ... -
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV2 in Qatar: a longitudinal epidemiological study
Shurrab, Farah; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Younes, Salma; Al-Sadeq, Duaa; Althani, Asmaa; Yassine, Hadi; Syed, Mohamed; AlNuami, Ahmed; Qotba, Hamda; Nasrallah, Gheyath... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)In Qatar, the first COVID-19 cases were reported on the 29th of February 2020, and the numbers increased dramatically within few months. Primary Health Care Corporation in collaboration with Qatar University's Biomedical ... -
Testing Air Quality of Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar
Eltai, Nahla Omer; Abu Rub, Lubna; Mohamed, Hana A.; Al Thani, Asma A.; Qotba, Hamda; Yassine, Hadi M.... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Background: Poor indoor air quality results in significant adverse effects on human health. In particular, the hospital atmospheric environment requires high air quality to protect patients and health care workers against ...