• Assessment of Broadly Reactive Responses in Patients With MERS-CoV Infection and SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination 

      Zedan, Hadeel T.; Smatti, Maria K.; Thomas, Swapna; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Afifi, Nahla M.; ... more authors ( American Medical Association , 2023 , Article)
      Importance: In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there remain unanswered questions regarding the nature and importance of the humoral immune response against other coronaviruses. Although coinfection of the Middle East ...
    • Comparative analysis of within-host diversity among vaccinated COVID-19 patients infected with different SARS-CoV-2 variants 

      Hebah A., Al-Khatib; Smatti, Maria K.; Ali, Fatma H.; Zedan, Hadeel T.; Thomas, Swapna; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a rapidly evolving RNA virus that mutates within hosts and exists as viral quasispecies. Here, we evaluated the within-host diversity among vaccinated and ...
    • Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017). 

      Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Smatti, Maria K; Ganesan, Nandakumar; Nadeem, Shazia; Farag, Elmoubasher; ... more authors ( Public Library of Science , 2019 , Article)
      Limited data is available about the etiology of influenza like illnesses (ILIs) in Qatar. This study aimed at providing preliminary estimates of influenza and other respiratory infections circulating among adults in Qatar. ...
    • Epidemiology Profile of Viral Meningitis Infections Among Patients in Qatar (2015-2018) 

      Mathew, Shilu; Al Khatib, Hebah A; Al Ansari, Khalid; Nader, Joanne; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article)
      Little is known about the etiology of meningitis in the MENA region, including Qatar. Viral agents are considered the major cause for meningitis worldwide. Here, we present primary data about the etiology and clinical and ...
    • 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 ...
    • Molecular and biological characterization of influenza A viruses isolated from human fecal samples 

      Al Khatib, Hebah A.; Coyle, Peter V.; Al Maslamani, Muna A.; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Pathan, Sameer A.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Human influenza viruses are occasionally detected in the stools of influenza patients. Objectives: Here, we investigated the molecular and biological characteristics of intestinal influenza viruses and their potential role ...
    • One Year of SARS-CoV-2: Genomic Characterization of COVID-19 Outbreak in Qatar 

      Benslimane, Fatiha M; Al Khatib, Hebah A; Al-Jamal, Ola; Albatesh, Dana; Boughattas, Sonia; ... more authors ( Frontiers , 2021 , Article)
      Qatar, a country with a strong health system and a diverse population consisting mainly of expatriate residents, has experienced two large waves of COVID-19 outbreak. In this study, we report on 2634 SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome ...
    • Prevalence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Parvovirus (B19V) among Blood Donors with Different Nationalities Residing in Qatar 

      Abdelrahman, Doua; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Smatti, Maria K.; Taleb, Sara A.; AbuOdeh, Raed O.; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      Human parvovirus (B19V) is the causative agent of erythema infectiosum in children and is linked to a wide range of clinical manifestations. Studies related to B19V prevalence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ...
    • Profiling of intestinal microbiota in patients infected with respiratory influenza a and b viruses 

      Al Khatib, Hebah A.; Mathew, Shilu; Smatti, Maria K.; Eltai, Nahla O.; Pathan, Sameer A.; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      Little is known about the association between respiratory viral infections and their impact on intestinal microbiota. Here, we compared the effect of influenza types, A and B, and influenza shedding in patients’ stools on ...
    • Within-Host Diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 Patients With Variable Disease Severities. 

      Al Khatib, Hebah A; Benslimane, Fatiha M; Elbashir, Israa E; Coyle, Peter V; Al Maslamani, Muna A; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)
      The ongoing pandemic of SARS-COV-2 has already infected more than eight million people worldwide. The majority of COVID-19 patients either are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. Yet, about 15% of the cases experience ...