Browsing COVID-19 Research by Author "Younes, Nadin"
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Challenges in Laboratory Diagnosis of the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Younes, Nadin; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Younes, Salma; Al-Jamal, Ola; Daas, Hanin I; Yassine, Hadi M; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has quickly spread worldwide since its discovery in Wuhan city, China in December 2019. A comprehensive strategy, including surveillance, diagnostics, research, ... -
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] ... -
Effect of multiple freeze–thaw cycles on the detection of anti-SARS- CoV- 2 IgG antibodies
Shurrab, Farah M; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Amanullah, Fathima; Younes, Salma N.; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Younes, Nadin; Dargham, Soha R.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Abu Raddad, Laith J.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.... more authors ... less authors ( Microbiology Society , 2021 , Article)Several studies have investigated the effect of repeated freeze-thaw (F/T) cycles on RNA detection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, no data are available regarding the effect of ... -
Immune Modulatory Effects of Vitamin D on Viral Infections.
Siddiqui, Maheen; Manansala, Judhell S; Abdulrahman, Hana A; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Smatti, Maria K; Younes, Nadin; Althani, Asmaa A; Yassine, Hadi M... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Viral infections have been a cause of mortality for several centuries and continue to endanger the lives of many, specifically of the younger population. Vitamin D has long been recognized as a crucial element to the ... -
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 ... -
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 natural animal reservoirs and experimental models: systematic review.
Younes, Salma; Younes, Nadin; Shurrab, Farah; Nasrallah, Gheyath K ( John Wiley and Sons , 2020 , Article Review)The current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak has been rapidly spreading worldwide, causing serious global concern. The role that animal hosts play in disease transmission is still ...