Browsing by Author "Al Thani, Asmaa A."

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    • Epidemiological, molecular, and clinical features of norovirus infections among pediatric patients in Qatar 

      Mathew, S.; Alansari, Khalid; Smatti, Maria K.; Zaraket, Hassan; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; ... more authors ( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)
      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 in ...

    • History of primary-series and booster vaccination and protection against Omicron reinfection 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Tang, Patrick; Coyle, Peter V.; Yassine, Hadi M.; ... more authors ( American Association for the Advancement of Science , 2023 , Article)
      Laboratory evidence suggests a possibility of immune imprinting for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. We investigated the differences in the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a ...

    • Mixed Viral-Bacterial Infections and Their Effects on Gut Microbiota and Clinical Illnesses in Children 

      Mathew, S.; Smatti, Maria K.; Al Ansari, Khalid; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; ... more authors ( Nature Publishing Group , 2019 , Article)
      Acute gastroenteritis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among young children worldwide. It accounts for approximately 1.34 million deaths annually in children younger than five years. Infection can be caused ...

    • Prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses among migrant workers in Qatar. 

      Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ismail, Ahmed I A; Nizamuddin, Parveen B; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)
      Limited data exist on viral hepatitis among migrant populations. This study investigated the prevalence of current hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and lifetime hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among Qatar's migrant craft ...

    • Protection of natural infection against reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 variant 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Coyle, Peter; Kacem, Mohamed Ali Ben; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Tang, Patrick; ... more authors ( Oxford University Press , 2024 , Article)
      Evidence at the level of neutralizing antibodies suggests that the SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 variant demonstrates increased immune evasion compared to its parent lineage BA.2.86 and to recently circulating variants, such as XBB.1.5 ...

    • SARS-CoV-2 infection and effects of age, sex, comorbidity, and vaccination among older individuals: A national cohort study 

      Mahmoud, Mai A.; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R.; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2023 , Article)
      Background: We investigated the contribution of age, coexisting medical conditions, sex, and vaccination to incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and of severe, critical, or ...