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An evidence base for school health policy during the covid-19 pandemic

Badran, S.; Musa, O.A.H.; Al-Maadeed, S.; Toft, E.; Doi, S.A. ( Paris Scholar Publishing , 2021 , Article)

Objective: Children represent a small fraction of confirmed COVID-19 cases, with a low case fatality rate (CFR). In this paper, we lay out an evidence-based policy for reopening schools. Methods: We gathered age-specific ...

The prevalence of adaptive immunity to COVID-19 and reinfection after recovery - a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 011 447 individuals

Alshibly, Rafal; Shalaby, Rana; Musa, Omran A. H.; Hindy, George; Islam, Nazmul; ... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)

Research purpose: The research aims to estimate the prevalence of detectable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, T and B memory cells after recovery, to determine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection, and to investigate the protective ...

Evaluation of antiviral activity of Manuka honey against SARS-CoV-2.

Elbashir, Israa; Aisha Nasser J M Al-Saei, Aisha; Thornalley, Paul; Rabbani, Naila ( 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 ...

The prevalence of adaptive immunity to COVID-19 and reinfection after recovery - a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.

Chivese, Tawanda; Matizanadzo, Joshua T; Musa, Omran A H; Hindy, George; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; ... more authors ... less authors ( Taylor & Francis , 2022 , Article)

This study aims to estimate the prevalence and longevity of detectable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and T and B memory cells after recovery. In addition, the prevalence of COVID-19 reinfection and the preventive efficacy of ...

Molecular and Biological Mechanisms Underlying Gender Differences in COVID-19 Severity and Mortality

Wehbe, Zena; Hammoud, Safaa Hisham; Yassine, Hadi M; Fardoun, Manal; El-Yazbi, Ahmed F; ... more authors ... less authors ( 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 ...

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; ... 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 ...

COVID-19 engages clinical markers for the management of cancer and cancer-relevant regulators of cell proliferation, death, migration, and immune response

Souchelnytskyi, Serhiy; Nera, Andriy; Souchelnytskyi, Nazariy ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)

Clinical reports show that the management of cancer patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 requires modifications. Understanding of cancer-relevant mechanisms engaged by the virus is essential for the evidence-based management ...

Prevalence of Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mohamed, Mouhand F.H.; Al-Shokri, Shaikha D.; Shunnar, Khaled M.; Mohamed, Sara F.; Najim, Mostafa S.; ... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2021 , Article)

Background: Recent studies revealed a high prevalence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) events in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, especially in those who are critically ill. Available studies report varying ...

Dysregulation of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 expression and function in comorbid disease conditions possibly contributes to coronavirus infectious disease 2019 complication severity

Hammoud, Safaa H.; Wehbe, Zena; Abdelhady, Samar; Kobeissy, Firas; Eid, Ali H.; ... more authors ... less authors ( American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapy , 2021 , Article Review)

ACE2 has emerged as a double agent in the COVID-19 ordeal, as it is both physiologically protective and virally conducive. The identification of ACE2 in as many as 72 tissues suggests that extrapulmonary invasion and damage ...

Clinical characteristics of 51,815 patients presenting with positive and negative SARS-CoV-2 swab results in primary health care settings: Priority populations for vaccination

Hamed, Ehab; Alnuaimi, Ahmed Sameer; Syed, Mohamed Ahmed; Elhamid, Mohamed Abd; Sedeeq, Saad Thamer; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)

We read with interest Brendish et al. study on the comparison between patients with SARS-CoV-2 positive and negative swab results.1 The study compared the clinical characteristics of adult hospitalised patients with ...