• The distribution of Blastocystis subtypes in isolates from Qatar 

      Abu-Madi, Marawan; Mahmoud, Aly; Behnke, Jerzy M.; Clark, C. Graham; Balkhy, Hanan ( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2015 , Article)
      Background: Blastocystis is a common single-celled intestinal parasite of humans and other animals comprising at least 17 genetically distinct small subunit ribosomal RNA lineages (subtypes (STs)), nine of which have been ...
    • Erratum: Antimicrobials: A global alliance for optimizing their rational use in intra-abdominal infections (AGORA). [World J Emerg Surg. 11, (2016) (33)] DOI: 10.1186/s13017-016-0089-y 

      Sartelli, M.; Weber, D. G.; Ruppé, E.; Bassetti, M.; Wright, B. J.; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2017 , Other)
      The original article [1] contains an error whereby a co-author, Boris Sakakushev has their family name spelt incorrectly as 'Sakakhushev'. The authors would therefore like it known that the correct spelling of the family ...
    • Erratum: Prevalence of anelloviruses (TTV, TTMDV, and TTMV) in healthy blood donors and in patients infected with HBV or HCV in Qatar (Virology Journal (2016) 13:1 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-016-0664-6) 

      Al-Qahtani, Ahmed A.; Alabsi, Enas S.; AbuOdeh, Raed; Thalib, Lukman; El Zowalaty, Mohamed E.; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2017 , Other)
      Following publication of this article [1] it has come to our attention that Dr. Mohamed El Zowalaty should have been listed as a contributing author having been involved in the data entry, figure construction, writing and ...
    • Molecular epidemiology and genotype distribution of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) among Arab women in the state of Qatar 

      Bansal, Devendra; Elmi, Asha A; Skariah, Sini; Haddad, Pascale; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2014 , Article)
      Background: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection is the major cause of cervical cancer worldwide. With limited data available on HPV prevalence in the Arab countries, this study aimed to identify the prevalence and ...
    • Polymerase chain reaction ribotyping of Clostridium difficile isolates in Qatar: a hospital-based study 

      Al-Thani, Asma A.; Hamdi, Wedad S.; Al-Ansari, Naser A.; Doiphode, Sanjay H. ( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2014 , Article)
      Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is not generally reported to public health authorities in the Middle East and its true prevalence remains largely unknown. The aims of this study were to determine the ...
    • Water-pipe smoking promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition and invasion of human breast cancer cells via ERK1/ERK2 pathways. 

      Sadek, Khaled W; Haik, Mahmoud Y; Ashour, Anas A; Baloch, Tahira; Aboulkassim, Tahar; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2018 , Article)
      With the increasing popularity of water-pipe smoking (WPS), it is critical to comprehend how WPS may affect women's health. The main goal of this study is to identify the potential outcome of WPS on human breast cancer ...