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Antibiotic resistance and virulence patterns of pathogenic Escherichia coli strains associated with acute gastroenteritis among children in Qatar
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2020 , Article)Background: The treatment of Enterobacteriaceae family including diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC) has been increasingly complicated due to the emergence of resistant strains. Here we report on the phenotypic resistance profiles ... -
Characterising the aetiology of severe acute gastroenteritis among patients visiting a hospital in Qatar using real-time polymerase chain reaction
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2013 , Article)Background: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) remains a common cause of clinic visits and hospitalizations, though its aetiology has not been determined in Qatar. Methods: We performed a prospective, emergency department–based ... -
The distribution of Blastocystis subtypes in isolates from Qatar
( 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 ... -
Effect of a pedometer-based walking challenge on increasing physical activity levels amongst hospital workers
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Background: More than 50% of Qatari adults are physically inactive. The workplace is an excellent environment to implement cost-effective, efficient behavioural physical activity (PA) interventions to increase PA. This ... -
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)
( 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 ... -
Implementing 360 Quantified Self for childhood obesity: Feasibility study and experiences from a weight loss camp in Qatar
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Background: The explosion of consumer electronics and social media are facilitating the rise of the Quantified Self (QS) movement where millions of users are tracking various aspects of their daily life using social media, ... -
Molecular epidemiology and genotype distribution of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) among Arab women in the state of Qatar
( 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
( 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 ...